Your local Bobby strikes again.

Way back in 2011 a policeman in a fit of anger attacked a person, somebody considered that he committed a crime, [gee what’s new] the police took three and a half years to complete an investigation…three and a half years…[imagine what would happen to you if YOU took three and a half years to answer a question put to you by the police]. The so-called Lawyer who carried out the investigation found the bullying cop guilty and recommended that he be disciplined. But alas a minor player in the police top brass decided otherwise…and don’t be supprised that the guilty offender is about to be or has been promoted. That’s normal police behaviour…think about it…the cop who planted false evidence against Allan Arthur Thomas was later praised during a eulogy…And the top cop was awarded with an honour on Queens Birthday, for what? Anyway I digress… Below are two blogs that tell of the latest police white wash… The first is by NO RIGHT TURN and the second by Tim Selwyn.  You decide if the police are treated like the rest of us when we break the law.

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“Back in 2011, a Whakatane police officer attempted to arrest a man who had fled from a traffic stop. When he resisted, he was pepper sprayed and beaten, after which the officer retrieved a taser from his vehicle and tasered him twice while he was lying on the ground.

Today, the Independent Police Conduct Authority released its report into the incident, finding that the police officer used excessive force by beating and tasering the man. Despite this, they recommend that merely that he face disciplinary proceedings. If you or I had done the same, we'd be looking at prosecution and five years’ imprisonment for assault with a weapon.

But what really takes the cake is the police's response to the report: basically a "fuck you". They are "satisfied his actions were not the result of any ill will or malicious intent" and claim that they "initiated remedial action through the employment process some time ago" and as a result they can't do anything more. That’s "remedial action"? ‘Extra taser training’. Break the law, bring the police into disrepute, and they protect you and teach you how to do it better.

Once again, its clear that the police cannot hold their own to account, and that the IPCA won't do it either. Which means that if we want justice and equality under the law, we're left with Graham McCready's solution: private prosecution.

Posted by Idiot/Savant at 6/12/2014 01:35:00 PM

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

David Carruthers exonerates NZ Police as he is paid to

NZ Govt appointed 'Independent' Police Conduct Authority chairman, Sir David Carruthers, has been a busy chap.  There are so many malevolent and brutal policemen, to keep slapping on the hand, with a wet travel chit, where does one find the time? The cops have already told him to fuck off even on that - claiming its double-jeopardy to have another bullshit round of internal discipline for the little thug. Why isn't the cop who lost his cool because he had to work a shift on Christmas Day and took it all out on a motorist in his own front yard with every torture device at his disposal... why isn't that thug cop getting charged?  Carruthers said it was unlawful... so prosecute him.  Oh that's right there is no-one to do that except the NZ Police who are also the criminals in these cases.  

NZ Herald:  On December 25, 2011 Mr Smillie was signalled by police to pull over as he was travelling along Arawa Rd in Whakatane. Despite the officer activating the patrol car's lights and siren Mr Smillie failed to stop and instead accelerated before turning into his property at high speed.

The officer followed Mr Smillie onto his property and advised him that he was under arrest for failing to stop and that he was required to undertake a breath screening test.

Mr Smillie actively resisted the officer's attempts to subdue him and after being warned that OC (pepper) spray would be used if he kept failing to comply, the officer drew his OC spray and used it against Mr Smillie.

Why was he being pulled over?  There's so much they won't say and why they won't report it.  The judges must have accepted some time ago in a series of steps in logic and tolerance that a constable may stop a motorist without any reason and make them perform things to satisfy them they are not unlawful and therefore may chase people who are not suspicious and arrest people who question their lawful authority.

