Posts by Sacha
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Somehow, the Australian government forced insurance companies to rebuild homes on new land after the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake but ‘little’ New Zealand is being held to ransom by Corporate America and Europe.
Perhaps the Aussies weren't quite so desperate for big daddy's approval.
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Cracker: Another Capital Idea..., in reply to Rik,
There have definitely been "rich prick" comments made about those who earn $100k+
Where? And aren't you conflating individual with household income in any case?
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Cracker: Another Capital Idea..., in reply to Rik,
Rik the quote tags on this site (explained below the comment box) would make your post much easier to read. And if you highlight some text before you click the Reply button, the text is automatically quoted and inserted into the Comment box for you.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
As I said earlier back on page 5 (think??) the Radio live link has 2 cases that have gone through the courts
Found your post and that audio link (5 mins) describing tough sentencing for two eqnz looters the day before one of Arie's court appearances.
You said originally:
Well hearing about the other cases and general ignorant attitude, this could be what is driving the Police.
but I'm not clear from that link where "ignorant" comes from - or what "this" is.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to chris,
Thank you.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to chris,
That is not what's been happening in Christchurch over the past 5 months
Feel free to provide evidence of that. If there is a broader pattern it will be relevant for Arie's trial.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to chris,
To casually class 11 days in custody for the theft a couple of lightbulbs as a "harder than usual response" is a massive understatement,
Again that's not what I said and I'd appreciate you owning your own beliefs please.
After the quakes, the Police arrested and denied bail to anyone caught in a place and/or in possession of property that did not belong to them. They did not muck around or exercise discretion - partly to protect suspects from vigilante justice. That is perfectly standard practice in civil emergencies the world over and codified in our local law and procedures, whether you approve of it or not.
When I say 'response' I mean the arrest and initial imprisonment, not any subsequent action where consideration of what was stolen or other mitigating factors should play a part. There are obviously problems with that part of the process, and unanswered questions about Arie's injuries during his arrest. But I'm far from "casual" or "defensive" about it.
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OnPoint: Why Rightwingers Should Support…, in reply to DexterX,
the over reach of WFF and the depressive effect that it has had on wage bargaining
You may have the causality backwards. If pay rates as a proportion of total company profits and productivity improvement had even stayed the same over the past few decades, a wage subsidy would never have been proposed.
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Field Theory: It's not yours, but you…, in reply to Brent Jackson,
Which I thought quite fair-minded
Just good PR advice. See, it works.
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Field Theory: It's not yours, but you…, in reply to Peter Darlington,
It makes one wonder what IPONZ are for
Reckon.