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https://youtu.be/1aQoM8yg7vc
"My 71-year-old dad would have broken you in half if you challenged to a fight. you are weak."
Ahad Nabi, wearing an NZ Warriors rugby league jersey, stood in the High Court at Christchurch during the third day of sentencing and stared down the gunman before reading his victim impact statement
more on https://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?objectid=12359668&ref=twitter
scoobar
Well that’s a powerful message. Good for him, but terrible that it had to be said.
HighlandViking
Miss Sara Qasem’s victim statement is also heartbreaking and powerful (use the link to watch).
guiltyalias
The way he calls him maggot, like he couldn't wait to get the word out of his mouth.
berlinson
420supercoolusername69
This hit hard
gostoso666
The mana is strong with this one.
kiwi71
Chur.....
idrawontape
wow, that guy is my hero now.
FreeRangeToast
I am strong, and you make me even stronger... and finishes with glory to god, what a bad ass
UnflippedCoin
The transition: “Coming back to this maggot...” was so well executed.
imouttahere87
How is wearing a bullet proof vest, having military grade weapons and shooting down unarmed victims make you feel like you have balls?
TALowKY
The shooter wanted to accelerate tension into a race war. He just needed to wait until 2020 for the US to go it for him
OpalNeraNZ
Let’s gone warriors. Proud to have this guy call New Zealand home.
NigerianPrincePlsSendMonies
Let’s gone Warriors indeed. They are doing you proud this year and everyone in rugby league owes them one.
OpalNeraNZ
Loads to be proud of with this little country of ours. Stay safe wherever you are ?
mainzy123360
Fuck that's real. Well done, would give bro a hug and pat on the back
PandaPosters
Absolute scums of earth. I just hope he realises his heinous act and see how corrupted his views were
gospursgo
I’ve been in absolute tears listening to these statements. His strength is admirable.
Mailvirgo
May devils accompany him to the endless flames.
HeyArabella
Diclac
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/world/asia/sri-lanka-bombings.html a post like this for these people dosent exist ??????
pareidoliaperson
For every link you post I can post another link proving my point. That's how whataboutism works. It's not activism. It's just an excuse.
pareidoliaperson
...for your political stance. Whataboutism is disgusting and shameful fallacy argument. Shame. f/
HeyArabella
HeyArabella
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RAB8
“My father would have broken you in half...” he absolutely would, that coward would snap straight in half and the coward knows it.
FiftyShadesOfArugula
Thanks for referring to him as a terrorist. Most news outlets call him a shooter since he's white. "Mosque shooter". As if that were his job
GnomeDeGuerre
Dude had no decency, no honour, no kindness or wit. May he get the justice that he fucking denied others.
Redisia
Its sad this incident happened... i think this is what groups like isis want cascade of hatefull attacks between muslims and non muslims
GnomeDeGuerre
They are united in that desire and perspective on the world.
Redisia
Sadly yes, to be honest i expected (not wanted) a anti radical group to stand up. Few years ago it was weekly there where attacks.
NZSouthernMan
I applaud all these people who are up there giving him both barrels, he will honestly not care what these people are saying.....
yourlocaleconomicsnerd
He will care that they call him weak.
Andtheworldwentwhite
Someone else might, getting to where he got isn't instant... hopefully others can be turn away from hate.
NZSouthernMan
Because he is the lowest of low, something that belongs in the 7th circle of hell, but then they wouldn't want him there.
feanoreldar
He dose have the rest of his life to think about these statements
NZSouthernMan
If he was a human being yes but clearly he is not.
johnvictor
He probably feels vindicated by all this.
GnomeDeGuerre
Problem is that he is a human, he will have a human reaction to these memories over the coming decades.
CurrantArt
51 people. Gone for no reason.
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thisusernameisforme
He shot a 3 yrs old. He will rot in prison.
EpicMasterMan
Afterwards in hell
ImperatorAurelian
Lets just say Doom Guy is really really really looking forward to introducing him to his spine tearing gloves.
EpicMasterMan
DON'T try to watch the live video...
johnvictor
Oh there was a reason, hatred, bigotry, zealotry in ideology. The cruelty of a callous human heart that knows no warmth, no love, no mercy.
