bruce
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Dixpat
In Andy we (have to) trust
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The same Neville Nobody quoted in the story was interviewed on radio this afternoon and did not once mention the Mental Health Act.
In this interview he stated that they should have dealt with him under the Crimes Act.
If he is interviewed tomorrow it might well be the Companies Act!!!
bruce
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It is a difficult legal problem...but covid is a difficult problem too...it just depends how much effort one puts into solving the problem.
The governments have not been making the effort...end of story.
Sup42
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Not all different groups from the so called mainstream get the attention they deserve in our society.
john nick
Did you actually read the article about the ex paramedic. From what I read it seems it was down the back of the store
bruce
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Great post Dave...a very peaceful bunch for sure
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DavidMcKay1974
Tomlinson's encounter with the terrorist, in his own words
"It started with yelling and screaming. I thought kids were mucking around, then a young man ran past me, terrified, saying 'run, he's got a knife & is stabbing people'."I ran toward the screams, to help. There was a lady laid on the ground with a severe stomach wound and shoulder laceration. Next to her was an elderly lady, cowering behind a shopping trolley and others running for the exit.
"The man with a knife was pacing around the area, in and out of the aisles at the rear of the store.
"I passed the victim laying on the floor and [the] terrorist. I was yelling at him to drop the knife, he paid no attention other than to pace towards me, then pace back in the opposite direction. He seemed manic, slashing at the air and fast pacing towards anyone close.
"I ran to the bottom of the store and grabbed a metal bollard to use against him. He was yelling 'Allah akbar'. I move towards him shouting to drop the knife, he ignored this. Another man tried to tackle him but was thrown to the ground and narrowly missed being stabbed, he (the terrorist) was slashing at the air and loudly saying 'Allah Akbar'.
"To get his attention, I said '**** your God'. This got his attention and he started moving toward me. I'm not proud of that statement and is not something I believe, but knew it would anger him and draw his attention towards me.
"At this point another chap came up behind me also yelling to drop the '******* knife' and told me to hit him with the metal pole, I couldn't safely get close enough, he was slashing at the air, the guy took the pole and moved to the back of the store.
"The terrorist was moving towards me. I kept yelling to drop the knife. As he was moving towards me, plain clothed armed police entered from behind me. As they passed me and stood in front of me, they stated 'armed police', yelled at the chap with the pole to move from the line of fire, yelling 'move back - armed police' and told him [the terrorist] to drop the knife.
"He ran at them with the knife raised. He was going to kill them. They shot around nine to 12 shots. He was 2-feet away from the police when they fired and around six to 10 feet away from me just before they entered the scene. He would have stabbed me or killed me, if the police arrived any later. The police saved me from serious injury or being killed.
"The police talked about rendering him first aid post the shooting. I'm an ex paramedic of 10-years service. I told them to leave him, triage him out and help the others. He died quickly, gasping for breath, he passed away within 60-seconds of hitting the ground. All rounds seem to hit him in the central chest and abdomen. No first aid treatment would have helped him.
"The second paramedic crew, assessed the terrorist. They applied the ECG monitor and his ECG rhythm was asystolic - or flat lined. The female paramedic listened to his heart sounds and lungs, checked his pupils. All signs and examination showed he was deceased. He had urinated on himself.
"The whole event would have been much worse if the offender has not been a marked/monitored target. Normal police from the 111 calls arrived about four minutes after the offender was down."
This guy needs to be rewarded.
bruce
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john nick
bruce
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He saved some lives without any doubt. Heyzeuss this could have been so much worse.
bruce
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Just to be clear.
There is an aisle that runs from the front to the rear of the store near a staff only door that goes out the back.
That would have been the door the people were running through and may explain how the lady got to be on the bus on Great North Road. Just maybe.
So I wasn't there.. but I could see the pics from the people in the mall showing something on the ground at the front of that aisle.
If so he might have started at the front,..gone down the aisle to the rear, where he was confronted by the medic and where the cop with the white baseball cap ran to...and shot the prick.
Just maybe...but I wasn't there
I May be late but i read he was coming towards them with the knife. I'm glad they saved the taxpayers some money to be honest.
Gizzyfan
Almost certainly it would have been Glock semi 9 millimetres, very high muzzle velocity.
wizards rage
And the police as well.
Imagine quietly waiting for your guy outside the supermarket like you’ve probably done for weeks, and people start running past yelling “he’s got a knife and stabbing people” one of those ‘oh shit’ moments in life.
To have to get the people clear between himself and the offender; get in front of the paramedic; all while he sounded highly volition in a confined space. Then to wait until the guys 2 feet away before unloading and do it without accidentally hitting anyone else is a great outcome. I know it’s part of the job but very few have to actually do it in a life or death situation like that.