From what I can work out the motorist/householder was never guilty of anything other than wondering why he was being persecuted.  He remonstrated with the cop and then the cop attacked him.  Now we have the IPCA saying that using chemical spray in people's faces is OK if there is 'resistance'.  They are lowering the threshold each time.  The original justification and only legitimate justification is using it is to prevent immediate harm.  And that immediate harm does not include the usual physical apprehension of an arrest initiated by the police officer themselves, let alone a policeman attacking someone and it is not to induce compliance.  It certainly won't 'calm down' anyone - it is to cause them immediate acute debilitating pain which is the opposite of calming .  Use as a compliance measure is just simply torture.  They are torturing someone until they will do as they are told by the torturer. Carruthers thinks its basically kosher - both chemical weapons and electric shocks (so long as they don't last too long, say 10 secs or more depending).  This is Carruthers' position.  It is untenable for the IPCA chair to try to mitigate human rights abuses as he does. Torture is about 10 years imprisonment isn't it?

NZ Herald:

Despite the use of the spray Mr Smillie failed to calm down and the officer subsequently struck Mr Smillie with a police baton and pushed him against the fence in an effort to apply handcuffs. Following this Mr Smillie fell to the ground.

The officer then retrieved his Taser from his police vehicle and warned Mr Smillie he would be Tasered if he continued to refuse arrest. Taser Cam footage showed that the officer then released the Taser for 13 seconds before attempting to handcuff Mr Smillie. The officer then picked up the Taser and discharged it a second time before handcuffing Mr Smillie and returning to his police car.

"The Authority finds that the deployment of the Taser on two occasions amounted to an excessive use of force and was contrary to the law," Sir David said.

"This was aggravated by the fact that on the first occasion the Taser was used for an extended period of time of 13 seconds.

"The first use of the Taser was not in self-defence, as claimed by the officer and given there were other options open to the officer short of using the Taser, the Authority considers Mr Smillie's arrest could have been effected less forcefully after waiting for the arrival of other police officers."

Following the incident Mr Smillie was charged with assaulting police, possession of an offensive weapon, refusing to accompany and failing to stop. On 19 July 2012, at the Whakatane District Court, police withdrew the charges of assault and possession of an offensive weapon and Mr Smillie pleaded guilty to the charges of refusing to comply and failing to stop.

The other IPCA whitewash exoneration of police brutality is even more extraordinary due the plain ill-will involved.

Long story short: Carruthers says that after you've shot them in the chest through the spine so they are a paraplegic (and they're splayed on the ground swearing mad shit at you as they would) if they don't roll over and do exactly what you say you can then kick them really hard in the face to stun them - that's OK. Shoot them, kick them in the head, and put them in a wheelchair for the rest of their lives and no harm done. It's all legal and cowardly behaviour… revolting stuff.

Posted by Tim Selwyn @ 6:44 pm

Pagani Fox News Fan for sale

New Zealand’s dippiest commentator Josie Pagani proves yet again how out of her depth she is: Her swimming ability extents only to a paddling pool rather than an Olympic sized pool.

Josie Pagani out of her depth

 Her request on Q and A [TV One] that poor old but good looking David Cunliffe should do a deal with master manipulator John Key and cancel the ‘Coat-tailing’ principle before the upcoming election is childlike and simple minded. It’s also idiotic and nutty.

Josie Pagani, a Fox News style self-professed political semi-expert is unaware that John Key and his hit lady Judith Collins just love the ‘Coat-tail rule’ and told the country that even though the public voted by a margin of 78% to 22% to toss out the practice of coat tailing they were going to keep it. By doing that they [Collins and Key] once again gave the country the fingers just as they did with asset sales.

Now I know you might find it hard to believe but Wee Josie was once a Labour Party Candidate for Rangitikei where she was wiped out by none other than Parliaments richest land owner Ian…what’s his name…Mckelvie, who in three years has asked a half dozen patsy questions, and given a few five minute mutterings. No one knew her before the election in two thousand and eleven and to be honest no one knew her after the election. But our balanced and unbiased yeah right… MSM media, like TV One saw her as a pretend ‘Left-wing’ commentator and have groomed her to sit alongside Mathew Hooton that National Party hack used on TV One, Radio NZ’, 9 to noon, as well as the afternoon panel with Jim Mora from 4pm to five.

