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#3097855 30-Jun-2023 17:17

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I have needed police help a few times to resolve issues and have NEVER been helped.

The time and effort wasted over John Key's "Cup of tea tape" that was dropped as soon as no more political milage could be gained was a deliberate waste of police time and resources, he should have been prosecuted.

As should Helen Clark have been.

My experience with the Police has been more positive. We've had a few successful prosecutions from CCTV footage. Sadly, the punishment often didn't fit the crime. The exception to prosecutions have been 'kids', where the Police knew who they were, but since our warped society treats adults under 18 as a children, despite their clearly knowing right from wrong, the Police couldn't really do anything, despite their crimes having a significantly higher dollar cost than many of the other matters.

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#3097859 30-Jun-2023 17:31

SirHumphreyAppleby:

sir1963:

I have needed police help a few times to resolve issues and have NEVER been helped.

The time and effort wasted over John Key's "Cup of tea tape" that was dropped as soon as no more political milage could be gained was a deliberate waste of police time and resources, he should have been prosecuted.

As should Helen Clark have been.

My experience with the Police has been more positive. We've had a few successful prosecutions from CCTV footage. Sadly, the punishment often didn't fit the crime. The exception to prosecutions have been 'kids', where the Police knew who they were, but since our warped society treats adults under 18 as a children, despite their clearly knowing right from wrong, the Police couldn't really do anything, despite their crimes having a significantly higher dollar cost than many of the other matters.

As should ANYONE who uses the police as a political points scoring machine and wasting large amounts of police resources.

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#3099763 4-Jul-2023 17:37

I hope they arrest that twister!

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#3099765 4-Jul-2023 17:41

@Zigg it's just the Hurricanes beating the Highlanders. Nothing to see here....

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#3099903 4-Jul-2023 20:08

It's been changed, they must read this thread!

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#3099913 4-Jul-2023 20:45

RunningMan:
@Zigg it's just the Hurricanes beating the Highlanders. Nothing to see here....

Timely. This just popped up in my Facebook memories from 8 years ago.

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#3100278 5-Jul-2023 16:34

Stuff

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Headline: "Women armed with bats rob and damage home in early hours. Police are still on the scene in central Auckland after being called to the property at 3.15am"

Article: "Police are investigating after a group of women turned up at a property in central Auckland’s Ōtāhuhu armed with bats in the early hours of Wednesday morning"
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No need to panic in Central Auckland. The incident occurred in Ōtāhuhu 30km away from there. Was the article written by a real estate agent? ; ).

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#3100658 6-Jul-2023 16:12

Arghhh!!! just Argh!!!

Maybe one day when that pesky speed of light limit isn't around any more...

"New antenna's could one day help communicate with missions in far-flung corners of Universe"

https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/300921810/new-antennas-could-one-day-help-communicate-with-missions-in-farflung-corners-of-universe

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#3100730 6-Jul-2023 19:30

wellygary:

Arghhh!!! just Argh!!!

Maybe one day when that pesky speed of light limit isn't around any more...

"New antenna's could one day help communicate with missions in far-flung corners of Universe"

https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/300921810/new-antennas-could-one-day-help-communicate-with-missions-in-farflung-corners-of-universe

Monkeys and typewriters come to mind.

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#3100742 6-Jul-2023 20:10

wellygary:

Arghhh!!! just Argh!!!

Maybe one day when that pesky speed of light limit isn't around any more...

"New antenna's could one day help communicate with missions in far-flung corners of Universe"

Coulda been wor’se: if see ‘s’, insert comma ju’st in ca’se.

"New antenna's could one day help communicate with mission’s in far-flung corner’s of Univer’se"

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#3100744 6-Jul-2023 20:13

eracode:

Coulda been wor’se: if see ‘s’, insert comma ju’st in ca’se.

"New antenna's could one day help communicate with mission’s in far-flung corner’s of Univer’se"

That's not even a comma.

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#3100745 6-Jul-2023 20:16

Behodar:

eracode:

Coulda been wor’se: if see ‘s’, insert comma ju’st in ca’se.

"New antenna's could one day help communicate with mission’s in far-flung corner’s of Univer’se"

That's not even a comma.

Of course you’re totally correct - hoist on my own pedantic petard. Meant to say ellipsis.

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#3100759 6-Jul-2023 21:03

Apostrophe perhaps?

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#3100776 6-Jul-2023 22:10

wellgary:

"New antennas could one day help communicate with missions in far-flung corners of Universe"

And here was me thinking someone had cracked the quantum entanglement radio at last. What a let down.

“We’ve arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. Carl Sagan 1996

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#3100787 6-Jul-2023 22:57

Dingbatt:

wellgary:

"New antennas could one day help communicate with missions in far-flung corners of Universe"

And here was me thinking someone had cracked the quantum entanglement radio at last. What a let down.

Easy: Subspace communication

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