Posie Parker bashing victim says no to diversion

[@Jenny-nz8fb]

Awful situation when the police collude with violent men who assault women in public.

[@TheBasicTruth]

Police in New Zealand? A bloody disgrace!

[@deborahwilliams3695]

I wonder just how many coppers are themselves part of this community…bias perhaps…

[@kotukuwhakapiko467]

Hard out.

[@deepfryblue]

we call them Fair and Just haha....i know it's no laughing matter but

[@peace-now]

I fully support NZ police. They protect persecuted minorities.

[@TheBasicTruth]

@SugarTomAppleRoger the police should protect persecuted people, whether they are in minority groups or not. At the moment, they are not doing that. Now here this. The individual is the ultimate minority group. The police are not protecting individuals if they first have to check to see if the individual belongs to a minority group before delivering protection. So, you are incorrect about what the police should be for.

[@sue.F]

I’m sorry Emily, you are being re-victimised by the police, judiciary and the media who are implicitly supporting the offender by not reporting on this vicious assault. I would like to see a case against of incitement against the government and media who drummed up hatred against women’s rights.

[@KathrynLiz1]

Spot on....

[@magingi]

I'm sorry too Emily. And your plans to take a legal; case to the UN has merit owing to the decline of basic human rights in NZ, including the right to freedom of expression having been curtailed in many area's. Kia Kaha.

[@soniaess28]

The process is the punishment....for the victim

[@fion1flatout]

The UN are the worst for supporting criminals against ordinary people

[@Catherine-2008]

A man who can lift his hand to harm an elderly woman doesn't deserve any slap on the wrist! Good for you and stay strong, Emily!

[@RHWMNZ]

They probably won't even get a slap on the wrist. I wouldn't be surprised if officiallly the video evidence of the assaults is inadvertently being deleted or becoming inadmissable as evidence. Victims of assault in New Zealand don't get much sympathy in our courts. Many of our judiciary seem to be more suited to be social workers than judges.

[@thenzlander7605]

He wasn't a man.

[@Tawadeb]

Well said!!!

[@rickoshea9913]

Now we know who he/it/whatever this low life knucklerubber is , I'm sure they're looking over their shoulder,not going down dark alleys,every loud noise,there will be skid marks,I reckon, you'll smell him coming,unless your down wind.

[@stevend3323]

I reakon 2 years inside is enough time to contemplate his actions. Smacked a lady more than once, needs a good caning too.

[@stephensanders5894]

He needs to go to jail, it was a very violent assault

[@FRED-gx2qk]

I there is no justice in New Zealand now .

[@davidgrosvenor1]

Punishment, surely! Disgraceful

[@naomiklahn4623]

How disgraceful are the New Zealand Police?! Condoning violence against women...

[@Tawadeb]

Disgusting!!! No excuse she was 70!!

[@ronachadwick7908]

What's new?

[@emilyb5278]

Puppets of the government who are puppets for big corporations like black rock. Its an agenda to distract and ruin the west from within just educate your kids read them 1984

[@lucial9887]

That violent young man need to be held accountable. Also this country, this government.

[@RHWMNZ]

The government is not accountable, the police are not accountable, the judiciary are not accountable and the mainstream media's silence has been paid for.

[@winstonsmithsoul]

And the activist group that recruited and payed for him to be in Auckland.

[@yolandascholten2012]

And MSM for inciting violence with false information. Divide and conquer….that’s the narrative!

[@puffin51]

But most of all whoever removed police resources from the protection of the public, and ordered police not to intervene to prevent violence by a mob. That order came from on high. Whoever gave it has to be removed from his/her/their position, publicly shamed and disgraced, sacked, and prosecuted for gross dereliction of duty and being an accessory to a crime, namely assault.

[@OJB42]

If one of the trans mob had been injured like this I suspect the perpetrator would be locked up already. The police in this country are far too political.

[@yolandascholten2012]

And they’d throw away the key.

[@denisekelsall9772]

at the end of the day they are politically driven and are just foot soldiers for the establishment

[@DownUnderWarboss]

This is a disgrace to New Zealand.

[@mikeholling8830]

Get used to, this country is rotting from within and heading down hill into complete chaos unless there’s a major change in direction. I can’t see where the change will come from so hold on for some dark times ahead.

[@mikewalters5815]

Just look a the crime Rate with this lefty stooge Government And more on the way

[@khzn9309]

I wonder if Aotearoa too agrees that New Zealand is a Disgrace 🤔🙄🤫

[@valeriehughes1008]

@@khzn9309 We only became a disgrace when we became Aotearoa... lets go back to being New Zealand we weren't such a disgrace in those days! All these issues are at the hands of the Extremists who feel the need to cancel out anyone with opposing viewpoints.. they do not believe in democracy and they have been encouraged by Labour who gathers votes from these extremist groups... time for a change and push back... claim our country back and take OUR rights back.

