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Former Prime Minister Mike Moore - Source: Q+A -
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Q+A's panel this week Paul Holmes, Therese Arseneau, former NZ First MP Ron Mark & former Prime Minister, Mike Moore.
PAUL Good or bad law, the three strikes law.
RON Oh I think there's a bigger story here, ACT have been done, quite clearly the adjustments that Simon Power's made to the original ACT bill and created as a government bill, this five year benchmark that he's put in there will effectively mean that this law never actually sees any effect at all.
MIKE I think it's superficial show pony nonsense. I'd go for it if it worked, there are deeper issues at work. Looks it what people want to hear, playing on the grief. Nobody's batting for the other side on the law and order issue. It's a bit like anti smacking, the anti smacking law would never do what those who supported it said it would do, it would never do what those opposed to it ...
PAUL But the Nats might feel obliged to support this because it is what you might call a red meat issue.
MIKE I think we ought to spend some time on Mental Health and our law and order problems, I just think we go for these wonderful superficial ...
RON I agree with that if you want to talk about dealing with the Mental Health Act yeah we can have that debate, if you want to talk about what Kim wants to talk about all the time rehabilitation and what inmates are actually doing when they're incarcerated, let's have that debate, this debate is about whether this law, which is supposed to be a three strikes and you're out law, should pass or whether it will achieve what they said it would achieve. The benchmark has been set so high with the five years, who gets five years take for example ...
PAUL Nobody has been sentence for serious violent crimes for three five year sentences.
RON A driver hits a victim drags them for two kilometres down the road gets four years three months, doesnt qualify as a first strike, a doctor sexually assaults two young girls gets two years, it's not a strike. This law is a crock, ACT have been done and the question for ACT is are they gonna vote for it.
PAUL Well thats right, thats right he doesnt like the law as it is, the Nats have also added a few crimes, bestiality, incest, robber, acid throwing, aggravated burglary, kidnapping, underage sex crimes.
RON What about P dealing, P is the thing that is ripping our communities apart and you do not get a strike for being a P cook or a PAUL dealer. Absolutely ridiculous.
MIKE Well it's not gonna do what they say it's gonna do, it never was.
PAUL Will it pass?
RON Haven't a clue.
MIKE ACT should show some guts and vote against it.
RON Absolutely agree.
PAUL What would be coming up this week being in parliament. Parliament's in session again what news are you gonna be looking for keeping an eye on this week?
RON Oh it's interesting, there's a rather obscure bill going through that deals with funding from parliamentary services for political parties, land transfer amendments bills are gonna go through and of course the Asean Australia Free Trade area bill thats going through.
MIKE Around some serious stuff goes on we'll be hearing about water coolers and what come up next week will be Sunday's lunch, and Iran.
PAUL There could be a bit more of that couldnt there?
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Post new commentYady said on 2011-11-28 @ 09:41 NZDT: Report abusive post
the country is full of complacent morons who love to complain but dont get of there arse to vote.... cant beleive where this country is headed, where just like the yanks, maybe worse because we think we are better than them....shame shame shame..... who can blame us for moving to aussie... the nz government is for the nz rich list, they dont care about the poor..... shame shame shame..... and the media should be held accountable.... they done this... i want to hear the tea tapes!
Yady said on 2011-11-28 @ 09:35 NZDT: Report abusive post
those who didn't vote should be ashamed of themselves.... this country is full of moaning couch potatoes..... just what national needed... shame shame shame....
cheekychick said on 2011-11-27 @ 10:03 NZDT: Report abusive post
Michelle Boag calling Winston names is disgusting and offensive Jan
troberts88 said on 2011-11-27 @ 10:00 NZDT: Report abusive post
Yay John!
cheekychick said on 2011-11-27 @ 09:28 NZDT: Report abusive post
Winston Peters is needed in Parliament to keep them honest. Janice