← Back to context Comment by jacobolus 2 days ago People read "greater emphasis on the needs of victims" and stop processing afterwards. 10 comments jacobolus Reply mvdtnz 2 days ago No, we didn't. We knew what we were voting for. And I'd vote the same way today. Lerc 2 days ago Do you believe you are in the majority? I'm quite confident that being in favour of hard labour is a minority opinion in New Zealand.I guess it is at least consistent with your belief that there is a mandate for Project 2025. terminalshort 2 days ago I really don't understand how you can possibly believe that given your prior statement:> I live in a country where 91.78% of the population voted for a referendum that bought back hard labour in prisons. 5 replies → mvdtnz 2 days ago Wild stab in the dark - you live in Wellington. anigbrowl 2 days ago I don't buy that, and even if they did that doesn't make it deceptive. I'm not arguing in favor of this increased punishment, it just seems to me that its stated plainly enough you can't seriously argue that people were tricked.
mvdtnz 2 days ago No, we didn't. We knew what we were voting for. And I'd vote the same way today. Lerc 2 days ago Do you believe you are in the majority? I'm quite confident that being in favour of hard labour is a minority opinion in New Zealand.I guess it is at least consistent with your belief that there is a mandate for Project 2025. terminalshort 2 days ago I really don't understand how you can possibly believe that given your prior statement:> I live in a country where 91.78% of the population voted for a referendum that bought back hard labour in prisons. 5 replies → mvdtnz 2 days ago Wild stab in the dark - you live in Wellington.
Lerc 2 days ago Do you believe you are in the majority? I'm quite confident that being in favour of hard labour is a minority opinion in New Zealand.I guess it is at least consistent with your belief that there is a mandate for Project 2025. terminalshort 2 days ago I really don't understand how you can possibly believe that given your prior statement:> I live in a country where 91.78% of the population voted for a referendum that bought back hard labour in prisons. 5 replies → mvdtnz 2 days ago Wild stab in the dark - you live in Wellington.
terminalshort 2 days ago I really don't understand how you can possibly believe that given your prior statement:> I live in a country where 91.78% of the population voted for a referendum that bought back hard labour in prisons. 5 replies →
anigbrowl 2 days ago I don't buy that, and even if they did that doesn't make it deceptive. I'm not arguing in favor of this increased punishment, it just seems to me that its stated plainly enough you can't seriously argue that people were tricked.
No, we didn't. We knew what we were voting for. And I'd vote the same way today.
Do you believe you are in the majority? I'm quite confident that being in favour of hard labour is a minority opinion in New Zealand.
I guess it is at least consistent with your belief that there is a mandate for Project 2025.
I really don't understand how you can possibly believe that given your prior statement:
> I live in a country where 91.78% of the population voted for a referendum that bought back hard labour in prisons.
5 replies →
Wild stab in the dark - you live in Wellington.
I don't buy that, and even if they did that doesn't make it deceptive. I'm not arguing in favor of this increased punishment, it just seems to me that its stated plainly enough you can't seriously argue that people were tricked.