[@russellturner1909]

@@khzn9309 Nope

[@andreatodd3095]

Emily has a right to see her attacker come before the court to receive his sentence. It sends a clear message to others that there will be consequences for the atrocious actions he took that day.

[@Tawadeb]

💯💯💯

[@caroleyre9144]

Yes 👏

[@XXXX-yc6wv]

What an absolute bloody disgrace this is on the part of NZ police and judiciary. I cannot understand how this has been interpreted as common assault. It was politically motivated, quite likely with pre-meditation of committing indiscriminate violence, by a 20 year old man against an elderly woman who may never fully recover from her injuries. Common assault is pissed bogans outside a pub having a bit of consensual biffo. This isn't that.

[@junit7590]

Politically motivated that's terrorism right?

[@stevend3323]

I agree. Young, bright or not. Everyone needs to be responsible for THEIR choices.

[@lu-uf8zj]

As a trans person myself, I have more respect for Posie Parker than for any of the violent trans activists.

[@Brads-strung-out]

Can you efftards try announcing your sexuality at the end of things? Like I'm being honest, because now I'm expected to announce my sexuality is upon entering conversations and I find it truly effing pathetic that it's so important that it needs to be the first thing announced, I'm truly effing over it. It's like Jeffrey dhamer drilling holes in his victims skulls.

[@geoffstokes]

Thank you for standing up.

[@kiwikiwi8023]

Nice 🙂

[@studiosfifty4]

Fantastic, all the very best to you.

[@TheSamb00]

Thank you

[@bryanmartin3180]

How can anyone in our woke government or gutless police defend this . ABSOLUTLY DISGUSTING the whole situation .

[@jasperhorace7147]

Remember our clueless prime minister, who doesn’t know what a woman is, in spite of the fact that he would like them to vote for him, said he was sorry he wasn’t there supporting those deluded thugs.

[@jamesclark6487]

Reeducation for you, 5 years in the rainbow gulag.

[@williemrebekahmaclutchie-e7654]

police bashed lizz gun 4 000000000000,but r scared of trans n mobsters meth pushers ok.

[@junit7590]

All by design

[@suetodd6361]

There's no way this lady should feel any way obligated to prevent this vicious attacker from being held to account, as much as this is possible in New Zealand any more.

[@maryhall8847]

I was at the event in Albert Park because I was interested to hear Kellie-Jay speak. The first time I’d heard about her was the day before. There was a fenced off area around the rotunda for her supporters and I initially stood with a group of other people (including lesbians and men) who were all there to hear Kellie-Jay speak We were significantly outnumbered by the people standing outside the fenced area and it soon got out of hand. It was mostly men who were causing the chaos - banging drums, shouting through megaphones, shoving people, pushing placards in our faces etc. They then took down the fence and it was clear the security guards couldn't control the crowd that stormed up and onto the rotunda. I managed to slip out and stood on the perimeter watching. Even then a man in a mask came up and stood in front of me, staring straight into my eyes trying to intimidate me. A couple of police were patrolling but they didn’t do anything, there were quite a lot of police up towards Princes Street but they stayed up there ignoring the shouts of what was now clearly a violent demonstration. My question is - why were there so many men there and why did they display so much hatred and violence towards the women supporting Kellie-Jay??? In my opinion they were not trans otherwise they would have protected the very gender they aspire to be i.e. women. It was intended to disrupt and intimidate a peaceful gathering. Finally, Kellie-Jay is asking for safe spaces for women which we clearly need after what happened to Kellie-Jay and Emily on that day, and yet the media keep on calling her anti-trans, which she isn't. I wrote to the Stuff newspaper and asked them to stop calling her anti-trans but they have ignored me.

[@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits]

Scripted event kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqecmKV6oap-bdU

[@54Rocketeer]

Stuff you meant to say Pravda didn’t you?

[@shirleybriggs1879]

Glad you weren’t injured. It looked terrifying as the mob broke down the metal barriers 😢

[@caroleyre9144]

Only Cowards and Criminals wear Masks.

[@DeliaMorris-og8si]

Stuff completely support these activist and completely ignore women's rights.

[@montgomeryramone9655]

The offender is the ultimate coward. What a sad excuse for a human being.

[@ChrisHewittMedia]

No excuse for violence like this ever...any way you look at it, especially on our elderly. Lock the guy up.

