Unintended, Unacceptable Lawlessness
Hard to justify unlawful lockdown
Barry Soper
Newstalk ZB
Hats off to Andrew Borrowdale. Who is he, you may well ask? He's a Wellington lawyer - in fact he used to write laws for Parliament. He was so agitated about the lack of legal grunt behind the country being locked down on March 26 that he took a case to the High Court to challenge it - and today he won.
Borrowdale didn't argue about the wisdom of people staying at home, but he did argue about the Government's right to order them to do so.
His view was reinforced by a Crown Law Office opinion, that he didn't see before mounting his challenge, circulated to interested parties.
Showing posts with label Lawlessness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lawlessness. Show all posts
Saturday, 22 August 2020
Tuesday, 28 August 2018
Crumbling Western Europe
Europe’s Lawless Streets And Prisons
Sumantra Maitra
The Federalist
A curious little piece of news came out in the French press, which was picked up by a few sources but largely ignored: Amsterdam’s top police officer has warned that city in the Netherlands is incapable of dealing with rising lawlessness.
Amsterdam is one of the most liberal cities in the West, with open and free drug laws and red-light districts. That has resulted in the city becoming a den of chaos. Tourists come from all over Europe to take advantage of lax drug and prostitution laws. Many don’t respect local police, nor care about local customs, hygiene, or safety.
European police, including those in Amsterdam, are so neutered they are not allowed to carry weapons or use force. This results in miscreants freely defecating or urinating in public, even on police cars. European police are also gender-neutral, which has resulted in comical footage of three or four officers trying to capture one strong male suspect.
Other footage of miscreants overpowering female police officers is less comical and more horrifying. In Paris recently, a female cop was sent by her superiors to tackle an African migrant gang. Again, the result was exactly what one might expect.
Violent crimes have increased. There are turf wars between drug gangs. Illegal taxis thrive, and street races are plenty. In the words of the officer, “the city centre becomes an urban jungle at night.” The officer added that the police are powerless to do anything.
Amsterdam is one of the most liberal cities in the West, with open and free drug laws and red-light districts. That has resulted in the city becoming a den of chaos.
Sumantra Maitra
The Federalist
A curious little piece of news came out in the French press, which was picked up by a few sources but largely ignored: Amsterdam’s top police officer has warned that city in the Netherlands is incapable of dealing with rising lawlessness.
Amsterdam is one of the most liberal cities in the West, with open and free drug laws and red-light districts. That has resulted in the city becoming a den of chaos. Tourists come from all over Europe to take advantage of lax drug and prostitution laws. Many don’t respect local police, nor care about local customs, hygiene, or safety.
European police, including those in Amsterdam, are so neutered they are not allowed to carry weapons or use force. This results in miscreants freely defecating or urinating in public, even on police cars. European police are also gender-neutral, which has resulted in comical footage of three or four officers trying to capture one strong male suspect.
Other footage of miscreants overpowering female police officers is less comical and more horrifying. In Paris recently, a female cop was sent by her superiors to tackle an African migrant gang. Again, the result was exactly what one might expect.
Violent crimes have increased. There are turf wars between drug gangs. Illegal taxis thrive, and street races are plenty. In the words of the officer, “the city centre becomes an urban jungle at night.” The officer added that the police are powerless to do anything.
Saturday, 9 July 2016
Letter From America (About Lawless Privilege)
Clinton Is Above The Law, So The Law Is Dead
Matt Walsh
The Blaze
Write this down. Record the date. Remember it.
July 5, 2016. 11:15 a.m. One day after America’s 240th birthday.
When historians conduct their autopsy on Lady Justice, that will be the time of death. That is the precise moment when Justice drew her last labored breath, cursed our ridiculous country and our hopelessly corrupt government, and collapsed. Sure, she’d been in bad shape for a while, but there was no surviving the final blow. When it is explicitly announced and made public that the wealthiest and most elite and most liberal are indeed above the law, the charade of “law” cannot continue. There is no law. We are living under the rule of men, not of law. We are subject to the whims of petty tyrants and bureaucrats. They are subject to no one on Earth.
None of that was directly said today when FBI Director James Comey held a press conference recommending no criminal charges be brought against Hillary Clinton, but he may as well have said it.
Matt Walsh
The Blaze
Write this down. Record the date. Remember it.
July 5, 2016. 11:15 a.m. One day after America’s 240th birthday.
