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Freedom campers annoy Christchurch residents

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Freedom campers using a council car park are causing tempers to fly in Christchurch.

The short-stayers have riled up a group of residents after staying on public land in New Brighton for days at a time, with some residents claiming there have been nights with 20 vehicles present.

The carpark sits on the corner of Beresford St and Union Rd in New Brighton and is just a stone's throw from the beach.

Resident Diane Greenfield lives next door and is at the end of her tether.

"We've seen them peeing on the fence and everything," she says. "They've been really loud, especially around midnight, they're back over the fence from our bedroom window."

Ms Greenfield says they've going to the toilet in the park, leaving rubbish, and claims a French tourist went as far as to threaten her one evening.

"The guy was yelling over the fence and making threats and we had to say to the kids, 'Keep away from the windows in case they try to smash them,'" she says. "I shouldn't have to live like that."

Most backpackers had cleared out this morning, but one German tourist said she'd heard about the site from friends in Queenstown.

"We've heard that they have a problem that we stay here and want us to leave, but we asked the police and they said it's okay," she says. "We try not to be loud and we keep our rubbish with us."

The backpacker, who gave her name as Shirin, says she checked with the council to ensure she wasn't breaking the rules.

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Editorial: Limits to freedom

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No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances. Section 4, Article III-Bill of Rights, Philippine Constitution. This is the basic law guaranteeing press freedom in our country. It is almost the same, word-for-word, as Amendment I in the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution.

While other nations do not have such a provision in their constitutions, freedom of expression and of the press has become an ideal in todays world. The editors of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, invoked this ideal when they published several cartoons portraying the prophet Mohammed of Islam.

Muslims, particularly Sunni Muslims, oppose drawings of the Prophet, concerned that they might encourage idolatry. Thus, two Muslim brothers took it upon themselves to take action against Charlie Hebdo; they raided its offices and gunned down its editor-in-chief, five cartoonists, and several other staff members.

Protest demonstrations were held all over Europe. The Western worlds leaders, among them French President Francois Hollande, United States President Barack Obama, the United Kingdoms Prime Minister David Cameron, and Gemanys Chancellor Angela Merkel, joined in condemning the attack. But after Charlie Hebdo came out with another defiant issue, again portraying Mohammed on the front cover, Muslim counter-rallies erupted in Senegal, Mauritania, Jordan, Algeria, and Pakistan. Angry mobs ransacked three Christian churches and set fire to a French cultural center in Niger.

Days before the violent counter-rallies, Pope Francis spoke with reporters who were with him on the plane to the Philippines. Free speech is a fundamental human right, he said, and there is no justification for the killing of Charlie Hebdo jounalists. But, he said, there are limits to freedom of speech, especially when one insults or ridicules someones faith.

As a nation which enshrines press freedom in its Constitution, we readily join those rallying for it. But Pope Francis, in his wisdom, sees the need to recognize limits to freedoms. Nothing indeed is truly absolute the root word in absolutism in this world. When, in the exercise of press freedom, the Pope said, people insult the faith of others, they are provocateurs and can expect extremist reaction.

Words of wisdom from a man of God, worthy of our deepest consideration.

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Victim advocates want to close eugenics loophole

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Advocates for North Carolinas eugenics victims are asking state lawmakers to close what they see as a loophole that may be making victims ineligible for compensation.

More than 7,000 people were involuntarily sterilized under North Carolinas decadeslong eugenics program.

So far the state has awarded $4.4 million to 220 victims. But hundreds more could be ineligible because of the way a 2013 law was written.

Lawmakers created a $10 million fund for people sterilized under the authority of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina. Thats been interpreted to exclude people sterilized by local health or welfare officials, not by the state eugenics board.

But Elizabeth Haddix, senior staff attorney for the University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights, which has represented victims, said the local officials played a pivotal role in implementing the state eugenics policy.

There is no question that eugenics victims excluded from compensation were sterilized by state actors against their will, and therefore are plainly part of the class that the (compensation) statute was designed to reach, she wrote to House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger.

Shelly Carver, a spokesman for Berger, a Rockingham County Republican, said it is too early to speculate on what might happen during the legislative process. Moore, a Republican from Cleveland County, said he is reviewing the proposal.

Any changes to the 2013 law could meet resistance.

Sen. Tommy Tucker, a Union County Republican who co-chairs the Senates appropriations committee on Health and Human Services, said the states done its part.

They should go to the county where they were sterilized, not the state, he said of those victims. The states done its part to right the wrongs that we did, but the county should be responsible for what it did.

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Oil Spill and Its Potential Impacts on Wildlife

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Updated: Fire Burning in Ennis Since Early Morning Updated: Fire Burning in Ennis Since Early Morning

Updated: Tuesday, January 20 2015 1:59 PM EST2015-01-20 18:59:11 GMT

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire that broke out Tuesday morning.

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire that broke out Tuesday morning.

Updated: Tuesday, January 20 2015 12:22 AM EST2015-01-20 05:22:49 GMT

The Montana Softball team is in the midst of their inaugural season, as things pick up in difficulty for the spring.

The Montana Softball team is in the midst of their inaugural season, as things pick up in difficulty for the spring.

Updated: Monday, January 19 2015 11:58 PM EST2015-01-20 04:58:03 GMT

The Governor declared a state of emergency in an eastern Montana city, following a weekend oil spill.

The Governor declared a state of emergency in an eastern Montana city, following a weekend oil spill.

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LEGO Batman 3 Beyond Gotham – Cyborg Superman, How to Unlock & Showcasing his Abilities – Video

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What #39;s up everybody! 😀 In this video I will show you how to unlock Cyborg Superman in LEGO Batman 3 Beyond Gotham. I will also be showcasing his abilities and what he can do in combat! Melee...

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