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Is the Murupara killing the tip of the iceberg? - by frog
Given the main stream media’s love of over-reporting violent crime in New Zealand, I find it strange that yesterday’s killing of a 16 year old boy in Murupara barely made the papers today. There is a complex confluence of issues at work here so I am asking questions rather than offering firm opinions. TV3′s Sunrise [...] read moreJanuary 29, 2009 12:48 pm - 47 Comments -
Radio Live’s humble pie - by frog
I wonder if Michael Laws has been applying the same intellectual rigour and research to his Wanganui District Council (Prohibition of Gang Insignia) Bill as he has to his comments on the Children’s Commissioner? Mr Laws claimed that Dr Kiro only ever gets involved in white abuse cases, and criticised her for not being involved [...] read moreAugust 5, 2008 11:13 am - 18 Comments -
“Good police officers are going to get hurt” - by frog
A good shorthand way to tell if Parliament is voting to remove people’s civil liberties is to look for those bills that the Greens, Act and the Maori Party oppose but Labour, National, United Future and New Zealand First support. Such is the case with Chester Burrows’ Wanganui District Council (Prohibition of Gang Insignia) Bill. [...] read moreJuly 31, 2008 9:34 am - 205 Comments