When historians conduct their autopsy on Lady Justice, that will be the time of death. That is the precise moment when Justice drew her last labored breath, cursed our ridiculous country and our hopelessly corrupt government, and collapsed. Sure, she’d been in bad shape for a while, but there was no surviving the final blow. When it is explicitly announced and made public that the wealthiest and most elite and most liberal are indeed above the law, the charade of “law” cannot continue. There is no law. We are living under the rule of men, not of law. We are subject to the whims of petty tyrants and bureaucrats. They are subject to no one on Earth.
None of that was directly said today when FBI Director James Comey held a press conference recommending no criminal charges be brought against Hillary Clinton, but he may as well have said it.
Saturday, 26 September 2015
"Just" Causes Justify Lawbreaking
Superior Mortals Have More Rights
Self-righteous precious petals are at it again. There are plenty of folk making up the ranks of those who have "higher causes" which justify the suspension of employment obligations it would seem. A senior emergency doctor, working at the Whanganui Hospital, recently took part in a public protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) presently being negotiated. No problems so far.
But the self-righteous doctor had a higher calling than ordinary mortals. He presented at a demonstration clothed in his work uniform, clambered up on top of a vehicle (not his own) and sat on it, refusing to move. He was arrested by the police and later discharged with a formal verbal warning. His employers (the District Health Board) summoned him to a meeting where they told him to cease and desist. His union is now protesting the draconian, lawless, oppressive behaviour of his employer. This from Stuff:
Self-righteous precious petals are at it again. There are plenty of folk making up the ranks of those who have "higher causes" which justify the suspension of employment obligations it would seem. A senior emergency doctor, working at the Whanganui Hospital, recently took part in a public protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) presently being negotiated. No problems so far.
But the self-righteous doctor had a higher calling than ordinary mortals. He presented at a demonstration clothed in his work uniform, clambered up on top of a vehicle (not his own) and sat on it, refusing to move. He was arrested by the police and later discharged with a formal verbal warning. His employers (the District Health Board) summoned him to a meeting where they told him to cease and desist. His union is now protesting the draconian, lawless, oppressive behaviour of his employer. This from Stuff:
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Gentile Madness
Anachronistic Throw-Backs
The apostles characterized the Gentile ethics of their day as representing a "flood of debauchery", and the Gentiles generally living in sensuality and passions.
There is a new King of all kings, and Lord of all nations. He will not be mocked. His wheels of justice grind exceedingly fine and they are relentless and inescapable.
The apostles characterized the Gentile ethics of their day as representing a "flood of debauchery", and the Gentiles generally living in sensuality and passions.
. . . For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; (I Peter 4: 2-3)In this regard, things have not changed.
Rosie O’Donnell and her wife, Michelle Rounds, have split, and O’Donnell will leave “The View” next week to concentrate on her family’s well-being, Page Six can exclusively reveal. Sources close to O’Donnell told us that she and Rounds, her wife of three years, have been living apart for months, and that O’Donnell feels she must leave the ABC daytime show to focus on her five kids.Moreover, something else that has not changed is their surprise when Christians refuse to join Unbelievers in their flood of lawless debauchery. This, we believe, is the real reason latter-day Gentiles malign and hate Christians. Our refusals stand as an indictment against them. It offends and angers them. But, as the Bible declares, they are living anachronisms. Their heads are so deep into the sand, they do not realise their day passed long, long ago.
Rosie’s rep, Cindi Berger, confirmed the marital split, as well O’Donnell’s departure from “The View,” in a statement Friday night: “I can confirm that Rosie and her wife Michelle split in November. Rosie has teens and an infant at home that need her attention. This has been a very stressful situation. She is putting her personal health and family first.
There is a new King of all kings, and Lord of all nations. He will not be mocked. His wheels of justice grind exceedingly fine and they are relentless and inescapable.
Saturday, 15 November 2014
Trans-Gender Regrets
A Life Poem Becomes A Death Chant
The Federalist recently carried a piece which is one of the saddest we have read for some time. It concerns the bitterness and regret of people who have "transgendered".
Secularist human rights are morphing in an entirely predictable direction. Since there is no ultimate standard, sanctioned by an ultimate Person, to which we must answer and by which we must be bound, all talk amongst secularists of human rights eventually disintegrates into letting people be whatever they want to be. The ultimate right is self-will-worship. Sexual ethics and sexual identity rapidly devolve to will-worship or the worship of self.
With the assistance of modern surgical techniques and chemical interventions, women can become men; men can become women; and gender types can vary across a menu of more than fifty shades of grey. But the human cost of this folly is now emerging, and it is acutely sad. Firstly, the post-op regrets:
The Federalist recently carried a piece which is one of the saddest we have read for some time. It concerns the bitterness and regret of people who have "transgendered".
