Posts by Robbie Siataga
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It's one thing to take a newspaper to task for creating its own stories, it's a whole other thing to heap all the blame for the entire incident on the women involved.
They went into his home totally unprepared for the eventuality that Bailey might not play to their rules.
According to their report, when he allegedly exposed himself, the reporter didnt object and said nothing. Is it possible he, given his background, took that as a sign to continue for their benefit ? He supposedly masturbated ? She still said nothing but feeling flustered, gets a drink. As yet, no story worth shit.
He allegedly gropes her ? Fair enough, time to leave, story got. Victim accomplished.
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But these two women are victims of an alleged indecent assault, and, as I said, I'm not about to go outing victims.
...it'll all come out in the wash, but these two gutless "victims" deserve to be publically raked across the coals IMO.
What point is there in Bailey trying to defend a not guilty plea? Its 2 against one and these "victims" are credible reporters, so of course they wouldn't lie to sex up a story, especially if their jobs are on the line should it be found they misled the public.
so those with greater material wealth are people who are obviously "better at life" than the poor.
:)
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yeah, but not everyone has access to a compliant media. Its the fact that it's an inside job with closed ranks that makes it scary.
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s'all good Sacha, it seems the culture of protecting one's own kind is rife in the media.
I mean, is it me or has a dangerous precedent been set here ?
2 journos corroborating each others story can now make serious sexual assault claims against a named person, with no history or previous record for these types of charges, in the media, while remaining anonymous themselves and prior to the charges being investigated through the appropriate channels ?...and no one says BOO ?
So who's next on the smear list ?... because even if the shit doesnt stick, the smell lingers for ages !
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Fair enough Sofie. But ask yourself, would these journos have done the same thing if it were not 'NZ's youngest convicted killer' ?
Say it was a sporting hero, an ex all black lock on holiday in fiji. Would they publish an anonymous story claiming sexual abuse without first letting the police and courts go through the motions ?... i doubt it very much.
They made this story about them and as such should be identified in much the same manner as they identified Bailey, with no corroborating police evidence before the publication.
fair's fair and everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt before trial by and conviction by the media.
So who's picking these ladies will get name supression ?
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So there wouldn't be a biting of the hand that feeds if Tapu went rabid on this story ?
I find this talk of 'outing' them to be disturbing.
Under normal circumstances it would be in the complainants interest to preserve their anonymity, but these 2 ladies went there to get a story they could put their names to and even took photos.
They owe it to the public to put their names to it now. It'll all come out in the wash anyway and the longer they leave it the worse of for them and their employers especially if the charges get dropped, as their story then becomes a slanderous piece of shit.
The fact is, Bailey has already been trialled and convicted by the two reporters in the media. So wheres the justice and impartiality of innocent til proven guilty ?
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So whats the process now?
Do these journos get called into court to give evidence and barring any name supression be photographed and named ? And if there is name supression, does whaleoil get all juiced about them as well or does it play into his right wing agenda to defend the anonymity of the free press in matters of brown youth crime ?
I'm wondering who made the complaint or did the police decide to investigate in the wake of the story being published ?
and if the charges get dropped for lack of evidence, do the reporters get 'Barbara Dreaver'd' after she got "Margaret Mead'd by some Samoan jesters ?
I'd like to hear Tapu Misa's thoughts on this one as she works for the herald. I just hope she wasnt one of the 2 women but even better i'd like to hear her interview Bailey to get his side of the story.
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haha Sofie... a pseudonym is useful as in the 'jon swift' or 'tatiana' thing, to put opinions out there that need saying, even if its not what people want to hear. I use them to distance my family from what is said by me and about me.
The difference in the Bailey story is, these guys are paid journalists who supposedly put their names to stories as credible professionals. They should have reported the crime first and their company should publish their names if they've got nothing to hide.
As it is, it just looks like a set up because, what was the reason they went to his house for again ?
I'm hoping this blog might follow up
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Thanks Russell. Old habits diehard :)
Now back to this Bailey thing...
Bailey Kurariki is facing indecent assault charges following an incident last month.The charges against the 20-year-old were laid after he allegedly exposed himself to two female journalists and groped them.
He is facing two charges of indecent assault towards a female over 16 and one of committing an indecent act, the Herald on Sunday reported.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/3414435/Bailey-Kurariki-back-in-courtShould these accusers be outed ? I think so. I mean, there's no name supression, so why not ?
If i were rival newspaper or a champion of the underdog blogger type, i'd request their names and publish them replete with photos.
The whole thing reeks of a set up. As if Bailey hasn't got enough shit to deal with.
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Nah thats bullshit Gio. 2 keystrokes to edit 2 words ? whats so hard about that ?
The wider issue is outing in the case of public interest. There is no public interest in who else i post as, i dont wish for it to be made public what other pseudonyms i use and i'm sure neither would anyone else using a nom de plume on line.
play the ball not the man or the man behind the masks.