Daily review 28/03/2024

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  1. 1

    The link isn't up yet, but One News reports a Cabinet leak which did NOT come from the public service, and reading between the lines, was from an anti-ACT Minister or staffer.

    The cracks are turning into fissures.

    2. 1.2

      Shows what a turd he is by blaming the public service!! With no evidence and Sherman is adamant its from much closer.

  4. 4

    Interesting points from Graeme Edgler re MSM reporting that the police are investigating painting over the rainbow crossing as a hate crime,

    New Zealand does not have a hate crime offence. There is a provision that means hostility to a group is an aggravating feature. To rely on it here, Police would need to be able to prove the offenders believed the crossing (or the Council?) has a sexual orientation.

    further details in the thread,

    https://twitter.com/GraemeEdgeler/status/1773229850666336283

    1. 4.1

      "the police are investigating painting over the rainbow crossing as a hate crime,"

      If indeed that is what the police has said, then attending a professional development day might be very useful. If however this is what the MSM said, I would not be surprised.

      Yet some of the members of Destiny church, who did exactly the same i.e. painting over a rainbow with white paint on a road, will they get a police follow up?

      All the while the real criminals in Gloriavale Christian Community are still doing what they do best: abusing girls, boys, women and men.

      1. 4.1.1

        If you mean the Gisborne incident – then, yes, the perpetrators (most of whom were Destiny Church linked) were arrested.

        https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2024/03/three-charged-with-vandalism-after-gisborne-rainbow-crossing-painted-over.html

        And a follow-up attempt resulted in pre-emptive arrests.

        https://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/news/destiny-church-members-released-on-bail

        It's difficult to compare this to the Gloriavale situation (two entirely different crimes)

        However, a comparable 'political' protest would be the defacement of the Te Papa Treaty of Waitangi display.

        While you or I may not think that painting over a rainbow crossing is a political protest – I think it's fairly certain that those who engaged in the act, do think so.

        1. 4.1.1.1

          "… the perpetrators (most of whom were Destiny Church linked) were arrested."

          There were 3. One of them wasn't?

          What were they then; someone with a half-empty can of undercoat they wanted rid of? A person who's grandfather died in a terrible rainbow accident?

    2. 4.2

      "Police would need to be able to prove the offenders believed the crossing (or the Council?) has a sexual orientation."

      It doesn't?

      Can't claim their eyes were hurt by the brightness, they wear shades, right?

      1. 4.2.1

        That's not a legal argument.

        I'll take Graeme Edgelers' opinion on the law as being sound. If he is right, then what are the police doing calling it a hate crime, which has specific meaning in NZ law?

        I have no problem with people calling it homophobic, it's obviously motivated by anti-gay sentiment, But I do expect the NZ police to know the law and not misrepresent it.

        1. 4.2.1.1

          More likely the offenders believed the crossing had a Satanic "orientation" – that's how twisted the situation is, imo.

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