Posts by Sofie Bribiesca
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So what's the answer here? I don't know.
Julie. I don't think it's just rape that is difficult to report. My experience is that it can be anything. Even my stolen car was at central blown up, and it was insinuated that I was doing an insurance job (yeah right,I had no insurance) so what I learnt to do is, if at first you don't agree with the manner of which your complaint is handled, say you want to lodge a complaint to the Police Complaints Authority. This can be done over the phone and you will get a personal visit . I believe if nothing else, you are making the police answerable. Quite satisfying to prove you are just as important and equal to everyone else on this planet.It makes a difference.
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* The chef at an Indian takeaway in Australia told me that "fenugreek and spinach is the heart of a saag".
Traditionally fenugreek was used mainly to hide the smell of meat and often fish . I do prawn curry with it and it gives a tangy zesty flavour. ( like lemons) .the Saag above is good for a few meats (goat, chicken I hear) but replace meat with a firm fish or prawns and you're away.
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while the RFU are whining about New Zealand being hostile.
I blame the Haka :-) And perhaps the English press believe they were hoist by their own petard.
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E mailed Nandor . Thanked him in anticipation of joining here. Loves a tryer :-)
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Impartial? Where's Nandor ?
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But that doesn't mean we can't critique the media representation of the case.
Of course you can, but I got the impression you know the Sun is this way, and I think there is lotsa papers that use selective phrases to enhance their stories, I didn't expect anything else from any of them.
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And the Sun keeps it classy as always by describing them as being at the centre of "sex allegations", and consistently referring to the girl by her profession.
Just to be devils advocate here,Lucy, What would the Sun call her. You don't know her name ,do you?And I'm sorry but that is all it is so far, a Sex allegation.The players claim innocence, want it out in the open. It is being reported that which happened was threesome and a couple watching,with her being aware and agreeable.All we have from her is,well , nothing but what someone heard,and mentioned to one of our not so accurate papers.If the police are investigating , they should come out and say, if it takes time to press charges or not ,the police should come out and say.Either way,without information that is accurate,it is just speculation.I am thinking of the Tea Ropati case when the lady couldn't remember fully what happened.The police went ahead and possibly you remember the outcome.What was a fact was she was a bit wasted,that was all they could prove so consequently he got off the charge.This should be non judgemental until the police say what they are doing, not gossip for newspapers and the like.I think everyone is very quick to assume because you know someone, some incident or ,happened to me ,so perhaps to be fair to everyone, innocent until proven guilty.Men included.
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a value on whether Johnny would be happier if he didn't do drugs.
I just liked the line so repeated for the hell of it.I hear a tune coming along :-)
Say marijuana was legal to grow and sell, and taxed to keep the price roughly the same as today, just as a for instance. The industry would become a lot more productive (through being able to farm overtly with less people, not needing to evade police, etc). The revenue from this would accrue to the taxpayer and offset healthcare costs.
NZ doc t'other night had Pam Corkery talking with a guy running his private enterprise in a suburb considered "owned" by a gang. After intimidation he realised his taxes and mentioned he pays $6000.00 a week, so legal could also reduce. the stronghold of gangs helping police resources for other crime.All good actually.As you were...
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How long before someone says 'I wish these allegations had bee brought before the court, because as things stand there's still a cloud hanging over some of our lads and that's not fair'.
sorry can't recall where I heard this over the weekend but (poss TV3) it mentioned that the guys in question were single without wives or girlfriends and that disquiet amongst the remaining players was surfacing as they wanted their names cleared for the benefit of family etc.
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My man just reminded me, Stella went up(the sand dunes) and down and up again in less than 2 minutes. She is pretty fast.:-)