Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

New Zealand Police Act Wiki Lets You Write the Law

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-can-speed-every-tuesday dept.

PhoenixOr writes "New Zealand is now on the top of my list for cool governments. They've opened a wiki allowing the populace to craft a new version of their Police Act, the legislative basis for policing in New Zealand."

9 of 255 comments (clear)

  1. Populus, not populous by sound+vision · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Populous is an adjective meaning heavily populated.

    The word you're looking for is the noun populus.

    1. Re:Populus, not populous by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      The word they're looking for is populus? A sort of tree?

      --
      There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
    2. Re:Populus, not populous by I+don't+want+to+spen · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      He just wants to be poplar...

      --
      Don't go to a brothel if you want to buy broth
    3. Re:Populus, not populous by s13sr20det · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I think you'll find it's "populace".

    4. Re:Populus, not populous by mykdavies · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populace

      --
      The world has changed and we all have become metal men.
    5. Re:Populus, not populous by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Well, New Zealand has both frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes, so I'd wager 'Populous' was the right word.

      Now if Good could just level off more land, build more towns, he'll have enough manna to 'volc' Evil of the face of the Earth.

  2. plus 1, TRoll) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    very own shitter>, task. Research gloves, condoms

  3. Samzenpus! You Douche! It's spelled POPULACE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Correct the summary by putting a [sic] in front of populous. At least then people would have respect for the editors knowing how poorly written the summaries are or comprehended the stories are.

  4. MODERATORS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod parent up. This is true!