Noob3rts
(1) I am curious about what the shooters life was like to see if there is an underlying reason or psychological issue that was overlooked or
Noob3rts
(2) went undiagnosed that could have allowed this to happen similarly to "signs" that we have seen in shootings time and time again before.
Tminus1622d
The core problem with that is that prevention is boring. It gets no votes for example. It's easier to let this stuff happen and then go on>>
Tminus1622d
a 'well we need to tougher on crime!' voting circle jerk. There's other stuff, (such as gun sale spikes). With the current system there>>
Higure
Bad, reprehensible reasons are still reasons. They can be understood and hopefully dealt with.
bigdickrick206
51? Holy fuck
ncsp
Yup and the statements in court from those affect are so incredible
pareidoliaperson
Warning may be hard to hear:
pareidoliaperson
I read on the days it was still on the news that he shot a little girl execution style while she was looking at him. But he was weeping 1
pareidoliaperson
when the OP's dad was fist fighting(AFAIR) the "maggot". He changed nothing in the course of whatever he thought he needed to stop Nothing/F
PapaStone
Watch the live stream he did of it thats floating out there. If you think the numbers are bad that will scar i
IrishPub
No thanks!
NZSouthernMan
Plus the 40 injured for life.
Scheiterhaufen
And the countless others that are mentally scared for life and have lost family members and friends. Fucking piece of shit.
mattywgtn
What broke me personally was reading about the 3 year old boy clinging to his father for protection...
IVerifyPeoplesUsernames
And the conservatives will say it's nothing compared to the number of Christians Muslim terrorists kill each year.
pareidoliaperson
Exactly. Then why would one thing diminish the other? Then again if we compared the factual news (¬ some widespread BS in righties sites
pareidoliaperson
There are terrorist attacks from white people that is way more brutal than most extremist muslim attacks. Except 9/11. Though relatively it1
pareidoliaperson
still is, since all white attacks been simply political, & no avenging war victims, as usually was the case by muslims terrorists.f/
ncsp
Seriously, who the fuck downvotes this.
FantabulousMan
People like him, so racist fuckwads.
nikkilaurakevin365
Racist fucks
WanderingMess
His dad looks like a really nice guy. Why the fuck would you kill him or anyone for that matter.
yourlocaleconomicsnerd
Sociopathic tendencies and massive insecurities. Mixed with xenophobia and ignorance. You have a conscience, you cannot do this. He doesn't.
W92Baj
Different
didaaa
I think he was the one who welcomed him with de words welcome brother...
ImgurPlz
Psychopathy.
yourlocaleconomicsnerd
Sociopathy is more likely Psychopaths would always look to protect themselves. Not something as reckless and emotionally charged as that.
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ImgurPlz
Thats exactly what psychopathy or sociopathy are...? mental illnesses.
yourlocaleconomicsnerd
Honestly, he doesn't seem like a psychopath. Look at Anders Breivik. That's a psycho
johnvictor
Because of melanin content.
Devestator8888
Because of religion too
RaisinZetaJones
I read his manifesto -- I recommend this to nobody, by the way -- and it's because the 'maggot', appropriately put, had a head full of
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busted wiring, the kind of verminous mental ideology that externalizes every failure in your life on disgust and hatred of others. As this
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man said in his victim impact statement, he was a sheep who wore a wolf's jacket for ten minutes of his life. That's why.
squintish
Was this the guy who attacked Christchurch just to prove they can attack anywhere or some shit?
courtyeet
Yep
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
He will rot in prison. Solitary confinement. Just a bed and toilet. He will suffer
stephCandyCreator
One dark night 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 years from now he will break. Then the weight of his actions will increase day by day, crushing him.
thisusernameisforme
Good good
ThePixelPirate
If he's in solitary it will be a lot sooner than that. I give him 3 months at most.
SckThaDJ
What was the very last thing he said? I can't make it out
SledTed
And you made me stronger
ImgurPlz
"God is greatest" in arabic.
