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New Zealand police arrest pair trying to enter Auckland with ‘large amount’ of KFC:
The men were arrested after allegedly trying to flee from police near the Auckland border. When their car was searched, police said they found a large quantity of KFC, as well as the cash and a number of empty ounce bags.
The arrest struck a chord with New Zealanders – especially Aucklanders, who have spent a month in a strict level four lockdown that does not allow restaurants to open or residents to order takeaway food.
[...] After the KFC arrest, a police spokesperson said “officers noticed a suspicious looking vehicle travelling on a gravel road, and upon seeing the police car, the vehicle did a U-turn and sped off trying to evade police.
[...] A breach of the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act can result in imprisonment for up to six months; or a fine of up to $4,000.
The men will appear in court for breaching the health order, and police said further charges were likely.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday September 22 2021, @01:35AM
If there is a conspiracy behind lockdown, I hope it is this: to open people's eyes to alternatives to our ongoing Koyaanisqatsi [wikipedia.org].
No, people don't need to drive in to work every day.
No, you will not die if you can't go to restaurants 5 nights a week.
No, the world does not stop spinning if international air travel slows down.
Yes, we can control urban pollution - all we have to do is stop polluting.
Yes, we can significantly cut global CO2 emissions if we just decide to do it.
Maybe it is worth funding a little more extra capacity in the healthcare system, instead of running it like a JIT manufacturing [investopedia.com] operation?
I worked from home before my small long-distance company got bought by a big fish with offices in my local city. So, then, it was just expected by my new owner that I would show face in office 5 days a week. Even after the conservative director retired and I tried introducing the group to teleconferencing, work from home, etc. the social inertia was just too high - resistance to change is a powerful force. However, now that they have had a year+ of work from home, our department is fighting hard to make it permanent, and the broader company is acknowledging the advantages of a future "hybrid work model" which sees a significant telecommute / wfh transformation of many roles. They have always feared "brain drain" to both the competition and other employers, and acted to protect against that particularly during acquisitions, now the corporate leaders are seeing the competitive advantage that goes to companies who can hire talent without relocating them to office hubs.
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end