Another historic rape trail ends with an acquittal. However what is most frightening about this is what might seem to some as the unseen hand of the Prime Minister Helen Clark behind them. Reported in todays Herald is a comment from high profile lawyer Gary Gotlieb.
Defence lawyer Gary Gotlieb claimed the Crown had prosecuted Mr Ogle only because the case was referred to the commission of inquiry into police conduct.
"And I have to say it again, the hairs stood up on the back of my neck from the Prime Minister referring it back to them. Hey, doesn't that make you feel uncomfortable? It certainly makes me feel uncomfortable."
"And I have to say it again, the hairs stood up on the back of my neck from the Prime Minister referring it back to them. Hey, doesn't that make you feel uncomfortable? It certainly makes me feel uncomfortable."
Does the Prime Minister have a hidden agenda to reduce the power of men in this country? First she took on the male doctors at National Women's Hospital with some shonky statistics and help from Sylvia Cartwright and then she rid herself of Police Commissioner Doone. Now she seems to be after rank and file policemen who have had rape claims (that have already been investigated and thrown out) against them in the past.
The Prime Minister has also recently had allegations made about her sexuality and is rumored to be in a lesbian relationship, while there is strong suggestion that her husband is homosexual. She has also surrounded herself in the halls of power with a number of openly homosexual men and lesbian women. Does the Prime Minister of New Zealand have a hatred for men?