Michael Laws Breaks Down Golriz Ghahraman's Resignation

Michael Laws breaks down Golriz Ghahraman's resignation.
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[@rogerprout5574]

She is plain and simple a liar and a thief

[@pgreen8531]

Very obvious

[@scorpio6964]

totally agree and now she's hiding and probably using more of the tax payers money totally ludicrous

[@jeanetteansell5514]

Wise and sensible words Michael about this despicable young woman. Let's hope that the Police do a proper investigation into her shoplifting.

[@ducker09]

Cuddles coster is our polce chief . FAT CHANCE he will bring this to court.

[@nzmarco]

Yea let's tie up police to do a "proper investigation" on shoplifting. Get a grip.

[@Teresa-ig1kp]

​@nzmarco so you find this acceptable?

[@nzmarco]

@@Teresa-ig1kp did I say that? So many morons on here frothing at the mouth for shoplifting. In the grand scheme of crime it sits pretty low, yet people are asking for a full investigation. Again, get a grip

[@jennideans]

Watch her get slapped wrist with a soggy bus ticket !!😅

[@mikeholling8830]

In my humble opinion the vast majority of the Green Party have mental issues and also the vast majority of their supporters. It’s beyond my imagination how anyone could vote for the ‘party’.

[@pgreen8531]

Totally agree with you

[@Pete-z6e]

Young and naive…old and drug addled.

[@jackdeniston59]

Not mental. corrupt.

[@fredjones9750]

The thing is they actually used to be a GREEN party and people like my nana who was a member of forest and bird used to vote for them. They wouldnt vote for these mentally deranged idiots these days tho.

[@Double.S.02]

You are right. It is just your opinion. Only an opinion.

[@jc-wq4lj]

You are a bloody legend Michael.....thank you for being honest.

[@TerrorballNoise]

Thank you Michael. You perfectly expressed my feelings toward this matter.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

Way better than Sean!

[@TerrorballNoise]

@@Peter_Pepper_Love Yeah, what's up with that?

[@pgreen8531]

Absolutely right

[@jeanetteansell5514]

This, not yet resigned, Green MP's 'mental distress' has come from being found out! Nothing more, nothing less and her moral-free Party is complicit.

[@pgreen8531]

Just an excuse fir public consumption

[@scorpio6964]

so true

[@AlanFarquharson-bi8mt]

Thank you Michael for giving us a voice that we otherwise do not have.

[@pgreen8531]

Absolutely news hup or as i call it porn hub. Never allow comments from the public on their posts. So the publics voice is never heard. Time for national to change this in the besr future..

[@Teresa-ig1kp]

@@pgreen8531 they allow them if it's an article about the current government though

[@Double.S.02]

I often see this 'us'' on the Platform comments Who is 'us'?

[@MandySam13]

@@Double.S.02All the people that get gaslit by MSM & told that the majority opinion are the fringe opinions they force onto everyone? The MSM are shameless & should be defunded. They don’t deserve a penny of our money so they can use it to lie to us.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

@@Double.S.02 ...us

[@kenluskie9902]

Holy smoke, I can't see anything wrong in every word spoken Mr Laws, good on you

[@pgreen8531]

He is totally right

[@Ricky-nq7lu]

Well said mate & feel most of the country would agree with.

[@jennideans]

Oh well said Michael Laws ....the guts to call her out and the Greens ...bless you ❤❤

[@kiwicate123]

Brilliant Michael, you put into words what a lot of us think. I’ve been in retail for a while, the desperate ones grab something and run away. The professionals work in pairs which obviously happened here. I have no sympathy.for this female…or her accomplice but we all know she won’t be brought to task.

[@rogerwincer4808]

Well said Michael. Thank you.

[@MsBlueRyan]

She thought she was above the law. Her self entitlement to taking clothing from high end fashion stores shows her disrespect of hard working kiwi businesses. I don't buy the mental illness excuse, however I do see a Narcissist being cornered into submission. This won't end well.

[@pgreen8531]

Totally agree with you

[@fredjones9750]

All politicians are narcissistic assholes. Its a prerequisite for the job.

[@simon-ds1vp]

narcissism is a mental illness ;)

[@meryle.hawkins880]

Brilliant. Well said

[@mischeski]

Well said Micheal,my thoughts as well 👍

[@hgy.ytr.stephz6189]

Criminals should pay for their crimes, period!

