tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post2031203419826413556..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: John Key - another interview on smacking after the previous oneLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-45687786491507960362009-09-02T15:57:44.816+12:002009-09-02T15:57:44.816+12:00Interesting. Not sure where the original quote is ...Interesting. Not sure where the original quote is (I think National Radio; may be on their archives), but deputy police commissioner Rob Pope said straight after the S59 referendum result, that police had been 'going soft' (or words to that effect) on S59 investigations and prosecutions since the law came into effect in 2007. <br /><br />So an admission that the 'small' number of investigations and prosecutions so far is not indicative of future police policy towards smacking prosecutions. <br /><br />This is quite concerning, as it shows police working in a partisan fashion to 'smooth' Sue Bradford, Helen Clark & John Key's law into public acceptability (possibly because of the multi-party MP support). Contrast it with the immediate 'arrest & prosecute' attitude of police on the Wanganui gang patch law - 1 arrest straight after the bylaw comes into effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com