SckThaDJ
Thank you
OdiumToJoy
So true. POS's think they are big and tough because they killed dozens of unarmed people without provocation.
missastromccluskey
with a gun
Diclac
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/world/asia/sri-lanka-bombings.html
OdiumToJoy
Anyone who kills innocents is a POS regardless of race, religion, or creed.
WhatSayYouCitizen
This has nothing to do with "I could beat you up one-on-one"? Like... this is about instilling fear through surprise attacks on a mass...
WhatSayYouCitizen
of unarmed, undefended citizens. Why're you trying to equate those actions to a "I'm tougher than you" mentality?
Rignak
Becuase in the end it is about Power. Or lack there of.
OdiumToJoy
Terrorism is about control/domination through acts of violence and threats. I doubt you have any sort of military experience but this is why
OdiumToJoy
The shooter publicly broadcasted the attack. It's more or less a person trying to gain "clout" or legitimacy for their cause.
OdiumToJoy
That's why terroristic attacks rarely go without some sort of media. It's advertising for terror...
WhatSayYouCitizen
I mean, I guess joining the US Army pre-9/11, participating in Iraq during the initial invasion, and working as a DoD/IC contractor...
WhatSayYouCitizen
from then until the mid '10s counts as "no experience"... there's a world of difference between 'c'mon bro I'll kick your ass" and...
Mulhollander
quick offtopic question: what does POS mean? Is it period of service? and does that mean... a soldier? ex soldier?
tickle4berries
Plenty of Sausage
longrider5782
Piece of shit
Monka42
Hey now...he was just asking a question.
Scorpius94
Pieces of Shit or Point of Sale, depends on context
SatanicSpirals
Most PoS systems I encountered were PoS.
ButterfaceTaintClown
Yeah but for God's sake, why must Muslims put "Allah" into every sentence? Always referring to their religion... Christ it's annoying.
najtrows
AJSeek96
Underrated comment is underrated
GivOsEnSocialistiskKalmarUnion
They had us for the first half, aint gonna lie
Rignak
Downvoted. Then upvoted you sly dog!
JustThePGTips
Oh bloody Jesus, you made me laugh. Like, legit laugh. Thanks.
JJMRINEEDDAWaffles
In the name of Zeus
Monka42
Holy shit..
Violenthozer
I lol’d. Probably going to hell now.
ogbiggnutz
You sob...great joke
Coreation
On of the last religions that is really, really due for an enlightenment phase...
strapontin
Laughs in evangelical...
AnonKneeMoose
Go lookup Islamic Golden age dumbass. Our number system and pythagoras theorem was invented under Islam.
Coreation
Pythagoras was BC (!) you snowflake.The fact that you have to point back to an age over 1200 years ago, kind of makes my point, doesn't it?
Coreation
Sure dumbass, then look what happened the collapse of that same age. Hint: Islam itself.
ButterfaceTaintClown
And then Islam, thanks to a couple of idiot Mullahs, they decreed that anything that wasn't known was unknowable. they stopped believing (1
Coreation
So much this, Islam = Ideology, read the book, decide for yourself if it's a foundation to base a society on. I'm. Not. Having. It. 1/2
ButterfaceTaintClown
in experts and science, and relinquished Islams place at the forefront of scientific and mathematical innovation. sounds depressingly (2
hirosjimma
Good GOD can't you read? try reading his post again..
Coreation
I commented on a comment, not on the post.
peikkos
Still holds true
MorrighanWolf
Cause the ME was modernising before it got rebombed to shite yet again.
MorrighanWolf
...majority of islam is in southeastern asia. If it wasn't for the west refcking the middle east, we wouldn't have islamic terror like this.
WarBearGrrrrrrr
The sad thing is, I have met a lot of people who are uneducated in greetings of other religions who won’t get the irony of your joke
grizozavar
This is imgur, if you expect people to get irony or sarcasm without a special tag you're at the wrong place.
Saker82
Totally. It's not as though sarcasm relies on tone, inflection and emphasis on particular words to be effective.
Rignak
Only about 8 seemed to have missed the joke. So far.
LoudBirb
Seems to have worked out alright in this case.
