Island Life: The Guilt of Clayton Weatherston
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that piece of writing would not be out of place as a guest piece here
Yes, plus I think that was just fine as the link you made it. Watching Media 7 t'other night, I got a distinct feeling we got a bit of a shift happening with attitude and writing from journos that were on the panel at least. Was good to hear it. 'bout time we got some good writing from people who know what they are on about. :)
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What surprised me was that there were Clayton supporters, or at least friends who didn't want to to let go before the trial - Dunedin's a small place and I guess they kept a low profile.
On of the things I really liked about this piece was the way she chronicled their changing points of view and how deeply it affected them
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Dunedin's a small place
NZ's a small place.
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What a lovely piece of writing, Paul. Heartbreaking indeed.
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Interesting. I felt kind of soiled after reading that, and bad and nosy for going to the end. I'm not sure why my sense of propriety is offended, but it is. To me that should have stayed in a diary, and not been splatted over the papers.
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It was certainly personal. which was why I thought it was fine as a link. The ODT was where she put it for whatever reason she thought, so, I think that was ok. But I know what you're saying about the dis/comfort of it. That is why I think it was good writing. Stuck you with her as such.No wonder it was a bit ewww.
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Does the acid-throwing on Ablett-Kerr's car count as perverting the course of justice, or is that only during a trial?
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Yeah I kind of agree too - but the whole purpose I think was to show how deeply conflicting this whole issue was for people who knew him
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Does the acid-throwing on Ablett-Kerr's car count as perverting the course of justice, or is that only during a trial?
It happened during the trial, and my understanding is that it doesn't count at all. She's not a witness, she's not on the jury, and she's not the judge. Therefore it's merely damaging property and probably some kind of threatening behaviour.
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I dithered about linking to that piece. I think in some ways, those two pieces are some of the most illuminating things that have been published in relation to that trial.
The ODT has been posting some more interesting stuff of late. I find Simon Cunliffe's opinion pieces a good read, and Anna Chin occasionally has some gems.
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