[@ducker09]

Well done micheal ,you call it for what iit is . A case of a common criminal

[@willem1642]

If you are siffering from extreme stress and fear of attack you do not go shopping for high end goods, you stay home and hide.

[@Chopper650]

the survalliance video tells the story... a calculated thief who knew what they were doing ... a polished performance

[@adiecrispin405]

Spot on!! Well said Michael 👏 👌

[@OliOli-k8g]

Why isn't anyone talking about her accomplice Chlöe Swarbrick

[@lydiascl]

If GG mental health excuse for her alleged shoplifting is accepted, you can bet you're bottom dollar that supermarket shoplifters, vehicle theives, burglars will be including that in their defence

[@nullvoid001]

Thank you for speaking out so honestly Michael. Never really agreed with all of your poilitics, but always respected your right to speak out as you seen fit.

[@MickeyDC-om3pv]

She needs to take responsibility. Stop the excuses.

[@nzreggae2534]

I suspect the video of her clearly stealing will be the most impactful aspect of this for people. It registers much more deeply than words.

[@jenburns5097]

I had a strong reaction to this video, and I am very touched, very grateful of the immense respect you show for legitimate mental health and the impact it has on the sufferer, and their families. Thankyou for not being an "ally" but accurately defending the reality of mental health. Another incredibly disgusting thing is how fondly the two Greens referred to their out-of-work friendship with Golriz, so not only are they terribly neglectful (and perhaps, exploitative) bosses to work with, they are shitty friends. I think Golriz is drowning in financial debt, and has been for a very long time, and I think she is psychopathic to some degree to not only defend as a UN lawyer a genocidal criminal , but to then visit the homes and take photos with the victims of that genocide. Despite the fact all humans get to be represented in court, you do the job and do it properly so that some other criminals don't get away by pinning the blame on one figure head. I'm not a lawyer, yet I would explain this just like that if I was asked about my previous job as the Genocide Court Room Groupie. Surely, she would've had a better excuse having worked as a lawyer, but however if she is missing, one would hope she is found safe, and prosecuted thoroughly, and something is learnt by Parliament to add to their training of picking up on signs of mental health warnings. There are political editors, political coaches, why not perhaps train some political therapists? The public and popular rugby players in NZ have a specialist therapist on hand available for them. I think it would send a clear, strong message to NZ that mental health will be taken seriously, both judicially and medically.

[@erinloo8921]

Very good assessment

[@chong-laichan3190]

She escaped authoritarianism in Iran to seek refuge in New Zealand, and defended a political and military organisation that used civilians as human shields. She should have been grateful for what Western democracy has afforded her, instead of using the freedom provided by the West to lobby for authoritarianism (that threatens to uproot the West). She has done injustice to other hard-working, peace-loving refugees. She should have apologised not only for shoplifting, but also for her inability to combat against extremist ideologies that advocate the extermination of an entire race (ie the Jews). I don't want her behaviour to harm other refugees.

[@simon-ds1vp]

revoke her citizen ship and a free flight to the country of choice ??

[@marksheehan8026]

​@@simon-ds1vp to Gaza strip

[@lisalee6363]

Born foreigners shall not get in government position -- not be trusted.

[@scorpio6964]

hopefully the Police will not let her off with just a warning she needs to be held accountable. She's hiding and spending tax payers money what a clown

[@AlanFitness-t3n]

You are dead right Michael. 🎯

[@nzreggae2534]

Breaking news. Golriz has been visited by the cops and charged. The nzherald are discussing at length how we can make life easier for MP's suffering from mental health issues.

[@shalimar7100]

I think she has been stealing all her life. Now that she is caught red handed, she needs to pay all the inevitable consequences, that the court system upholds. It's not a mental health issue, she got caught. It kind of seems like she had a thrill of doing it too, which is , it seems like it was actually organised to a extent. This is the way I put in my own words.... "Why buy something? when I can just steal it" I think the shame upmost, is she may have been parading around saying to her friends, "look at my flash handbag" which is stolen off the back of hardworking businesses. Thanks.

[@AlphonsodeBarbo]

Golriz Gharahaman has not only brought herself into disrepute, but also The Green Party. The Party will have to pull out all the stops to recover from this debacle!

[@jennideans]

Never recover in my book ....

[@tinamitchell7496]

Brought all of Parliament into disrepute!! Though that's not exactly an exclusive club...

