name and shame gangs and community
dr pita sharples [maori party co-leader] would like to see communities own their own gang problems. he wants to see communities take the gangs by the horns. banning patches is one tool. naming and shaming another. he threatens to name schools, gangs, communities and gang leaders if they do nothing.check it out here.
Labels: gangs, name and shame, pita sharples
cyfs watch nz (the fight continues)
the current fight between cyfs watch nz and the government is really interesting. especially after the polls that were done that clearly express kiwis desire for cyfs watch to stay up and running at this point. i have the feeling that it might not be a good idea for the government to bully them off the net. cyfs watch has named 42 (cyfs) staff members. once again, i am torn between accountability (for both sides) and privacy issues. it smacks of the same stuff that made rate your teacher.com so lacking in taste. but, there is the issue of freedom. we in nz are supposed to be free, aren't we?
the government is currently trying to get google to remove the site. google are not (seemingly) convinced that cyfs watch are breaking their rules. i think that the sooner the government institute some accountability for the way cyfs workers perform, the sooner this will go away, and they do want this embarrassment to depart. read this.
go here and make up your own mind. Labels: cyfs, cyfs watch nz, government, name and shame
cyfs watch poll
TVNZ Poll Question:
do you think the website "naming and shaming" cyfs social workers should be taken down?
yes: 17%
no: 83% Labels: cyfs, cyfs watch nz, name and shame
cyfs watch nz (the return)
if they want to name and shame social workers why don't we have an identical site naming and shaming families who have had their children removed and why? its only fair to have both sides to the story.
dave.
mmm, an interesting thought.....
Labels: a thought, cyfs, cyfs watch nz, name and shame
cyfs watch nz
i can understand the issues on both sides of the coin. on the one hand we have child, youth and family [cyfs]. for quite a while nz has been asking for more accountability. separating children from their parents and families is a drastic step. who makes the decision? who is held accountable for the decision? who checks the people who check us? who is making sure that everything is above board? why are children not safe once in cyfs custody? how come they [the children] are dying? sooner or later, in today's technological environment, it had to happen. it is called cyfs watch nz. they are brutal. they hold nothing back. people [kiwis] are now having their say with regard to cyfs and their activities. accountability by the people for the people. i am worried about the accuracy of some reports. one should have to prove what one says. however, even though we live in pc land. we are free, we should have freedom of speech. we should be able to hold cyfs accountable. shouldn't we?
check it out for yourself, here.
Labels: cyfs, cyfs watch nz, name and shame
dr pita sharples [maori party co-leader] would like to see communities own their own gang problems. he wants to see communities take the gangs by the horns. banning patches is one tool. naming and shaming another. he threatens to name schools, gangs, communities and gang leaders if they do nothing.
