Posts by BenWilson
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Point is I don't think it should be up to the public to determine what steps the police "should" be taking as part of their job, especially if the rationale is that it's so quick and easy to sift through someone's cellphone records.
Totally. I had no idea it was even possible, thought they needed a warrant for that. But I'm no cop. He made it sound easy when he flagged me down on the street, but that could have been an act.
I should correct myself. It wasn't cellphone records. It was landline records of calls to cellphones. The kid had only given me a landline number, and every time I called it after the transaction they claimed never to have heard of the guy, except one girl who said "Oh, you mean XY, he doesn't live here, never has", where XY was his nickname. Which was pretty much when I went back to the copshop. So I'd done my legwork, too. Knowing the guy's nickname probably helped the copper with his inquiries. Maybe that bumped the job up the queue.
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Heather, I had filed a report claiming a theft. I even knew the guy's name, that being needed for the transfer of the motorbike. He also weaseled out of his side of that, by not putting his paperwork in. This concerned me because I subsequently read that I'd be liable for his speeding fines, so I deregistered it somehow. Officially I shouldn't have been able to do that, since I couldn't bring the plates in, but guess what? The post office also has printers....
Actually, I have a wee internet-crush. (blush)
I can see where this is going. I don't do printers anymore, sorry.
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Do sane people even take an interest in politics?
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you're just trying to wind ben up aren't you, ..... keep him going a little bit longer
Doesn't take much. You just have to accuse me of bribing cops and not being a good listener after telling everyone you'd like some help catching some dangerous driver. I would actually like to catch the guy, but oh well, if you're going to just slam the wallet down and storm off...
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I have no insurance
Double bummer. Would be nice if the cops could at least tell you if a car like that was stolen that night. Then you'd know if your rage was righteous.
Heather, thx. I thought of it as a professional favor both ways, rather than personal. After all, it is the cops' job to follow up on crimes, and they do need to print stuff out a lot in doing so. I can't imagine his superiors felt anything but relief at never having to hear about his printer again.
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Thanks Idiot Savant for clarifying about personal blogs.
However, I could forsee some wrangling about what is a "personal blog" as opposed to one that is affiliated with a party
Agreed on both the thanks and the follow-up problem. Kiwiblog comes to mind as a blog that is totally open about it's bias towards National (although I actually think DPF is more aligned with Rodney Hide than any other particular politician).
I'm still interested in the answer to the EVEN IF question though. What is the real ramification if some blogs got covered? Is it solely that they will have to put their address in there? Or is there annoying paperwork and accounting that has to happen? Or is this a debate about the freedom of anonymous speech?
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Basically, file-and-forget. C'est la vie.
Bummer. Least u got insurance. On the flipside, the other guy's damage is surely worth a lot more, some karma there at least.
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Once again, you write a lot harder than you read.
Heh, true. How did it pan out, btw?
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I've often wondered about the etymology of Bomber's name. From the last few weeks it seems like a rugby metaphor, where he likes to just kick the ball really high, and then watch as his team tries desperately to get it back.
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I/S
They would however be required to bear a declaration stating the author's name and address
So pretty much only the anonymous political blogger gets affected? That would certainly change the face of political blogging in NZ. I can see a lot more guarded speech and moderation coming if that went into law.
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