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU LAWSEY 😂😂❤❤

[@mala265]

The Green Party would have been better off if they just said … We are extremely disappointed with Golriz she will no longer have any association with the Green Party. We hope she seeks the help she needs to address her criminal behaviour, this matter is now with the police. By bringing mental health into the equation it just made the whole party look even more pathetic than it already is.

[@jennideans]

Appalling response from the Green Oarty

[@Ralph49]

I do wonder how many times she got away with it? Probably quite a few times I would suspect.

[@Ryan-Tech]

I couldn't have put it better, Mike. The situation around the regulation has been appalling and inciteful. I doubt Golriz, the little thief, resigned voluntarily. It looks like a behind-the-door agreement between the party and Golrz to create the illusion that: 1) She's innocent and left by choice. 2) The Green Party is beyond questioning in its selection, members, and leadership. They portrayed it as a member taking a break, signaling virtue about supporting their members and valuing concerns. No mere allegation - she did steal, likely for a long time, maybe her entire life. A thief is a thief; the moral lesson against stealing is usually taught in childhood, but she clearly lacked that model. If accused, I'd use every tool to prove innocence first, then resign if I wished. I hope it opens eyes to the Greens' nature. I trust the genuine, hardworking Iranian community in NZ will take action against her and her associates.

[@madonnam1]

She has committed a crime! 😮

[@Pete-z6e]

Celia Wade Brown…rode her bike to work often, downhill virtue signalling, but not home in the evening!…I’ve always wondered how it got home on its own?..the mind boggles.

[@suethomas8320]

I agree with everything you say Michael my grandchildren have mental health

[@grantedgar1844]

Thank you Michael. One of your finest pieces.

[@nathankerr9824]

Chloe was involved?

[@royalenfieldracer7806]

From what I understand she was with GG

[@kevinansley7353]

Truely a great demonstration of the gratitude of refugees and their children.

[@Magenta_Glorious]

Not all it depends how you bring your children up there is another Goldie in Canada and MP have a look at her for the difference

[@jasperhorace7147]

That’s not fair.

[@Double.S.02]

Rather bigoted comment tbh.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

Yes send them back💨

[@ronnynolegs]

Can she be deported like a 501?

I used to have a bit of respect for Chloe and Golriz as intelligent and concise debaters even though I didn't agree with their politics. Then we had the screaming, "from the river to the sea ...... etc" completely ignoring the actual meaning behind the chant. Or perhaps not. Then the latest antics and immediately going for deflection of accountability. Now we have the Green Party banner. From the river to the sea All our fashion will be free. Is death to the West next?

[@winterrising8738]

why you a zionist shill

[@pgreen8531]

Just terrorist supporters nothing less.

[@marjon888]

Chloe is barking mad.

[@roudyaudi]

Very well said Michael 👏

[@briansmaller7443]

It wasn't shoplifting. Golriz thought the Boxing Day sales were still on and that the prices were a steal. As to her being brown - she is no darker than most of my southern Italian kin.

[@deryckhunt7086]

On Point.

[@Rogsmith4]

I like Micheal style very clear and knowledgeable

[@gsd4me00]

Excellent.

[@anakei160]

Michael Laws - You are on fire. The Herald's hagiography of Ghahraman,'s today was nauseating. It was more akin to the farewell of a second Mother Theresa than the reporting of the shocking resignation of a sitting MP for alleged serial theft.

[@peterwiles1299]

High in psychopathy score? A fMRI image of the relevant parts of her brain would be revealing.

[@margueritemccartney3607]

You’re right of course .

[@nzreggae2534]

The first red flag for me was reading an article/interview with Golriz a long time ago where she referred to herself as a 'woman of colour'. My associated common usage of that term is more with African Americans and part African Americans. To me it seemed like a stretch by Golriz to belong to a victim group. It seemed like a foreign concept being imported into NZ. It isn't a term commonly used in NZ. It means non European. It is absurd to refer to yourself as a non European as a description of your race/ethnicity. I don't refer to myself as non Chinese. It is manipulative racial politics suggesting victimhood. And it separates people on whether you are European or not. That is an agenda. One irony is that there are certain European people who can be darker than certain non European people. POC. Whoopdy doo. The Green Party are an unusual experiment in this era. Politicians brand and distinguish themselves from the opposition for votes, money and power. Race politics and other cultural identities have become reductionist irrational polarising labels where people can literally become a violent mob just by labelling someone racist or anti trans. We don't discuss reality in an informed rational scientific way. We have labels for tribal identities and irrational scapegoating and substance less virtue signalling. Oppressor vs oppressed and sound bite media. Not one politician who called Posie Parker vile and toxic explained their criticisms. We can't expect politicians to be impartial sources of scientific evidence based information. They have an agenda which counters this. There are no discussions in the media with non politicians, where people calmly offer informed perspectives and at times see validity in each others views. And the tradition of seeking understanding is the intention. Rather than this black and white polarising artificial dehumanised adversarial victim/scapegoat combative nonsense. We seem to have become conditioned to this new way of thinking and behaving which is very base level.

