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Chris Carter
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some answers as to how on earth we might collectively begin to turn around our burgeoning crime figures. There is no doubt at all that New Zealand is fast becoming a haven for uncivilised low lifes who, without a second thought, will rob, seriously assault, rape and even murder their fellow citizens with apparently few qualms at all. We, in our turn as victims, either potential or actual, in true blue Kiwi fashion despite being well aware that our caring and sharing, softly softly approach to this problem is having absolutely no effect at all in reversing this worrying and dangerous trend, nevertheless appear to lack sufficient character or willpower to declare all out war on crime. Like many of you, I am sure, I cringe and even gnash my teeth in impotent rage as I read about court case after court case taking several months, even years to convict and sentence bastards of the first order for crimes that they have quite obviously committed. Then, much worse, being let out on bail for even the most dreadful offenses; being set free to add to their already extensive crimes. How simple would it be, do you think, to order our work shy court system to clear all serious cases from Arrest to Sentencing within a maximum of three months, with all other crimes to be completely dealt with in seven days. Whatever happened to the old legal adage that Justice must be swift and seen to be done? Well certainly here in New Zealand if that’s the case then plainly justice is in big trouble as painful slowness would currently be the apparent go, with “seen to be done” being largely determined, it would appear, by the offender’s position in society. If being “right up there”, it can almost guarantee the offender a nice little “secret squirrel” trial, although regrettably a privilege rarely available to ordinary folk who 20 INVESTIGATEMAGAZINE.COM May 2010
happen to work for a living. So that pretty well encapsulates our broken court system doesn’t it? Keep any serious cases out of court until people’s memories as to the truth to be given in evidence is dimmed almost beyond recall, then pursue a policy of name suppression almost guaranteed to bring our justice system into disrepute as it reinforces the now widely held belief that we now have two separate systems.....one for the rich and the famous, and one for everyone else. Hell, we haven’t even begun to look at the poor souls who currently are doing their best to catch the crims and bring them into our wretchedly inefficient circus-like court
by and large the coppers are our friends and protectors against the bad guys. Here’s a quote from someone, to me at least, I believe to have been one of history’s greatest leaders and realists, Winston Churchill. “We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those that would do us harm”. Which is precisely the image of our Police force that I believe should be urgently rebuilt. I want to see a return to a time where criminals were actually terrified of what would happen to them should they ever be silly enough to attack a policeman, and yes, even unthinkable the consequences should the
Any talk at all to give the police defence tools like tasers or side arms is met with cries of anguish from the usual bearded and sandal wearing suspects rooms. Our Police are now being assaulted in bulk numbers, even now killed and seriously maimed, and what pray is being done to reverse this appalling trend? Any talk at all to give the police defence tools like tasers or side arms is met with cries of anguish from the usual bearded and sandal wearing suspects who mostly I suspect would personally wet themselves if ever confronted by a preschooler in a tutu who tossed even a handful of lollies at them, let alone a 100kg thug waving a baseball bat. This extremely vocal minority of cloud cuckoo land dwellers are our coppers’ worst enemies, as they plainly have yet to realize the difference between right and wrong or worse, that
copper being attacked be a police woman. Here too, I would return to my belief that we need to urgently begin to recruit street and patrol coppers of a size and demeanor that only a lunatic would even consider mixing it with. Our current, oh so politically correct police recruitment policies – where bright yet weedy little Kiwis are actively encouraged to become uniformed moving targets for legions of hardened thugs out there on the streets, is grossly unfair to them and, sadly, of very little use to us, the people that they are meant to protect. Fear is the key to any system of justice worthy of the name: peace and tranquility for those who quietly go about their lives