Uffindell welcomed back by National

[Lilith7]

He's apparently cleared of the misbehaviour while at Uni. Interesting that they're not going to release the report.


https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...y-bullying

"Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell has been welcomed back to the National Party, after it was revealed he attacked a younger student at high school and then faced claims of bullying as a university student.

An investigation into those claims did not substantiate reports he was a bully after leaving high school, National Party president Sylvia Wood says.

National leader Christopher Luxon said Uffindell had been reinstated into the caucus.

Wood said the party would not release details of the report. She said lawyer Maria Dew interviewed 14 people in her investigation, and read “a number of written statements”. They would not say if the majority of the interviews related to either his time at King’s College, or at Otago University.
Wood said the investigation "did not substantiate any allegations of bullying outside of Sam's time at King's College".

Uffindell said the investigation effectively “cleared” his name, and he was now focused on rebuilding after his controversial start as an MP."

[Oh_hunnihunni]

White wash.

[Olive]

White wash.

Yes.   And doesn't Uffindell present as a dumbo!   He could barely remember his lines.

[Zurdo]

He's a good guy now - they said so !

[Oldfellah]

Lets see how long it takes for him to cock up.

[Lilith7]

Lets see how long it takes for him to cock up.

You know, I bet that, somewhere in NZ, someone is laying a bet on how long that might take!


Actually - probably several someone's! 

[Foal30]

Maybe he’s a changed man?

Redemption/ Forgiveness?

[king1]

Maybe he’s a changed man?

Redemption/ Forgiveness?

Found God even...

[Wainuiguy]

At least there was an enquiry into the bullying accusations. He was stood down while it was investigated.

What happened at the Labour side? The person reporting the bullying was run out of town. No investigation. No report.

[king1]

At least there was an enquiry into the bullying accusations.  He was stood down while it was investigated.

What happened at the Labour side?  The person reporting the bullying was run out of town.  No investigation.  No report.

 still waiting on that National report...

and you might of got the participants mixed up in that labour fiasco - the person doing the bullying got run out of town...  but only because of the hatchet job he was doing to his on party

[Wainuiguy]

At least there was an enquiry into the bullying accusations.  He was stood down while it was investigated.

What happened at the Labour side?  The person reporting the bullying was run out of town.  No investigation.  No report.

 still waiting on that National report...

and you might of got the participants mixed up in that labour fiasco - the person doing the bullying got run out of town...  but only because of the hatchet job he was doing to his on party

Well we will never know will we?  Strange the Bully was the one calling for an independent enquiry into not only his, but the other Labour MPs both accused by others and him of bullying.  

But then when you make the biggest Bully the speaker what do you expect?

[Praktica]

 still waiting on that National report...

and you might of got the participants mixed up in that labour fiasco - the person doing the bullying got run out of town...  but only because of the hatchet job he was doing to his on party

Well we will never know will we?  Strange the Bully was the one calling for an independent enquiry into not only his, but the other Labour MPs both accused by others and him of bullying.  

But then when you make the biggest Bully the speaker what do you expect?

Why don't you FO to where people appreciate shitposters, troll?

[king1]

 still waiting on that National report...

and you might of got the participants mixed up in that labour fiasco - the person doing the bullying got run out of town...  but only because of the hatchet job he was doing to his on party

Strange the Bully was the one calling for an independent enquiry into not only his, but the other Labour MPs both accused by others and him of bullying.  

In psychology they call that deflection.  Criminals and insurance companies do it all the time...

Deflecting typically appears in conflictual situations, when a person is confronted with their mistakes. Instead of accepting responsibility and facing the uncomfortable situation head-on, the deflector will try to move the focus from themselves, usually by passing the blame onto someone or something else. 
https://www.uktherapyguide.com/news-and-.../nblog1246

Much the same as what you do I might add, by bringing up past misdemeanours...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Interesting that the much trumpeted report will not be made public.

Why not, if there is nothing to hide?

[Olive]

And now it has been revealed that few National MPs have seen the review, they voted based on what Luxon told them.

[harm_less]

And now it has been revealed that few National MPs have seen the review, they voted based on what Luxon told them.

Luxon reverting to his corporate background and running the National Party as its General Manager. Can't risk letting the plebs rock the boat.

[Lilith7]

Maybe he’s a changed man?

Redemption/ Forgiveness?

There's always that possibility - people do indeed change. I think its just a natural scepticism when it comes to politicians, though.

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Maybe he’s a changed man?

Redemption/ Forgiveness?

Found God even...

Oh please, no!

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Interesting that the much trumpeted report will not be made public.

Why not, if there is nothing to hide?

Yes - whenever any political party is less than forthcoming, there's always going to be some doubt lingering.

[Foal30]

And now it has been revealed that few National MPs have seen the review, they voted based on what Luxon told them.

The hierarchy will always dictate what the drones are to find agreeable

[king1]

I love the twisting of words in these situations

Dew KC's independent inquiry into the incident "did not substantiate any allegations of bullying outside of Sam's time at King's College", party president Sylvia Wood said on Monday.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...se-it.html

National said the report found Uffindell "did not engage" in the behaviour his former flatmate detailed on RNZ last month - which prompted the inquiry.
That included dismissing her claims he bashed on her door, yelled obscenities and smashed up the flat through violent behaviour.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...se-it.html

But the woman and her father stand firmly by her account of what happened at the flat and are deeply unhappy Uffindell's word was taken over hers.

She had originally said she fled to her friend's house but later said she ran to the library where she called her father, who put her up in a motel for the night.

The woman gave a written statement during the inquiry but did not participate further, believing it to be a political snow job - bought and paid for by the National Party.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...se-it.html

[Wainuiguy]

Well we will never know will we?  Strange the Bully was the one calling for an independent enquiry into not only his, but the other Labour MPs both accused by others and him of bullying.  

But then when you make the biggest Bully the speaker what do you expect?

Why don't you FO to where people appreciate shitposters, troll?

Nah I think I will stay just to piss you off.  

But my statement stands.  National did the enquiry.  OK they didn't release it and were clear they werent going to from the start.  But Labour didn't bother at all with any enquiry into CURRENT claims of bullying - something that occured last year not 22 years ago.  They were the ones who claimed they wanted to be "the most transparent government ever" and then proceeded to be anything but.

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I love the twisting of words in these situations

Dew KC's independent inquiry into the incident "did not substantiate any allegations of bullying outside of Sam's time at King's College", party president Sylvia Wood said on Monday.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...se-it.html

National said the report found Uffindell "did not engage" in the behaviour his former flatmate detailed on RNZ last month - which prompted the inquiry.
That included dismissing her claims he bashed on her door, yelled obscenities and smashed up the flat through violent behaviour.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...se-it.html

But the woman and her father stand firmly by her account of what happened at the flat and are deeply unhappy Uffindell's word was taken over hers.

She had originally said she fled to her friend's house but later said she ran to the library where she called her father, who put her up in a motel for the night.

The woman gave a written statement during the inquiry but did not participate further, believing it to be a political snow job - bought and paid for by the National Party.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...se-it.html

Let's just get something straight - her father didn't see anything.  He didn't witness the event he is relying on what his daughter said - that is called hearsay.  
The fact that the daughter said she first went to the library then to a friend's house shows that 19 years later even she can't remember exactly what occured.  That doent make her a liar - it just shows one of the reasons why eyewitnesses are not often reliable.  People remember differently the same events and in some cases insert things they believe happened.  That situation gets worse as the time between the event and the retelling gets longer.