that sounds like the choice of a) a man who is too afraid to have an opinion, and b) a man who never goes out.

Perhaps you're right. But still, (and I don't want to come across like a snob), I imagine a life where 'Johnny English' is your favourite…

That Clark liked the Che hagiography certainly diminishes my respect for her.

Oh, come on. You know she only picked that cos she's hot for Gael Garcia Bernal.

As for John Key's choice, Johnny English, that sounds like the choice of a) a man who is too afraid to have…

Least Fave Favourite

Oops. This is what happens when you skip breakfast.

Fave Film: Johnny English
Least Fave Favourite: The Exorcist

If National win I'm leaving the country.

The atmosphere was surreal, in retrospect. The approaches to Eden park were fortified with big steel rubbish bins.…

The power of Key compels you!

Helen Clark chose the bio of young South American revolutionary Che Guevara, The Motorcycle Diaries

That Clark liked the Che hagiography certainly diminishes my respect for her.

It's funny that Key didn't like the Exorcist, given it's impeccable conservative values, but his appalling taste in film fits in with my…

Fave movie: Johnny English
Worst movie: The Exorcist
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/column/story.cfm?c_id=702&objectid=10432595

Personally, I fear for a country run by someone with such shockingly poor judgement.

9 is the trinity of trinities.

listening. no voices. only research.

10 4 big buddy. bears in the air. looks like we got ourselves a... oh shit, HAL's here.

Kimosave, you can always tell the Chief after a battle by the number of arrows…

Perhaps it's a question of where you live.

Crikey Rogerd – I'm moving to Wellie!! (Much better Public Transport too)

you're probably right there Stephen. I would like some reassurance that kiwiblog's agenda doesn't seep over into 'research' a la maxim though. anyone got examples of Curia research questions and samples?

The middle classe experience of the Police is pretty much limited to recieving traffic tickets from them, and that when we're burgled they do nothing.

Actually, my middle class experience of the police is not getting speeding tickets, and having them locate, successfully prosecute, and retrieve the greater part of…

Market Research Society of New Zealand forbids push…

Riddley, you may not realise it, but this comment impugns DPF's professional ethics. He is a member of the Market Research Society of New Zealand, which forbids such practices. Bear…

He has never apologised to the women creche workers.

And while he's at it he could apologise to Ellis as well. Oh that's right, a jury found him quilty so he must be.

Why do you think that you weren't informed that the protest you were in was going to…

he's busy alright, and not just with T&A stories and feeding meat to his pack.

did you know he also has a political polling company called Curia? can you imagine how push polling they are?

an acquaintance was surveyed by…

But as someone who has a respected relative who's been in the force for a long time, and a friend who recently left after a…

As for Howard Broad and his *sincere* apology on behalf of all women, well, I don't believe it for a second. Let's recall what Lynley Hood published on Scoop on April 5 2006.

I was interested to hear what Lynley Hood's book said about Howard Broad. My memory of his…

Rob, the two views aren't mutually exclusive. There was a hard left element that set out to orchestrate confrontations with the police because of their own domestic political agenda that had nothing to do with apartheid.

I think there were various sorts of people who took the chance to have…

He apologised after Bazley's report was released because he had no other option. But he did have the option in the other case and he chose to remain silent. He has never apologised…

I…

But I suppose I'm just tired of the "I was a protestor so I…

"On Thurs 1 October 1992, Detective Inspector Howard Broad of Christchurch announced to a packed press conference…

* Twelve police officers were found to be victims of false allegations

* Twenty police officers were charged and acquitted

* Two police officers were charged and committed suicide

* 129 officers had complaints made against them that were not
upheld

So potentially quite…

That was the intention of many of the protest organisers which didn't really have much to do with fighting apartheid I suppose. The thinking was – provoke a fight with the police and then ordinary NZers will rise up and overthrow the oppressors.

Actually, Neil (just as a matter of…

Wandering back to the original topic, the Herald have an interesting article on the extremely…

A propos Danyl…

As someone else said earlier: the 81 Springbok Tour was when the middle class learnt the cops were actually bastards ...

That was the intention of many of the protest organisers which didn't really have much to do with fighting apartheid I suppose. The thinking was – provoke a fight…

Wow. That is banal. And quite the crowd in there too.

a lot less cramped for space at the subsequent Mr World thread.

http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2007/04/equal_opportunity_blogging.html

If we want to talk about irony marinade, I'd be quite happy to enter into a dialogue about folks who crank up the faux outrage when they go out to provoke a brawl and get exactly what they're looking for. You're far from the worse offender over at Kiwibog,…

Typo or Fruedian slip?

