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The latest “bright idea” from this government…
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Oh yes. Because other forms of Protection Orders work so wonderfully well, they don’t even need to be enforced…
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It might help if this government instructed the police to enforce current protection orders, before embarking on new laws which may turn out just as ineffectual as the current system.
Unless, of course, this is all simply another election-year gimmick from National and this new law will be quietly ignored after 20 September?
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References
Dominion Post: New law to protect sex and violence victims
Wairarapa Times-Age: Ignored protection orders ‘nightmare’
Timaru Herald: Editorial – Order gave no protection
Manwatu Standard: More breaching protection orders
Other blogposts
The Daily Blog: Children Murdered in Dunedin – Protection Order Breaches and Death Threats Ignored by Police
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Above image acknowledgment: Francis Owen/Lurch Left Memes
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My thoughts on LAW http://goo.gl/VsSWyI
Your last paragraph sums it up nicely, Frank. This is the essence of National’s law and order policies, they are essentially gimmicks to appeal to the “hang ’em from the highest tree” voter. Although superficially they look promising, they are never given the money and people needed to complete the job, often because National gets rid of the administration staff (which they dub “bureaucrats”) that do all the donkey work. National is all about style and spin and no substance.
Exactly Frank.
Just more election buffoonery.
They still have to get the police to enforce it – and if they dont enforce the current one, why should they be expected to enforce this one.
Good points Frank!
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