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Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 12:30 pm, February 4th, 2025
AFAICS, Trump is not proposing to close the border, 'just' to increase tariffs. Which would make those automotive parts more expensive to source from Mexico (I'm not sure of Canada's contribution here). In the short term Ford, GM, etc - will scream bloody ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 11:59 am, February 4th, 2025
And the other countries are going to double or triple their contributions - to make up for the loss in funding? https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/secre_e/budget_e/budget2024_member_contribution_e.pdf Don't see it happening myself..... Shooting the goose ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 11:54 am, February 4th, 2025
Go right ahead. I think you are vastly under-estimating just how much the US contributes to the UN and other international support organizations. Look at WHO funding, for example: https://www.statista.com/chart/33800/top-contributors-to-the-world-health- ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 11:52 am, February 4th, 2025
Looking at the list of charter schools opening this year - it's difficult to see the 'corrosive impact' https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360568057/what-are-seven-new-charter-schools-opening-week-and-what-are-they-offering Unless you don't support immersive ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 11:04 am, February 4th, 2025
I'm sure that if Netanyahu or Gallant come to NZ - that the provisions you're referring to may well come into play. However, that is not the case. You're proposing that all IDF soldiers should be treated as war criminals. And how do you define 'reasonable ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 10:55 am, February 4th, 2025
My personal opinion is that sex offenders rarely stop offending. I would not be at all surprised if, now Jago has been named, additional offenses come to light.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:44 am, February 4th, 2025
Evidence that individual members of the IDF, who have not yet been charged, let alone convicted of any crime, are currently covered under any of the provisions of this act? I won't hold my breath....Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:42 am, February 4th, 2025
Point is that members of the IDF are not criminals. They haven't been charged in any court (ICC or otherwise), let alone convicted. Suggest you stop putting the cart before the horse.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 10:21 pm, February 3rd, 2025
Unpacking this a bit, I feel that there needs to be a distinction between one-off crimes, and patterns of criminal behaviour. The first may well be best handled via diversion and name suppression (in some cases); for the second, the community needs the ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 10:02 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I don't believe that NZ has the legal right or responsibility to prosecute IDF soldiers, at all. They are not NZ citizens, nor were any of the killings committed here, nor have they actually been convicted or indicted for any crimes at all (if they had, ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:46 pm, February 3rd, 2025
Oh, I don't feel that you're attacking me. I think we're having a robust discussion. And hopefully gaining different perspectives from each other. I absolutely agree that victims need to be in the right place to go to the police. Taking a sexual abuse case ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:41 pm, February 3rd, 2025
Do you think that their election of Ken Martin indicates that they're changing strategies? On the one hand, he's talking about going low, and directly attacking Trump. On the other, he's an absolute member of the party machine. And, on the gripping hand, ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:28 pm, February 3rd, 2025
They may indeed have different (or even conflicting) interests - but I don't think that any of them sees themselves represented by the Democrats. Which is rather the point. I don't know if Trump (or whoever is the Republican nominee in the next election) - ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:24 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I believe there was also the issue of the campaign chest - which was overwhelmingly promised to the Biden campaign. Some of that money was for the Democratic campaign as a whole - but an awful lot was personal to the Biden/Harris ticket. The legal opinion ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:14 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I apologize for misusing pronouns in reference to you.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:12 pm, February 3rd, 2025
OK. Point taken. I apologise both to you - and to Muttonbird.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:11 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I found this (short) analysis of just how unusual New Zealand is, as a first world country which makes most of our money out of agricultural exports. I'm sure that more informed commenters from the agricultural background could point out areas where this ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 9:02 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I'm afraid that I'm unable to follow your fine distinction between "proven guilty" and "convicted" To most people, they are the same thing - within the legal system context. Perhaps you could elucidate the difference, in your mind. Please be accurate and ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 8:58 pm, February 3rd, 2025
In response to Muttonbird deliberately misgendering me.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 8:54 pm, February 3rd, 2025
Don't mind Muttonbird. It's motive here is to pointlessly attack anything I say - since it appears to be triggered by every comment I make.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 8:53 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I was referencing a very prominent case where lawyers absolutely did not refer the complainants to the police. It's therefore not at all a universal principle. If you are entirely unaware of the case - despite the name of both the convicted offender and ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 8:48 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I think that name suppression during a court case should be an absolute right (innocent until proven guilty) - especially where the accusation is being vigorously defended. And the purient interest of the media should be firmly discouraged. FWIW, I think ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 8:36 pm, February 3rd, 2025
That would be any ACT MP. ATM, any NZF MP (although not when they were in government with Labour) Of course this is a left site - and you expect left-wing sympathies - and right-wing policies to be attacked. However, little of it is 'calm and sober'.Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 5:34 pm, February 3rd, 2025
I think that name suppression is much too widely used by the courts. And, yes, the wealthy and privileged have a greater access to this provision. (If I see one more case where name suppression is applied for because of someone's promising sporting career, ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 5:29 pm, February 3rd, 2025
Goodness, I don't see much 'calm and sober' coverage going on on TS - when it's a 'gotcha' moment against a political opponent. So, using Gharahman as an example. Just when should the 'temporary name suppression' have kicked in? And how long should it have ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 5:16 pm, February 3rd, 2025
Zip to do with the ACT/Jago case - I was referencing their involvement with their partner James Gardner-Hopkins who was convicted of sex offenses - committed during his time at the firm, and against other employees/interns. The law firm and the individual ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 4:55 pm, February 3rd, 2025
No, it's the result of the child's own family and/or caregivers deliberately abusing, torturing and murdering them. Sorry. I don't expect that the State will actively care about each individual. I do expect that their own family, will. Yes. It's tragic ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 4:47 pm, February 3rd, 2025
Sorry, I regard the systematic torture, abuse and murder of children by the people who are supposed to be their primary caregivers and protectors as considerably worse. And the crimes are regularly reported in the papers. As is the failure of their ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 4:38 pm, February 3rd, 2025
My point is that RMcV did not take action. Did not encourage the victims to make complaints to the police. And continued to support and enable the criminal behaviour from their Partner. As far as I know, they have faced no sanctions from the Courts over ...Written By: Belladonna - Date published: 4:29 pm, February 3rd, 2025
Agree that the PakNSave incident occurred as a former MP - and the media reporting of it in the 'public interest' was highly questionable. Nor was she charged (let alone convicted) of shoplifting in that instance. Indeed, I don't think she was even ...
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