Banning gang patches a simplistic answer
Chester Borrows and Michael Laws will disagree with me, but I am unconvinced banning the public display of gang insignia will reduce violent crime, and is justified. Gangs commit enough actual crimes,...
View ArticleWanganui gang patch law passes
The law passed last night by 62 votes to 59. If Helen Clark was still an MP it would have been 62 – 60. ACT had three MPs (Hide, Boscawen and Garrett) vte in favour and two (Roy and Douglas) vote...
View ArticleWanganui gang patch bylaw
While well intentioned, I have never been a fan of the gang patch law. My concerns were heightened yesterday when I heard the local Police Commander explain why the City Council has passed the by-law...
View ArticleWill the gangs move?
The Dom Post reports: Local government leaders are seeking a law change to allow other councils to follow Whanganui’s lead and ban gang patches. Whanganui was given the right to pass a bylaw last year...
View ArticleThe Wanganui gang patch ban
The Dom Post reports: Former Whanganui mayor Michael Laws is refusing to accept a High Court ruling that the council’s controversial gang-patch ban is unlawful and invalid. The decision, issued by...
View ArticleMitchell on gang patch bill
Mark Mitchell speaking on Todd McClay’s bill to prohibit gang patches being worn inside government buildings: I would just like to talk about one of my first contacts with gangs. It was as a police dog...
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