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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Sir Bob Jones: Orwellian futility


Wellington District Court Judge Peter Hobbs has fined KiwiRail $432,500 for passenger life-threatening negligence. As KiwiRail is a government owned company, this financial punishment is pointless.

He has effectively taken this money from one government agency (KiwiRail) and given it to another, (the Treasury).

All this absurdity had numerous ancillary costs in its prosecution as well.

What should have happened?

Simply an enquiry and the sacking of the individuals responsible, or if appropriate, criminal prosecutions against those individuals as happens to people whose negligence threatens others safety.

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.

1 comment:

Robert arthur said...

Am now curious about outcome of the lost propeller incident of a Year or few ago, a far more dangerous situation.