Lucy unpacks what happened, why she refused to be intimidated and what her case could mean for policing, protest rights and free expression in New Zealand.
In Episode 25 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with ‘silent protestor’ Lucy Rogers.
She’s a criminal defence lawyer and Free Speech Union member whose quiet stand at a November 2023 anti-Israel protest ended in arrest.
An investigation later found the arrest was unlawful, and she is now taking legal action herself.
Lucy unpacks what happened, why she refused to be intimidated and what her case could mean for policing, protest rights and free expression in New Zealand.
Public trust, once diminished, is difficult to rebuild and recent years of police misconduct should have woken our lawmakers up by now. It is essential that parliament takes the time to get this right.
The Post, which is already only a ghostly echo of what it used to be, will fade away. Moving to Christchurch won’t save it and anyone who says it will is either in denial or dishonest.
Today’s left-leaning newspapers scribblers and broadcasting dribblers need to keep in mind the sage advice coming from the Acumen Edelman barometer. But, in reality, how likely is that?
Either there was a massive conspiracy to deceive the minister in charge or that minister is lying.
Public trust, once diminished, is difficult to rebuild and recent years of police misconduct should have woken our lawmakers up by now. It is essential that parliament takes the time to get this right.
The Post, which is already only a ghostly echo of what it used to be, will fade away. Moving to Christchurch won’t save it and anyone who says it will is either in denial or dishonest.
