READ MORE:* Covid-19: Law Society to investigate rule flouting by lawyer who fled to Wānaka* Queenstown mayor wants Wānaka lockdown breach couple to face prosecution* Why Wānaka couple got name suppression before being charged with lockdown breachIt’s a stark backdrop to the couple who made a break for it this week to Wānaka to their holiday home. The outrage over the lockdown breach by this couple, who used “essential worker” exemptions to travel to Wānaka for a holiday, is spreading like wildfire on social media. I am not going to repeat some of the things said on social media because they don’t need more airing: The hatred is palpable. But what I have seen on social media is nothing short of a public lynching, which is punishment without trial. This is my plea to everyone to show some humanity and care on social media.

Source: Stuff September 15, 2021 21:56 UTC