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LongOwner

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  1. MARK SPEAKS OUT AGAIN ON CURRENT ACTION It was a low key hearing on race fixing charges in the Court on Tuesday and at least I was pleased Raoul Neave has been the judge in this case to date. His summaries have been well reasoned and he had a compassion for those in court concerning the lack of respect shown by the media that covered the initial police raids. However it was decided that pleas would not be made until December 5. There has been a battle to get some of those affected back to race day driving and I hope by the time this has appeared common sense has prevailed. So far there has not been much of it and if the Racing Integrity Unit thinks they have acted in the best interests of harness racing I would urge them to get a second opinion. It’s going to be a long road to finality with these cases and I can see bitter feelings toward the RIU at the end of it. I am naturally not prepared to speculate on the outcome of the Court process but I want to make the point most of these people have given their lives to harness racing and served it with more integrity than they have been shown at times here. We tend to stand back and let things take its course when it does not involve us personally yet there are, in my opinion, a number of times when people affected should have been treated a lot better than they were, given the outcome. I hope for once we can come together and pressure the RIU for answers. I expect it will be well into next year before these cases are resolved and this is an occasion when we should stand up and not stand back. For the betterment of our industry and the young people coming through it is a time for action especially in establishing protocols that will avoid dragging people’s reputations through the dirt and taking Harness Racing’s credibility with it. Mark Purdon 
  2. Great to see - at last some commonsense !
  3. Just watched it again - third JJ head butt and second Mark head butt in reply - horse should of been restrained - steady as she goes - before the gate release - Tim error not Mark error but easier for RIU to blame the horse .
  4. The driver in the trail does not have the right to run into the back of the head of the driver in front - once yes and restrain - more sign of no control as the horse has bad race manners or dumb driver .
  5. LongOwner

    TCo2

    Read this case v’s harness Credit given as RIU didn’t give then notice they were getting close ( they seriously state that ) and for being nice enough credit v’s $$$ x2 fines in harness. Yes I am saying favoured decisions and it hasn’t stopped - read the joke O’Sullivan case then this one !
  6. Why should I - most on here need reminding about innocent until otherwise .
  7. What does this mean - tell us more .
  8. So righteous! i would love to be perfect like you
  9. So AS associates 100% guilty because you were told ? No chance of pleading , no chance arguing circumstances, no chance of proving innocence- just hang them all . That is want you have done to Greg and others but you don’t like getting remindered about what NZ law and western democracy has as its main ethos.
  10. LongOwner

    TCo2

    Whip yes but colbalt the same but Cambridge “ Remuera “ trainers of thoroughbred get a third fine versus harness !
  11. All you no justice allowed and always guilty because the police said so - transmission back to normal tonight !!!!!
  12. LongOwner

    TCo2

    Harness gets double the scrutiny and twice the fine / penalty if found in the wrong . Read all RIU and JCA decisions- you would think a different rule book is used .
  13. Never should be - they should never be allowed to be a tote race - same shit tonight
  14. None but my personal view from them been perfect 100% in the right has steadily slipped to now I think they are thick thugs . This has come about by watching them throw their weight around when not required , behaviour in the police bar, planting evidence , over zealous policing of liquor laws and we all know about sexual assault cases .
  15. So that is how they get the THUG reputation
  16. What a Post You must be very pure or naive re who is corrupt and who is not . Look at the Churches re corruption and behaviour, look at NZ Police re both and the every other professional re both - no one is perfect but I guess you must be . But all those other organisations didnt get the NZ Police terriost department and SWAT team arrive when questioned.
  17. I am happy for it to be investigated but the delivery / method was disgraceful. They do not have links with Al-Qaeda - totally over the top and as for feeding the The Press not necessary . I say again all innocent until proven guilty which everyone seems to forget.
  18. Great response - this smashing houses , smashing cars , 12 cops with flat jackets per raid was totally unwanted . Embarrassing that the NZPolice and RIU who expect us to support / respect them behave like this !
  19. Just an example that they do not have integrity and maybe Racing Unit is it - as far as the correct name . Dont know what to call the police as they didn’t raid houses, smash cars or charge anyone with not going to the aid of injured person , body tampering or moving a body - nothing !
  20. And it is not fair justice or anything close to innocent until proven. Wrong Wromg - they need compensation if this is how HRNZ and RIU think our justice system works !
  21. He is on a planned holiday - either way he is getting paid ! Not like the unfair treatment of the others . Maybe the United Nations can order the RIU to let them go back to work as they ruled a prisoner received $10k for been put in solatory . No justice by RIU just a witch hunt .
  22. They named parties while they were still being charged and applying for name suppression - they had to take down the article by order of judge . Supefying case with drugs and unlawful sex gets 5 sentences and no names and remanded on bail until mid Nov . Example of witch hunt journalism in Inca investigation v’s a worse case today reported in The Press Stuff. I guess people don’t accept fairness & innocent until proved otherwise - very sad to read .
  23. The Fourth Estate - which some above are members of or supporters of - has today totally lost its ability to report independently and are no better than the keyboard warriors we complain about . Murderers , child molesters , armed robbers and meth cooks get more even reporting and police conferences than this witch hunt ! Did they ask what the firearm was - a toy battery powered lighter - no reported on both sides as loaded firearm , drug dealing quanity - no never - is it one pill or suitcase full and shall I go on . The media should be charged with contempt of court - i bet Eaton has a lot more skill than police and media and he raised the issue . Let everyone have a fair trial but by condoning over zealous behaviour before the matters get to court is impeding the justice system and fairness of these cases .