Three guilty of brutal ‘prohibition’ killing

Another prohibition murder accrues to the account of bad policy masked by good intentions. /Blair

Three guilty of brutal killing
NZH 05 Dec 2008

Two men and a woman have been remanded for sentence after being found guilty of the brutal killing of a 26-year-old man in his home as his partner and toddler hid in a bathroom. Guy Nicholas Wilson, 36, from Otara, Paul Junior Grace, 24, from East Tamaki, and Annette Louise Elaine Heta, 27, were jointly accused of murdering Jason Noe Kai Chong Boon.

Police National Drug Intelligence?

Blue: no drugs
Yellow: some drugs
Grey: lots of drugs

An Auckland High Court jury this week found Wilson guilty of murder and Grace and Heta guilty of manslaughter. Grace pleaded guilty of assault with intent to rob, and Wilson and Heta were found guilty of assault with intent to rob. They were remanded in custody for sentencing on March 5. Crown prosecutor Kirsten Lummis told the court that Mr Boon, who was known to the defendants, was involved in the drugs scene. [more]

Update, Herald on Sunday milks the “Home Invasion” story from the mothers perspective.

see http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2008/12/09/murder-trial.html

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MedPot, Unresolved in NZ, Sorted in Washington

Medical Cannabis ‘bud’

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — After meeting with law enforcement leaders, Washington’s Health Department has cut its suggested two-month supply of medical marijuana by nearly a third – a change that riled patients’ advocates and sparked threats of a lawsuit.

On Tuesday, the state Health Department laid out its suggestion for a 60-day supply of medical marijuana at 24 ounces of usable pot, along with six mature plants and 18 immature plants. That mirrors the limits used in Oregon, and is a significant drop from the 35 ounces and 100 square feet of growing area the agency was considering after gathering volumes of comment from people around the state.

If only New Zealand had this dilemma!

Despite the woeful ignorance of many politicians who believe the crap Police dole out to them when they mockingly have declared “there is no one in jail for cannabis!”, Medicinal use remains unresolved. A bill before the ‘house of representatives’ has been languishing for years under the legislative tables.

The worst offenders are not those who use medpot, rather they are the gaumless and morally illiterate politicians who pander to ignorance AND dishonor the parliamentary prayer everyday.

Not one of these people should be re-elected ever.

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Leading Evidence

Leading Evidence.

The evidence of a corollary between the societal response to dogs and drugs is mounting. This media is an exemplar of the othering and typecasting that Natalie, quite correctly points out.

The metaphors, ‘give a dog a bad name’ and ‘never kick a dog that’s down’ are relevant to resolving the tensions behind both of these perplexing social problems, and indicative of what we, the community need to do to fix both.

Media would be less likely to report for example “it has been my experience that Jack Russells more often than not, are agents provocateur” despite that it may well be the common experience of many others. How likely would it be that ‘that tale be told’ let alone, including in this case, be it the actual circumstances?

Prejudices leads to othering. Othering leads to lies. Lies lead to injustice. Injustice serves no one. Dog or Man.

(see comments at http://doglinks.blogspot.com/2007/05/dog-owners-feed-pitbulls-p.html )

Blair Anderson
http://mildgreens.com

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