Then to calmly help with the injured, which sounds like it was horrific, when your probably pretty stunned yourself…
A few hero’s that day.
defensivebomb
100% agree. Maybe he could get one of those New Years Day / Queens Birthday honours that they typically give out to judges / ex-politicians / sportspeople / businessmen and others that just do their job and get paid lots of money already.
Just a thought
Miket12
Auckland mall terrorist attacker Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen spoke of Anzac Day knife attack, making a bomb, according to flatmate
The New Lynn mall terrorist claimed to know how to make a bomb and vowed to "kill someone with a knife" - possibly on Anzac Day or an event with a large crowd - if he was stopped from travelling overseas to join Isis, according to a former flatmate
The flatmate lived with Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen in an Auckland apartment for several months in 2017, but moved out because he became afraid of Samsudeen's fixation with Islamic State.
Samsudeen was shot dead by police on Friday after he stabbed a number of shoppers in the Countdown supermarket in New Lynn, Auckland, shortly after he was released from prison.
The 32-year-old had largely been in custody since May 2017 following his arrest at Auckland International Airport, as police believed he was attempting to travel to Syria to join Isis.
He was originally charged with possession of objectionable material in relation to violent Isis propaganda, and the police opposed his release on bail because of the potential risk to public safety.
His flatmate was interviewed by detectives from the National Security Investigations Group and his statement - obtained by the Herald - formed part of the evidence presented to the High Court to decide bail.
Samsudeen often questioned his flatmate about how to travel inside Syria - where Islamic State forces were fighting - and if he had any contacts who could help.
The previous year, in November 2016, Samsudeen travelled at short notice to Samoa and was vague in his answers when questioned by Customs on his return. The police believed the trip was a "practice run" by Samsudeen, who was testing to see whether he would be stopped from travelling.
"I asked him what happens if you're not allowed to travel," the flatmate told police, "and he said 'I will do something here'.
"I asked him what he meant by that. He says 'I will do something outside in the street, kill someone with a knife'. He says he will try to do as much damage as possible. As an example, he mentioned Anzac Day, or some time or place where there are a lot of people."
The flatmate tried to reason with Samsudeen to say that innocent people would be hurt, even other Muslims who shared their faith.
Samsudeen allegedly replied: "All people living in New Zealand are kuffar", an Arabic term for non-believers.
The flatmate told police that Samsudeen had a "big knife which he keeps under the mattress.
"After I saw the knife I was scared he might kill me, I slept with one eye open and spent most of my time out of the flat," the flatmate told police.
"[Samsudeen] said he knew how to make a bomb, said it was very easy and he saw it on a video on the internet. He did not say what kind of bomb."
The statement formed part of the police evidence to oppose bail on the objectionable material charges, according to three High Court decisions released this morning.
Samsudeen was denied bail on the first two occasions, but released on the third in August 2018 after he pleaded guilty to lesser charges of possession of restricted material.
The very next day after being released, August 7, 2018, he went to a store to buy a new hunting knife - which Samsudeen asked to be couriered to his address - and went home.
The police were forced to arrest him again. Another search of his apartment found a large amount of violent material, including an Islamic State video about how to kill "non-believers" in which a masked man cut a prisoner's throat and wrists.
This time, prosecutors sought to charge Samsudeen under the Terrorism Suppression Act.
But a High Court judge ruled that preparing a terrorist attack was not in itself an offence under the legislation, which he said could be described as an "Achilles' heel" hindering the authorities' abilities to stop such would-be attackers.
Justice Mathew Downs acknowledged there was a serious threat to public safety from "lone wolf" attackers, especially after the Christchurch shootings that killed 51 people and injured 40.
But he dismissed the Crown's application to charge Samsudeen under the anti-terror law, saying it was for Parliament, not the courts, to create an offence of planning an attack.
Justice Downs also ordered that a copy of his judgment be sent to the Attorney-General, Solicitor-General and Law Commission.
The judgment, first reported by the Herald in August, was cited by government officials as one of the key events leading to the introduction of new anti-terror powers in April.
The judge's concerns were echoed by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch attacks when it presented its findings in November.
Labour's new Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill, which passed its first reading in May, would make it a criminal offence to plan or prepare for a terrorist attack.
On Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said work was under way to change the law by the end of the month.
Samsudeen was instead prosecuted on lesser charges and went to trial earlier this year.
On May 26, he was found guilty by a jury of possessing objectionable material, propaganda-style material supportive of Islamic State, and failing to comply with a police search. He was acquitted on other charges of possessing a graphic video depicting a prisoner being decapitated and possession of an offensive weapon.
This time the material was declared objectionable by the Chief Censor for promoting acts of extreme violence, cruelty and terrorism. It was only the second time the Office of Film and Literature Classification was asked to look at Isis-related material.
In his own words when giving evidence at his trial, Samsudeen claimed he was interested only in the centuries-old Islamic State established by the prophet Muhammad and learning about his religion.
