Tag: Justice
Police loosening criteria for taser use
Green Party MP Keith Locke is concerned that Police appear to have loosened the criteria for taser use, so that it is now being used simply to make an arrest easier.
Greens criticise rising use of taser ‘painting’
Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke has backed the Auckland District Law Society's wide-ranging concerns about the lack of police compliance to guidelines governing the use of tasers.
Tighter controls needed on owners of military style weapons
Green Party MP Keith Locke has called for greater controls on the owners of military style weapons, in the wake of the Police seizure of hundreds of military style weapons during raids on 55 gun collectors and dealers.
Locke condemns Cullen intrusion over Israeli
Green Party MP Keith Locke condemned the decision this week by Attorney-General Michael Cullen to issue a permanent stay of the court proceedings that were already under way in Auckland against former Israeli military Chief of Staff Moshe Ya'alo
Don’t let taser trial be held hostage to push for guns
Recent comments by Police Commissioner Howard Broad that 'strong forces' will want Police to carry guns if the current taser trial is unsuccessful raise questions about the integrity of the trial, Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke
Greens back Law Commission’s call to repeal sedition laws
The Law Commission's call for a repeal of sedition laws is being supported by the Green Party.
Injuries to officers highlight taser dangers
Green Party Police Spokesperson Keith Locke has written to the Police Minister asking her to reconsider her support for the taser trial following a disclosure that three New Zealand police officers had been injured during tests.
Police too eager to use taser – Locke
Just one week into the taser trial its frequent use shows that it is not being treated as a weapon of last resort, Green Party MP Keith Locke says.