Why is Info on the New Zealand Shooter Being Suppressed? By
American Liberty Report, 3/18/19.
There’s a problem with
the reporting surrounding every major mass shooting of the last few years, and
its making people question media organizations and law enforcement. The problem
is that law enforcement officials and the media are always quick to pin down
one to two shooters.
Yet in almost every
major shooting of the last couple of years, there have been reports from people
on the ground that say otherwise. Sometimes witnesses have claimed to see more
shooters, or shooters dressed in paramilitary garb. In cases where no
additional shooters were reported, police were arbitrarily delayed for some
unknown reason.
In the California shooting
carried out in San Bernardino by Pakistani-American couple Sayed Rizwan Farook
and Tashfeen Malik in 2015, there were reports from witnesses describing men
wearing black BDUs who were killing civilians.
In the Las Vegas
shooting, mystery paramilitary men were seen again, and there were reports of
multiple guns firing at once. Those reports are backed up by audio which
trained military people with combat experience say sound like multiple guns
firing.
Immediately after the
Boston Marathon bombing several men dressed in what looks like military garb
and carrying firearms were photographed getting into a black SUV and driving
away from the scene. Now, we have the Mosque shooting in New Zealand, and the
questions are piling up once again.
Lest anyone accuses us
of being anti-Muslim or not carrying about the dead let’s take a moment to
recognize the horror of this event. Our deepest sympathies go out to the
victims and all those affected by this senseless killing. This tragic event
should never have happened and the perpetrators should all face the harshest of
punishments for their actions.
Unfortunately, the
mainstream media hasn’t done their job well and have left us with a number of
unanswered questions surrounding this attack. First and foremost, is the fact
that in the video- which the New Zealand government is desperate to conceal-
shows glimpses of multiple shooters other than Brenton Tarrant, who is wearing
a paramilitary uniform. What’s more, the local police did not show up for
almost half an hour.
Stranger still is the
behavior of Brenton Tarrant, the man arrested for carrying out the killings. In
the video, he is seen going in and out of the same room, first killing people-
but then returning to shoot the bodies of people he had already killed.
Let’s be clear that we
are not alleging
a conspiracy in the shootings. However, we are pointing out the fact that there
are serious questions which are oddly not being talked about or answered by
mainstream media outlets.
Now, authorities in New
Zealand have made it clear that these questions are not going to be answered.
They have issued a series of stern warnings to the general
public that anyone found in possession of the video which the killer made
of the shooting can be imprisoned for up to 10 years, and anyone who shares the
video can be imprisoned for up to 14 years. Additionally, they say any media
organization that broadcasts the video may be fined up to $200,000 USD.
Tarrant streamed 17
minutes of the attack live on Facebook.
The video was shared far
and wide and became international news within minutes. Within just a few hours,
Facebook, YouTube and other social media outlets deployed specialized
algorithms to block the video from search results.
The response of New
Zealand police to officially criminalize possession of the video was extremely
fast. At 3:22pm on Saturday, just hours after the shooting, NZP tweeted
this stern warning:
“We would also like to remind the public that it is
an offence to distribute an objectionable publication and that is
punishable by imprisonment. Once again I want to reassure the public that a
large Police presence remains in the city for the time being.”
It’s also worth noting
that the new social commentary app, Dissenter, has been blocked in New Zealand.
Dissenter is a web application created by the makers of Gab.ai which allows
anyone to comment on anything that exists on the Internet. It was designed to
allow commentary even on materials where public forums have been switched off.
Many Dissenter users in
New Zealand were shocked to find that they could not access the application
soon after the event. Dissenter.com responded to its New Zealand users saying:
“Getting reports that
New Zealand ISPs have banned
http://dissenter.com until it is “censorship
compliant,” despite the fact that Dissenter was in no way involved with this
week’s tragic events in NZ.”
Even more shocking is
the fact that several non-mainstream news sites such
as Zerohedge were also blocked. After activating a VPN, many users
indicated that they could now run these apps and sites.
What we’re seeing here
is the active suppression of information by a western government. As a holding
of the British Crown, New Zealand has no legal duty to respect freedom of
speech.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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