"You're worried about one knife, I am telling you I will buy 10 knives. It's about my rights," he said.
The objectionable material Samsudeen was convicted of this year were two nasheeds (hymns and chants) with images. One referenced martyrdom, featured a black-clad fighter with a machine gun, Isis flag, and lyrics advocating for jihad and decapitation.
The other, titled "We came to fill horror everywhere", depicts men dressed in black with assault rifles, the Isis flag and a city on fire.
"We will drink from the blood of disbelievers," the lyrics said.
In explanation for his offensive Islamic State material, Samsudeen compared the nasheeds to the haka.
"You guys have Māori war cries," he said.
Samsudeen was combative throughout the trial and had frequent outbursts in the courtroom, some directed towards Justice Sally Fitzgerald, who sentenced him to 12 months' supervision.
He said the Crown had wasted years of his life.
"I thank God, there have been prophets, other prophets who have been to prison," he said.
"It's just like a test ... You guys put me in prison cause I'm a Muslim and you don't like my religion, that makes you an enemy. Allah says you will be punished."
According to a report prepared for his sentencing on July 6, Samsudeen had "the means and motivation to commit violence in the community". Despite police concerns about the threat to public safety, he was sentenced to one year of supervision.
At that point in time, Samsudeen was still in prison on two active charges for assaulting Corrections staff members while waiting for the High Court trial.
However, once the High Court case ended, Samsudeen was released on bail on July 13 by an Auckland District Court judge after receiving and considering a joint memorandum from Crown and defence counsel.
This was because the amount of time he had already spent in prison, if bail was denied, would be longer than the maximum sentence even if he was convicted of the assaults, the Herald understands. Samsudeen's bail was then varied on July 16 at the request of counsel.
The bail variation judgment noted Samsudeen had an "anti authoritarian stance towards police" and believed he had been set up to fail if police could directly monitor his internet activities rather than a probation officer.
Since his release from prison, Samsudeen had been under 24/7 surveillance by police including members of the elite Special Tactics Group.
The undercover officers managed to stop him within minutes of his attack, where he took a knife from a supermarket shelf and stabbed nearby shoppers. Seven were injured, and three are in hospital in a critical condition.
Ardern said the attack was carried out by an individual, not a faith, not a culture, not an ethnicity, but an individual person gripped by an ideology that is not supported here by anyone.
"This was a violent attack on innocent New Zealanders," said Ardern. "It was senseless."
Samsudeen first came to the attention of New Zealand police on March 23, 2016, after he posted images of graphic acts of war violence on his Facebook account, with comments supporting the Islamic State bombing attacks in Brussels the day before.
He was given a formal warning by police, but now aware of their interest, set up several different Facebook accounts under aliases.
Officers from the National Security Investigations group monitored his social media content, which included anti-Western and violent imagery as well as this comment on Facebook: "One day I will go back to my country and I will find kiwi scums in my country ... and I will show them ... what will happen when you mess with S while I'm in their country. If you're tough in your country ... we are tougher in our country scums #payback."
After suppression orders preventing the publication of Samsudeen's name and refugee claim were revoked on Saturday night, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed efforts were underway to deport Samsudeen but the long process was "frustrating".
'I slept with one eye open': Terrorist's ex flatmate - he spoke of Anzac Day knife attack
Aathill Samsudeen flew to Samoa on "practice run" and questioned flatmate about Syria.
I deleted my previous post. Whatever my personal opinion of him i shouldn't judge him on that. They're doing a great service to the community and he is part of that.
Not to derail this thread Bruce but there is a backstory to this. He was a shockjock and saying some very offensive things towards our religion. He was pushing for a reaction. Unfortunately for him he got the wrong one. A lot of us still didn't agree with what his attackers done.Great post Dave...a very peaceful bunch for sure
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Harnek Singh speaks about his ordeal and stay in ICU.www.nzherald.co.nz
bruce
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Been hearing more about this,
Wion the Indian news network reported the Sri Lankan government expressing regret and said they were investigating links he might have had with a local Islamic terror group there.
Dunno about that but he definitely provided false documents for his refugee application.
Just have to say, Cindy apologised for the Tongan morning raids 50 years ago and lets this fecker stay around to appeal.
Not actually blaming her completely for that, but from what I hear many governments are wary of upsetting the UN over refugees, sounds about right.
Wion the Indian news network reported the Sri Lankan government expressing regret and said they were investigating links he might have had with a local Islamic terror group there.
Dunno about that but he definitely provided false documents for his refugee application.
Just have to say, Cindy apologised for the Tongan morning raids 50 years ago and lets this fecker stay around to appeal.
Not actually blaming her completely for that, but from what I hear many governments are wary of upsetting the UN over refugees, sounds about right.
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