Auckland New Zealand multiple stabbing 3 September 2021

[A380]

So another cunt decides to get stabby in the hope of getting his neighbours to turn on each other on behalf of his imaginary friend.

Injures at least six people but shot by the exceptions that prove the rule in an almost entirely unarmed police force.

New Zealand PM Ardern says supermarket stabbing was 'terrorist attack' New Zealand PM Ardern says supermarket stabbing was 'terrorist attack'

 

[Idris2002]

The armed cops were following him on a 24/7 basis apparently.

More here: Terrorist attack in New Lynn

(that's a good site, by the way, well worth a look if you want to know the left perspective on all things Kiwi)

 

[Dom Traynor]

The armed cops were following him on a 24/7 basis apparently.

More here: Terrorist attack in New Lynn

(that's a good site, by the way, well worth a look if you want to know the left perspective on all things Kiwi)

The lead writer of that website is a comrade of mine, god knows how he finds the time tbh.

 

[Dom Traynor]

By the way interesting to note for overseas people reading about the historic issues with the terrorist - name suppression orders are really common here and a defence lawyers first gambit. It prevents local media exposing people before they're found guilty, which in a small country where there are literally no more than 3 degrees of separation is quite useful.

 

[Petcha]

The armed cops were following him on a 24/7 basis apparently.

More here: Terrorist attack in New Lynn

(that's a good site, by the way, well worth a look if you want to know the left perspective on all things Kiwi)

Yes, but for some reason didn't follow him into the supermarket according to the BBC. I would have thought they should have.

 

[A380]

Yes, but for some reason didn't follow him into the supermarket according to the BBC. I would have thought they should have.

And your experience and training in following a surveillance aware subject is?

 

[Petcha]

And your experience and training in following a surveillance aware subject is?

Well. None. But he's but he's been under '24/7' surveillance for over five years by a dedicated team. I imagine that's not cheap. I would assume that should entail following the guy into a crowded supermarket selling large knives packed with the very people he had posted online he wanted to murder, with large knives.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Well. None. But he's but he's been under '24/7' surveillance for over five years by a dedicated team. I imagine that's not cheap. I would assume that should entail following the guy into a crowded supermarket selling large knives packed with the very people he had posted online he wanted to murder, with large knives.

They did say he was very aware of surveillance and was paranoid about it, so they had to keep a suitable distance.

 

[Petcha]

They did say he was very aware of surveillance and was paranoid about it, so they had to keep a suitable distance.

I feel for them. It must be an exhausting and tedious task. But I think that was a bit of a failure to only take action once they heard screaming coming from inside the supermarket while they were in the carpark.

 

[andysays]

They did say he was very aware of surveillance and was paranoid about it, so they had to keep a suitable distance.

I read that, but don't quite understand it.

There might be cases when you don't want the subject of surveillance to know they're being watched, maybe so you can gather evidence on their activities, contacts etc, but there are also circumstances when the purpose of the surveillance is that they definitely do know it, so they don't attempt attacks like this.