Freedom New Zealand

As inflationary prices jump, clearly seen in food and petrol, drugs take over, some idiots in South Auckland thinking this is L.A, we have now come to the time when New Zealand is making a scene publicly to militarize the police. Like the U.S model, CCTV being in more locations, some may think trigger happy L.A.P.D, however to note also that in the U.S standard uniforms and issue got replaced by S.W.A.T/special forces like armour wearing, automatic and taser firearms in the police force, much of what's happening here and in the U.K. This has all been proven to be related to lied upon terrorist attacks, well we know years later what the Bush War on Terror was, Oil, and now thats effecting the world whilst using it as an excuse to make a Reich of the U.S.A.

Google 'Militarization of our police force' and you will see many many many others feel this way. 550,000 results, but to note this is only by titled articles matching, not the actual content within articles. This is around 1/8th of our population in N.Z according to the last consensus if true.

Here in New Zealand, a local paper has a story on this, only covering the stories they recently covered that 'sell' to make there business profits with the vested interests of others, as we know it happens in the corporate 4th branch mainstream media. Hence why I have written some facts on this all.

Now the excuses have changed, most will remember the youth were blamed for alot of problems, before the government gave us the excuses of terrorism (in which has never been proved to most the pointed persons and countries), global warming, consumer bad credit (in which the bank will loan an 18 year old studying on an income of $150 a week a $5000 credit card easy), and we can clearly see the recent shootings and violence were caused by those primarily under 25 years old, however to note the government and those in the media and others who have power of influence are wrong and just don't care when it comes down to it.

I have included a video that shows a view that could be shared by others...

Above written by Blog Admin.

*** The local paper reports below ***

Police want armed patrols on Auckland's streets 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"Armed response vehicles" would be manned by firearms specialists and provide a quick response to call-outs like last week's shooting of Manurewa liquor store owner Navtej Singh.

The Weekend Herald can reveal a proposal for a six-month trial of the patrols is being recommended by a top-level police review.

The proposal will be put to Police Commissioner Howard Broad for consideration by August and, if approved, the patrols could begin in March.

Police say the trial would probably involve four cars, each manned by a pair of officers and carrying Bushmaster rifles and Glock 9mm pistols.

It would create an official policy of routinely arming police officers, eroding the force's 122-year-history of being "generally unarmed".

The Weekend Herald has also learned police want the patrols to carry a medium-range "less-lethal" option such as the newly developed Taser Xrep - which fires an incapacitating Taser projectile from a 12-gauge shotgun.

Police acting national operations manager Superintendent John Rivers said the armed patrol proposal was part of a review that began this year.

The review's aim was "to further develop police effectiveness when responding to calls for service where weapons are involved" and Mr Rivers said the patrols would augment existing police procedure.

"If armed intervention is required they [the patrols] are placed to readily provide it," he said.

Mr Rivers said there was a "strong and obvious connection" with Mr Singh's murder. Police have been criticised for rigidly following procedure in waiting 24 minutes from the 111 call until entering the shop where he lay dying.

Mr Rivers acknowledged the patrols would be controversial, but said the "cornerstone" police response remained "cordon, contain and negotiate".

Mr Rivers said the patrols were based on the armed response vehicles used by police forces in the United Kingdom for 20 years.

The trial would not cover the entire city, and while Mr Rivers did not know exactly where it would cover, he said it would be "high-risk" areas.

The patrols would probably use standard police cars, and Mr Rivers said the officers would not necessarily carry the weapons, but would have them in the car.

The patrols would operate at peak times.

Mr Rivers said the review team was "very, very keen" to test mid-range lethal weaponry to supplement the close-range options of the baton, pepper spray and Taser.

The review was keeping a watching brief on the Taser Xrep, which uses Taser stun technology in a shotgun-type cartridge and can hit targets 20m away.

The projectile contains an electronic battery-powered "engine" and does not require the wires used in standard-issue Tasers.

Mr Rivers said another option was bean bag guns, which fired "socks" filled with shot.

He said some British police officers now working in Auckland had been involved with armed response vehicles un the UK and could be used for training or staffing the unit here.

Mr Rivers said the review team was awaiting the internal report on Mr Singh's murder with interest.

He denied that police were being opportunistic by revealing the plans for armed patrols while there was so much public concern and criticism of the police response to Mr Singh's killing, saying all critical incidents provided "impetus".

Armed patrols were in the news in 1993 when Rotorua Detective Inspector John Dewar - convicted last year of covering up Louise Nicholas' police sex complaints - sent armed offenders squad members through the city to curb armed robberies.

The move was stopped after the Council for Civil Liberties sent a letter of protest to the Police Commissioner.

Campaign against the Taser spokeswoman and defence lawyer Marie Dyhrberg said she agreed with the proposals for the armed patrols and Taser Xrep "in principle".

She said the armed patrols meant officers with the right training and psychological approach would handle situations involving firearms, "and if someone has to shoot you want the right person".

Taser Xrep could also be beneficial if it allowed police to stand back further and negotiate, but police would have to be open with any trial results so the community could be assured it was safe.

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