Threatening to Kill
NZPA report:
A man charged with making threats against politicians has been granted bail again after his arrest for not appearing at a Christchurch District Court session two weeks ago.
Mark Stafford Feary, 53, unemployed, of Oxford, a township inland from Christchurch, faces 14 charges of threatening to kill or cause grievous bodily harm to the Prime Minister, Minister of Police, ACT Party leader, and other politicians. …
Feary represented himself in court and explained that he did not attend on December 18 because he believed the Crown had been required to make submissions seven days before the appearance, so that he could prepare.
The crown papers had arrived only one day before the hearing.
Judge Callaghan told him today that he had to appear anyway, unless his appearance was excused by a judge.
He remanded Feary on bail on condition that he live at a specified Oxford address, report twice a week to the Rangiora police station, not associate with the complainants, and “not send threatening, disturbing, or intimidating correspondence”.
He is also not allowed to possess any firearms.
Now I wonder if this is the same Mark Feary who put out a press release in 2008 saying:
The Fearys have been in dispute with the Crown for nearly 25 years in issues relating to the 1780ha Mt Oxford land block.
If a dispute has gone on for 25 years, that usually indicates something.
Then we have this court ruling:
As regards the costs of the application, the Judge held that costs should lie where they fell. He was minded to reach that conclusion partly because of what he perceived to be the Fearys’ unreasonable conduct in opposing something that could only be of benefit to them.
Hmmn, is this a pattern?
Don’t know the details of the case, but 25 years of litigation, and then sending death threats to MPs suggest he needs destress!
January 1st, 2010 at 12:51 pm
“Don’t know the details of the case, but 25 years of litigation, and then sending death threats to MPs suggest he needs destress!”
I don’t know the case either but suggests to me that he needs more ammunition and some support from the rest of us peasants!
January 1st, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I have a sneaking suspicion that the Ministers concerned with law and order should tell crown and police prosecutors to do their bit to help improve court efficiency rather than heaping the blame on defence lawyers. IMO Mr Feary has a valid point – why the hell shouild he be expected to drive 45 minutes each way to court if nothing was going to happen there anyway. And if the prosecution did not have its ducks in a row on time why did the Judge not ream them out. It is about 34 km from Oxford to Rangiora so a twice weekly reporting requirement is rather burdensome. Surely he should have been allowed to report to a local JP and thus keep car exhaust emissions down. The Judge seems to have imposed the reporting requirement as a ‘summary’ punishment rather than out of genuine concern that the accused was going to disappear.
And another case – someone we know was summoned to appear in court on 5th January. He says he has been unable to find a lawyer for that date (the legal profession pretty well gopes to sleep this time of year), and in any case nothing will happen at the hearing. So why the hell to the police seek a useless hearing date on the summons instead of choosing a more useful date. It is even worse if the defendant is on holiday and has to return specially for a useless hearing. He probably cannot even seek to be excused because there is probably no one around who can arrange this.
January 1st, 2010 at 1:05 pm
That’s one unpleasant peasant. Two maybe, if you include Feary.
January 1st, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Well what’s 25 years on a land claim.
Think about it. 1840 until today and still not sorted!
I reckon he has a way to go if he is dealing with the Govt.
Can anyone see the irony and see why Maori get pissed off?
January 1st, 2010 at 1:29 pm
One thing that always surprises me about these sort of people is how they believe that there problems come from corrupt judges/lawyers/officials/politicians but they believe the solution to the problem is via the legal system.
I guess NZers should be proud that even those who believe there is corruption in the system think such corruption is isolated and when they get their “day in court” in front of a “in-corrupt judge” justice will be done.
January 1st, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Leaving aside the fact that Oxford is the type of “Deliverance Country” that makes Cambridge, Wainuiomata and Palmerston North look sophisticated (almost) I note that at least two regular Kiwiblog posters claim to hail from there.
Is it the water?
January 1st, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Isn’t billyborker a native of Oxford? He seems to be the type to hold a grudge.
January 1st, 2010 at 4:34 pm
borker is from Oxford and the word is – he is the lowest of the low. Heard it thru the bush telegraph.
January 1st, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Fantasising about killing those with whom one disagrees or has an axe to grind is becoming increasingly (and disturbingly) common.
We can share a joke about it here, but as DPF says, folk need to chill out.
January 1st, 2010 at 7:01 pm
peterwn (730) Says:
You are so right peter police rorutinely fail to obey the rules of evidence etc but seldom do judges actually do anything – perhaps this is a reason people view the system as corrupt!
January 1st, 2010 at 7:40 pm
In my rabid days i was sucked in by billy borker(im nice now but i spit on him) and i reacted so its good to see two bright posters inventory2 and the long lived DAD 4 JUSTICE bright posters, i will try to live longer as the outstanding posts from Mr Farrars site are uplifting, and im not getting younger.
January 1st, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Now, now. Don’t be so hard on Oxford. Its zoo had to close down after the rooster died.
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:17 am
Oxford has an award winning butcher it cannot be all bad. I also remember a news article many years back where a local Oxford resident shot to fame after being able to put 3 pool balls in his mouth. A town with big mouths and a lot of meat!