tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post37059931436510978..comments2024-03-09T18:57:10.942+13:00Comments on Liberty Scott: Tough on crime, tough on rightsLibertyscotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-21551869388203719962009-11-03T21:50:56.834+13:002009-11-03T21:50:56.834+13:00Anonymous: Let's give up that inconvenience of...Anonymous: Let's give up that inconvenience of courts then, the Police always know who did a crime, besides the people they catch and the houses they search, bet those people did something wrong anyway didn't they?<br /><br />A person is not a criminal until that person has been convicted as one. How damned difficult is the concept to you?<br /><br />You might want to live in a fascist Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-13874926415344091352009-11-03T21:39:52.633+13:002009-11-03T21:39:52.633+13:00Sean, yes Section 202B should have an exclusion fo...Sean, yes Section 202B should have an exclusion for disabling substances reasonably carried for the purposes of self defence.<br /><br />Section 225 is more directly linked to catching those who have just committed burglary.<br /><br />Section 314B effectively granted powers to stop and search as long as there were grounds that would otherwise justify a warrant.<br /><br />317A is about fleeing Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-51896261947366271412009-11-03T12:12:27.036+13:002009-11-03T12:12:27.036+13:00Exactly Scott. Don't do the crime, you have no...Exactly Scott. Don't do the crime, you have nothing to fear. What I meant was that criminals seem to get all the leniencey, sympathy and rights under the sun in NZ, while the victims have to fight a lonesome battle. This was often the case while Labour were in power, they did nothing to improve anything for victims, under Labour, crime certainly paid, being a victim was almost seen as the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-54421554224779266242009-11-03T11:53:30.778+13:002009-11-03T11:53:30.778+13:00Hi Scott
Not to debate the rights or wrongs of th...Hi Scott<br /><br />Not to debate the rights or wrongs of the bill, but I note some of the powers you talk about being introduced in your bullet pointed list already exist in various sections of the Crimes Act 1961.<br /><br />The new bill amends/repeals relevant parts of the Crimes Act. See sections 202B, 225, 314B and 317A.<br /><br />Cheers, Sean.sean14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-8090808880668540892009-11-03T10:41:49.145+13:002009-11-03T10:41:49.145+13:00That's right, after all the Police being able ...That's right, after all the Police being able to enter any home without a warrant. What is there to fear?<br /><br />You SHOULD have to prove innocence shouldn't you?<br /><br />I mean if the Police think you're a criminal, you should be treated as such until you show otherwise. <br /><br />Though I'm mystified, what does this do for victims? Assuming there are any.<br /><br />ILibertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15768887.post-42285612760870754892009-11-03T10:08:40.143+13:002009-11-03T10:08:40.143+13:00Good on Collins and National, it's about time ...Good on Collins and National, it's about time criminals did not have so many undeserved rights, and victims do. Or do you like our present climate of moral chaos?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com