A high-profile Masterton man caught driving with a breath alcohol level three times the legal limit has won a bid to keep his name secret.
….Mr Blathwayt (defence lawyer. kg) told Judge Carrie Wainwright that a psychiatric report showed the man suffered from significant stress and anxiety which would be made worse if his name was published.
Judge Wainwright agreed and permanently suppressed his name, although she noted he had at least two previous convictions for drink-driving…’
And will this effing social worker posing as a judge be held responsible when this clown kills somebody? We all know the answer to that. And what’s with the “at least two” previous drink-driving convictions? Don’t they know how many?
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.”
CrusaderRabbit
I would suffer ‘stress and anxiety’ too- as I would lose my job with a conviction.
One of many good reasons NOT to do it.
Do the crime, do the time.
Let me guess:
1. He’s an All Black, or
2. He makes people laugh, or
3. He knows a funny handshake. or
4. Any two of the above.
Only in New Zealand.
Sounds very likely indeed, Flashy. :rant I’ll name him here if anybody finds out who he is.
Am I biased, or is it predominantly female judges who are making these nutty decisions?
No, and yes, Wakey. I’ve argued for years (against some pretty vicious opposition) that women in management and positions of authority – with some notable exceptions – cannot separate the emotional from the factual.
Management by oestrogen…