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  1. Of all the participants mentioned on this daily blog…

    Who has the thinnest skin?

    Who has has the money to hire a lawyer (or has Netsafe been weaponised)?

    Who is known for being litigous?

    A lot of participants are now under suspicion of being anti-free speech snowflakes. If Bradbury loses in the secret court how will other snowflake suspects clear their names?

  2. This has “HDCA” written all over it.

    The matter has the pattern, the consequences, and the process of the legislation.

    If I’m right:

    a/ There are no absolute defences available under the HDCA Act;

    b/ The evidence-in-chief favours how a complainant “feels” about whatever the alleged “harm” is (harm being defined as “serious emotional distress”.

    c/ The truth of anything claimed by the Respondent is routinely ignored by the Court (see “a”).

    d/ There is a defense under s 21 of the HDCA of “reasonable excuse” if the Respondent does not comply with a Court Order. A Contempt proceeding is where the Respondent can present their defense under this section of the Act.

    e/ The Court CANNOT compel anyone to lie, or to make a false statement, or to incriminate themselves (see s 14 NZBORA and associated legislative decisions). If Martyn believes that making an apology would result in these outcomes, he is entitled to raise this defense.

    f/ If Martyn publishes an apology that identifies any of the parties in the public domain, and as there is a suppression order in place, Martyn will breach the suppression order by court compulsion to do so. The Court cannot determine that for one order to be advanced (eg an apology), whilst another court order must be breached.

    g/ Martyn making an apology he knows to be untrue also risks Martyn incriminating himself under various sections of the Crimes Act 1961.

    1. There will be court injunctions covering this. All the media and the Free speech union could say is that Martin Bradbury is facing court action. Anything else would be contempt of court. It’s an unfair system, as an example, a co worker was accused of a crime, his name was suppressed, I would have been in contempt of court should I have told friends, family that I wasn’t the person who was charged, the cops told me to be careful even if I spoke to my lawyer.

  3. Wow, this is serious. Did you break the PIJF rules and acknowledge maori surrendered sovereignty?

  4. Tell us what has been censored and I will republish it, regardless of whether or not I agree with the content.
    We may then end up in adjoining cells. Or even sharing the same cell. Though that might seem an extreme and unusual form of punishment.

  5. Let us look back on the years of your blogging and every time you’ve tried to deplatform/have fired/life ruined/ republished hacked correspondence.

    And right now.

    Nope I still couldn’t give a F.

    Other than please let us know who is your opponent as I’m definitely into the give a little.

    For them.

  6. NZ is sliding into shithole overlord status and the wannabe’s who think they can own it, are still dreaming they can. I, for one, can’t wait until the line is crossed.

  7. This sounds like something straight out of MAGA-world dystopia.
    Surely no one is that paranoid or that litigious here in Aotearoa..

  8. There haven’t been any John Minto Palestinian articles for a while and “TDB has been served legal directives from the Star Chamber”. A cohencidence?

  9. When Martyn says 4 blogs, does he mean 4 posts/articles? And if so, does that mean they have been taken down?
    And if so can, someone check the wayback machine to see what has disappeared?

  10. Sounds shitty and I fully support you, you Lefty cunt.

    Just hope you’ll be there when the same thing happens to me – like during another pandemic when “misinformation” warrants:
    – loss of advertising via Google, Facebook, etc, after the government has had a chat with them.
    – De-listing of the blog by Amazon Web Services and their ilk.
    – de-banking.
    – de-platforming via cutting of links to other forums (blogs, X, FB, etc) under pressure from “the consumers”.

    …. and so on and so forth.

      1. @ King of the west 11
        Me not Mr Judd.

        Also “Mr Man”. If you’re referring to the Russia-Ukraine war I support the latter. As to the Covid-19 Pandemic I’m don’t think the Russians were prominent on that “disinformation” front.

    1. Spreading Russian misinformation that can and did kill people worldwide. Not the same thing.
      You can keep thinking it is though.

  11. Good luck…this is now a well trodden path, one that awaits anyone with an interest in political matters.

  12. Hey Bomber.

    Its not surprising given you and TDB are basically the only media who will confront and call out this mongrel government and its monied interests.

    Seems strange that in a supposed democracy that ” free speech ” is only a right that certain groups and individuals can claim provided they sympathize with the plutocracy and their agenda.

    This country seems to be less and less a free and open liberal democracy you keep claiming it is.

    I think incarcerating you would be a serious injustice given we allow many people who have committed heinous crime and white collar criminals to have their sentences suspended or serve home detention.

    This action seems to have fascist overtones.

    Kia kaha Martyn Bradbury.

  13. You know the answers to all the statements, but you are not permitted to share them. Doesn’t sound like justice to me. Wonder what the Free Speech Union is doing about this.

      1. So in your world the FSU is not allowed to protest when someone’s free speech is restricted? They might be behind the actions for all I know going on their reaction to the journalist asking questions regarding the medical council.

        1. The issue Martin Bradbury is going to court about is likely to be covered by court injunctions. Anyone including the media, and free speech union, would be held in contempt of court, should they say anything other than Martin Bradbury has published on his blog and is going to court. They can’t say anything thing else, some court injunctions can prohibit any one talking about the matter before the court. The FSU may well be involved and may even be assisting, however they could be prevented by an injunction to say anything at all.

      2. Like you and I, Pope, they should be publicising this outrage! The thin end of the wedge, welcome to fascism. If he said something that is a lie, charge him with that.

    1. I think we all know by this point they neither advocate for free speech for all, or are even a union, so the answer is probably not enough, or possibly nothing.

  14. Jesus! Go you. Respect.
    Our AO/NZ’s been a trough full of dirty, greedy little piggies for generations.
    I am however surprised they’re drawing attention to themselves by making a fuss.

  15. This has got to be a sick joke! Someone has to be in the corner of the needy so democracy can support and protect those doing their best to find a level of fairness. Of course the charges will be laid on thickly and will all be about having the money to do it? Why can’t this pathetic CoC roll with the punches just like the needy have had to do since their wages were cruelly kept so low and they were given the lion’s share of taxes to pay?! If this is such a big deal, to require a court case and suggestion of a prison sentence, then has DEMOCRACY in NZ gone out the window! What a spiteful, toxic, dysfunctional society we now live in! Martyn, we wish you more than luck – you are the only source of fairness out there for the Left. NZ will be poorer and more corrupt if you are sentenced! Of course it goes without saying that NZ, as we know it, will never be the same again if this totally unscrupulous rabble gets another term! As I have said, the Right will go to any lengths to win – this is just the start!

    1. And don’t you forget it….
      The socialists and far left will never win Patrize, at anything in NZ.
      The right will always win because we have more money/better lawyers and most certainly better class of human beings.
      The left have poor dreamers, the idle, the indigenous losers, no match for the right.
      Suck it up snowflake.

      1. The right having better class of human beings!? What a joke! You guys have no problem elevating the most self serving bigoted criminals and sex abusers to be your exaulted leaders.

      2. “But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.” This description describes the end of the coming church state power so any victory you get will not last.

    1. Please. Allow me. @ Dear Ada. FYI. Sometimes, as in your case, a blunt instrument is the best approach so I must write go fuck yourself. I mean, who, or what, else would?