Secularist human rights are morphing in an entirely predictable direction. Since there is no ultimate standard, sanctioned by an ultimate Person, to which we must answer and by which we must be bound, all talk amongst secularists of human rights eventually disintegrates into letting people be whatever they want to be. The ultimate right is self-will-worship. Sexual ethics and sexual identity rapidly devolve to will-worship or the worship of self.
With the assistance of modern surgical techniques and chemical interventions, women can become men; men can become women; and gender types can vary across a menu of more than fifty shades of grey. But the human cost of this folly is now emerging, and it is acutely sad. Firstly, the post-op regrets:
Then, secondly, comes the ostracism, often with a tirade of abuse, inflicted upon those who subsequently regret their folly.Trouble In Transtopia: Murmurs Of Sex Change Regret
Transgender people who regret their sex changes typically get buried in venom rather than love.
Everyone has regrets. Some of us have big regrets. Most everyone has some place to go to get help dealing with them. Except for, say, a guy who had sex-change surgery and now would like to have his penis back. (The one God gave him.)
Our culture seems pretty much “to each his own” when it comes to elective bodily mutilation and the regret thereof. And there’s a lot of regret out there. According to a British poll, a whopping 65 percent of those who’ve had various cosmetic surgeries regret it. People who regret their tattoos, plastic surgery, or more extreme body modifications (here’s a sad Buzzfeed pictorial on the effects of ear gauges) can read up on the Internet and find an open array of remedies. Plastic surgeons make money both puttin’ it in and takin’ it out. Hollywood stars can speak openly about misgivings over their boob jobs and whatnot. Regarding her lip enhancement surgery, Courtney Love said: “I just want the mouth God gave me back.
Friday, 26 April 2013
Douglas Wilson's Letter From America
Our Gosnell Gulag
Culture and Politics - Sex and Culture
Written by Douglas Wilson
Saturday, 20 April 2013
The Gosnell moment, for that is what it is, presents a clear opportunity for a real change of cultural heart. There are moments when some suppressed or ignored horror comes sharply into focus, and after that, it is not really possible to go back to the way it was before. This is what happened when Solzhenitsyn published his Gulag, for example. Something that had been successfully accommodated became impossible to accommodate any further. It was a conscience moment, which, given the nature of the case, most often come to us unsought. But they do come.
This is that kind of moment for us. This is an atrocity that has rocked even many "choice" advocates, and the media has been suppressing it for clear and obvious reasons.
Culture and Politics - Sex and Culture
Written by Douglas Wilson
Saturday, 20 April 2013
The Gosnell moment, for that is what it is, presents a clear opportunity for a real change of cultural heart. There are moments when some suppressed or ignored horror comes sharply into focus, and after that, it is not really possible to go back to the way it was before. This is what happened when Solzhenitsyn published his Gulag, for example. Something that had been successfully accommodated became impossible to accommodate any further. It was a conscience moment, which, given the nature of the case, most often come to us unsought. But they do come.
This is that kind of moment for us. This is an atrocity that has rocked even many "choice" advocates, and the media has been suppressing it for clear and obvious reasons.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Douglas Wilson's Letter From America
An Indonesian Book Burning
Culture and Politics - A Second Battle of Tours
Written by Douglas Wilson
Thursday, 14 June 2012
There is currently a ruckus over in Indonesia over a book I wrote, 5 Cities That Ruled the World. The publisher there (Gramedia) has formally apologized for their role in it, and has burned their copies of the book.
The first thing about this that I should note is that people on the other side of the world are in significant trouble because of something I wrote, and I don't want to in any way make their situation any more difficult than it has to be. But this is how hostage taking works, isn't it? Unreasonable and belligerent people are always willing to commandeer a situation, and then blame others for the devastation that follows.
Culture and Politics - A Second Battle of Tours
Written by Douglas Wilson
Thursday, 14 June 2012
There is currently a ruckus over in Indonesia over a book I wrote, 5 Cities That Ruled the World. The publisher there (Gramedia) has formally apologized for their role in it, and has burned their copies of the book.
The first thing about this that I should note is that people on the other side of the world are in significant trouble because of something I wrote, and I don't want to in any way make their situation any more difficult than it has to be. But this is how hostage taking works, isn't it? Unreasonable and belligerent people are always willing to commandeer a situation, and then blame others for the devastation that follows.
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