Watch National party spokesman lay out the New Coalition Gov legislation that is said to be getting ‘Tuff on violent Crimes’… Tuff on Gang Criminals activity.
From Nov this year all gang insignia will be banned in public.
Courts will be able to issue Non-Consorting orders.
Police will be able to stop Criminal gangs from associating and communication.
Over the past 5 years gangs have surged 51%
Violent crime has spiked by 33%
National wants to stop this.
Changing sentencing laws to make criminals “face real tough consequences”.
Capping ‘discounts’ Judges can apply.
Making being a Gang member an aggravating factor.
Addressing serious retail crime.
Prioritising victims in our legal system.
They have set targets…. 20 000 fewer victims of violent crime and a 15% drop in serious youth offending by 2029.
National says this is about taking back control from Jacinda Ardern’s failed weak on crime approach.
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Most of this sounds very good, yet not a fan of governments telling people what they can/cant wear… I mean who will the ‘insignia’ ban affect?
Ulysses motorcycle club?
Will it be illegal for people to wear Red shirts, Red caps, Red Sneakers, and drive red cars?
What about Tattoos?
It may find popular support among the sheeple yet IMO it is not well conceived, and will result in Bad policing.
We don’t want to end up like Jack booted Australia… yet that’s where this is heading.
We all know who the real criminal gangs are… what protections will there be for the rest of us citizens from police harassment?
Read about New Zealand Christian Motorcyclists Association.
At a minimum I think that there ought to be some sort of legal due process whereby Organisations are given a day in court to argue their case *before they are deemed to be a criminal gang*… that way Non-criminal associations won’t be wrongfully prohibited from wearing their organisational attire.
We will see If National has the resolve to enforce this policy as I can easily imagine huge groups of Gang members flouting this law… what are you going to do about that???
The other thing is you may have just made it harder to prove crimes were ‘gang related’ because they will no longer be wearing their insignia.
And so now the Police will harrass Gang members and others who are causing no real trouble… just walking/riding down the street… simply because of their clothing. That’s not being ‘hard on crime’… is it?
It’s just a gimmick really… a publicity stunt.
Even without their patches the gangsters will still be out there yet harder to identify.
No… all the other initiatives are Good… Enforce Good Laws… crack down on real crime 100%, yet the banning of clothing…esp without a due process is not good… probably counter productive..
How will ‘Police be able to stop people ‘associating and communicating’? Does this legislation give Police Powers to spy on all citizens?
What exactly are these Powers and how might they be abused?
Labour was super-soft on crime… they blamed Pakeha for Maori Crime!
Remember when the Mob took over Opotiki?
Blogged about it…
Murder and Mayhem in Opotiki. Part 1. Weakness enforcing the Law increases Lawlessness and Chaos.
Tim Wikiriwhi.
Christian Libertarian.
Read More Biker Culture posts by Tim…
NEW ZEALAND BIKERS, WAIKATO REGION. RIDE FOR MOKO. 27-6-16
Why Motorcycle helmets are Cool.
NAZI THUGS JUST OVER THE DITCH! AUSTRALIAN POLICE STATE WELL ADVANCED… NEW ZEALAND BIKERS BEWARE!
Other World…The Right to Opt out. Biker Credos.
Xmas Commercialism and the Police. Profiteering from Death and Mayhem.
Tim Wikiriwhi’s submission to New Zealand ACC re: Motorcycle levies.
Nat’s Orwellian Budget. Bikers pay the price for stupid Laws in more ways than $$$