Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to chris,
Something of an overvaluation there
Sigh. Read what I actually wrote, will you.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
if Labour decided that having Cosgrove stand up at Question Time
It might make more sense to have someone like Robertson doing that, to separate it out politically from the prevailing 'tough on crime' culture that the last government helped strengthen and which continues to make prisons one of the main infrastructure growth areas while hospitals run cake stalls.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Matthew Poole,
we're talking about broad principles of NZ's culture, not specific incidents
I doubt Arie is that troubled by principles of culture. There's always a balance between resolving the particular person's needs and the broader lessons they teach us.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Rob Stowell,
strong support for illegal, immoral and indefensible Police bashings
Not bashings - just firm apprehension with little discretion on the spot. And if you think that was not widely supported by the public then Labour is cruising to an easy election win and I have a bridge you might be interested in.
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Up Front: P.A. Story, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
©odwinned
Word of the Year contender
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OnPoint: Why Rightwingers Should Support…, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Other exemptions will include ... inherited assets
I hope they're bringing back death duties then.
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OnPoint: Why Rightwingers Should Support…, in reply to uroskin,
I don't think 'family homes' should be exempted either
As people have said upthread, that's a purely political move rather than a logical one.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Matthew Poole,
an unofficial policy of dealing out some rough justice on the streets of Christchurch
I'm in no doubt that the public strongly supported harsh action on looters after the quakes, so opposing that is not likely to help Arie's situation.
However, harsh policing does not preclude behaving decently when you find out you've caught up someone more innocent. That's where the defensive culture of never being wrong causes problems. Everyone makes mistakes. More humility would lift the mana of the Police force.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Russell Brown,
an obvious public move to make
True. And people don't vote for good work done behind closed doors. You'd think any party floundering in the polls a few months out from an election might grasp that. Doesn't have to upstage other policy either, just firmly demonstrate fitness to govern.
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Up Front: P.A. Story, in reply to giovanni tiso,
If it does, I'm going to have to come to Auckland
Welli being too cold for manatees and all