Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 11, 2018 16:25:07 GMT 12
SIR BOB JONES SAYS HE'LL SUE WOMAN BEHIND PETITION TO REMOVE HIS TITLE
The controversy sparked by a column written by Sir Bob Jones continues as he considers taking the woman behind the petition to strip him of his title to court.
His column was pulled from the National Business Review due to its "inappropriate content" which included the comment there should be a "Maori Gratitude Day" instead of "a much disdained Waitangi Day".
An online petition to remove his knighthood had gained more than 40,700 signatures.
Sir Bob Jones told One News he wanted to sue the woman who started the petition.
"I won't sue her for a lot because that would seem like I'm bullying her," Sir Bob told One News.
But he planned to sue her on the basis of hate speech.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11992278
The controversy sparked by a column written by Sir Bob Jones continues as he considers taking the woman behind the petition to strip him of his title to court.
His column was pulled from the National Business Review due to its "inappropriate content" which included the comment there should be a "Maori Gratitude Day" instead of "a much disdained Waitangi Day".
An online petition to remove his knighthood had gained more than 40,700 signatures.
Sir Bob Jones told One News he wanted to sue the woman who started the petition.
"I won't sue her for a lot because that would seem like I'm bullying her," Sir Bob told One News.
But he planned to sue her on the basis of hate speech.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11992278