I realise that the common sense teaching of phonics no longer has legs,
that euthanasia is on the cards as the ultimate solution to the problems of
anyone aged 18 and over, and that talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is being touted
for the US presidency – but even so, the publication in the Dominion Post
of a five-part Stuff series on Christopher Lewis seems plumb crazy.
There’s more craziness in the world already than most people can deal with. So why narrate in such detail the crimes and accomplishments – like his taxpayer-funded Great Barrier Island holiday and eventual suicide– of “a self-styled teen terrorist and trained ninja”?
Surely you're aware of the allure of his story and the potential for disaffected teenagers to copycat.
You might say
that to expatiate on the example of “the Boy Guerilla” is simply Stuff and
nonsense.
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