Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Just thank god you're not an Aussie
Man how shitty is this - your kid is getting himself into something terrible so you tip off the authorities in a frantic bid to help him.
The Aussie Police respond by letting him head straight over to Bali and then tip off the Indonesian police who set a trap and ensure your kid never sees his homeland again.
Other Aussies get sentenced to death by firing squad.
Can anyone say "get a life you backward cocksuckers" three times fast?
In other news a little closer to home the New Zealand Herald did its part last week to demonise an Auckland surgeon accused -- hear that accused -- of knowingly selling tablets for use in the manufacture of a class A drug.
McNaughton even managed to have a dig at those plebs who work in the public health system too:
There was just one little problem with McNaugthon's "case" he was absolutely 100% full of shit.
Days after the screaming NZ Herald front page article which painted Chen as Dr Evil, we hear that the jury took less than half an hour to chuck out the Crown's case and learn that:
Oh and then there was these comments that had been made "earlier in the trial" but had somhow not made it onto the Herald's front page hatchet job:
And finally:
So it turns out there was no desire to "prove himself" to the old boys club, there was no desire to be out playing golf with the private health , there was no greed it was just a unworldly quack who loved, and lived, to save New Zealanders lives.
Ordinary New Zealanders like me and you.
All the while, the police prosecutor was lying through his fucking teeth.
The Aussie Police respond by letting him head straight over to Bali and then tip off the Indonesian police who set a trap and ensure your kid never sees his homeland again.
SCOTT Rush's parents suspected their son was headed for disaster, but were powerless to prevent it.
In Denpasar district court yesterday, Lee and Christine Scott sat in silently as the judge, I Made Sudia, imposed a life sentence on the 20-year-old.
Afterwards, they delivered a glaring indictment of the Australian Government.
Mr and Mrs Rush said they had turned to the Australian police believing it would prevent their son from smuggling drugs. Instead, he was arrested in Bali with heroin strapped to his body.
When a travel agent left a message with Rush early last year to tell him his ticket to Bali was ready, his parents had a feeling something was wrong: their son had no passport and little money.
Other Aussies get sentenced to death by firing squad.
A small group of Indonesian anti-narcotics protesters gathered at the court this morning and unveiled banners demanding the judges ``send them to hell''.
Can anyone say "get a life you backward cocksuckers" three times fast?
In other news a little closer to home the New Zealand Herald did its part last week to demonise an Auckland surgeon accused -- hear that accused -- of knowingly selling tablets for use in the manufacture of a class A drug.
The driving force behind a former Auckland cardiologist's involvement in black market sales of drugs for methamphetamine manufacture was simply greed, the Crown prosecutor told Auckland District Court today. In his closing remarks on the final day of the jury trial of Xiao-Zhong Chen, 55, Crown prosecutor David McNaughton said Chen was a highly respected cardiologist who had been denied recognition in New Zealand's medical circles because he was foreign. "He had been held back and he had to prove himself to the old boys' club," Mr McNaughton said.
McNaughton even managed to have a dig at those plebs who work in the public health system too:
"This meant the accused was still working in the public hospital system while his other colleagues were out playing golf."
There was just one little problem with McNaugthon's "case" he was absolutely 100% full of shit.
Days after the screaming NZ Herald front page article which painted Chen as Dr Evil, we hear that the jury took less than half an hour to chuck out the Crown's case and learn that:
At an emotional party last night to celebrate his acquittal on all charges of supplying a decongestant for the manufacture of methamphetamine, or P, Dr Chen said: "I love my job, and I just want it back." While working in Auckland, Dr Chen performed 1200 heart operations and 300 lung operations, a number described as astonishing by colleagues. But he has been without income since December 2004 and has no guarantee of getting his job back. "That is the next war," said former colleague Alan Kerr.
Oh and then there was these comments that had been made "earlier in the trial" but had somhow not made it onto the Herald's front page hatchet job:
Character testimony from colleagues and family portrayed him as honest but naive and unworldly - due to the amount of time he spent working. His wife, Wendy Tang, testified that her husband was so dedicated to work, he took textbooks on their honeymoon. The court also heard how work - not money - was what made him happy.
And finally:
Not being able to work has been difficult. "I want to work," he said. "I enjoy every day, weekend and night, working in the hospital." Dr Kerr said Dr Chen was "a truly first-class surgeon". "If he isn't re-employed, it would be a big loss to New Zealand medicine."
So it turns out there was no desire to "prove himself" to the old boys club, there was no desire to be out playing golf with the private health , there was no greed it was just a unworldly quack who loved, and lived, to save New Zealanders lives.
Ordinary New Zealanders like me and you.
All the while, the police prosecutor was lying through his fucking teeth.
Comments:
Regarding Scott Rush. If his family knew he was going to smuggle drugs, and they knew the police knew this as well, then why didn't they pass that information onto him?
If it turns out they did, then he's a bloody idiot and got what he deserved. If they didn't tell him, then they might as well shut the fuck up about blaming the Aussie Police. If they can't warn their own kid why should they expect someone else to do it for them?
If it turns out they did, then he's a bloody idiot and got what he deserved. If they didn't tell him, then they might as well shut the fuck up about blaming the Aussie Police. If they can't warn their own kid why should they expect someone else to do it for them?
