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Police confirm report as Green MP faces shoplifting claims (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 10 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics
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I feel so sorry for James Shaw.

Does anyone know what the procedure is here if Golriz needs to step down permanently? Does she stay a member until the next election, does the next person on the list step up?

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[–] AWOL_muppet 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh wow, so it's still unclear whether there anything more than just accusations. What a mess, but I look forward to this playing out.

I really hope it's not a case of shoplifting

[–] AWOL_muppet 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Wasn't it shayne Jones that got stung for buying sunnies on his parliamentary card? (Admittedly a bit different...)

What other gaffes have we had?

[–] RecallMadness 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Act MP Awatere Huata stole from a government funded foundation and paid for a stomach staple.

[–] AWOL_muppet 1 points 8 months ago

Holy shit, that's amazing!

"Nah, fuck you - I got mine!" encapsulated perfectly!

[–] Ilovethebomb 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Possibly, but given the police are involved, I'd be taking it pretty seriously. Filing a false complaint is a crime, after all.

[–] AWOL_muppet 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. Surely she's not that stupid, but who knows? Time will tell, hopefully...

[–] Ilovethebomb 3 points 10 months ago

People don't necessarily shoplift for logical reasons. It'll be an interesting one to watch, for sure.

[–] cloventt 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think as a list MP, if she resigns then someone else from the list replaces her. Pretty shitty behaviour but obviously there is a complete lack of information on what actually happened.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 10 months ago

Having spoken to someone with good knowledge of the system, that's my understanding as well.

[–] Ozymati 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Honestly I feel like we shouldn't even have known which MP it was until someone has confirmed if the allegation is credible. The current reporting feels like a feeding frenzy.

[–] Viper_NZ 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She's not an athlete or in the Act Party so no name suppression..

[–] Ozymati 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah she really should have jumped wakas before she got accused of shoplifting

Aside, what the hell is a green doing in a shop that flash? Shouldn't she be sustainably op-shopping or something?

[–] Viper_NZ 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or taking overseas holidays during a climate crisis?

[–] Ilovethebomb 1 points 10 months ago

That's a good point actually.

[–] Ilovethebomb -5 points 10 months ago

Nah, that's not fair to the innocent.