Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Police passing the buck

Yesterday I posted statistics showing that convictions for crime had increased by 28 percent in the last ten years and one commentor said that we need far more cops. I am not sure that we do. What we need is for cops to focus on crimes against people and property instead of a myriad other things. The writer of the following latter, spotted in the Hutt News, encapsulates the sentiment;

3 comments:

brian_smaller said...

The Police don't care about burgarly and property crimes. Neither do the courts. Look at the fact that there are burglars out there with 180 convictions.

Lucy said...

You are right Brian. What NZer feels safe these days?

Would you have confidence in the police (and justice) in this country now?

I wouldnt. It is obvious that the polices priorities have nothing to do with the safety of the public but a lot to do with revenue collection and ensuring that they are PC in so far as the criminals rights go.

The day you realise that you are on your own is really scary.

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brian_smaller said...

lucy - that is why I am prepared to defend my home. I will take my chances with a jury.