Comments on: Anti-domestic violence video shows the price some women pay when England loses The World Cup

By: not the same jane

not the same jane — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 16:49:32 +0000

I’d like to see funding for rape crisis/ womens’ refuge/ homeless shelter/ victim support organisation level pegging with the amount govt.pays out to all sporting bodies on a dollar for dollar basis.
I’d like to see all games, game shows, sports shows and talkbacks monitored for off colour talk/ incitement to violence/ rape jokes/ sexist putdowns and taken off air when the meter hits a certain level.
I’d like to see the Minister for sport, the shadow minister and all spokespeople for sport from every political party, with their pinnies and rubber gloves on doing voluntary hours at the local homeless shelter/ children’s hospital/ S.P.C.A./ oils spill site/ whale beaching.
These figure are appalling, Chloe. It has become a worldwide thing (well, what hasn’t?) and people getting arrested in Brazil for protesting about hunger alongside the millions spent by FIFA for their world cup- truly revolting.

By: reason

reason — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:41:52 +0000

Samantha ……………. I think you’ll find rugby supporters “celebrate” more when their team wins which means more booze drinking.

Happy drunks can turn into violent drunks like a switch being flicked.

Its the nature of the drug booze …………..

By the way the “drug crazed nutter” that ordinary kiwi’s encounter will 99 times out of 100 be an angry drunk …….

By: wild katipo

wild katipo — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:25:31 +0000

Yep….the stupidity is a global stupidity – from idiot ‘hooligans’ who use it as an excuse to brawl to idiot blokes who cant hold their liquor and even less their tempers..all over a game.

Mindless ..

Immature…

and a very , very myopic diminutive self centered world view.

By: McChristchurch

McChristchurch — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 07:02:06 +0000

How will Dong Hua Liu’s wife go when National lose the September election?

By: reason

reason — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 04:39:12 +0000

Isn’t it the “Steinlager” all blacks ?????

Rugby + Alcohol

same with soccer no doubt

Violence increases when more booze is drunk.

As long as sport and booze are intertwined then violence will always be the third and never missing member of the team …………..

By: Richard Christie

Richard Christie — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 03:11:34 +0000

In reply to Shar72. I'm sure assaults in general spike, not just domestic related.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:19:44 +0000

Surely it is when the All Blacks LOSE, not win, that the NZ Police notice an increase in domestic violence levels?

By: Shar72

Shar72 — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 23:56:09 +0000

It doesn’t surprise me at all. I had a bf who used to get aggro if his local rugby team lost. That plus his taste for liquor were all the warning signs I needed and bailed. I heard years later he ended up in prison for beating up his wife.

Without a doubt this IS an issue!!