tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post841053755932080806..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Words fail mekatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-68642828299122937392009-03-03T09:41:00.000+13:002009-03-03T09:41:00.000+13:00Karl Du Fresne has written about this in his colum...Karl Du Fresne has <A HREF="http://www.stuff.co.nz/4866470a1861.html" REL="nofollow">written about this in his column today</A>.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-78990832928050492942009-02-22T10:52:00.000+13:002009-02-22T10:52:00.000+13:00I wonder if it was in any way related to the publi...I wonder if it was in any way related to the public image stuff the Police have been trying to do recently? I've noted that they've tried (and I think succeeded) to lift their game in some areas - the public comments they've made, particularly around sexual violence and the shooting death of that poor young guy on the Auckland motorway - have been way more sensitive than some I've heard in the past?<BR/><BR/>So I'm wondering if the raid thing was a misguided attempt to try to use the media to restore public confidence in the Police, and it just went utterly and horribly wrong? You'd hope that someone down the food chain made the decision - it would a real worry if a senior person had made that sort of lapse of judgment. It's a situation where they presumably didn't consult with the Prostitutes' Collective, but really should have. Just a tragedy all round, really.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076244041878300351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-71438291916951213642009-02-22T10:25:00.000+13:002009-02-22T10:25:00.000+13:00I see your point, Lucy, but I'm alarmed that the P...<I>I see your point, Lucy, but I'm alarmed that the Police didn't ascertain whether the raid was legal before doing it. If we can't rely on the Police to know the law and abide by it, then dear oh dear...</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, yeah, there's no question they fucked up there big time, which is very scary. One really has to wonder how far up the chain permission went - was this a systematic failure to ascertain legality, or was it at a station or individual level? None of these are *good*, but the former would be the worst.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432218062519321962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-68930870674006459432009-02-22T09:16:00.000+13:002009-02-22T09:16:00.000+13:00I see your point, Lucy, but I'm alarmed that the P...I see your point, Lucy, but I'm alarmed that the Police didn't ascertain whether the raid was legal before doing it. If we can't rely on the Police to know the law and abide by it, then dear oh dear...Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076244041878300351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-30106004963089250402009-02-21T20:32:00.000+13:002009-02-21T20:32:00.000+13:00This awful article showcases just about everything...<I>This awful article showcases just about everything that's wrong with the world. It describes a Police ban on officers accompanying immigration officials when they visit possibly illegal brothels. The ban follows the death of a brothel client during a 2007 raid.</I><BR/><BR/>I actually found it quite hopeful on two counts: firstly, the police are very frank about the fact that they shouldn't have done it (where Immigration are not!), and secondly, the reason the police were there in the first place was in case they *did* find women who were victims of trafficking, which means that someone was acknowledging the problem. Of course, the whole situation is horrifying, but at least the police themselves seem to have a somewhat realistic grasp of the issues.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432218062519321962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-15276020737683707612009-02-21T09:20:00.000+13:002009-02-21T09:20:00.000+13:00The filming of reality tv has no place in law enfo...The filming of reality tv has no place in law enforcement. The filming should be for evidence only not voyeristic entertainment. Praise the lord DVD's and plasma tv's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com