Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 12, 2020 4:28:38 GMT 12
ARMED RESPONSE TO MĀORI CHILDREN 'ABSOLUTELY APPALLING'
The controversial teams were officially scrapped this week, but data shows the armed units were called out to several incidents involving children during the six-month trial.
Armed officers dealt with six incidents involving a total of eight 12-year-olds - seven of whom were Māori. The other 12-year-old's ethnicity was reported "unknown".
Almost all of the incidents took place in Hamilton, where Lady Tureiti Moxon runs Te Kōhao Health.
None of the 12-year-olds had firearms, but three of them were listed as having a weapon, only identified as cutting, stabbing or striking.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/418806/armed-response-to-maori-children-absolutely-appalling
The controversial teams were officially scrapped this week, but data shows the armed units were called out to several incidents involving children during the six-month trial.
Armed officers dealt with six incidents involving a total of eight 12-year-olds - seven of whom were Māori. The other 12-year-old's ethnicity was reported "unknown".
Almost all of the incidents took place in Hamilton, where Lady Tureiti Moxon runs Te Kōhao Health.
None of the 12-year-olds had firearms, but three of them were listed as having a weapon, only identified as cutting, stabbing or striking.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/418806/armed-response-to-maori-children-absolutely-appalling