[@FRED-gx2qk]

CORRECT

[@julianwalls1077]

That was a king hit or its proper term cowards punch on Emily he knew what he was doing as he ducked quickly back into crowd he should get the maximum sentence for this..he could have killed her, given her brain damage or loss of sight! 🤮

[@greencloud2225]

The protection of the old and weaker people is fundamental to the functioning of our society. The downgrading of an assault by a young man on an old(er) woman is just disgraceful. Thank you Sean for highlighting this and thank you Emily for having the strength to carry on.

[@suelaurence3561]

Thanks for this interview Sean and shedding some light on this disgraceful event.

[@whio1]

A very brave lady. An appalling trail of follow up and communication from authorities

[@sue.F]

I’m ashamed to be a New Zealander.

[@dougbulldog9947]

Yeah, it's getting worse by the day, there are still a lot of really good, hardworking, caring kiwis out there, I'm afraid the balance is tipping in the wrong direction.

[@ranellnikora48]

I'm ashamed this kid is a NZer. And I hope his parents are suitably ashamed too.

[@redneckinthebardo]

I think I know the feeling. I'm in the northwest US and was appalled by the treatment KJK and speakers received in Portland OR and Tacoma WA during her Let Women Speak tour. The Portland event was canceled due to credible threats of violence and police refusal to provide protection.

[@Tawadeb]

Im ashamed of our govt, our politicians and out corrupt media!!!

[@bonzabonza2758]

There really needs to be a public inquiry about every aspect of this case. Appalling treatment of an innocent, elderly citizen by the police and government.

[@yolandascholten2012]

He was 20, she was a senior…..when is it ok to punch out anyone? An apology doesn’t cut it! The moment he laid a hand on her he became a criminal and should be treated as though according to the law. Innocent until proven guilty, a trial and a jury of his peers considering all the evidence. Am I missing something?

[@khzn9309]

And for this REASON is why KJK came to NZ for...actions Speak louder then Words...let KJK Unspoken Words denied from her Ring LOUDER in ACTION NZ 😲😲😲

[@DeliaMorris-og8si]

Her visit revealed much about New Zealand.

[@Xii371]

After seeing what happened to women in NZ at that mob, I said I'll never ever visit NZ. It's not a safe place for women. My heart breaks for NZ women ❤

[@francishooper1649]

Agree, New Zealand should be subject to sanctions.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

Yeah, it was on my bucket list but no more.

[@jayWalk8]

Same - sad because I always wanted to go 😕

[@serenitynowyolo]

Same. I don’t feel safe going anywhere where women ( real biological women)don’t have safe spaces.

[@madiemikaere353]

Yes please don’t come here our country is destroyed by covid and our woke government. Plenty of other beautiful countries around the world that are not a censored hateful hole like nz. I can’t wait to leave this country

[@fun----]

How could someone beat up an older person. Sad.

[@stevehughes1510]

This is not going to 'go away' for the powers that be in our country, we're on the case and Auckland Police and NZ Police are in the gun also. Well done Sean, Leo Molloy and God bless you Emily, here's to hopefully a full recovery from your injuries.

[@CH-vh8kg]

Police cannot offer diversion UNLESS the victim agrees . Why was it even offered in the first place ?? Other conditions to be met for diversion 1. Minor offence .2 Police agree to it .3 Victim admits guilt . 4 First offence of offender. Punching an elderly woman is not a minor offence . ( why was the charge lowly common assault ) should be at least male assaults female or assault with intent to injure or grevious bodily harm. Compounding your disgusting lack of action in the first place NZ Police

[@kw267]

Disgusting display of behaviour,....SHAMEFUL !!!!! 💯❤ NZ

[@DebbieHollandNZ]

Thankyou for this presentation SOMEONE in NZ standing up for right and giving this lady a platform. I am a Brit living in NZ and I have totally lost faith in this country in the past 3 years......disgraceful and toxic governance.

[@iamnotarobot2378]

Name him, shame him. Name all the police involved and shame them as well.

[@iamnotarobot2378]

I realise, of course, that breaching name suppression is serious and don't suggest that Sean should do this.

[@stevehughes1510]

Start with the Police Commissioner Andrew Coster, the PM Chippy Hipkins, the Police Minister Ginny Anderson, they all had a hand in this and that filtered down to the Auckland Police on that terrible day. You can pretty much guess that the Auckland Police were told from above not to take any action whatsoever and that order came from Wellington.

[@Tawadeb]

@@stevehughes1510Yes its from the top

[@stevehughes1510]

@@Tawadeb I put a complaint in against the Auckland Police and Sgt Sean Richardson who was in charge that Saturday morning at Albert Park, so it'll be interesting to see what the Independant Police Complaints Authority come up with in the next month as this saga continues. We'll see if they make him the fall guy.

