Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 28, 2019 16:04:41 GMT 12
ARMED RESPONSE TEAM COPS CRITICISM: 'NOTHING GOOD CAN COME OUT OF THIS'
There are fears a six-month trial of police patrol vehicles carrying armed officers might mean Māori being targeted more than any other group.
Prominent lawyer Moana Jackson said it was very likely making arms more accessible to police would put Māori at greater risk of being shot than any other group.
Mr Jackson said police should have access to firearms in some situations, but making them routinely available was going down a slippery slope.
However, Black Power gang spokesperson Eugene Ryder said arming police would not make communities any safer and, if anything, it would motivate firearm owners to carry weapons.
"If it's common knowledge that police are going be going into situations armed, it creates the situation where people in those positions are going to feel like they need to arm themselves against the police.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/401685/armed-response-team-cops-criticism-nothing-good-can-come-out-of-this
There are fears a six-month trial of police patrol vehicles carrying armed officers might mean Māori being targeted more than any other group.
Prominent lawyer Moana Jackson said it was very likely making arms more accessible to police would put Māori at greater risk of being shot than any other group.
Mr Jackson said police should have access to firearms in some situations, but making them routinely available was going down a slippery slope.
However, Black Power gang spokesperson Eugene Ryder said arming police would not make communities any safer and, if anything, it would motivate firearm owners to carry weapons.
"If it's common knowledge that police are going be going into situations armed, it creates the situation where people in those positions are going to feel like they need to arm themselves against the police.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/401685/armed-response-team-cops-criticism-nothing-good-can-come-out-of-this