The Waihopai Spy Base is at the other end of the island and the actions of the farmer, teacher and friar who deflated the balloon that masked one of the spy dishes a distant event, however, the opinions held by people throughout the country about the situation created by their actions is to me, very revealing.
I/S at NoRightTurn has best described the Government's move to sue the three men, despite a jury having found them not guilty at their earlier trial.
His comments are here, with some 'sample' comments below.
The vengeful crown
"Earlier in the year, the government was humiliated when three men who had entered the Waihopai spy base and deflated one of its protective domes were acquitted by a jury. So now, in a clear attempt to bypass the BORA rule on double jeopardy, they're suing them for damages."
"This is a pointless act of revenge."
"The government has already tried to punish these men. It failed. It should accept that and move on. This suit is simply an exercise in persecution. And that is not the act of a just government, but of a vengeful crown."
