Posts by DexterX
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Hard News: Switched on Gardener: to what…, in reply to Russell Brown,
The split make up of the NZ crime stats is a lot more than just ethnicity.
Alcohol and is proliferation really really need to be looked and addressed if the nation is serious about “crime”.
There is a common theme in the big issues involving the Police/NZ Govt – examples being Dot Com, the Terror raids, SWOG. – That is they are all bound together by incompetence.
What is happening in Washington state is noteworthy – legalised possession of up to an ounce.
This clip always gets a wry smile and was on TV3 News tonight.
You can be young brown and black and do something more than be a crime stat if you want..
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"Blog" by Iva Blog
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Wrong place right time:
The funk is strong with this one
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Field Theory: The Force will be with…, in reply to BenWilson,
1000n mg of caffine could kill you. to get that much you have to drink 100 to 200 cups of coffee in an hour.depending on the size of the cup and strength of the brew.
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May the force be with you - two pots of plunger Coffee - 6 to 8 cups before 8.00 AM.
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Lucas in retelling the classical hero myth, I consider it is more than that, profoundly influenced the “lense” through which generation X & Y view their world and for some the world changed as a result.
Star Wars had a big influence on my two younger brothers, that and Blade Runner, accelerated their already on fire imaginations - the influence of both of these movies lead them, both fanatical model builders and drawers, to pursue careers in design - that Darth Vader shaped their personalties more than just a bit was of concern to me particularly as we grew older they became stronger and taller.
Personally my only gripe, aside from Ja Ja whom I refuse to acknowledge even exists, was I found the Storm Troopers, as shock troops, to be too clumsy in movies IV, V & VI to be credible, my favourite movie is “Revenge of the Sith.”
The Star Wars Universe is immense with many tales - not many movies have created their own universe to the degree of Star Wars.
In my life - in response to personal and current events - I often reference Star Wars, “the force is strong with this one” and “Arise Lord Vader” An example:
In viewing the reanimation of Lord Tamihere - it will not be Labour’s undoing – JT is more Hans Solo than Sith Lord. - Labour have already risen, the shift in the force is reflected in the opinion polls. I see Shearer as more Sith - Palpatine like - Cunnilife more Jedi.
Labour embracing a new hope via an old dog – It becomes quite frightening that they could actually be the government – shudder – with a one seat majority – only if John Tamihere holds a seat will balance return to the force. Labour need to strengthen ties with the Greens, the party that is a mixture of Ewoks, Wookies and guilt ridden urbandwellers.
And so it goes on in a galaxy far far away - the universe of our minds......
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A step in the right direction - A few thoughts.
The damages award for defamation type cases should not be mitigated or reduced if there is to be a low cost litigation panel or tribunal - the thing in whatever jurisdiction will likely start with good intentions and eventually become bogged down and overwhelmed.
The wider Press/Media becoming aware of the short comings in the operation of a litigation panel or tribunal could become reckless and it could well be a tool to overcome the rights of an individual be it there entitlement to damages and redress.
Any Litigation Panel would need to have a "code of conduct” to measure behaviour agsint and also be able to act under urgency and actually bond the Press/Media where a tribunal decision that goes substantially against them is challenged.
The litigation panel should also be able to address situations where low level bloggers issue or promote hate speech or publish material that they can reasonably expect to be untrue - with such people being banned from publishing in any such material in any format electronic or otherwise.
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There is nothing wrong with questioning values or points of view - the real problems are two fold 1) when one has none or 2) holds them and does nothing.
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Hard News: Fact and fantasy, in reply to Chris Waugh,
Agreed, we need to clean up our act for our own good.
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Hard News: Fact and fantasy, in reply to andin,
Moo oo oo, and it make me wonder.
I'm quite alarmed now, is it John Key with a bushel in his hedgerow, udderly ridiculous.
