tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post2656175494647848356..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: No terrorism prosecutionsPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-4528867813978494842007-11-09T08:48:00.000+13:002007-11-09T08:48:00.000+13:00What was Geoffrey Palmer's involvement in drafting...What was Geoffrey Palmer's involvement in drafting the legislation?Nigel Kearneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810873665345046994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-29434661311503610342007-11-09T07:57:00.000+13:002007-11-09T07:57:00.000+13:00There will be no justice in this case. Some very n...There will be no justice in this case. Some very nasty people are going to get away with a most heinous plot because the courts will never get to hear the evidence, nor will we.<BR/>Don’t be deceived by skinny white girl students standing in the dock...these people are dangerous!<BR/>They represent all that is evil within man.<BR/> And I don’t think planning serious criminal activities constitutes legitimate privacy!<BR/>I still thank God the police halted these extremist plans and at least they now know what these maniacs are up to.<BR/>Tim WikiriwhiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-27284743153858264972007-11-09T07:52:00.000+13:002007-11-09T07:52:00.000+13:00And watch out for a new and "improved" Anti-Terror...And watch out for a new and "improved" Anti-Terrorism Act. It would appear that the PM is to have the power to determine which organisations are "terrorist" and also to determine what activities are "terrorist". <BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-48514414531445256352007-11-09T05:59:00.000+13:002007-11-09T05:59:00.000+13:00Poorly drafted legislation eh? There would appear...Poorly drafted legislation eh? There would appear to be a lot of it about. <BR/><BR/>Back in the old communist countries the legislation and regulation was so poorly and broadly written that if ever the authorities wanted to arrest someone, they were guaranteed that any person would be guilty of breaking some law or rule. There were just so many catch-all laws and regs that one had to break them just to live. Recently, during a TV interview, Dave Henderson pointed out that NZ Tax Law is like that. <BR/><BR/>Returning to the "terorists". As nasty as these thugs are it would now appear that they will get off without much further trouble And so they should. Ownership of firearms is not a crime. Nor is saying things that are offensive to others. <BR/><BR/>As for the Police and the SIS. This is a disaster for them. This incident will be interpreted as demonstrating incompetance, corruption, prejudice and institutional racism. It will fuel the grievance industry for some time to come. Can you imagine the arrogance they'll treat the Police with now and, in return, how diplomatically and gently the Police will have to treat these guys from now on? And for ordinary people it will mean that more of NZ will become off-limits. <BR/><BR/>The justice system also takes a hit in the chops over this business. Conservatives, having already convicted the accused as guilty, will now consider the system weak and incompetant. Liberals will see the system as tainted; necessarily backing down in the face of the evidence of its institutionalised corruption and bias. For them, "people power" has once again saved the day. <BR/><BR/>The press release is full of wordsmithing and excuses. Fact is, the Plice got it wrong this time. According to the Solicitor General's own DECISION, they did not ever posses sufficient evidence to convict. Therefore they should not have acted as they did. <BR/><BR/>How does this assist the government one wonders? It'll be interesting to see how it plays out. Watch out for more Welfare for the thugs...<BR/><BR/><BR/>LGMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com