Hard News: Rolling back the right to silence
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First they came for the journalists...
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Oh, and around midday on Thursday, something special will be happening to this website.
It's about time!
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Production Orders are a form of search warrant that involves a lesser degree of intrusion that an ordinary search warrant. They are designed to be used in respect of people who would like to co-operate with authorities, but want the protection that being ordered to co-operate by a court provides.
The solution to concerns about them is to replace the consequences for not complying, with a rule that says when someone declines to comply, the production order becomes a search warrant (which could be obtained anyway).
At present, what happens is that the police (or customs or whoever) gets a search warrant, and send it along to the bank or whoever it is, who provide them the information they ask for. This was felt to be too invasive because it gives the police the power to enter and search the bank etc., when they don't really need it.
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something special will be happening to this website
I hope you're not planning on getting rid of the Public Address *beta* tag. It's had the longest most thorough Beta test cycle in history. ;-)
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First they came for the journalists...
And the bank employees, which makes this near and dear to my heart.
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And the bank employees, which makes this near and dear to my heart.
They've already come for the bank employees. Search warrants have always covered this information. What they're doing with production orders is backing away from the bank employees. They've decided that the powers they currently have over banks are too strong, and are introducing a less invasive power.
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First they came for the journalists...
... who don't seem that fussed about other people's right to silence being flushed down the shitter. How soon we forget the media baying for blood (due process and civil rights be damned) when the Kahui investigation wasn't speedy enough for its liking.
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Oh, and around midday on Thursday, something special will be happening to this website.
It's kittens, isn't it. We're all getting kittens!
I hope you're not planning on getting rid of the Public Address *beta* tag. It's had the longest most thorough Beta test cycle in history. ;-)
I don't know, Hello Kitty Online has been doing OK in that regard too!
Um, so I hear. From a friend.
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It's kittens, isn't it. We're all getting kittens!
A pony. Get with the inwards lingo.
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hehehe...the EPMU putting the journalists case, eh. What about that other union that has lots of journalist members, oh that's right the PSA....that's right they're p*ss useless which is why so many of their journos abandoned them and joined the EPMU.
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It's kittens, isn't it. We're all getting kittens!
A pony. Get with the inwards lingo.
Okay, I think it's safe to say it's not a pony.
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Okay, I think it's safe to say it's not a pony.
I guess it's not a lion either then.
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It's kittens, isn't it. We're all getting kittens!
There's always someone who has to spoil it for the others, isn't there?
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First they came for the journalists...
And then they came for the yoof drinkers...
To steal Lyndon hood's line, this government can't even design a liquor control regime without trying to turn us into a police state.
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Nice to see that Labour have finally toughened at little on this bill they wrote. It is a rights disaster in so many aspects - and most of these have until now had the full support of Labour. I'd be interested to know what exactly they are opposing now.
Nevertheless, it will become law. I can only hope that at some point in the future the most egregious parts of this will be repealed.
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Sue,
pff kittens
unicorns, flying unicorns
now that's something i think we can all love and appreciate -
dying on the vine... they stoop to canker
What about that other union that has lots of journalist members, oh that's right the PSA....
...and the Gov't is working to eradicate PSA* in Tepuke, even as I type!
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unicorns, flying unicorns
now that's something i think we can all love and appreciatePersonally, I always wanted a dragon. (Teenagers, take note: declarations like this are an excellent tactic for messing with your school counsellor.)
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I want a dragon too. small would be best but who wants to look in a dragon's mouth
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Okay, I think it's safe to say it's not a pony.
Not even a celestial steed?
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I would settle for a pony. Unicorns schmunicorns, ponies are the most fun. This is some pretty fancy ridin' from a girl just turned 3.
Sigh, not having much luck with technology this morning, the link below plays if you want to see the clip.
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Sue,
ooo i'd love a dragon like the one from The Talking Parcel
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My taniwha could take your dragon. If it wanted to.
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Not even a celestial steed?
Unicorns are the next best thing.
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