Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Victims don't get the support they need

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Police have visited Crofts and encouraged him to move, but have no legislative powers to force him to relocate.
Rape victim groups yesterday said the law was poorly equipped to give victims of crime the protection they needed.[Quote]
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/crime/news/article.cfm?c_id=30&objectid=10772010

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An Invercargill rape victim is living in fear after her attacker moved into a house next door, and police say there is nothing they can do. [Quote]
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/6104942/Rapist-next-door-alarms-victim

Waste of police time
[Quote]18 Nov 2011- TEA PARTY: Prime Minister John Key has made an official complaint to police over the secret taping of his conversation with John Banks [Quote]
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5991636/Key-Tea-tape-searches-nothing-to-do-with-me

The police should have the power to do something to protect the real victims.

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