Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 9, 2024 7:52:57 GMT 12
POLICE MORE LIKELY TO USE PAINFUL FORCE ON MĀORI DURING ARREST, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CALLS FOR URGENT CHANGE
The human rights watchdog is calling for urgent change to police policy following the release of new figures showing officers are more likely to use pain to subdue Māori suspects than for other ethnicities.
The figures, released to the Herald under the Official Information Act, show police resorted to the tactical use of pain to bring violent or resisting offenders under control 2602 times since 2016.
Māori – who make up 17.3 per cent of the population and 42 per cent of people charged with an offence – are subjected to “pain compliance techniques” at a higher rate than other offenders – accounting for 48 per cent of all such cases.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-more-likely-to-use-painful-force-on-maori-during-arrest-human-rights-commission-calls-for-urgent-change/NEMHVQY5HNBXTLM2JPV7PTLPSI/
The human rights watchdog is calling for urgent change to police policy following the release of new figures showing officers are more likely to use pain to subdue Māori suspects than for other ethnicities.
The figures, released to the Herald under the Official Information Act, show police resorted to the tactical use of pain to bring violent or resisting offenders under control 2602 times since 2016.
Māori – who make up 17.3 per cent of the population and 42 per cent of people charged with an offence – are subjected to “pain compliance techniques” at a higher rate than other offenders – accounting for 48 per cent of all such cases.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-more-likely-to-use-painful-force-on-maori-during-arrest-human-rights-commission-calls-for-urgent-change/NEMHVQY5HNBXTLM2JPV7PTLPSI/