New Zealand shooting: Alleged gunman fires lawyer, says he'll represent himself

[sinkingfeeling]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/new-zealand-shooting-live-updates/2019/03/17/21bb0634-48ec-11e9-8cfc-2c5d0999c21e_story.html?utm_term=.53d01171c157


CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand —The man accused of mass shootings at mosques in New Zealand has fired his lawyer and plans to represent himself in court, leading to speculation that he might try to use his trial as a platform for extremist views.

T****** was born and raised in Australia but had been traveling for the past nine or so years, including to Turkey and Pakistan. He had been living sporadically in Dunedin, at the south of New Zealand’s South Island, since the end of 2017 and had practiced at a gun club there.

The club, the Bruce Rifle Club, closed on Monday and its vice president said it may never reopen. 

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. The person who fires his lawyer to represent himself has a fool for a client.

[BigmanPigman]

8. Has tRump fired all of his yet?

That would prove the old saying to be true.

[egduj]

2. When the best thing you can hope for is life in prison,

and the worst thing that can happen to you is life in prison, what the hell good are lawyers anyway?

[JI7]

3. if he was in the US we would be discussing him having economic anxiety or mentally ill

but because he is in New Zealand at least he will be called out for the trashy bigoted piece of shit he is.

[MontanaMama]

4. [phone]

Kiwis aren’t having it. At least my friends in NZ aren’t. They are devastated and I’m devastated for them.

[SunSeeker]

5. Arrogant asshole dipshit will be disappointed. They won't let him grandstand.

They're not even publishing his name and are blurring out his face.

[Cha]

12. Good.

[Thomas Hurt]

6. meaning he wants to demagogue during his trial...

It would be interesting to know if he mentions Trump though.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Like with FOX 'News' & Pirro, Trump will complain that the New Zealanders are censoring free speech!

[Princess Turandot]

7. Another serious issue with this...

...is that it would likely allow him to personally question witnesses, including those who were at the mosques that day but were not killed. An awful possibility.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. "PFEW! Good Riddance Motherfucker!" That's what the attorney said later in the evening.

[allgood33]

11. That's just to bolster his insanity plea.