This is weird on many levels. Your comments would be appreciated.

**toycollector10** · 19th August 2010, 17:50

http://msn.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...667308&ref=rss

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crim...-turns-violent

http://www.3news.co.nz/Medieval-memb...7/Default.aspx

There are little snippets of extra detail in the extra reports.

**Gubb** · 19th August 2010, 17:53

What's wierd? She attacked soneone and copped a fine for it?

**Genie** · 19th August 2010, 17:57

Not quite sure what the relevence to the mother five children bit is, but hell, what a terrible role model and if she's so quick to attack a photgrapher so visciously how does she treat her children?

Raises many questions, and I'd like to know why a viscious assult like this only gets a measly $200.00 fine....FFS, shocking behaviour and she gets hit with a soggy rag! Yet, were she to say, committ a dishonesty crime her penalty would be much worse.

**marie_speeds** · 19th August 2010, 17:58

Was it because they didn't have cameras in medieval times?

**SMOKEU** · 19th August 2010, 18:11

Typical n*****s, what do you expect?

**marie_speeds** · 19th August 2010, 18:14

But if it had been a guy doing the assault would he have just been let off with a $200 fine?

**SMOKEU** · 19th August 2010, 18:16

Originally Posted by marie_speeds

But if it had been a guy doing the assault would he have just been let off with a $200 fine?

Pretty much, that's the usual penalty these days.

**marie_speeds** · 19th August 2010, 18:20

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

Pretty much, that's the usual penalty these days.

Fark! Now someone tells me!

I have a farken list to get through then...

**SMOKEU** · 19th August 2010, 18:21

Originally Posted by marie_speeds

Fark! Now someone tells me!

I have a farken list to get through then...

There's no time like the present.

**toycollector10** · 19th August 2010, 18:23

The first thing that struck me was that (without stereotyping people) the person doing the assault has a Maori name. I just felt it was out of the norm that she was in a Medieval reenactment group, rather than say, a Maori history reenactment group. Maori really, really identify with their culture these days but tend to play down their European heritage at the same time.

**SMOKEU** · 19th August 2010, 18:25

Originally Posted by toycollector10

Maori really, really identify with their culture these days but tend to play down their European heritage at the same time.

The older ones do, but realistically, these days most of the younger ones don't really give a fuck about their heritage.

**marie_speeds** · 19th August 2010, 18:43

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

The older ones do, but realistically, these days most of the younger ones don't really give a fuck about their heritage.

Don't know about that? Shot across to the Nga Puhi Festival when we were holidaying in Paihia earlier this year and there plenty youth there embracing their heritage.Or was that the weed being openly smoked...LOL

**toycollector10** · 19th August 2010, 19:17

The criminal is on a benefit, the taxpayer pays the fine.

The fine is a pittance. The assaulted woman was dragged to the door (By the hair?) and her glasses (value between $280 and $600) were smashed.

The photographer gets punched in the face. What damage was caused to the camera gear?

The photographer gets no payment for her broken glasses. She gets nothing, no repartion.

The criminal was a senior member of the group. Why didn't anyone in the room intervene? Does she have a history of aggression and bullying group members?

The victim gets a right effing-over then the stupid judge decides to flip her over and do it again to her. I would be right aggrieved if this happened to me.