[@MaTTBlaKK90]

The party should lose the seat if a member is found guilty of a crime. Sadly she probably wont be prosecuted as she's "paid for her crime" but I think that line is bullshit. We have to hold these people to a higher degree. The poor woman was struggling with being an PM, well thats called "life" and life is pain. Deal with it....we all have to.

[@jasperhorace7147]

But didn’t have the sense to resign because she was struggling. We just don’t buy that greens.

[@pgreen8531]

She is nothing less than theft and sgevis a criminal

[@maieldmik5233]

4.35..........not a truer(?) word said Michael.👏👏👏👏👏

[@andreatodd3095]

I could be wrong but the lady in question deviated a lot from her role within the Green Party by openly protesting about very controversial political topics outside of NZ...the Green Party should have talked her out of it for their parties sake, but instead they all supported her and went along with it.....there is a huge red flag there.....activism imo......just anti full stop.

[@bushmanphotos]

Chloe lead that

[@andreatodd3095]

@@bushmanphotos ok, it does beg the question the Green party in general are an activist party who create their own controversy laying themselves wide open for criticism.

[@maieldmik5233]

Looks like she may of had an accomplice. Getting good 😂

[@Pete-z6e]

May have.

[@maieldmik5233]

@@Pete-z6e hope so! Bit more of that camera footage will be interesting to see

[@grantedgar1844]

@@maieldmik5233 Who returned the item?

[@maieldmik5233]

@@grantedgar1844 exactly 👍

[@petadee5141]

Sh hasn’t suffered from trauma but rather suffered arrogant narcissism along with the belief she’s better than all and can do whatever she wants and not answer for her behaviour.

[@rjac001]

Enough is enough, it's time to get tough, Jail then deportation

[@jasonosborne9063]

Imagine having nowhere to go , then a stranger says your welcome in my home. Then you rip them off. WOW. We don’t need a person like that being kept in our country. Somewhere is a good honest hardworking person who deserves her spot.

[@realistically-r7g]

Don’t feel sorry for her these people make retail fail !

[@rodneypayne6316]

She will probably still draw a parliamentary pension.

[@urbanegorilla6005]

No - you have to do three terms.

[@jasperhorace7147]

@@urbanegorilla6005 good. If she’s also struck off as a lawyer, she might have to get a job which doesn’t require free top end clothes.

[@DCG-dg5sd]

@@jasperhorace7147 .... McD's has classy staff clothing .... should suit her nicey 😆

[@geoffbalmain296]

3 MPs for the Wairarapa what the hell are they going to do. Bring back first past the post and lets get things done

[@bernardguynunns5658]

Wellington Central has been worse with four MPs at times.

[@haweavivian48]

Is Golriz a Barrister? If she is... will she be disbarred?

[@annettestewart6512]

Having had a mental breakdown I know that one withdraws. I did think of killing myself but never once thought of stealing.

[@robertmiller2173]

AS usual 9/10 you hit the nail on the head.

[@jeffmcintyre2091]

Well spoken

[@christopherclayton8577]

Well, Michael. Plain language and clear words. Bit of a novelty, and reassuring that such behaviour is still possible, BTW, Tory Whanau's various escapades? Same pattern?

[@davidwebb4594]

This behaviour from Golriz reflects badly on the party, and therefore there shoudl be a byelection

[@jonwilcox203]

We can guarantee Golriz has diverted other retail display stuff in the past - kleptomania Is an anxiety disorder and or addiction which doesn't just suddenly happen due to "PTSD", creative or otherwise

[@realistically-r7g]

Clepto ! Needs house raid and proof of purchase on wardrobe 🤣🤣🤣

[@douglasrushbrooke786]

I agree people that are ill and try to apply logic need so much understand. This is a case of been used !!

