Try it again Dougal without the “an”. More important, wake up about the physical nature of the human body.
We have two counteracting brain lobes, one delivering emotion, the other logic.
Everyday, we all do different things, something driven by emotion and thus irrational to some degree, albeit mostly trivial, but with other behaviour, sometimes emotion is the dominant drive.
If we were entirely driven by logic I question whether the world would be a better place, although it would certainly be massively different and probably there would be no wars, these humanity’s greatest failing.
So reading about Golriz’s mad criminal actions will have elicited widely different responses.
Many, if folk will feel sympathy for her humiliation and downfall. I certainly do.
But Golriz is pretty. Would I feel the same if she was obese and ugly? I suspect not, rather the fact that the current Green Party MPs are such a deplorable bunch of frauds, those different responses represent a classic example of our innate irrationality. I certainly don’t envy the sentencing Judge in this case. Whatever is done will draw both public endorsement and condemnation.
My pick is no conviction thus allowing Golriz to travel to say Australia, change her name and start afresh, that’s assuming she has supportive friends there.
This brings to mind the immortal words of the 1940s heavyweight champion Joe Louis. Before defending his title against Billy Conn, an exceptionally clever master boxer who in a previous crack had easily outboxed Joe for eleven rounds, this driven by his logic lobe, then allowed his emotional lobe ascendency and tried to KO him, only to be knocked out himself.
In response to Conn’s rematch prefight assurance that this time he’d stick to his superior boxing strategy, Louis famously replied, “He can run, but he can’t hide” and so it duly proved.
And so sadly, whatever she does henceforth that will prove true also for Golriz, as sleazy journalists track her down, a punishment massively in excess of her crime.
Sir Bob Jones is a renowned author, columnist , property investor, and former politician, who blogs at No Punches Pulled HERE - where this article was sourced.
If we were entirely driven by logic I question whether the world would be a better place, although it would certainly be massively different and probably there would be no wars, these humanity’s greatest failing.
So reading about Golriz’s mad criminal actions will have elicited widely different responses.
Many, if folk will feel sympathy for her humiliation and downfall. I certainly do.
But Golriz is pretty. Would I feel the same if she was obese and ugly? I suspect not, rather the fact that the current Green Party MPs are such a deplorable bunch of frauds, those different responses represent a classic example of our innate irrationality. I certainly don’t envy the sentencing Judge in this case. Whatever is done will draw both public endorsement and condemnation.
My pick is no conviction thus allowing Golriz to travel to say Australia, change her name and start afresh, that’s assuming she has supportive friends there.
This brings to mind the immortal words of the 1940s heavyweight champion Joe Louis. Before defending his title against Billy Conn, an exceptionally clever master boxer who in a previous crack had easily outboxed Joe for eleven rounds, this driven by his logic lobe, then allowed his emotional lobe ascendency and tried to KO him, only to be knocked out himself.
In response to Conn’s rematch prefight assurance that this time he’d stick to his superior boxing strategy, Louis famously replied, “He can run, but he can’t hide” and so it duly proved.
And so sadly, whatever she does henceforth that will prove true also for Golriz, as sleazy journalists track her down, a punishment massively in excess of her crime.
Sir Bob Jones is a renowned author, columnist , property investor, and former politician, who blogs at No Punches Pulled HERE - where this article was sourced.
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Sir Robert -
Sean Plunket on Media site - The Platform has already stated -"That he believes Golriz Gharaman will be discharged without conviction, as her crime is a first time offence and does not warrant Cell time, maybe a fine". The 'gutter level' feedback he got from those comments was surreal. more let us 'pound keyboards' rather than logically listen to what was said and think the comments thru.
Also what has not helped, the Public thoughts on Justice, is the Media stated item of a the Bench Judge has had a previous acquaintance with Golriz, and the 'cries of stand down' were loud, but not long.
For what it is worth, I do not think that Ms. Ghahraman was overseas at the time of the 'shoplifting case[s] coming to light', if she was then she would have been detained at the arrival airport by Immigration, acting on advisement from Police. The question who was 'hiding her and where, here in NZ'?
I agree with you re - 'once the court case is done/dusted' she will decamp from NZ, and I would put money on the table she will head for New York, to seek re-employment with the UN, for whom she previously worked for/with.
perfect fit UN.
Criminals with criminals
Yup, just like the granny basher.
No victims, just hard done by wrongdoers, the more so if they are pretty, young, minority, so-called disabled.
Sorry granny. Sorry shop owners. You don't count.
Bob - often you make pertinent observations, sometimes you just miss the point.
Next time some one smashes windows in your buildings, lights fires or fails to pay the rent - too bad. Give'm a break - they are probably pretty, young, minority, so-called disabled. And you are just a rip off merchant so a victimless crime. Correct?
One cannot but be sorry that such a high achieving and talented person who has overcome enormous difficulties has been brought down by the dreaded "mental health problem." The wonder is that she got so far from such a stressful start. Her transgressions deserve punishment if only to discourage other would-be thieves. Once she has "paid her debt to society" would it not be wise to help her regain some of her former status? Society is not so replete with people of her calibre that we can discard them for acting in a manner that seems to have developed as a result of earlier traumas.
The prospect of being chased ever after by sleazy journalists is a penalty which comes with the very generous salary and "responsible" position. The fact that persons with such faulty ethics determine the course of our country is frightening. She could possibly work inmate education wonders whilst in Arohata, which might earn her some respite.
One of the advantges of being a typical low life is that convictions do not blight lifestyle.
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