Posts by Sofie Bribiesca
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42! The universe and everything.
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Meanwhile the 'Medical Matters' thread here at PA has swollen to twenty-something pages, for little purpose other than providing a playpen for a single obsessive trollfoetus.
Shhh! leave him there.Don't invite him to move on over.
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And that's the thing - I'm less likely to survive being in a crash with someone in an SUV than with someone in a Passat, so all things considered, I'd rather that someone drove a Passat.
.Do I have any right to tell other people what to drive? Of course not. Are my reasons for wanting other people not to drive SUVs selfish? Sure thing.
Sooo...Why don't we just slow down,avoid "rather" having a crash in the first place and enjoy __sharing __the road. I am in a tiny car and ,yes I am fortunate enough to choose what time I start my day, but I never set out to hurry anywhere and I allow a SUV to go left/right first , from any side street I happen to share with them as it works in my situation and I am alot lower and don't choose to gamble . My man just yelled his car is a mobile toolshed that don't get stuck on muddy building sites being a 4wd. Another reason for their inner city use. Anyones selfish reason becomes pointless because trying to reason with a driver who has purchased their vehicle(no matter how wanky in your eyes) for their own needs,has not done so considering what anyone else might think and I am sure it applies to lotsashit.
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I wouldn't consider him to be that politically aware
Huh? the copper, or Carter?;-)
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Carter's my local MP and he is a very approachable person and works hard for his electorate. Swearing at a cop and ringing up a radio station 13 years ago pretending to be a Maori does not constitute "ample evidence" of being a dickhead. I've told you a million times not to exaggerate Graham ...
Heh, Do you think the "not registered" comment was a dig at the car not being registered as a political pamphlet or what__ever__
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Yes I can
No, you can't. If you're going to criticise them for waiting, you'd have to commend them for rushing in and getting shot if that was how it went down.
No I suggested that a person there e.g. the family member that was still in the shop not getting shot, wanted help for his cousin(I think) so as my next post said, maybe the police can figure a way to speed up their process.I understand it's not easy ,simple or fast in government and I ain't blaming the cops, just that it could be addressed.
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Also Matthew, Xues car should have been seized and removed from the street at the same time as the searching of house, digging of garden,etc etc. I estimate 30 people hanging and living around the house being occasionally watched by police.Anyway I digress, I think they are dealing with disclosure in Parliament today which is supposed to deal with Comesky .Wonder why he left the force?
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Can't have it both ways, people, you're on one side or the other.
Yes I can. I think some of our laws are an ass. I think generally our cops try to implement those laws accordingly. I even have the odd one as a friend :-) and I have heard them complain about the "bloody law" they have to uphold.The police ask for community help (often at news hour) so it becomes an expectation that if you can offer help ,maybe they can work out a way to try to speed up a bleeding dying situation. TV3 are asking for community help re yesterdays murder right now
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But (inquiry pending) I think it reasonable to accept the families assurances that the criminals have gone, and to enter the building with due caution. It's wrong to think that the cops should only have accepted the word of an off duty cop inside the liquor store.
I agree there Nick but I also (sorta) see why it doesn't happen. I have experienced what I consider inappropriate behaviour on behalf of the police and once that happens, it is very hard to accept alot of what they deem appropriate.The police certainly had no problem storming through (straight through, I thought they might have opened it) the front door. Now I reason ,they were not worried about confronting weapons then because they wouldn't have known. I witnessed the police, weapons aimed at 4 teenagers in their car who were smoking a joint outside my home. No warning for any of us walking down the street.We drove ,most days past Xues car in our street with his wife in the boot while the cop was on duty beside it and many onlookers in the street were suggesting the boot might be better than digging up the garden.
So Community help is needed, as so often requested by our Force and I do suggest while a family member may not have all the experience to determine the entire situation, they are a valuable help for the police and as a community we do want them to pay attention and really, if he is shot,bleeding,and I am there saying it is safe,it is their duty to serve and protect. -
Because best practice is to restrict firearms use to a specially trained and selected cadre with the skills for such situations.
Ok, is "front line" considered specially trained and selected, or are those cops just the first to arrive at a situation? Is this why we pick on the police as being incompetent because when they arrive, they are restricted at every firearm situation?If so,Why?(I watch too much Parliament TV)