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New Zealand Police Arrest Pair Trying to Enter Auckland with "Large Amount" of KFC

posted by martyb on Tuesday September 21 2021, @08:13PM   
from the colonel-panic dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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.

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Original Submission

• Re:Mass hysteria Re:Mass hysteria (Score: 1, Troll) by ChrisMaple on Wednesday September 22 2021, @04:35PM (1 child)

  by ChrisMaple (6964) on Wednesday September 22 2021, @04:35PM (#1180409)

  The U.S. military is the price the U.S. taxpayer pays to keep ungrateful snobs around the world alive and more-or-less free. Do you need any further proof than Afghanistan?

  The cost of healthcare in the U.S. is high, and if there were more beds it would be even higher. There are many reasons:

  • high tech is expensive,
  • and high tech leads to shorter hospital stays, thus fewer beds are needed for the same number of ill people.
  • a portion of the legal profession maliciously encourages society to sue doctors, hospitals, and drug manufacturers, which raises costs.
  • government standards make medical care more expensive.

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• Re:Mass hysteria (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @09:34PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @09:34PM (#1180546)

  The U.S. military is the price the U.S. taxpayer pays to keep ungrateful snobs around the world alive and more-or-less free. Do you need any further proof than Afghanistan?

  The US is like a pyromaniac fireman who starts fires around the world, pretends to be the hero putting them out and the victim when burned.

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