Tough ... he's an adult and can face the consequences for his actions. The police weren't there to act as some sort of surrogate parent.
It's not like the Indonesians don't make it blatantly obvious as to what will happen to you if you are caught with drugs.
It's not like the Indonesians don't make it blatantly obvious as to what will happen to you if you are caught with drugs.
Having been involved with teenagers quite heavily recently I dispute that a 19 year old is an adult or even has a fucking clue what the hell is going on out there in the big bad world. In most cases anyway.
I had 30 17 year olds not know where Tongariro National Park is and they live in Auckland. I assume they also know fuck all about drug laws overseas (as they seem to know fuck all about anything) but I DO KNOW several of them know where to find drugs ;)
Let's face it, fuck all people get a tertiary education and the masses are a lot dumber than we give them credit for. While society can't walk through life holding peoples hands at the same time we can't be so callous about what people should and shouldn't know and should and should'nt do. It's a big bad world with a lot of rules that your average person isn't going to sit down and study when they've got other shit going on in their lives.
I had 30 17 year olds not know where Tongariro National Park is and they live in Auckland. I assume they also know fuck all about drug laws overseas (as they seem to know fuck all about anything) but I DO KNOW several of them know where to find drugs ;)
Let's face it, fuck all people get a tertiary education and the masses are a lot dumber than we give them credit for. While society can't walk through life holding peoples hands at the same time we can't be so callous about what people should and shouldn't know and should and should'nt do. It's a big bad world with a lot of rules that your average person isn't going to sit down and study when they've got other shit going on in their lives.
I am bit late to the discussion, I had thought the BIR guys had packed it in for a while.
Unsurprisingly, you would say, I am in agree with Random here. The parents and the Aussie lawyers were interviewed for Aussie TV (think of some soppy half-assed 60 Minutes/Holmes story were they ranted out the evil AFP). Lawyer says AFP has blood on their hands.
What is the AFP to do? The family spoke to their lawyer who called a Queensland detective who was seconded to the AFP and asked him for help. There is a difference of what was said. Lawyer said he was promised something would be done about. Police Officef signed an affidavit saying he would see would he could do. Later, Police Officer called lawyer and said no message was able to be passed on. The parents were outraged that the AFP didn't stop their son from leaving the country - the mother is quoted as saying "I feel very let down by our Australian Federal Police - we tried to lawfully stop our son leaving the country, it wasn't done."
umm.. He is a fucking adult. The police can stop people from leaving the country based on the information from his parents. Can you imagine the outrage if the police could stop people from leaving the country based on their parent's suspicions about what their children might do overseas.
I should point out that the parent's phonecall to the police did not alert the AFP as to the likely wrongdoing of their son. The AFP was well aware already of all the people involved and passed on the information before the parent's phonecall. The phonecall didn't change the situation.
It is what we call individual responsibility. Parents and lawyer blame Police... Fucking speak to your son...
The Corby story was all over the news for fucking months... Rush knows of drug laws because he had been arrested in Queensland on drug offences as well as theft and fraud. What he didn't think there would be consequences for his actions? Of course, he did. He just didn't think about them that much until he got caught?
The naive kid which his parents painted him as and sold to the media came crashing down after his criminal record was released.
Yes, I am cruel, heartless bastard, but I don't care.
-Dinkas
Unsurprisingly, you would say, I am in agree with Random here. The parents and the Aussie lawyers were interviewed for Aussie TV (think of some soppy half-assed 60 Minutes/Holmes story were they ranted out the evil AFP). Lawyer says AFP has blood on their hands.
What is the AFP to do? The family spoke to their lawyer who called a Queensland detective who was seconded to the AFP and asked him for help. There is a difference of what was said. Lawyer said he was promised something would be done about. Police Officef signed an affidavit saying he would see would he could do. Later, Police Officer called lawyer and said no message was able to be passed on. The parents were outraged that the AFP didn't stop their son from leaving the country - the mother is quoted as saying "I feel very let down by our Australian Federal Police - we tried to lawfully stop our son leaving the country, it wasn't done."
umm.. He is a fucking adult. The police can stop people from leaving the country based on the information from his parents. Can you imagine the outrage if the police could stop people from leaving the country based on their parent's suspicions about what their children might do overseas.
I should point out that the parent's phonecall to the police did not alert the AFP as to the likely wrongdoing of their son. The AFP was well aware already of all the people involved and passed on the information before the parent's phonecall. The phonecall didn't change the situation.
It is what we call individual responsibility. Parents and lawyer blame Police... Fucking speak to your son...
The Corby story was all over the news for fucking months... Rush knows of drug laws because he had been arrested in Queensland on drug offences as well as theft and fraud. What he didn't think there would be consequences for his actions? Of course, he did. He just didn't think about them that much until he got caught?
The naive kid which his parents painted him as and sold to the media came crashing down after his criminal record was released.
Yes, I am cruel, heartless bastard, but I don't care.
-Dinkas
# posted by 
: 21 February 2006 at 16:03
: 21 February 2006 at 16:03
One way to solve the problem of your fellow countrymen from fucking up overseas would be to introduce an intelligence test in order to get a passport.
Then, the passport office could have arbitrary power and play with our lives.
-dinkas
Then, the passport office could have arbitrary power and play with our lives.
-dinkas
# posted by : 21 February 2006 at 16:07
: 21 February 2006 at 16:07
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