Hard News: Friendly Fire?
41 Responses
First ←Older Page 1 2 Newer→ Last
-
Whoops - no need to answer that, I went & clicked on the link.
-
Che:
Pour enough alcohol down my neck and there's nothing I won't believe - but I really don't know any Mark Felt or G. Gordon Libby wannabes. Surely, even gut-punching, blood on the celing rat-bastardry has limits?
Then again, perhaps all I've proved is that I'm an insufferably naive and sentimental prig who doesn't get invited to the right parties. (Just as well, because thigh-high waders and a butcher's apron aren't a good look for me.) :)
-
Oh how dreadful. You poor, poor, opressed person, you. Imagine having to pay some vague attention to driving legally! Truely, we live under a regime of the most vile sort!
Hey, I didn't say I was oppressed, or that policing the roads is vile in any way. It's just that the police-to-public ratio appeared considerably higher than usual.
It's a question of priorities: if you also "heartily approve" of full, timely investigation of alleged burglaries and/or email thefts ... and if it's not forthcoming, then it's sensible enough to wonder what else the Police are up to.
If you think that traffic policing should take priority, because of the threat to life and limb, fine. One still might question the kind of "saturation" coverage I saw on a couple of Northland backroads though.
-
It's a question of priorities: if you also "heartily approve" of full, timely investigation of alleged burglaries and/or email thefts ... and if it's not forthcoming, then it's sensible enough to wonder what else the Police are up to.
Especially when a certain telco-related Cabinet document of *cough* extreme political sensitivity found its way into the public domain, an investigation involving the DPMC, State Services Commission and (ultimately) Police was done and dusted with quite admirable dispatch.
-
One still might question the kind of "saturation" coverage I saw on a couple of Northland backroads though.
You mean where you say:
and about 9 patrol cars on traffic duty (5 complete with flashing lights pulling some unfortunate bugger over)
So they're obviously finding more than a few people breaking the law. Let me know when burglaries result in a few hundred deaths a year, and I'll let you know when I find cops prioritising illegal driving a problem.
-
I also note that Diane Foremans apartment was broken into the night before the election. If any political dynamite was discovered then it would have been absolutely useless to Brash's political enemies...
Well, his political enemies on the left. His political enemies on the right might rather he won the election and then had to step down...
-
We don't really know what she means by "close to home". It may mean within the National Party or it may not. She appears to be framing things mainly as "not necessarily bagging Labour".
It's hard to see just what any of Brash's opponents within National would get from inside her apartment that would be useful, as political ammunition that is.
-
I found her explanation for not initially contacting the police, that they might have done it, rather odd.
-
We don't really know what she means by "close to home".
It was the next door neigbour checking out the quality of the kitchen fitout.
ok, so I am engaging in wild flights of fantasy but its fun
-
We don't really know what she means by "close to home".
Indeed. It could mean family or neighbors, if you took it literally.
-
craig,
indeed. my own sense of inspired self-importance has waned dramatically since september. perhaps there are those within politics yet to have the experience, realising they're falling from a height no greater than the distance of their own ego from terra firma?
but, then who am i to argue with a dozen decades of political history? perhaps it's the knives that keep all those ego-balloons in the air?
-
It's hard to see just what any of Brash's opponents within National would get from inside her apartment that would be useful, as political ammunition that is.
It's even harder to care. Brash's monogrammed reserve bank g-string? A used dinger? Photos of his royal baldness in action? Let the poor guy retire in peace.
I'm with Craig - it's not pleasant to see the NZ media obsessing about this stuff. Foreman, admittedly, is stupid to do interviews about this unless she genuinely has a revenge motive. I doubt it, I think it's a crazy attempt at 'clearing her name', something that would have been better served by STFU. By doing an interview she's made it all news again, brought up that sorry time for National and Brash, and herself. Some people really are silly.
-
Some people really are silly.
Yes , and some people are well known as Vice-Chair of the Business Roundtable, ergo the Roundtable is silly, I don't think so.
-
The Business Roundtable doesn't have a magic superpower that stops it being silly sometimes. They're just people, all too human.
-
It's a question of priorities: if you also "heartily approve" of full, timely investigation of alleged burglaries and/or email thefts ... and if it's not forthcoming, then it's sensible enough to wonder what else the Police are up to.
This line grates every time I hear it. There are specialist sections in the police to deal with burglaries, homicide etc, and while they use 'ordinary police' as resources, the investigative work is done by detectives. Detective is a qualification that you get in the police, it requires some training, and sitting an exam. Constables just don't do much of that work.
Saying that general cops who are out doing general cop work, can suddenly go investigate burglaries and rapes, is like saying my workplace can take everyone who's working in marketing, and put them on IT support.
The Business Roundtable... They're just people, all too human.
I refuse to believe this until there is medical evidence. I've always thought they were zombies escaped from the set of a George Romero movie.
-
I refuse to believe this until there is medical evidence. I've always thought they were zombies escaped from the set of a George Romero movie.
Zombies are pretty silly, too.
And yes, I believe most cops on traffic duty pretty much do that full time. In fact, a great deal of them used to be traffic cops, back when there was a separation.
Post your response…
This topic is closed.