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Re: An Open Letter to Bomber about the Dawn Raids


"Anyway - what AK47s and molotov cocktails? I've seen no evidence of that. Is that something you just made up yourself as well, or was it an urban legend you heard at the pub?"

"The Star-Times, which broke the story on Fairfax Media's Stuff website last Monday, understands the police have seized more than 20 guns, including AK-47s and other military-style semi-automatic rifles, as well as stab and bullet-resistant clothing, camouflage netting, bomb-making recipes and an IRA manual."

"Iti has been charged with eight counts relating to possessing firearms and Molotov cocktails and is due to reappear in court today."

"Four people have appeared in Wellington District Court on possession charges involving semi-automatic weapons and Molotov cocktails, and were granted name suppression."

"This included six people in Auckland, five men and one women, who appeared in the Auckland District Court this afternoon on a mix of firearms charges, including possession of a military-style semi-automatic weapon, an automatic rifle, molotov cocktails and a rifle."

You should really read a bit more.
 
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Re: Re: An Open Letter to Bomber about the Dawn Raids

Wonderful! So... stuff that some cop told Megan Jones is now evidence, to your mind? Considering that the cops don't have the balls to put this on the record, but instead decided to "leak" it to a friendly journalist in the hopes of stirring up a witchhunt? In your case, it obviously worked, but when not even Fran O'Sullivan is buying it, even the most blinkered identifier with state power should begin to question. It's not the lefties you should be getting onto - it's your own good buddies like Fran and Audrey Young. Are you going to be demanding "apologies" from them as well?

And you still refuse to answer - why should people be held for two years without bail or trial on the basis of secret evidence? Reveal the evidence or grant bail.
 

Re: Re: An Open Letter to Bomber about the Dawn Raids

Also - "possession" only means that they had to be seen handling a firearm at some stage in the past, you clown. It doesn't mean they had one on them - in fact, most of the arrestees are being pinged for THE SAME FIREARM (i.e. passing it amongst themselves).
 

Re: Re: An Open Letter to Bomber about the Dawn Raids

This is a good example of the speculative media feeding frenzy I was criticizing. It's also a perfect example of the 'trial by media' that is supposedly being avoided by closed courts. Media reports from open court hearings might constitute evidence, unreferenced media claims don't.

Strypey
 

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