The real problem is if you ask anyone in the Labour Party who Josie Pagani is, most simply say WHO? She is the unknown Michele Bachmann of the NZ Media one step below Mathew Hooton, David Farrar, and Paul Henry. She is something that no right thinking parent would want her child to aspire to…       

Internet Mana announce engagement

Well, Mana has done it, gee how shocking.

Mana has done what National has done for years and years
Mana has done what the Maori Party covertly has done for the last six years

According to some, Mana is very naughty doing what’s it’s done, because the poor are not meant to take advantage of the rich, only the rich are meant to do that.

I mean when the NZ First crowd who willingly took money from Mr Owen Glenn and likewise the Labour Party did the same, and when the Nats take thousands if not a million dollars from strange Chinese millionaires in return for…services unknown. Or the Maori Party accepts 75 thousand from the Prime Minister selling his services at a very expensive pot-luck lunch at a posh Auckland Club who up until recent times considered women to be second-class citizens. One could be excused for thinking that they would say little about the Internet Party and the Mana Party joining forces to fight off the evil empire made up of the National Party and its underlings, the ACT, United Future and Maori Parties joined now by the man in the moon party the Conservative born again Moonies. Just linking that bunch under the leadership of a Foreign Money Trader and Wall Street backroom operative is enough to make all respectable and civic minded citizens cringe in shame that we in New Zealand, once a country with a name to be proud of, have to put up with.

The Mana Movement, took a proposal to its membership, discussed and very strongly debated, I know because I was there, then democratically confirmed what was decided, negotiated and made public the outcome.

Did National do that when they sold out to Chinese millionaires, when they sold yours and mine confidential information to the US so that the US could legally murder our citizens. Were the Maori Party open and transparent when they reached out for the National Party’s gift of 75 thousand plus donation? Did the ACT Party act honestly when it was gifted a seat in Parliament and that even with the millions donated to the party over the last few years it still depends on a hands up sweet deal to even exist. Lastly United Future which really doesn’t exist, but Peter Dunne a person who will and has sold his soul so many times that he can’t remember when he last had contact with it, his soul that is.

Push forward Mana, use whatever strategy or plan of action that is required to achieve your clear goal, to remove Key and National and its bunch of hanger ons and make NZ once again a country to be proud off, a country free of the manipulation and crap of the Roger Douglas, Ruth Richardson and John Key era that has been highlighted by its massive public lies, false economic outcomes, and public relations clap-trap.

New Zealand wants to be proud of once again by putting people first, and especially children and those in poverty…the first step forward is to ‘Change the present Government’, and from that point on anything is possible. Step forward and be counted...

A day in the life of Jono Naylor

Jono Naylor [pictured] has been wandering around Palmerston North telling all and sundry that there will be an election for Mayor before Christmas. He really is a cocky wee fellow is our Mayor. I’m sure his God has spoken to him and revealed the future. “Come unto me Oh Jono Naylor said his new God, if you stand for National I’ll make sure you get a place high on the list”. And Jono Nationals new Messiah answered, “Oh blessed one I will gladly stand for your holy party but I want my candidate appointment to be uncontested and without financial disruption from my exalted position of Mayor said the meek and humble Jono Naylor. His God from his lofty and cloudy heaven in the sky said, ‘Of course oh chosen one, your wish will be granted and the local branch will be instructed to comply and to select only you and you alone’…answered Jono Naylor’s new God and heavenly benefactor.

John Key hung up the phone and said to Steven Joyce, “Well that’s sealed the deal with what’s his name Naylor something, of course he hasn’t got a show of winning the seat, and we won’t put him high enough up the list to enter parliament…but so long as we keep our party vote high in Palmerston North that’s the best we can hope for. Are you happy with that Steven?