[@flounder2283]

He should go to court and be punished. He could have killed her. What kind of man sucker punches a woman, let alone an elderly lady.

[@RHWMNZ]

There were other women present who were assaulted by the mob, some mobsters were wearing dresses. Not much chance of the police investigating that video evidence.

[@Tawadeb]

A nasty violent thug

[@Breasail]

I’m so sorry for what you are going through, Emily. I completely agree with you - no diversion. This young man is dangerous and needs to be held responsible.

[@jmcham1000]

Why are the New Zealand police so intent on doing their upmost to protect and downplay this vicious violent assault on this lady.

[@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits]

Because it was a scripted event which they were part of, prove me wrong kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqecmKV6oap-bdU

[@kevinansley7353]

How low can we permit our system of law and justice to go? Where are the politicians, we have an election shortly.

[@yolandascholten2012]

Where are our politicians? Our politicians can’t define what a woman is and they announced (after the fact) that they themselves would have stood with the trans protesters!! Both Luxon and Hipkins admitted to this but naturally on the day they were too busy to attend the protest, cos they had to deal with government BS. Freedom of speech is under attack all under the umbrella of so called hate speech which essentially anything that descends from the Government narrative.

[@mjanny6330]

I remember, the day before the events at Albert Park, a radio host (Lloyd Burr I think, though I may be wrong) made a full on, on air call to arms. Something along the lines of "everyone must get down there and fight! Fight against hate!" It was like something out of 1990's Rawanda.

[@antihebrew]

Incitement is a crime.

[@MikhailKrilov]

Should they be reported and held to account for encouraging this behavior as a public broadcaster?

[@johnlynch4356]

@@MikhailKrilov Yes!! Good thought!!

[@sue.F]

@@MikhailKrilovyes, they bloody well should. For example, the day before TV1 News reported at the exact location of the rallying point for the “protesters” condemning the talk and demonising the speaker. As responsible journalists they should know how this othering would drum up violence. All in the name of trans love, what a pernicious lot!

[@mjanny6330]

@mikhailKrilov unfortunately, reporting does nothing if the higher authorities agree.

[@devolution000]

Thanks for your courage Emily and your sharing your story. I'm very sorry for what you've gone through and it's awful that you travelled to Auckland and were denied the opportunity to hear Posie Parker and to perhaps speak yourself. It does seem there is some shadowy protectionism being given to these violent activists. All the very best for your recovery :)

[@lindamckenzie6500]

Charge this brat with serious assault put him away ...l am so sorry for this Lady ....she has been treated absolutely appallingly by the Police.....Diversion for such a serious offence !! you must be joking ...Let us see real justice displayed ,have this Guy serve time and pay reparation...too bad about his future ,he did this heinous crime let him pay for it. .....

[@graemehelleur1627]

Charge RNZ for their hate propaganda. They should bear full responsibility for spreading the lies and hate that created this situation. We get too much bulldust from RNZ.

[@DeliaMorris-og8si]

the worse because they were formerly so respected and did much for women's rights in the old days. Now they openly mock women who they consider 'terfs'

[@denisekelsall9772]

RNZ is a bad joke

[@clairebeaumont5290]

What a disgusting business! The police should be ashamed of their inaction....poor Emily. I apologise to Emily for this woeful reaction to that vicious assault..... Bloody terrible....

[@StefanJordan-kb4ck]

This country is spiralling out of control 😢 I think there is no longer any hope for NZ.

[@Eohippus100]

Not too late yet Vote them out

[@stevehughes1510]

If you think that then you're part of the problem, apathy. Fight back man !!

[@Tawadeb]

Vote out the Woke

[@maidaursuladawn44glasgow3]

@@Eohippus100 yes vote them out but do not expect anything different from National vote for either Act or Winston if you want to see change in this mad woke world

[@johnskelton9296]

I am so sorry for what happened to you on what must be one of the Blackest days in NZ. Thankyou for your courage and strength. The Police were taking lessons from Monty Python. Oh, or are the called the Labour Party these days

[@joecollins2108]

Violence against anyone especially women should be jail time

[@busylane]

Anything related to NZ gives me such a terrible feeling after that disgraceful display of hatred and ignorance. A place once on my bucket list, now no longer a country I ever want to step foot in.

[@daviddodds330]

Visit el Salvador a lot safer...

[@jennybaboolal4777]

New Zealand is a wonderful country with great people but sadly has fallen prey to the cult of transgender ideology.

[@nickjung7394]

So who in the enforcement authorities has been dismissed over what is clearly a case of misconduct?

