Thread: Protesting Confiscation Events

@ebf, reverse that onus of proof and show us where it says it's a privilege.

If we accept that it's a human right - albeit one that's not recognised in NZ law - yet the law simultaneously stops short of explicitly calling it a privilege, what is it? Sounds like it's a grey area, legally speaking. Perhaps "conditional entitlement" describes it better?

Certainly the police's mantra is "privilege not a right". Although, given the evident ease at which privileges can be taken away, I'm not sure that parroting it on their behalf is particularly helpful.