“Well, so far we’ve the tobacco salesmen from Southland and Hutt South signed up so that will keep the tobacco companies happy and they will no doubt add to their already huge donation… The Chinese millionaires’ cabinet club in Auckland seem to have settled down now than Judith has buttoned her lip, and are fund-raising for us, we’ve received the money transfer from Warner Brothers but we can only bank that cheque once Kim Dotcom is in jail in the US… so I hope all goes to plan because as you are aware its one hell of a big cheque”, said Steven Joyce as he sipped his Gin and Tonic.

Don’t worry Steve baby, John Campbell and Campbell Live may have put a spanner in the works but I’ll talk my way out of his trap, after all I’m an expert at dishing the crap, and it’s so much easier when you are the boss of the GCSB”, said John Key as he looked proudly on-line at another piece of art-work from his Paris based artist daughter.   

PM's Bullshit exposed.

Snowden docs: GCSB links to US spying.

6:54 PM Wednesday May 14, 2014

Former intelligence contractor Edward

Snowden in December

Photo / Getty Images

New documents released by whistle-blower Edward Snowden show New Zealand's GCSB closely enmeshed with some of the most controversial parts of the United States' spying apparatus.

The documents were released with journalist Glenn Greenwald's new book No Place To Hide, which tells the story of Snowden's National Security Agency disclosures and what they mean.

Among the documents are a cluster relating to New Zealand which show:

* our GCSB spies were shown instructional slides on how to operate the X-Keyscore surveillance program which trawls mass harvested email addresses, phone numbers, online chat, web-based email and attachments sent;

* they were privy to diplomatic espionage by other Five Eyes partners, including spying which was Canadian spies capturing the emails, text messages and phone calls between the Brazilian president and her aides;

* They were briefed on the NSA's efforts to deliberately put backdoors into private companies' computer networks;

* And they were given access to a program called "Homing Pigeon" which allowed in-air communications on passenger jets to be monitored.

One NSA document tells New Zealand and it’s other "Five Eyes" intelligence partners the ambition is to "know it all", "collect it all", "exploit it all" and "partner it all".

The details were in a slide presented at a Five Eyes conference in 2011, released with journalist Glenn Greenwald's new book No Place To Hide.

He also released another NSA slide detailing new invasive techniques, in which it stated the spy agency was "one step closer to 'collecting it all"'.

The no-limits approach by the NSA is reflected locally in details released to the Herald through the Official Information Act.

Excerpts of a "GCSB Strategy" from 2008 stated "complete mastery of the internet (even if we take this to mean just the internet) is a Nirvana that everyone is working towards".
The document stated it was "an almost impossible vision" but one which was "intended to stretch the organisation".

At the time the GCSB had given itself the vision statement "Mastery of the Cyberspace for the Security of New Zealand". In March last year, as it prepared to release details showing the GCSB had illegally spied on Kiwis, it changed the statement to the less confrontational "Guardianship of the Security of New Zealand".

In his book, Mr Greenwald said "Five Eyes members share most of their surveillance activities and meet each year at a Signal Development conference where they boast of their expansion and the prior year's successes".

The description - and the NSA's desire to "partner it all" - clash with previous comments by Mr Key, who had previously claimed there was limited sharing.

"We share information in isolated cases about New Zealanders with our partners, and we do that when there's a really good reason to do that."

Yesterday, a spokesman for Mr Key said "we do not comment on matters of intelligence or national security, but as the Prime Minister has stated in the past, we do not carry out wholesale collection of metadata".

The spokesman said the GCSB acted within the law. "The PM does not comment on the GCSB's capabilities or operational activity."

Green co-leader Russell Norman said the Prime Minister's refusal to talk about how spies worked meant the public could not judge the extent of the intrusion.

"You have to talk about the tools that are used to understand the sort of mass surveillance intelligence agencies are engaged in.

"The reason the Prime Minister doesn't want to talk about it and says it operational is because everyone will realise what's going on and then the game is up."