Waihopai terrorists get off

**JimO** · 17th March 2010, 18:03

skyrider will be over the moon. also that cunt with the beard has his head on upside down

**Mully** · 17th March 2010, 18:08

Didn't they admit it?? How do they get off if they admit it? Cos it was a "Noble thing to do"(tm)?

There's hope for Pete Bethune - except he'll be in the Japanese court system

**Naki Rat** · 17th March 2010, 18:11

You've got to hand it to those guys, they used NZ law to stick it to the Yanks. Well done those men

**SMOKEU** · 17th March 2010, 18:13

They're a bunch of al-Qaeda wannabes.

**Pussy** · 17th March 2010, 18:26

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

They're a bunch of al-Qaeda wannabes.

Which, as you well know, is referred to as "Te Qaeda" in NZ

**FJRider** · 17th March 2010, 18:33

Because they "didnt know it was agains't the law "... to cut through a fence and vandalise property ...

**MisterD** · 17th March 2010, 18:48

Absolutely unfuckingbelieveable...the cause damage worth millions of dollars, which my tax has to fix, admit to it and are found not guilty? How exactly does that work?

**rainman** · 17th March 2010, 18:56

Originally Posted by FJRider

Because they "didnt know it was agains't the law "... to cut through a fence and vandalise property ...

No, I think they knew it was against the law, just that their action was towards the greater good - making it harder for the yanks to carry on fighting dubious wars and rendering people off to be tortured. A small wrong preventing a greater wrong being perpetrated against others. At least that's how I understood their explanation.

And yes, I think the teacher dude's head in upside down too. It's a look.... sorta quasi-Amish?

And MisterD, why should your taxes pay for the American war machine, anyway?

**Mom** · 17th March 2010, 19:03

Great defense team, complacent prosecutors. For the greater good now means that you can admit you intentionally damaged someone elses property, and despite being taken before a judge and jury for committing a crime in this country, you get found not guilty.

I wont admit strong feelings either way on the political motive behind the crime, but, the fact that they got away with the damage they did amazes me. Piss poor crown prosecution.

**wbks** · 17th March 2010, 19:08

Originally Posted by rainman

And MisterD, why should your taxes pay for the American war machine, anyway?

His taxes being used to fulfill NZ's obligation to work with the USA... You know better than to think NZ really is "independent", right?

Originally Posted by MisterD

Absolutely unfuckingbelieveable...the cause damage worth millions of dollars, which my tax has to fix, admit to it and are found not guilty? How exactly does that work?

Pic a court case... Any case; now look at public opinion... Pick anything from a polar opposite to a piss weak excuse for "justice" and you've got a good shot of being right?

**MisterD** · 17th March 2010, 19:12

Originally Posted by rainman

And MisterD, why should your taxes pay for the American war machine, anyway?

I'd rather we didn't completely chuck away membership of the overall western security alliance thankyouverymuch. That "American war machine" guff is really tiresome...