Posts by ScottY
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Since then, doubts have lingered about the conviction and he's been exonerated & is now being re-tried.
No, his conviction was quashed and a retrial was ordered. That's not an exoneration.
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I assure you I have no prejudice against tattoos. Some of my best friends...
My comment was an instinctive reaction to McCullum's dismissal, and I'm getting expensive therapy to deal with my issues.
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Could be just me I thought getting to the truth was of primary importance. Not getting someone/anyone before the courts.
Sometimes it takes a trial to get to anything approach the truth.
It's the job of the police to prosecute when there's evidence of an offence. If there's evidence to the contrary that can be tested in a court, where witnesses can be cross-examined and the strength of the evidence assessed.
It's not the job of the police to decide "he/she did it".
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There is a serious question hanging over the Bain trial that needs to be examined.
The defence have alleged the police investigation was shonky and that the cops got the wrong guy. If a jury acquits Bain the pressure on the authorities to take seriously the defence's claims will be enormous. It might lead to changes in the way these crimes are investigated in the future.
On the other hand, if the defence can't convince a jury, that will vindicate the efforts of the police and may restore some tarnished reputations.
That said, I 've no view on Bain's guilt or innocence, or whether there is any substance to the allegations. That's the jury's job.
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It'll lay ya out for 5 days at a time.
Usually 2-3 days if NZ is involved.
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That's also true, Giovanni. Damn, this is all so complimicated...
The only certainty I have left is the knowledge that we (i.e. the NZ test team) suck at cricket. Maybe if we had more nerds in the team and fewer of those tattood chappies like McCullum?
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I think the panem et circenses argument cannot be totally discounted - see Putin's genius move to attack Georgia during the olympics, when people were suitably distracted.
True. On the other hand, one of the things a sporting event can do is draw attention to injustices or human rights abuses. Witness China's desperate attempts last year to silence dissent over Tibet before the Olympics. Would the world have noticed China's actions if China hadn't been due to hold the Olympics?
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I wonder if the nerd/jock thing only exists in bad American college films. I'm a big fat nerd myself, but have played rugby, cricket and other sports in NZ and England. Most of my rugby teammates in England were as nerdy, if not nerdier, than me.
As for nerd sports, test cricket is king - no contest. Plenty of statistics, and they stop when it rains. And the scarcity of big hits, mud or blood keeps the boofheads from taking over.
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Apparently, it was all Garth George's idea
Indeed, judging by the haggard looking picture, he was probably around when the system was first invented.
Maybe he's hanging out for a gong. Services to Curmudgeonliness?
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When he died, I found out that he had an MBE
I didn't know MBEs were fatal.
Sorry, very childish of me