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My day job usually doesn't work directly with refugees, but occasionally does from time to time. Christchurch was a main refugee resettlement centre until the earthquakes, and only just resumed a few months back. Surviving a war zone only to be shot in New Zealand is something we're feeling very sick about.
Syrian refugee Khaled Mustafa and his family thought they had found a safe haven from death and torture when they arrived in New Zealand only a few months ago.
But Mustafa was killed while praying at the Deans Avenue mosque in Christchurch on Friday, Syrian Solidarity New Zealand spokesman Ali Akil said.
His son Hamza, who is about 16, is missing, and his son Zaid, who is about 13, is in Christchurch Hospital where he underwent a six-hour operation last night, Akil said.
Mustafa's wife and daughter, who were not at the mosque on Friday, were in "total shock, devastation and horror", Akil said.
They had "survived atrocities" in their home country and "arrived here in a safe haven only to be killed in the most atrocious way".
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Alright, this has been moved to Politics but it will still be moderated to the same way as it has been
It's been moved here because it's easier to ban people from the Politics forum and still let them post in Sports/Off Topic etc
If you've had a few posts deleted because of the politics you're pushing on the thread then you can consider that a warning.
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I hated seeing the silver fern in the video as that monster got his weapons from the boot.
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I get that people want to show their solidarity with our countrys grief through things like putting our flag on landmarks. Its very nice and I'm sure its done with good intentions .
However these sorts of tragedies also bring out some appalling narcissists who use them to seek attention and social brownie points . I've never been a fan of Lucy Lawless because of her previous attention whoring and virtue signalling and on cue she tries to make 15/3 all about her.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12213509
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@jegga said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:
I get that people want to show their solidarity with our countrys grief through things like putting our flag on landmarks. Its very nice and I'm sure its done with good intentions .
However these sorts of tragedies also bring out some appalling narcissists who use them to seek attention and social brownie points . I've never been a fan of Lucy Lawless because of her previous attention whoring and virtue signalling and on cue she tries to make 15/3 all about her.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12213509
Well we know posts like this are gonna happen and naturally some of them are gonna be extremely sanctimonious. I'm sure Lorde is writing a fucken song as we speak.
Flipside of that is seeing our flag flying overseas, even a cynical fluffybunny like me appreciates that gesture from the rest of the world.
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@mikedogz said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:
One guys view of the Gun club he was a member of.
I guess thankfully most people who rant and rave about shit are harmless keyboard warriors. This guy is taking to social media to vent, completely understandably, but it's pretty damn hard if not downright impossible for Police to spare resources to ascertain which threats are real or not.
It's like Police saying each year they want 0 deaths on our roads. Noble sentiment but it will never ever happen.
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@mooshld said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:
@mooshld said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:
Apparently the guy who charged the gunman is named Naeem Rashid. He is still alive but in a bad way. His son did not make it. So he's a hero but it won't mean shit to him now. Life's not like the movies no matter how much you want it to be.
Fuck it, he died of his injuries.
Down vote
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This Terrorist Will likely be in isolation in prison. I have seen a video shared on facebook from a bikie gang member putting a call out out to his associates for the terrorists to be "got at". An easily swayed prison guard could get financial compensation.
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@mikedogz said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:
This Terrorist Will likely be in isolation in prison. I have seen a video shared on facebook from a bikie gang member putting a call out out to his associates for the terrorists to be "got at". An easily swayed prison guard could get financial compensation.
He will have a huge target on his head for sure
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12213530
Gunning down unarmed men, women and children, this guy is a fucking coward
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Trying to keep this thread on topic
If you want to talk about the non entity from another country that got egged, look over here:
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"One of the officers phoned me straight after to advise me that they'd damaged a car."
Stills said it was the second car from his patch damaged in a week and he'd previously told staff not to wreck any others as they were already short.
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"You could police for 100 years and not get an apprehension anywhere near that good.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12213551
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Curious as to what punishment the guy will get... what’s the worst punishment nz can give him?
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@Yeahtheboys said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:
Curious as to what punishment the guy will get... what’s the worst punishment nz can give him?
He will die in jail , there's provision for life meaning life
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@Yeahtheboys said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:
Curious as to what punishment the guy will get... what’s the worst punishment nz can give him?
He'll get preventive detention, with a non-parole period higher than we've ever seen. If it is less than 75 years I would be surprised. Even if the non-parole period is shorter than his remaining life, it seems very unlikely he would ever be released.
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@Yeahtheboys said in Christchurch Gunman in Mosque:
Curious as to what punishment the guy will get... what’s the worst punishment nz can give him?
Preventive Detention?
Christchurch Gunman in Mosque