[@Sarahpreecenelsonnz]

Emily, sorry for what happened to you and thank you for speaking up. Sean, thank you for enabling us to hear from Emily. Sean, your questions (about 'have you been kept informed? up to date? informed of what is going on? given the name of the person who committed the crime? etc) imply an expectation that this would normally and naturally happen when/if you are the victim of a violent crime. The opposite is true. Our 'justice' system as it stands is designed to keep victims in the dark; putting their needs and concerns secondary to a primary focus on protecting the rights and privacy of the 'alleged' perpetrator. He is granted a defense, and all the protections of legal provisions, whereas the victim is not represented or defended by anyone. The scant information provided is worse than useless because it never answers the questions that really matter to the victim. The matter is between 'the crown' and the 'defense' - and the innocent victim is merely a 'witness' or prime witness who is not allowed to be 'kept informed' in case it contaminates their evidence. There will be legal folk who defend the reason for this, but the true origin of this unfairness is to protect the criminal and punish the victims via the process. The process is the punishment. That is the reality of our 'justice' system. That is exactly what has played out here, and I guarantee if you speak to any victim of violent crime they will tell you the same. Emily, again, i am sorry for what happened to you on the day, and I am equally sorry that you have had the experience of being confronted by the true reality of our Injustice system. I am glad you are resilient and supported and have your sense of humour back. When I was attacked (also an unprovoked violent crime) my sense of humour was one of the four main things I identified as integral for my recovery recovery - alongside my dignity, a dash of irreverence where appropriate, and a swift physical healing from my injuries. Best wishes, Sarah Preece (human adult female)

[@redneckinthebardo]

Wow. Thanks for breaking down how things actually work in NZ, from an adult human female in the US.

[@winstonsmithsoul]

Yet gang members lawyers get the address of people who are testifying against their clients. I’m sure that address is never accidentally viewed by the gang member???!!!!

[@radicalcartoons2766]

Exactly the same as in UK. I had to take my DV abuser to court and got him convicted. As the victim, I was a witness, not given any legal support. The only thing they give you is your attacker's previous criminal record, and allow you to give evidence from another room in the court by video. Plus my abuser was able to represent himself in order to question me himself. Fortunately my doctor was able to inform the court by letter, of his past attacks on me and my injuries, and the police were on my side and extremely helpful. I will always be grateful to them. They protected me when I moved to another address. He was convicted, then appealed, which would mean me going through it all again, but then dropped out of the process because he knew he had lost. This all took many months. The abusers weaponize the legal process against their victims.

[@andrewcampbell2903]

Thankyou Emily . It is important that your story is heard and you have told it here in a very informative way . When I was the subject of what the police call a manual assault , the policeman told me , ever so kindly , that he would take my statement but nothing would be done . And this , despite the fact that there was a ccv capture of the incident .

[@thewerewolfofnorway437]

@@redneckinthebardo it's an opinion.

[@Debdi100]

Heart goes out to her He needs to know this is not acceptable at all.

[@annettestewart6512]

This is appalling treatment, by our police, of someone who attended a meeting, and because there were violent protests against this meeting, was viciously attacked. There should have been action by our police at the time but they stood by and allowed this to happen. The attacker should suffer the consequences. I am ashamed at what things have come to in this country. Our twisted media, our corrupt police, as this is what is being portrayed, our Prime Minister and the Green Party should hang their heads in shame.

[@gregkennedy8545]

Our police are politicised, pure and simple, and not fit for purpose until this is rectified

[@denisekelsall9772]

unfortunately our police are always politicised - they take orders from above

[@davevinnie8106]

What judges in New Zealand could serve in this country & sit back and allow the Justice system to continue letting these criminals turn the court's into disgraceful shambles of a justice system. Not the first I know how soft the courts have become. Seen for myself in a court room absolutely shocked the people in the room to what he was given as a sentence if you could call it a sentence. Soft as you could not believe.

[@sharynallan7483]

No diversion. He knew what he was doing and wasn't repentant. If not for the video he would still be bragging about it with his dodgy friends. He had friends and family who knew what he'd done and were ignoring it. All of them deserve to face someone consequences.

[@diannesmith2249]

You would be proud of him if he was your son,not.

[@johnmitchinson9577]

I think Emily should sue this male perpetrator for injury and sue the police for malfeasance and incompetence for denying natural justice.

[@EpicTyme]

We all get a chance to send this Government a clear message in Octobers General Election.

[@Tawadeb]

Vote FreedomsNZ or DemocracyNZ. Protect our freedoms.

[@leslieeden8886]

This whole process points to police incompetence operationally and administratively. Disgusting.

