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Gang numbers up, police down a year on from law and order pledge (www.1news.co.nz)

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There are 190 more people on the National Gang List and 80 fewer police officers on the streets than in November 2023 when Labour was in government.

Police Minister Mark Mitchell says the National-led government is seeing success and there are many police officers in training to come through, but there is "a lot more to do".
Former police officer Lance Burdett says the gang patch ban will have the opposite of the intended effect, forcing criminals underground.

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[–] kurikai@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The current government is trash, and have no idea how to runs country. They only know how to line the pockets of their mates and create hardship for the people

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 days ago

We've tried rampant corruption and we're out of ideas!

[–] hanrahan 10 points 1 week ago

Well yes, that's literally the way Conservative governments operate, you're catagorised as one of them if you're in the club as a hard working ,upstanding citizen and you're a grifter if not. They have no time for people they see as "grifters", which is most people.

The politics of envy sees many who suffer under conservatives vote for them in the hope they too can have somone to look down upon when they are "successful "...any day now.

[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow. A failure to address the root cause of the problem has made the problem worse.

[–] hanrahan 10 points 1 week ago

Which let's them run the line at the next election about being tough on crime and only they are up to the task. Win win /s