JimmiRustler
One of few
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Its important to note that the reason why this guy can do this is because of how NZ Law works 1/2
ambiencenever
Unlike America, where 95% of all prisoners didn't have a trial, making minor violaters rot too long and major baddies not rot long enough.
necrojoe
[Citation needed] unless you are talking maybe about plea deals, where someone pleads guilty for a lighter sentence.
ambiencenever
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/prisons-are-packed-because-prosecutors-are-coercing-plea-deals-yes-ncna1034201
ambiencenever
...demanding citation for common knowledge stuff...
skiptomylucie
I thought American courts had this to? Victim impact statements?
mcglirkymeow
In Canada, we have something similar. We have volunteers called the Victimm Service Unit who are activated at any time day or night. We //
mcglirkymeow
respond WITH the police and are there for the victim. I’ve mopped up blood, done dishes, escorted to court, taught court procedure to //
mcglirkymeow
those who’d never have seen it, called family members to tell them someone has died, held the hand of assault victims, and so much more. //
mcglirkymeow
I can’t put enough value on units like this - NZ has something very similar. And that one of the outcomes: victims have voices and become //
mcglirkymeow
survivors, and no longer a victim. This guy’s message is powerful.
ThanatosElNyx
Interesting, I think in Ireland we have Victim Impact Statements which seem to be similar.
Traja01
Same in the us with certain crimes. Victims have an absolute right to address the court at sentencing.
Celtoloco
in Canada we have this every time they come up for parole. This way we have a fake life sentence, keep getting tossed back in
SpiffNZ
Yep, he's reading out the same thing. A Victim Impact Statement.
ZougasNewFist
Same in the UK in certain circumstances
yourlocaleconomicsnerd
What circumstances?
ZougasNewFist
I think it's related to specific crimes/offences. Like violence, sexual or robbery.
ZougasNewFist
For violent or sexual crimes you can also make a VPS when it comes to parole hearings if they have been inside for 12 months or more
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
2/3. They incorporated the Maori concept of truth and reconciliation into what is (still) a largely white anglo framework.
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nerdywordy
Race is a pretty important talking point in this racially motivated kill spree.
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gnarlyrat
And in South Africa they had the truth and reconciliation commission where people read statements. It's a good thing!
BabyGabey
I fuckin love that! They should incorporate that guy getting
BabyGabey
10 minutes alone with that bag of garbage.
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
3/4. It allows full recognition of the victim's position and has been proven to help the grieving process.
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
4/4. Statements are vetted and rehearsed before hand, it's not just venting
AnAdvancedCaseOfIdioticIdealism
Thank you.
Yesyoudo69
This should be implemented in all courts. We need this in Sweden. Thank you for sharing.
Daemencer
Thank you
ivoryashes
Neat
Mackeroy
thats definitely an interesting way to go about it, if only more colonizers learned more from the people they colonized
RAB8
This also takes place in the US. Victim impact statements are a pretty big deal. Most recently in that case against the US gymnastics doc
poop420swaglord
US also has victim impact statements. I think this is pretty common actually.
morelikeconsham
I think victim impact statements are restricted to how you were harmed, and dont encompass "you are weak, and my father would have beat you
SnazzyDad
That is BRILLIANT!
nagarine
That's very interesting. Thank you!
RaisinZetaJones
I've seen similar court behaviour in Canada. Judges are also human, and when people go off script -- I've seen family tell the freshly-
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convicted defendant to fuck himself and rush the pen -- they just gently get lead away with no penalty from the judge.
pareidoliaperson
When a state works together w/ its people instead of dividing them between a disgusting "orange line" for ones own gain - is very achieving
maninthedarkness
Was just reading on how California has been adopting Native American ways of fire control to help stem their wildfires. It's been making a >
OwlsAreTheWorst
God I fucking love New Zealand
yourlocaleconomicsnerd
A Youtuber I like called it the planet's bonus track. That is an apt description
nikkilaurakevin365
You ever have a chance go. I went there for a month on vacation I regret ever coming back
KiwiGameDev
It’s pretty neat down here!
SarcasticCant
I was wondering where all the yea nah and cunts were in the speech
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
New zealand is kiwiland, not oz