[@francishooper1649]

Not incompetence - this is deliberate.

[@oldsoul3733]

This is the end of law and order in NZ. Sadly, all that will remain is anarchy. Absolutely shameful but big shout out to Jacinda for dragging this country into the poor, state dependent woke country we've become 🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@jennybaboolal4777]

Totally agree.

[@RHWMNZ]

Not long after the attacks on the women in Albert Park, as an elderlly person myself, I received details of what constituted elder abuse and how to report elder abuse. Using the Albert Park assaults and police inaction as an example, I officially reported the assaults on women, many of whom appeared to be elderly. The complaint was not acknowledged. I sent a reminder and that has not been acknowledged. Those responsible for investigating elder abuse seem to be linked closely with the NZ Police. Part of my complaint was that the elderly are no longer being told the truth about what is really happening in New Zealand. Mainstream media abuse the elderly every day. The police seem happy for that abuse to continue.

[@Tawadeb]

Good on you for what you did

[@kungfutzu3779]

thank you for trying

[@scorpnz4433]

The guy should be done for attempted murder. When you get into a fight you invite death. The lady could've dam well died if her head hit a solid object. If he's given diversion he should be on probation for no less than 10 years. Put a foot wrong he's gone.The fkr's a coward

[@nz-nz]

What a very brave woman. She’s literally taking the blows. Bless you 🙏❤️

[@Marius_vanderLubbe]

He assaulted her, sean. Who cares if his life turns out badly.

[@caroleyre9144]

His life has already turned out badly anyway…Clearly. 🤷‍♀️🫤

[@chrissyblakelock8124]

A friend of mine got home invasion and beaten up split head 7 stitches they got home diverson . One worked at a kindy locally which is disgusting . But karma comes as she was killed in a accident a year later

[@Tawadeb]

Thats shocking. Violence needs to be punished

[@lechenaultia5863]

Sean would you ask a man in a similar situation that question? Why do men expect women to be sweet and forgiving? He's an adult. He didn't give himself up until he had to. Emily is in her seventies. Emily, PLEASE go to the UN for free speech

[@marjorieesteakley1982]

The UN is the cause of this problem. Research Jennifer Bilek.

[@catlady5359]

The UN? They’re all in on this nonsense.

[@maritha9430]

I don't think a conviction will ruin his life. He needs to be punished for his cowardice. Plus he didn't come clean straight up. He will only be sorry he was caught, right!

[@winstonsmithsoul]

Look at his face, hardly the face of someone who hasn’t had many dealings with the police and justice system. His previous criminal record would be interesting.

[@chriscaspian2280]

Sean we respect you for you accuracy and support, The police of NZ are shameful really.

[@elsieb66]

Thank you to the Platform for keeping this appalling story alive. For highlighting the abject failure of politicians, police and media to be honest. No more cover up. Justice for Emily. #JusticeForEmily

[@Natalie81970]

Shame on you New Zealand police and govt . Emily I’m so sorry you are yet again being treated appallingly by the state. You deserve better

[@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits]

Or does she… kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqecmKV6oap-bdU

[@johnrogers5309]

How can you blame people taking the law into their own hands when the system that Emily has spent her life supporting clearly lets her down ??? I know 2 wrongs don't make a right, but if this kind , beautiful lady was my mother , I know exactly where i would be heading ....

[@caroleyre9144]

Me too see how cocky they are then little thugs.

[@gsd4me00]

What needs to be done is for a few people to visit this germ in Gisborne and have a conversation with him explaining that what he did was very naughty...if you get my drift.

[@aligeoff.27]

If I get your drift, have heard it referred to as Maori Councelling.

[@Thebuilder-v7q]

This is a dark day for Nz and he is an animal, name and shame this man put his name all over the media

[@ncorp2668]

Emily, if you read this, you need to go to multiple media outlets (even if out of your country) and tell this story everywhere. What happened here is a grave injustice.

[@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits]

It was a scripted event which she was part of kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqecmKV6oap-bdU

[@ncorp2668]

@@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits How do you figure? I watched about 6 mins of your video and I don't see how you're coming to this conclusion.

[@MariaBM1]

The assault was too bad for the guy to get diversion, particularly after the way Emily has also been treated by the police.

[@juliethompson110]

No, Sean. You had no obligation "as a journalist" to ask Emily to give this man a pass. Yes, we all hope that Emily's cheekbone nerve heals up.

[@FRED-gx2qk]

Fully agree Sean was bang out of order he is part of the problem !

