Thursday, March 11, 2010

PC gone mad

Fake terorists at rugby games is not as funny as they thought?

Police Minister Judith Collins says a stunt staged by the Sunday Star Times newspaper, involving people masquerading as terrorists at Super 14 rugby games, was incredibly stupid.
Ms Collins says the newspaper commissioned people to carry fake explosives and try to gain access to restricted areas at Super 14 matches in Hamilton and Christchurch last weekend.
You can't even make a joke in this country, no more.
However, he says, police do not approve of such activities which have the potential to cause disruption.The Sunday Star-Times and parent company Fairfax Media have declined to comment.

10 comments:

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

You can't even make a joke in this country, no more.

So off to Australialand, then?
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Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

How can one terrorise those who live in the land of the kea?

Spellcheck doesn't like the antipodean dialect.

Another Kiwi said...

I suppose swarthy folks with bombs does rather pale up against a bird that can eat the fat off your kidney through your back

M. Bouffant said...

I've been wondering what happened to Judy Collins.

Substance McGravitas said...

Wait'll Fairfax Media investigates the fake news that investigators smuggled into the newspaper! Ha! Ha!

mikey said...

How exactly does one determine that fake explosives are, in fact, intended to be perceived as explosives? I mean, they aren't explosives, otherwise they wouldn't be fake explosives, they'd be explosives.

You're under arrest.

For what?

Possession of fake explosives.

What. You mean my oatmeal?

J— said...

How exactly does one determine that fake explosives are, in fact, intended to be perceived as explosives?

When it goes off, it doesn't explode but rather plays the Scorpions.

Smut Clyde said...

So we'll end up having to pass through scanners and metal detectors and body frisks before entering the stands at a game, even though the only people trying to carry in real or fake explosives are journalists with nothing better to do than create imaginary dangers. BASTIDGES.

Actually they may have scanners and metal detectors and body frisks already -- I wouldn't know. I get my share of body frisks by staying at home.

There may also be some rule against carrying in oatmeal. Taking in your own fluids is banned, because it may be alcohol, and selling really crap vastly over-priced beer to the audience is an important income stream for the rugby company. It depends whether they also sell crap over-priced porridge.

J— said...

Another media fake, this time in Georgia. What could possibly go wrong.

N__B said...

You never hear about this shit with Macs.