Posts by Katharine Moody
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Hard News: Judicial caprice is no way to…, in reply to Alfie,
Sorry for the deviation from an important subject.
It's very relevant to the functioning of anarchism as a political ideology: given the tree(s) are still standing.
I haven't got any particular moral position on the merits of that action - (I'm a bit more of a red than a green anarcho-socialist) - but it was a joy to see it (as an action in and of its own right) succeed.
A healthy, active civil society is crucial for democracy in the long term.
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Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to bob daktari,
great business leaders we have it seems *shudders*
Yep, and don't forget it was McCully who chaired our recent stint at head of table on the Security Council. The two vetoes in a single session (a record) might have been sending a message about the appalling diplomatic representation we are touting of late;
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11473620
What diplomat precedes their place at that table with such arrogance?
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Hard News: Judicial caprice is no way to…, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
This issue is not, IMHO, about Cannabis Law.
This is about gross inconsistency in sentencing within the framework of existing law.
I admit to an almost obsessive compulsion to find enough information that would lead me to better understand something that makes no sense…to me.
Unfortunately, it is looking to me, like a guilty plea can score you a "get out of jail free card' for killing someone in this country. But a not guilty plea scores you a custodial sentence for growing a prohibited weed in your backyard - a victimless crime. It says something about how the law seeks the ultimate in submission by its subjects.
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Hard News: Judicial caprice is no way to…, in reply to ,
You might have misread me.
Sorry!
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Hard News: Judicial caprice is no way to…, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Shit happens eh?.
Not for this guy;
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/10232597/Drunk-driver-avoids-jail
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Hard News: Judicial caprice is no way to…, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Won’t somebody think of the dear sweet vulnerable children?
http://www.ahw.org.nz/resources/pdf/Violence_F_Sheet.pdf
Indeed.
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Hard News: Judicial caprice is no way to…, in reply to ,
lead to mum and dad behaving out of sorts.
And worse, it sometimes leads to:
For every 100 alcohol or drug-impaired drivers or riders killed in road crashes, 50 of their passengers and 19 non-alcohol impaired road users die with them.
In 2012, driver alcohol was a contributing factor in 73 fatal crashes, 331 serious injury crashes and 933 minor injury crashes. These crashes resulted in 93 deaths, 454 serious injuries and 1,331 minor injuries.Jest all you want.
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Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to bob daktari,
I can't but help wonder what Al Khalaf and the Saudi's make of all this
They're amused and who could blame them;
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Hard News: Judicial caprice is no way to…, in reply to ,
Like it or not, the police, prosecuter, and judge would probably say the same thing regarding the bucket of dope in the house.
But not about the dozen beers.
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Hard News: Judicial caprice is no way to…, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Good grief, so many kinds of wtf there, picket Parliament yes, law firms do not make the law, parliament does.
Email your MP or the MP for that constituency. You have a choice of two, Kelvin Davis or Winston Peters.Yeah, but if I picket Parliament – it’s just another same old/same old public response to a social injustice. The more effective anarchistic actions in my experience are the novel approaches.
Think kauri tree in the Waitakere Ranges. Would the tree still be standing had the protest taken to the steps of Parliament?
PS. Thanks for the idea - sending those emails now.