[@XXXX-yc6wv]

The platform is based on the old journalistic standards of fairness and balance. Given that diversion is done in future public interest (namely not sending one-off offenders to prison to be schooled in how to be even worse offenders) a real journalist should whether she approves of his diversion, and the reasons behind her decision. Given the nature of the crime, I don't think diversion should even be on the table and should definitely not be the outcome given the victim of the crime has not accepted it.

[@juliethompson110]

@@FRED-gx2qk Not sure what problem you're referring to here. I don't see Sean as "part of the problem". I think he made a mistake in asking a woman this question - and putting someone who has already been victimised by some random man her on the spot on air.

[@wilhelmbittrich88]

@@FRED-gx2qkPart of the problem, really? I don’t see any other radio hosts talking to this woman and getting her side of the story. Sean isn’t perfect, but he’s a good man with good intentions, and he’s doing a good job.

[@davidgrosvenor1]

Agree Juliet!

[@MsHburnett]

Say no to diversion. Take him to court with his collaborators

[@nelsonharding8091]

It’s a hate crime

[@josephl9619]

Where the hell is the great auckland humanitarian chloe schwarbuck on this issue? Apart from her saying it was a win for free speech i havent heard anything.

[@basilwatson1]

Remember that come voting time

[@gregdiffenthal2384]

That's the left for you. A victory for free speech is shutting down free speech. Dumber than a bag of hammers.

[@Eohippus100]

Get rid of the uneducated Greens who don't understand anything logical or scientific. They are wasting our taxpayer money sitting in Parliament

[@melancholycollie1466]

Silencing people is a win for Free Speech? What the heck is that Girl smoking!?

[@joecollins2108]

Shes on the trans side absolutely shameful

[@stella78988]

He took no care when BASHING UP A G'ma HOW DARE YOU ASK HER TO ASSIST IN HIS GETTING AWAY WITH IT! BC you know he will barely get a slap on the wrist and a conviction in his record IS THE DETERRENT FOR OTHER LITTLE SHITS! The place was full of them - they THINK THEY ARE BEYOND THE LAW ! So disappointed in yet another males betrayal - how did we get this far into lala land without this type of male ENABLING? CONSEQUENCES is what this heinous unfortunate NEEDS!

[@capecarver]

This guy's name and photo need to be made public. Women have a right to know which men in their vicinity are violent misogynists.

[@Ricky-nq7lu]

So which MP's Son is this guys who hit her as they only cover there asses when someone with power is invovled.

[@viviennejjackson1838]

That's a thought.

[@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits]

@@viviennejjackson1838here’s a other thought in it kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqecmKV6oap-bdU

[@helsonwheels5175]

Good on you, Emily. You hold your line. I'm so sorry this happened to you. You are sound and reasonable and I hope justice is served for the wrong done to you. And you continue to make a full recovery. ❤

[@Tawadeb]

That disgraceful assault. No excuse.

[@winstonsmithsoul]

I know it’s easy to critique, but Sean,that question about diversion was ridiculous. Great answer Emily. The nutter was recruited and transported by a communist based activist group. People need to read the Russian revolution and the similar Bolshevik tactics, we are there. The communists also let the criminals out of prison. What’s the justice minister suggesting right now!!!

[@feargach2107]

Stop trying to distract from the issue with this nonsensical garbage.

[@winstonsmithsoul]

@@feargach2107 What nonsensical garbage?

[@mrpickles680]

LGB without the TQ+. Its time to say no to this ideology. This all happened when straight people pushed into the LGB and said they were queer. Its time to push back. Lets get this out of our governments and all institutions.

[@caroleyre9144]

Exactly the LGB have never caused all this trouble…not ever all these years. 🤷‍♀️🫤

[@_-.Everlast.-_]

Jail time bro. Yeah I agree about the family, lowlifes.

[@sueedwards9334]

Great interview - thanks for not letting this one disappear from sight!

[@ashman167]

Bless Emily. The people of NZ are better than this. Pol may be losing confidence of the people.

[@Ps119]

No losing, lost.

[@defaultname01]

Disgusting how NZ police have become govt stooges

[@mojosuzo9617]

I'm embarrassed to admit I voted Labour in the last election. Prior to that I was a Green Party voter and have been an active supporter of human rights (including for the Trans community) for 40 years now. I think Jacinda personally needs to be held responsible for drumming up the unrest here, which resulted in the assault of this poor woman. The defamatory claims Jacinda made publicly about Posie Parker were intentionally made to mislead all NZers and were blatently untrue. I've done plenty of research and I'm yet to find anything equating to hate speech from Ms Parker - but even my own family choose to outright disagree with me. Instead they choose to mindlessly speal the rhetoric of what has become a mob culture generated and fed by our biased media and crooked politicans.