[@craigaicken2409]

Quite agree

[@mairafiee4929]

Well sai ✌🏽🙏

[@mylesmorrisonsingleton6040]

Hmm! Sounds like your talking about a recent PM, could be either!🤪🤮🤮🤮😷😷😷😷

[@nzreggae2534]

I suspect almost anything is forgiven or forgotten about these days. You could get caught eating children and still be voted in next time or given a job. All the taboos have been broken. And our attention spans have been ruined by scrolling and clicking on the internet. In fact I suspect this kind of thing can add a certain kind of sex appeal to the individual.

[@GeoffPriest]

GG joined the antisemite palasitinian protest calling for the death of Israel ,then protested against the same of herself while in parliament.Justice has been done

[@rodneypayne6316]

Thx for that. It obviously differs from country to country.

[@TheInvoice123]

Golly Golriz Grabandrun

[@HunkyMan777]

Does she still get paid for the next 2 weeks?

[@BronwynGillies]

She should do time, even if it’s 3 months. There needs to be signals to people who break the law that its unacceptable .

[@sinamumuta7910]

Stealing is a crime,

[@kb-bf4zd]

kb-bf4zd i had it put to me --- im unsure if its fact does anyone no - if the shops she stole from were maybe owned by Isrealy people ????? was this theft that was first caught was in october after hamas attacked Isreal citizens --- did the thefts have a political agenda not a mental heath issue

[@royalenfieldracer7806]

Gee you’ve an imagination

[@christianwildermoth758]

The last 3mins of this piece, let alone the rest of it speaks absolute. The Left are the new Right

[@paulgillard2258]

Deeply concerning that she was in a position of power and authority. Great she was weeded out but how many more like her exist.

[@J.Smith-rc6wh]

we used to have a mentally ill person who had genuine certifiable kleptomania(a compulsion to steal) come into our store. She used to work at a local accounting office, where her boss would routinely go to her house once a month and get all their staplers back. You just followed her round the shop, and charged to her account all the stuff she stole, which she then paid for. she used to wait by the front door until one of us would come get her. She used to give a card each christmas to thank us all for our help and understanding. It was humiliating for her, but gave us a chance to be human and understanding and non-judgemental, everyday heroes. She led a very quiet, very private life because of her condition. This was nothing like the behaviour of this MP, her face a demeanor changed in front of you when she stole, like something posessed her for a moment . The video footage of Golriz just shows normal old shoplifting in action.

[@craigaicken2409]

Absolutely stating the obvious

[@RajHidesHere]

Good show. But also, get some podcast worthy mic setup.. get rid of the call centre look.

[@Rodracking]

Not surprised at all Time will tell with the rest of them can’t wait to here what strawbidge has to say 🍿

[@heathercreighton9613]

Who is Strawbridge? Do you mean Chloe Swarbrick?🙄🙄🙄

[@Rodracking]

@@heathercreighton9613 yep thats the one 👍🏼

[@remixesfordjs8198]

160k not much. 2k approx net. We have a weird tax system in nz.

[@remixesfordjs8198]

She stole a 7k dress. Don't think she could afford it?

[@JayDarklighter]

21:30 MOVE YOUR HAND MICHAEL!

[@tinamitchell7496]

Well said Michael. I regularly disagree with you, has been the case for many years, however the times we are aligned it has been emphatic. This is one of these times. I'm curious to see the mystery of the friend looked into, also the mystery of the person who returned items to Scotties and also the mystery of individual who was in contact with Scotties trying to get 'an understanding' of the situation. What was the exact nature of that interaction? Did it involve negotiation or requests? And what do the police make of that interaction. Michael, feel free to keep the questions coming.

[@michaelstk2817]

Play ground politics. Way to go NZ.

[@tungzauzage977]

Agreed I cant imagine the garbage on social media, its bad enough here, as for Golriz she was just using shopping therapy to get over social pressures she just forgot the paying part of it.

[@Teresa-ig1kp]

I love your tongue in cheek comments lol

[@nzreggae2534]

Are you referring to the video?

[@derekhaddon4622]

Ohh, the things I could tell you.

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

🤔

[@nzreggae2534]

What is the punishment for stealing in Iran? Yeah, google that.

[@ShaneSavage69]

17 Cats!

[@bohochick100]

Michael Laws - didn't you finish with Napier City Council in questionable circumstances?