Well, after all that dicking about, and the Police and Maori groups yelling at one another, but refusing to be transparent, it took the media to reveal some of this. Thank GOD! So, the Dominion Herald yesterday (Nov 14) put out a news article leaking some of the police evidence. Apparently there was talk about the assassination of John Keyes (if he got in power (which he unfortunately probably will)) and George W. Bush (if he came to visit). Also the camps in the Ureweras talked about how to blockade themselves against police, how to use Molotov Cocktails, and the ousting of Pakeha farmers.
Well, shit. As much as I dislike the NZ police force, this is some pretty damning evidence. Were they in the right?
However, a couple of things about this bug me.
Firstly, while I applaud Fairfax media for their release of this information, I'm worried about their bias, and the selectiveness of their release. We have no idea of the context of the quotes, and the level of seriousness associated with them. Is it just two jokers on the phone laughing about how they could knock of John Keyes? Or are they seriously plotting it? Were they seriously talking about kicking Pakeha farmers of their land, or was it just pie in the sky discussing? Without a context it's hard to judge. Goodness only knows that when I was in high school, my friends and I discussed how we would barricade the place and protect it if anyone tried to attack. We weren't particularly serious, but it was a fun enough exercise, and completely harmless.
So once more, I end this with a plea for more information. Let us see for ourselves exactly what's going on here.
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