‘Drink driver’s identity stays secret

Posted on August 17, 2012 by KG

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?

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5 Responses to ‘Drink driver’s identity stays secret

  1. oswald bastable says:
    August 17, 2012 at 15:05

    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.

  2. Flashman says:
    August 18, 2012 at 04:46

    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.

    • KG says:
      August 18, 2012 at 08:09

      Sounds very likely indeed, Flashy. :rant I’ll name him here if anybody finds out who he is.

  3. WAKE UP says:
    August 18, 2012 at 09:20

    Am I biased, or is it predominantly female judges who are making these nutty decisions? :???:

    • KG says:
      August 18, 2012 at 09:30

      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…