Clayton Cosgrove muffs attack on Judith Collins

Hon Clayton Cosgrove: How does her promise to New Zealanders that the Governments focus is on public safety have any credibility, when the police left a digital camera containing crime scene images at a crime scene following a drug raid in Lower Hutt, and among those images were photos of dead and decaying bodies and domestic violence victims?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Again, that was a completely unacceptable situation, and the police have changed their procedures. They are now making sure that all photographs are deleted from digital cameras, so that that situation does not happen again. The Commissioner of Police is taking this very seriously, as am I.

Melissa Lee: What is the Government doing to demonstrate its commitment to public safety?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS: This Government is committed to significant increases in front-line police numbers as promised before the election. Those increases are well on the way to being implemented under this Government.

Hon Clayton Cosgrove: How does the Ministers promise to New Zealanders that the Governments focus is on public safety have any credibility, when an alleged rapist was initially bailed to a location just 300 metres from the alleged 15-year-old victim, following police failure to properly check the appropriateness of the bail address, and, further, a failure to convey that information to the judge; and why did it take a Dominion Post story and a question from the Opposition to generate any sort of action from that Minister?

Hon JUDITH COLLINS: No action was taken as a result of the letter from the Opposition. Rather, the police have said that the incident is deeply regrettable. I would like to read to the member a comment that was sent to me—and I read it with permission—by the mother of the complainant: I have absolutely no desire to criticise our police, who all in all do a fantastic job, often in difficult circumstances, and acted quickly and effectively to remedy the problem when they realised a mistake had been made. I suggest to that member of the House that he take a little bit from that lady and try to accept that the police do the very best job they can.

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[mewrox99]

I hate Judith Collins so much!

[eddiedaskull]

Arm your Police

Do research in more non lethals for your Police so they may be able to better protect themself and the public

Less power for First Reponse Monopoly.That is a monopoly that is building an empire in NZ and undermining the police

Make room for other security companies

More Strict sentances for Alcohol abuse and Violate crimes

More liquor banes

More education on Alcohol abuse and Domestic violance

Just make weed legal and get over it.