Terror in Public Opinion
It has been interesting watching human behaviour in the past couple of weeks in relation to these terror raids and how it seems we would react to a situation differently if all the facts about the case if all the cards were laid on the table. I even find myself wanting leap to conclusions but not being able too because I don't know all the facts.
But it seems that the general concensus is that it is not possible for anyone to be a terrorist in New Zealand because to be suspected of it and taken into custody tramples on someones human rights. And of course, New Zealand in most cases has become so PC that it can't see beyond the black and white to the possibility, someone here could do something really, really bad. Like a terrorist act.
I remember watching something about the US Navy Seal corp. Each of them take an oath and that oath includes that they will defend their country against all terrorists, foriegn and domestic. Now, I don't necessarily agree that we should have immediately legislated a form of anti-terrorism law, however we live in a day in age where terror threats are a reality. Even domestic ones. Are we so blind to think that one of our own could not possibly do something that would be considered terrorism or a terrorist act?
In some way, I think our military, police, defence forces should have if they don't already a similar oath. They are there, or should be there to protect the populous from forms of terror, from inside and outside.
Case in point? The London train bombings of 2005. Three of the four of the bombers were born in Leeds area of London. The forth was born in Jamaica. Essentially, regardless of their religion, these were domestic terrorists. Dosent matter where they did their training, or what they believed, Christain, Islam, they were for England, domestic terrorists.
Now tell me. Can this ever happen here? No one can ever say no to this question. Personally, I want to see the kind of evidence that these people are being charged with, and if it was worth doing it under the legislation they did it under. That is yet to be seen and the test of the law itself will be how it is used and if it was used properly. I guess we will have to wait and see.
But it seems that the general concensus is that it is not possible for anyone to be a terrorist in New Zealand because to be suspected of it and taken into custody tramples on someones human rights. And of course, New Zealand in most cases has become so PC that it can't see beyond the black and white to the possibility, someone here could do something really, really bad. Like a terrorist act.
I remember watching something about the US Navy Seal corp. Each of them take an oath and that oath includes that they will defend their country against all terrorists, foriegn and domestic. Now, I don't necessarily agree that we should have immediately legislated a form of anti-terrorism law, however we live in a day in age where terror threats are a reality. Even domestic ones. Are we so blind to think that one of our own could not possibly do something that would be considered terrorism or a terrorist act?
In some way, I think our military, police, defence forces should have if they don't already a similar oath. They are there, or should be there to protect the populous from forms of terror, from inside and outside.
Case in point? The London train bombings of 2005. Three of the four of the bombers were born in Leeds area of London. The forth was born in Jamaica. Essentially, regardless of their religion, these were domestic terrorists. Dosent matter where they did their training, or what they believed, Christain, Islam, they were for England, domestic terrorists.
Now tell me. Can this ever happen here? No one can ever say no to this question. Personally, I want to see the kind of evidence that these people are being charged with, and if it was worth doing it under the legislation they did it under. That is yet to be seen and the test of the law itself will be how it is used and if it was used properly. I guess we will have to wait and see.
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