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this common referral to pet academics is in reality a sign of bloody laziness on the reporters part -ie Cant be assed getting into gear and googling or scouting for fresh perspective,so will just ring my mate or the papers pet expert .not worried they trot the same line of drivel out repeatedly cause varsities are encouraged to be bastions of free expression and no one will contradict an academic.
You may be rare, but welcome none the less. I know of many parents who would go to the same lengths for their kids, but I also know there are many parents out there who would not do the same. Good on you for getting involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyclops
Clements is a fear-mongering nut-job. Welcome to the gun show | Features | Critic Te Arohi
I like the part where he suggests Dunedin's weather makes people want to shoot each other. You can't make this stuff up.
I'm guessing you didn't go to Otago uni or you'd already know to ignore anything printed in the load of bleating drivel that is the critic magazine.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommygun
Is that why David Bain didn't like his paper run?Quote:
Originally Posted by tommygun
As a student I should know better, but I had seen the cover of that issue when it was printed and was curious as to what they were going to say. I wasn't at all surprised.Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
I graduated in 2007, it obviously hasn't got any better since then!Quote:
Originally Posted by tommygun
Nationally, Clements believes one positive step would be to require gun owners to register their guns. “We also need to have much more proactive mechanisms to ensure the police keep guns out of the hands of those who might use them for nefarious purposes. Police also need to be more vigilant in ensuring that weapons do not fall into the hands of those with protection orders against them. For example, in the recent Saint Leonard’s shootings, Livingstone had a protection order against him and shouldn’t have had access to guns. There should have been much closer monitoring of their availability for him.” My
My question is how registration would theoretically prevent and unhinged individual from shooting people? Will they say, before shooting people, then blowing their brains out, "I better not do this because they know I have this"? In the case pointed out above, the gun was stolen, and easily traced back to the owner, without registration. I doubt he would have taken it in to get registered before he went to kill his kids. So the good professor is talking absolute shit. No surprises, it's his profession after all.
In terms of what the University could do, Clements believes actively declaring the Campus gun-free would be a step in the right direction: “Just like a smoke-free environment I think it would be good for the University to declare this a gun-free environment.
This comment would be hilarious if the subject matter wasn't so grave. How many gun free zones in the USA have been shot up? I don't even really know what to say to this idiocy. It offends me that this "man" actually gets paid to be some kind of teacher. He just sounds like a butt hurt beta male. The left wing is a very bizarre place.
What kind of bizarre fantasy world is he living in that declaring Otago Uni "gun-free" would make any difference to anything? Nobody wanders around the campus carrying a gun anyway.
Socialists are big on pointless gestures.Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
Wounder if Gooner and HDA are worried about their jobs?
Krameranzac
"I doubt the anonymous dealer will remain anonymous for long."
I can help you with that it wasn't taieri arms as i would never give media any crap like that to work with , that only leaves two stores and I could be wrong but one store owner is on hoilday
Oi! I am a greenie voting leftie type person so go take a running jump.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beavis
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What you are really commenting on is the likes of Clements who sit out on one of the extremes IMHO. They exist on both sides and both want to influence/control the moderate majority for their own ends.
This is meant to be satire?Quote:
Originally Posted by tommygun
how ironic given your mission statement at the bottom:wtfsmilie: -as far Im aware in 6+decades in this wart on the arse of the planet earth labelled New zealand ,the elected administration -to wit the government :Pwere for ALL no just MY.:redbullsmiley: if you did not vote for them -a consideration based on your declaring your left wing opining then your use of the adjective MY is pure hyperbole and a myth!:sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by steven
i find pendantics very erotic -dont you:thumbsup:
My word you are a walking talking Dick and Harry (dictionary) Kotuku
I dont think I can make a worthy reply, LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by kotuku
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