Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 19, 2020 3:24:20 GMT 12
POLICE COMMISSIONER ACKNOWLEDGES 'APPALLING' CRIMINAL JUSTICE OUTCOMES FOR MĀORI IN NZ
Andrew Coster spoke to a church congregation at St Peters in Wellington during a vigil for the death of US man George Floyd, and racial injustice around the world.
During his speech, Mr Coster addressed the Black Lives Matter protests. He said the protests had “rightly triggered an outcry in the United States and across the globe".
Mr Coster said while he believes New Zealand’s style of policing is different in many ways to international police forces, "we have to acknowledge that the criminal justice outcomes for Māori in particular are appalling.".....
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/police-commissioner-acknowledges-appalling-criminal-justice-outcomes-m-ori-in-nz
Andrew Coster spoke to a church congregation at St Peters in Wellington during a vigil for the death of US man George Floyd, and racial injustice around the world.
During his speech, Mr Coster addressed the Black Lives Matter protests. He said the protests had “rightly triggered an outcry in the United States and across the globe".
Mr Coster said while he believes New Zealand’s style of policing is different in many ways to international police forces, "we have to acknowledge that the criminal justice outcomes for Māori in particular are appalling.".....
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/police-commissioner-acknowledges-appalling-criminal-justice-outcomes-m-ori-in-nz