another police rape investigation
a young woman might have been raped 10 years ago at a christmas party. this was released by "investigate" magazine. it seems to have happened at a barrister's office party and a policeman stands accused. lawyers and policeman. an untrustworthy mix it seems. i wonder how this one will go? check it out
here.
Labels: abuse, allegations, nz police, police rape trial
bazley report consequence
apart from spelling her name correctly, another rape has come to light. it seems our police force might be the biggest group of rapists in the country. it seems a woman had her rape complaint ignored by the police. it seems that howard broad's [the commissioner of police] apology has yet to encompass all that it should. the charge that had been ignored by the police was looked at some years later but the man who was accused was let off because of the time that had lapsed and of course the medical evidence was missing. Herbet-Savage [the woman concerned] is definitely looking for compensation, about $500,000. she intends to speak with louise nicholas about it too. it seems there is hope for this case as there is support from the bazley report. something needs to be done about a force in disarray. the public loss of public confidence is very harmful. someone somewhere needs to come up with a formula for addressing this issue. it needs sorting, and quickly. the mike moreu cartoon is to the point.
Labels: bazley report, herbet-savage, louise nicholas, police rape trial
bazely report
i am sitting here listening to 'eye to eye' which is a look at issues in nz from a maori perspective. they are discussing the 'bazely report' on police behaviour and culture. quite interesting from the differing perspectives. the commissioner seems to be walking a very tight line. he has the pm to placate as well as the public. rana waitai [top cop] is definitely maori in his outlook. nice to see that he will stand up to the commissioner [broad]. listening to the boss of women's refuge, it is easy to tell that women might not be happy with the report [doesn't go far enough in terms of what they should actually do]. broad reckons it is his task to fix it up.we need an independent body to look into the culture and practises of the police. we need an independent body to investigate issues that arise re the police. we need good men.Labels: bazley report, commisioner, ely report, eye to eye, howard broad, nz police, police rape trial, rana waitai, willie jackson
shipton sex tapes
well done brad. way to treat a woman. what's it like to join the slappers of this world? paris hilton can't compete with you. not sure she'd want to though. i know, you could call it training. policeman need training. not sure how it helped you to be a better councillor. dude, fat guys shouldn't video themselves having sex. its just not cool.
Labels: brad shipton, police rape trial, police training
our police and their behaviour
the sunday news have been given an hour long video showing
brad shipton and two other men having sex with a woman. evidently, the other two men are ex police officers. shipton was also a tauranga city councillor. he might have had a bondage/discipline room at his bar in tauranga. the woman "mary" who supplied and starred in the video would also give oral sex to officers for getting a lift home from the pub. annette king [minister of police] wants a report. perhaps she is excited by the idea. but you needn't be concerned, this will
not alter the commission of enquiry report into police behaviour. i guess that means this is consistent with the report.
i don't know about you, but i am wondering about how consistently the police recruit for their ranks. sexually violent and abusive men should
not be acceptable in
our police force. this, after all that has gone on regarding clint rickard, bob schollum and brad shipton's court trial late last year and finding our that shipton and schollum are in jail for rape. someone, somewhere needs to wake up.
Labels: bob schollum, brad shipton, clint rickards, police rape trial, sexual violence
they are not convinced
it seems that women [generally] are not convinced when it comes to rickard, schollum and shipton and their not guilty verdict. last night [international women's day] there were
protests around the country. they want law changes. they want an end to sexual violence [do ya think?]. it is weird how half the population can still be treated as second class. they [women] are adamant about rickard not getting his job back. they are calling the situation an "abuse of power", which it is.
Labels: bob schollum, brad shipton, clint rickards, internation women's day, police rape trial, protest
what if they're wrong?
from the safe side of the debate [time wise] the
pm has declared her abhorrence for the whole police rape trial scenario. as i understand the term, leaders should lead, not follow once they get a taste for how the public feels about it. this [obvious] waiting until it's safe before venturing an opinion seems calculated and lacking in fortitude. is it good to watch the pm kick a man while he is down?
what if they're wrong? what if rickards is guilty of having a bit of consensual fun?
it seems to me that reinstating him as district commander would be far fetched as he has had his integrity besmirched. having group sex with a teen is hardly the behaviour model 'we' want from "our" police force. the public no longer has confidence in him or the police for that matter. troubling to say the least.
Labels: clint rickards, pm, police rape trial, prime minister
why would they/we want rickards back?
for some reason (which goes some way to convincing me he is unfit) clint rickards is unable to see why he should not be given his job back as auckland's district commander of police. at the least offensive end of the scale, he has admitted to indulging in group sex while married (not a behaviour for a man in his position) at the offensive end, he has been charged with rape twice. how can the public be expected to have full confidence in their police force if that behaviour is considered acceptable? at least the
mayor of auckland has stood up on the issue.
it seems that a former policeman who investigated the first case is about to be investigated regarding perverting the course of justice. this has not finished yet. perhaps louise nicholas will be vindicated yet.
Labels: clint rickards, dick hubbard, louise nicholas, police rape trial
'brad shipton forced me to perform oral sex on him' accuses bay of plenty woman
says it all really. how many times does this have to happen before these men are stopped? how much smoke must there be before we say there's a fire? this time it's brad shipton in the firing line. read about it
here.
Labels: brad shipton, police rape trial
rickards persecuted 'to stop maori taking top job' ??????
what is this about? what kind of spurious accusation is
this? what proof is there of that ['to stop maori taking top job']? could the fact that rickard, shipton and schollum themselves, have contributed to the police and govt reluctance to put him back in as a "top cop" have anything to do with it? is it the two rape accusations, and the fact that
schollum and shipton are in jail for rape have anything to do with it? why would two women put themselves through the public scrutiny, unless there is some substance to their accusations? are they both attention seekers? if they are, it sure has worked. something is wrong, I know that.
Labels: bob schollum, clint rickards, police rape trial, shipton
apart from spelling her name correctly, another rape has come to light. it seems our police force might be the biggest group of rapists in the country. it seems a woman had her rape complaint ignored by the police. it seems that howard broad's [the commissioner of police] apology has yet to encompass all that it should. the charge that had been ignored by the police was looked at some years later but the man who was accused was let off because of the time that had lapsed and of course the medical evidence was missing. Herbet-Savage [the woman concerned] is definitely looking for compensation, about $500,000. she intends to speak with louise nicholas about it too. it seems there is hope for this case as there is support from the bazley report. something needs to be done about a force in disarray. the public loss of public confidence is very harmful. someone somewhere needs to come up with a formula for addressing this issue. it needs sorting, and quickly. the mike moreu cartoon is to the point.
well done brad. way to treat a woman. what's it like to join the slappers of this world? paris hilton can't compete with you. not sure she'd want to though. i know, you could call it training. policeman need training. not sure how it helped you to be a better councillor. dude, fat guys shouldn't video themselves having sex. its just not cool.
it seems that women [generally] are not convinced when it comes to rickard, schollum and shipton and their not guilty verdict. last night [international women's day] there were protests around the country. they want law changes. they want an end to sexual violence [do ya think?]. it is weird how half the population can still be treated as second class. they [women] are adamant about rickard not getting his job back. they are calling the situation an "abuse of power", which it is.