At 1:40 p.m. on Friday, March 15, a gunman entered a mosque in the city of Christchurch and shot dead 41 people as they worshiped.
He then drove for six minutes to another mosque where, at 1:52 p.m., he entered and took the lives of another seven worshipers in just three minutes. Three more people died of their injuries after the attack.
For New Zealand this was an unprecedented act of terror. It shattered our small country on what was otherwise an ordinary Friday afternoon. I was on my way to visit a new school, people were preparing for the weekend, and Kiwi Muslims were answering their call to prayer. Fifty men, women and children were killed that day. Thirty-nine others were injured; one died in the hospital weeks later, and some will never recover.
My job in the immediate aftermath was to ensure the safety of all New Zealanders and to provide whatever assistance and comfort I could to those affected. The world grieved with us. The outpouring of sorrow and support from New Zealanders and from around the globe was immense. But we didn’t just want grief; we wanted action.
Our first move was to pass a law banning the military-style semiautomatic guns the terrorist used. That was the tangible weapon.
Anonymous wrote:True conservatives in Australia telling Fraser Anning to go F himself:
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Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A teenage Australian boy throws an egg at the back of the head the far-right Australian senator who wrote that awful letter. The Senator punches the boy in the face:
https://mobile.twitter.com/henry_belot/status/1106790914414919681?s=12
The Senator’s Brownshirt-style supports gang up on the boy and choke him until he passes out:
https://mobile.twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1106817243361370112?s=12
WTF?! Impeach that Nazi goon.
He’s likely protected under Parliamentary privilege.
Even for the physical assault of the kid? He should be in jail.
But wasn't he physically assaulted first?
His life was never in danger. The Parliamentaria and his goons will likely be charged. You can’t aggressively pursue when an assaulter has backed off. That’s not how self-defense works.
Btw, I agree that the kid should be charged with something (likely assault or battery)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A teenage Australian boy throws an egg at the back of the head the far-right Australian senator who wrote that awful letter. The Senator punches the boy in the face:
https://mobile.twitter.com/henry_belot/status/1106790914414919681?s=12
The Senator’s Brownshirt-style supports gang up on the boy and choke him until he passes out:
https://mobile.twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1106817243361370112?s=12
WTF?! Impeach that Nazi goon.
He’s likely protected under Parliamentary privilege.
Even for the physical assault of the kid? He should be in jail.
Nice to know that we have lawyers licensed in New Zealand on this board.
But wasn't he physically assaulted first?
His life was never in danger. The Parliamentaria and his goons will likely be charged. You can’t aggressively pursue when an assaulter has backed off. That’s not how self-defense works.
Btw, I agree that the kid should be charged with something (likely assault or battery)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A teenage Australian boy throws an egg at the back of the head the far-right Australian senator who wrote that awful letter. The Senator punches the boy in the face:
https://mobile.twitter.com/henry_belot/status/1106790914414919681?s=12
The Senator’s Brownshirt-style supports gang up on the boy and choke him until he passes out:
https://mobile.twitter.com/clairlemon/status/1106817243361370112?s=12
WTF?! Impeach that Nazi goon.
He’s likely protected under Parliamentary privilege.
Even for the physical assault of the kid? He should be in jail.
But wasn't he physically assaulted first?