Winston (and his right wing media sock puppets like Ryan Bridge) better be praying to all their Gods that the protestor who actually smashed Winston window was in fact ‘radical left’, because there is a lot of speculation that he wasn’t part of the protest at all and may have been with another group altogether.
There are lots of rights wing groups angry at Winston, like the Grey Hound mob and anti vaxxers disappointed Winston hasn’t hung Jacinda’s family for Covid lockdowns!
Winston smeared me, smeared the actress who organised the protest and smeared Chloe as the radical left who had dangerously taken protest to a dangerous level.
Just like Trump did.
Firstly, Winston is a man who has built a political career out of dog whistle personal attacks on minority, migrants and vulnerable groups.
Remember what he said about Benjamin Doyle, Rawiri’s facial tattoos, Harry Tam, Migrant Green MPs.
Look at the death threats Benjamin had to endure because of Winston…
19-year-old charged after sending death threats to Green MP who since resigned
…more than any other politician in recent years, Winston thrives on exploiting community divisions for political gain.
For Winston to play the victim is like the Taliban demanding to see the manager.
If it turns out this person who smashed the window isn’t Radical Left at all, and he has told his lawyer to tell everyone this…
Hudson told Stuff his client wanted to be clear that he was not part of any protest activity outside Peters’ house
…remember the sign he left read ‘welcome to the real world’ – how is that a Palestinian rights poster?
So if he was in fact not from the Radical Left as Winston and Ryan Bridge claimed, we are going to force feed that lie down their throats all election next year!
The person who has smashed Winston’s window has elected a jury trial and has pleaded not guilty. We will watch the trial with interest.
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The person who turned themselves in to the police for committing this crime, and then plead not guilty, has interim name suppression, and it looks likely that they will be seeking permanent name suppression.
Due to the high profile nature of this case and the toxic accusations and smears leveled at the Left and especially the Green Party this cannot stand.
Until we actually know who they are, and what their life story is, no matter how many times they claim that they are, ‘not of the Left’ the stigma and the far right conspiracies will grow and metastasize.
This broken window must not be allowed to become a Reichstag moment for the Right.
In light of the grave accusations that have been leveled against the Left by Winston Peters and repeated and enlarged by Duncan Garner and David Seymour, it is in the public interest that permanent name suppression must not be granted.
Yes, I understand that being identified is a punishment on its own. But do the crime, do the time.
If this person is not identified, the harm to our democracy could be much worse.
If in the unholy event that permaent name suppression is granted, it must be vigorously sought to be overturned.
Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
From Google:
The phrase “sunlight is the best disinfectant” is both a literal statement about how UV rays kill germs and a metaphor for transparency and accountability in public life, famously coined by Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. Literally, the ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight can kill bacteria and viruses on surfaces, a property used in various disinfection applications. Metaphorically, it means that exposing wrongdoing to public scrutiny, like a beam of sunlight, is the most effective way to prevent corruption and promote honesty.
Winston’s broken window is not on a par with the Reichstag fire and it won’t be an issue at next year’s general election unless all parties have taken leave of their senses.
Winston might be praying that the person who broke his window turns out to be a left-wing activist. If Winston is reduced to praying for such a thing (in other words praying that God will make what he said right, even if it happens to be wrong, which is a big ask even of Almighty God) then it is just another sign of how he has lost the plot as a politician. Even in the era of Trump, politicians still need to speak carefully, and there are times when it is better not to speak at all.
The left should not be overly concerned about the identity or motivations of the window breaker. It is what it is. As the Book of Ecclesiastes says “For everything there is a season and time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to break windows and a time to repair windows..” or something like that.
Awesome that this is trial by jury as burglary is a serious charge however, they could lessen the charge to intentional damage so it could be pleaded out but it should still be possible to get his reasoning why he did throw a brick or crowbar in Winstons window and they could drag this charge closer to the election by that time this event is forgotten and Winston crew would manufacture another shock and awe scenario
It was GF broke the window!
I can tell by how he writes!!
Winston has never been credible, seriously.
Holding a “NO” sign to the media relating to Owen Glenns $100,000 donation may have given him a bit of a laugh but what it proved beyond doubt is historically Winston will milk everything for what it’s worth.
People are correct when they say his party is Winston First. His broken window is the exact response to the hatred rhetoric he want’s to impose on others. He’s got form and he got what he deserved, Doyle did not but that episode is on Winston and Winston alone. As for playing the victim and saying his wife supposedly being cut by glass, where’s the evidence? Just another example of Winston First.
Show me your cut, Jan, and I will …don’t know what, it went out of my head.
Ok then, show me your stress level…
Just remembered — something about your man’s shoulder shruggy thing he does when he’s laughing AT people not with.
Yep not sure how she could be cut by glass when she was on the turps with guests in another room .And surely they would have milked it and called an ambulance who would have sent 3 ambulances and 2 managers along with 20 reporters and carted her off with a major dressing applied .Strange they never said anything about her fake injury till several days later .Maybe she was picking up the courage to let winny scratch her .
The person who broke Winston’s window needs to grow some b&lls and legally state that they are/were not part of the Green’s Genocide peaceful process. They don’t even need to say who they represented. Winston would then NEED to apologise to Chloe for his incorrect assumption and ensuing accusations. Now Winston is claiming his partner was also hurt by the glass – thought it landed in the dog’s bed! And Ryan – pull you head in no-one is interested in what you have to say. Go for another superb meal at another wonderful restaurant DER! OMG the drama – how can we live without it?
did you not read above his lawyer has already said that is the case .
You mean this Gordon? It still seems inconclusive.
Hudson told Stuff his client wanted to be clear that he was not part of any protest activity outside Peters’ house
…remember the sign he left read ‘welcome to the real world’ – how is that a Palestinian rights poster?
So if he was in fact not from the Radical Left as Winston and Ryan Bridge claimed, we are going to force feed that lie down their throats all election next year!
Peters’ acolyte Jacomb’s SECRET inability to quickly move on from his failed SECRET green dream is rather wet if you ask me. DID money hurt?
The SECRET inability of Peters’ acolyte Cults-Abound-Bob to stop pretending he’s not a Christian is rather wet if you ask me. DOES it hurt that he never asked??