[@DeliaMorris-og8si]

It was Chris Hipkins and Michael Wood who spoke out against Posie. Jacinda had left the job.

[@ingridcope3323]

Praying for you Emily, and for healing mentally, psychologically and physically🌻🌻🌻

[@manawahinekorero9534]

At every single step, NZ Police have demonstrated an utter lack of ability to do the job they are tasked - PAID - to do. What a ridiculous expectation that the victim of an attack by a total stranger, should know who her attacker is, where he lives and - probably - what time he will be at home so they can conveniently arrest him. Even the initial charge was outrageous. The overt institutional capture is atrocious but at least now it has been demonstrated in real time for all the world to see.

[@Vanadisir]

Self ID came into affect least week on the 15the June. Stand your ground Emily! This can't be brushed under the carpet. I can't wait till his name is public knowledge.

[@terryvanderhoeven2148]

It's good to see this being followed up. Justice seems to take a long time in our judicial system. Emily deserves to have fair closure and information on the verdict of the offender.

[@b.alexanderjohnstone9774]

I thought we had ways of dealing with 20 year old boys who lay hands on women. I left 2011 and can't believe what's happening in recent years. NZ is attracting a lot of attention in UK, Australia, people don't recognise the country.

[@Takanashi1970]

This guy needs jail time and to suffer the consequences of that. What he did was premeditated and he isolated Emily as she was a vulnerable target.

[@markstephens5118]

The Keystone cops would be outraged at the comparison. The Keystone cops may have been comically incompetent, but they did want to get the bad guys, unlike the NZ police who have literally been forced by public outrage and their own embarrassment to do the bare minimum of their job .

[@allisonnancholas9620]

The man who did this deserves to have the book thrown at him. If he gets away with this what will he do next. It is not an exaggeration to say he could have killed this lady.

[@tbay101]

The man seemed emboldened to repeatly attack this woman, as if this was not the first time doing this.

[@2wahineandadog]

Emily I am so sorry for what happened to you. I am so proud of real New Zealand women who are standing up to speak. I had a similar experience - I filed a complaint. I received a call from a very nice officer with a British accident and felt that someone had heard me and was going to get the man who hurt my daughter and I. This was partially captured on video (by a 3rd party) and I supplied the video info in my complaint. I also supplied further video evidence including full frontal face shots of the man. However after hearing nothing further I called a few weeks ago and was told a letter was on the way and I had to wait for that. The letter was received a week later stating "after look at all the available evidence we have not been able to identify the suspect. Unless more information or evidence is found, we can't proceed any further with this case." Seems very similar to what Emily experienced. It is gobsmacking as I grew up Police 10 7 myself and it is common to post a picture in the media when they are searching for a felon - the only thought that can be drawn is that the NZ Police don't view it as a crime to hit a women. He has to get charges as what he did was criminally wrong. I am glad that you are standing strong Emily!!!! You are representing all women in saying that type of activity is not acceptable!!!

[@DeliaMorris-og8si]

It seems a certain type of women can be hit in New Zealand, those who are perceived as being 'anti trans.' Do not think the world has not noticed Labour.

[@marieparker3822]

I don't think this young thug should be given 'Diversion'. He ought to be charged with attempted murder. Emily - who still suffers from the injuries he deliberately and unprovokedly inflicted on her - could easily have been killed. He must be made an example of. It must be made crystal clear that these attacks on women will not be tolerated.

[@MarciaMatthews]

Someone at the top ordered the police to stand down.

[@CitizenofAucklandSilentAudits]

That’s right, amongst other things. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqecmKV6oap-bdU

[@julianwalls1077]

One of Mps at the protest ..there must be a paper trail if ever comes out you know who not to elect but I suspect we all know the one who was on something on the protest!😀

[@melancholycollie1466]

Justice for Emily!

[@karekarenz2395]

You could be forgiven for thinking these thugs who turn up at these protests, don't give a fig about the cause --- they are just there for the "legal" violence. If there's a judge on this case, perhaps he or she could ask the thug exactly why he was there, and what is his opinion on transgenderism. He probably wouldn't even have a clue why he was there, and what transgenderism is. I hope Emily gets the justice she deserves, but it doesn't look likely.

[@LadyMarigoldWithers]

That pos deserves every consequence coming his way, the way you asked Sean made my teeth itch, like it will be Emily’s fault if his life gets worse 🤦🏻‍♀️ No, he’s an adult who repeatedly violently assaulted a defenceless older woman. Absolute garbage human. He can try to make amends and earn forgiveness once he’s served his time, if he even cares about such a thing.

[@johnjones4129]

Well said…

[@dougjohnstone273]

A disgrace. Throw the book at him.