Oddbean new post about login | logout The government of New Zealand has made these words illegal to display in public starting today. Aotearoa Natives Bandidos MC Barbarian Stormtrooper Black Power Comanchero MC Crips Damned Pirates Devils Henchmen MC Filthy Few MC Fitus Full Blooded Islanders Greazy Dogs MC Head Hunters MC Hells Angels MC Highway 61 MC HTOWN07 Killerbeez King Cobra Kuki Squad Magog MC Mangu Kaha Mongols MC Mongrel Mob New Zealand Nomad Outcasts MC Outlaws MC Rebels MC Road Knights MC Satans Slaves MC Stormtrooper Taupiri MC Tribal Huk Tribesmen MC Uru Taha West Side It took all of 3 minutes from when the law came in to force for the police to stop a motorist and arrest him for having a placard on his car dashboard which said “Mongrel Mob”. I think if gangs are doing things which are crimes which have victims then the people who commit those crimes should be arrested, but this kind thing is a thought crime. https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2024/0036/latest/whole.html#LMS939439
Can't even write west side? That's actually insane
“Hello! We’re the government, and we’re here to help!” 🤷🏼♂️ 🤦🏼♂️
What's the MC stand for?
NZ went downhill after supreme leader Arden took control. Australia isn't too far behind
Wowww 😞
💯% correct. When Seymour proposed this I immediately was in shock, pushed back and emphasized freedom of speech and freedom of association. But Seymour is too right-wing to care, which is disappointing to me who really thought he was a libertarian as he sure sounded like one initially. I even know undercover police who associate with gangs and wear gang patches. Are the police now committing crimes? Do they have to stop their undercover operations? And now that I cannot tell who are the gang members and who aren't, maybe I'll have to stay out of downtown areas entirely.
It is like some stupid fucking swear bot!
Crank up the PRINTING PRESSES and get ready to POST, POST, POST! 😂 those must be really offensive things to say over there... so many words... so many. i liked the storm trooper one!
What will the gov do when, for example, "Black Power" decides to write their name as "Plack Bower.".? Of course, the "Mongrel Mob" are utterly fucked. Can't see them ever finding a way out.
Sounds crazy. I used to think New Zealand would be a great place to live, especially right after LOTR came out, but not now.
New Zealand is a great place to live. It’s an incredibly fair, transparent, high trust society where most things work really well. Nature is spectacular and the quality of life is some of the best in the world. But it’s not perfect and there are things to make better. It’s also part of the larger world, so trends elsewhere happen here too. Come visit. Rent a camper van, travel around the country, see for yourself.