;-)

This is why we need civil liberties for criminals. If we let cops do what they want with crims, pretty soon some of them will do what they want with the rest of us. Or at least those of us who are too vulnerable to sustain a complaint.

Malcolm, you've…

I think there's a certain amount of preciousness going on. I'm planning to reactivate my long dormant blog, and if you don't like my comments policy and how I apply it please feel free to go elsewhere.

Thanks Craig, but I think I'll just pick the 'go elsewhere' option upfront.…

Was anyone here ever at the receiving end of the Red Squad in '81?

Yup! I was marching with (I think) the Biko Group, a few rows back. Suddenly wooden shields were being passed along my row; and then everyone in front turned left to confront one Police line while…

As a result of the above posts my interest was piqued so I clicked onto Kiwiblog which led me to another of his items ... about SpareRoom and their cryptic story about a former TVNZ worker that DPS wouldn't comment on ....which led me to…

If we let cops do what they want with crims, pretty soon some of them will do what they want with the rest of us. Or at least those of us who are too vulnerable to sustain a complaint.

Was anyone here ever at the receiving…

Um, I think you went a lot further than that – and, anyway, I think there's a certain amount of preciousness going on. I'm planning to reactivate my long dormant blog, and if you don't like my comments policy and how I apply it please feel free to go…

So there is some comments moderation after all ;-)

A busy boy with more pressing matters:
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2007/04/twins_1.html
Seems to be no risk of being kicked out of bed for farting at Kiwiblog.

Wow. That is banal. And quite the crowd in there too.

Andrew, to be fair, I'll make two observations:

1)…

and to be honest, he frequently throws meat to the pack.

some of his islamic/maori dogwhistles have been, quite frankly, disgusting.

To be fair to DPF, I get the impression that he's had little-to-no time for comment moderation.

A busy boy with more pressing matters:
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2007/04/twins_1.html
Seems to be no risk of being kicked out of bed for farting at Kiwiblog.

As a kid I was insulted by one for (you choose) a) not stopping quick enough to his confusing hand signals or b) being taller than him when I got out of the car.

In Ozzie…

It's a shame. I used to read the Kiwiblog comments every day. Even though I never contributed I enjoyed the back and forth of debate.

Now I'm afraid to even open the comments…

yeah, a great opinion primer for the report.

Police don't have a standardised HR system

probably. you should see the legislation around who employs, directs and censures the Commissioner of Police – it's a can of worms like you wouldn't believe could exist…

I was led up to the 2nd floor of the…

From my unscientific sample of one young police officer of my acquaintance, this is true. Unfortunately he was drummed out of the…

Although they do ask some pretty searching quesitons when one applies for an arms licence.

That's some MO building up.

The woman at the gate gave me a ticket to get it back on the…

i should reiterate. i've read a great number of the same files bazley has.

my opinion of the police was low before that job. it was shored up by the great people i got to work with on that short-term contract, but was…

Yes the plight of men does look to make the endangered list ( eunuchs , homosexuals and girlymen are ok -eh H2, B1 and K1 ), as Supreme Leader cranks the "ism " up another notch

ya right…

At the excellent It's in the Bag at AK05, as reinvented by Havoc, Newsboy and Oliver Driver, I was sitting behind a noted senior detective who shall remain nameless.…

However I don't agree that providing complainants with anonymity had a dampening effect on the media. I saw both print and TV examples along the lines of "Look, the report says this terrible thing happened in 1983, and another terrible thing here in 1985, and yet another in 1986..."

Of…

But it could also be that the cause is more that because the police visibly took sides in such a contentious political issue, more than just enforcing the law but publically…

Sorry Andrew I must side with Mr Key’s correct comments

That's cool D4J, like I say, I only saw a snippet.

We must as a society be able to trust police as honourable persons of integrity.I hope they can sort all their problems out .

Amen.

Sorry Andrew I must side with Mr…

However I don't…

"would have started a lot of young police recruits to question what they were doing, how they were doing it, and how they were perceived by Joe Public"

From my unscientific sample of one young police officer of my acquaintance, this is true. Unfortunately he was drummed out…

I'd argue that the seeds for cultural change in the police force were likely planted even earlier, during the Springbok tour in 1981.

While the likes of the Red Squad certainly weren't changing their colours in a hurry, the sheer social division caused by the tour I am sure…