We need to be loud and clear in pushing back against the 'rushed' or 'emotional' narrative every time it's pushed. National carried out a Select Committee investigation by firearms experts in 2016 and ignored the results. This is tragically delayed action,...
Yes, socialist of me I know, but I think that utilities required for civilised living should be nationalised, not privatised. The profit motive increases the already immoral divide between rich and poor in NZ. So power, water, transport, health and ...
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I disagree, because most of us know f*ck all about guns, and SOME of the ones who know the most are the ones who will protest the loudest and gain backing from the NRA (who did their best to interfere with Oz at the time). We all didn't get a chance to ...
Anyone wanting to debate on free speech vs hate speech re: threat to society should first at least read what the UN has already discussed decades ago and concluded - then see if you have anything new and better to say. Molyneux does not, and is clearly ...
Re: Duncan Garner - that is great to hear, especially from him. If you use him and WO as search terms you mostly get lots of his articles quoted on WO.
Whaleoil articles and opinions are exactly what I would expect and fear. - Rejection of any blame to the right or white supremacy, - rejection of any gun control (or banning anything ever) - shifting blame to the left who are using this tragedy for ...
I have a FB friend who implies we shouldn't do it because this shooter had it as part of his manifesto that implementing gun laws would cause divisions.
Here are the details from the expert recommendations and government rejections. Specifically addresses Category A in a number of places. Best not rush into comments on others' mental capacity, it's bound to come back to haunt you. Why would firearms OWNERS...
Further, here were the recommendations and rejections. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/government-response-firearms-select-committee-report
And it must be repeated - this is not kneejerk. The consultation has already been done and we paid for it – we just need the will to act, unlike the previous government.. 2017 ‘Police Minister Paula Bennett consulted with independent firearms experts, and ...
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Because as shown in the US, people get angry and lash out at each other for various reasons - this ideology is only one. I don't want any of them to have to have semi-autos to carry out their revenge fantasies. Not bullied students pushed over the line ...
Because '"We needed to strike the right balance between public safety and the rights of legal firearms owners," Bennett said at the time." I wonder what she thinks of her legal firearms owners now?
They are WMDs, weapons of mass destruction, and shouldn't be available to civilians.
Better gun law consultation has already been done – we just need the will to act. 2017 ‘Police Minister Paula Bennett consulted with independent firearms experts, and accepted seven recommendations, but rejected 12. “We needed to strike the right balance ...
Just do it. The consultation has already been done - we just need the will to act. 2017 'Police Minister Paula Bennett consulted with independent firearms experts, and accepted seven recommendations, but rejected 12. "We needed to strike the right balance ...
Crossposted with you. I hope you enjoy your weekend.
1) I'd be shocked if his family and friends didn't come out to defend his reputation. It should be possible, if appropriate, for MJ's estate to sue the doc makers for libel. 2) Back in the day, Michael's own marriage to Lisa Marie Presley was said to be a ...
Well, [insert one] and we could discuss the cases. Plenty of people already felt that MJ dodged justice way back then due to his high profile (both for the 'settled' case and the acquittal). Which similar white accused child molestor can we argue about? ...
You really can't help yourself - nobody needs your permission to dislike Allen or his films and the fact you even write that down is so telling.
And such an interesting set of blinkers for otherwise compassionate folks! When the product is a sports shoe or computer, when vulnerable women and children are abused in the process, compassionate people everywhere will protest and boycott. But when the ...
You can't even hear yourself, can you? Prejudice is 'preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience' - I have a reason to dislike Woody Allen that has a lot of evidence behind it. If you want to be more aware, there's heaps around ...
'Separating the art from the artist' to me reeks of the same distancing used in 'why should I care today about wrongs my ancestors did to your ancestors?' I.e. the artist might have done bad things to other people, but I still want to enjoy the art without...
Sorry, but how does that link materially affect the discussion? Woody Allen was denied custody of Dylan Farrow evidentially due to the abuse, as shown in the cases at the time. He escaped charge primarily to protect the child, not because he was innocent. ...
Thanks for being patronising enough to feel sorry for me! Michael Jackson sang about women, too. Whether I like the art isn't the issue under discussion - that's for those supporting the status quo to defend. As for talking of allegations as if they are ...
Even Woody Allen is finally seeing some consequences…. 'Among the actors who had professed their unwillingness to work with Allen again in late 2017 and early 2018 were A Rainy Day in New York stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Hall, and Griffin Newman, all ...
Some might say it is sad if you can compartmentalise an artist's criminal abuse and continue to support and praise the artist. Even Woody Allen is finally seeing some consequences.... https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/2/7/18215756/woody-allen-amazon-lawsuit...
I hear you! I am comfortable with what is happening because I feel strongly the original trial could not escape bias due to Jackson's stardom. I think everyone knew it was happening but how could you do that to Michael? Like it or not (and many don't), ...
It would have been very hard to return a guilty verdict for somebody like Jackson at the height of his popularity and in that era, yet several of the jurors wanted to. With the same evidence, now, the verdict would probably be different. Yes, he can't ...
Makes it a lot harder to celebrate and want to encourage, ah-yep. Especially since his issues may have derived from abuse as much as from genius.
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