Posts by mark taslov
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that should read "10km/h in a 40 zone".
Seems the powers that be are mixing their demographics.
Currently late night road traffic is probably either boyracers, stoners or workers. Forcing the stoners to stay home and microwave, the boy racers will simply gain more late night road space, leaving the roads less safe for the workers"
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doesn't really confer much confidence that it's about public safety rather than being Seen to Be Doing Things.
I've always felt pretty safe being driven by someone who has only imbibed THC than those either sleep deprived or drunk.
Hard to feel much danger when you're going km/h in a 40 zone. They're paranoid.
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"Bill, strange things are afoot at the Circle K."
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I enjoyed the NS discussion on Media 7 Russell, a good choice of guests. A nice tone of discussion, good questions and in the main well informed and thought provoking answers.
The only answer I felt unsatisfied with was Gary Gotlieb's response to your question
"In the age of the internet is name suppression even practical anymore?"
He answered
"Well yes it is and the Law Commison Report refers to the internet and has talked of increasing penalties."
Not having any knowledge of the report I'm still left wondering penalties for whom?
As Jock Anderson had just mentioned prior to your question;
"people who within minutes are widely known throughout the community"
Placing greater criminal liability on third parties such as yourself. Although I'm dubious as to how aggressively suppression breaches are prosecuted. Personally I've had that song "Rat Rat Rat on your neighbour" playing in my head all week, following Robyn's response to my alleged transgression;
I just reported a comment for naming a name, but it's gone now. Just as well.
While I don't dispute what I may have written may have been inconsiderate and shown poor judgement, I do have concerns about the mindsets the law generates. Especially in relation to
a) our civic responsibility to uphold the law of the land, and the relevance of those laws to the greater good
b) our natural curiosity and expectations of being able to exercise freedom of speech, and general transparency about our humanity.
I enjoyed watching that, it was also nice to see Wammo again after all these years.
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Russell, now look what you've done!
Just another day in the life of a super hero...
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There really is a dual justice system in NZ, where being rich, older, white, or a celebrity gets you one outcome, and being poor, young and brown gets you another. Nevertheless, that in itself isn't a reason to oppose this law - otherwise it would be a reason to oppose the entirety of criminal law in the country.
Racism is no reason to oppose a racist justice system? Cripes.
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Bring back Harry!
Chris Harris that is...not Prince Harry...to Afghanistan.
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It's not up to you, is it?
Of course not. I'm not challenging your authority. I am commenting on the effectiveness of such an action in contrast to the specifications of the order and the avenues left open. I'm looking forward to the show Russell. Take it easy.
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I'm actually going to close off the thread before I go to Wellington tomorrow.
This is interesting. Can't really see much of a motive for doing that.
6 months since facebook
7 months since youtubere: the mounting swathes of shit on offshore sites about this guy, maybe the NZ Government could start blocking offshore sites like they do here, at least to maintain an air of consistency (dare I say credibility) in its approach to the law it's created.
That would be a timely reminder which side of the iron curtain we sit.
Bring back Harry!
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It's. And only a week or so after NZ was celebrating being the least corrupt country in the world. Which I don't dispute, but there's no question who this new legislation works out best for and why? We are trying to attract large scale polluters to invest in New Zealand?
good image of Phil Goff
high praise there ; )