Posts by Morgan Nichol
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Ben's break-up with Orcon was hilariously awkward to watch. Orcon weren't sitting on their hands, they were clearly trying to resolve it, just failing. Sucks to be them I guess, but I'm really glad he finally shifted to some other provider and shut up about it.
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We have a wonderful amazing little country, but relatively speaking it's tiny, leaving us all practically living in the same damn place. So let's fuck up our little paradise by hating all over each other's faces, because of shit all. Yeah, great idea.
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At least they weren't vegetarian.
That wouldn't necessarily be such a bad thing, you know. (Vegan pizza, on the other hand. Oof, what's the point?)
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For those who take their novels more seriously or is it a sport? - November is International Novel Writing Month.
I really think it's the opposite. Getting to the back cover by any means, no matter quality, structure, or polish.
You only have to look at the books published as a result to realise this. (Very few as of last year, and who knows this year, probably still very very few indeed.)
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That stuff is my kryptonite.
Kryptonite, power pill... it's so hard to keep these things straight.
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An even better approach than cops on the beat is no lead in petrol or paint, free access to well resourced education and healthcare, ready access to mental health care, and open access to abortions & free/cheap contraceptives.
Well, all of those and a bit of hope of course.
Or perhaps raising the drinking age to about 45.
In any case, if it's about saving prostitutes is probably not such a big deal anywhere outside of Christchurch. What the fuck is going on with the men in Canterbury? Seriously.
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Some people on this thread appear to think that because the extent to which name suppression laws apply to the internet is uncertain, it's time for PAS to be the test case.
Anyone who really desperately wants to see a test case can have their own site up and running in a matter of minutes.
Even DPF deleted the most blatant posts from kiwiblog. Though he did seem to need a couple of nudges.
I can rid you of some of the excitement - the maximum penalty for breach of a suppression order is a fine of $1000. You can't be jailed.
Doesn't seem quite enough does it?
Indeed, seems like it would be worth breaching for the Herald or TV3 to get the jump on their competition. Is there a graduated system for individuals vs. corporations? Or if it was willful and repeated would they just get slapped with some other charge?
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How about if the default was to suppress details of everyone until a verdict was actually handed down, with public release of identifying details before that point only at the discretion of the judge (for instance in the case of sex offenders where it's believed that other victims might come forward if they knew of the case). Names then released following conviction, or suppression continued (at discretion of judge) with not guilty verdict.
This way the assumption of everyone is 'we just can't talk about this' until told differently, and we'll hear no more of this bullshit about celebrity justice if bus drivers, doctors, musicians, and (gods damned shameful rapist) police are all treated the same.
Suppression should be more stringent as well, no talk of it being an entertainer, or even age or gender if it can be avoided - which might help avoid any suspicion being cast on people in similar positions/same industry.
Ultimately details of many crimes are no one's business but the parties directly involved - certainly until guilt is established by people who are conversant with all of the facts of a case - as well as of the law.
All the gossip, prurient details, and so on... It's just nasty crap we can probably do better without. And with all of that taken away from the media, they'll have to talk about real news. Wouldn't that be exciting?
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They're actually very nice people as well as very good at their job.
I'm sure. But do they still take away all cameras and phones?
Hey Russ Le Roq
That's a different guy. More throwing of phones, less writing of blogs.
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Is there any conclusion about which is the best way to buy the CD? (i.e. which way gives most to the Knox family, without fucking up the chances of driving it up the charts?)
Given that the banner goes to Amplifier, is it safe to say get it there?
I don't know Chris nearly as well as many of you, having only met him a few times. Most memorable: at a bus stop on Queen St talking about a film we'd just seen at a festival - the 7 and a half hour Hungarian epic Sátántangó. I was frazzled, but he was sharp, enthusiastic, insightful, and charismatic.