News that the BFD blog and its customers and commenters are under police “surveillance” should not come as a surprise. Like most of our public institutions, Police in NZ have been politicized for some time, but especially so since “Cuddles” Coster became Commissioner. As many have already pointed out, the issue here is not the […]
A core principle of journalism is a willingness to protect the weak from the powerful, and to always hold those in power to account. When journalists start working for the powerful, they forfeit their right to be called such, and are no longer part of that profession. They become propagandists. Unfortunately, most journalists today fall […]
National die-hards are flat out cheering for their “renewed” party, and who can blame them? Of course Christopher Luxon would make a “better” PM than Jacinda Ardern. Of course National would form a “better” government than Labour. However the reality is National has been taken over by a group of politically naïve liberals, (with the […]
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Good idea having GD, Below is my first entry.
Yet another example or a two tier justice system
Law expert concerned at run of cases in which athletes discharged without conviction.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11444424
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Yeah, it’s complete bullshit. I’d rightly lose my job and livelihood too if I viciously assaulted someone, so guess what, I obey the laws of the land and live a respectable life.
Many of these professional athletes lack maturity and mollycoddling by the courts isn’t going to help them understand that actions have consequences – something that they should have learned as children.
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How about this one?
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What a maroon.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-05/artist-takes-real-australians-say-welcome-poster-project-on-road/6446702
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This post by Farrar is so deceitful. Trying to paint pro status quo as left wing. The whole reason we’re doing this is because Key is a damn progressive himself.
You can see the flag change faction is going to lie and cheat and do everything to get their way.
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2015/05/flag_politics.html
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