A row has blown up in Whitby, a middle-class suburb, just north of Wellington. Unbeknownst to neighbours, a group of mental health patients have been moved into a home in a "quiet" street. Apparently similar community homes have been established in the region over the past three years without problem. But certain residents in the street are very unhappy. Here is what the Mental Health Commissioner, Mary O'Hagan, had to say to them;
"If the residents of Whitby are so concerned about their safety, why aren't they in a panic about the drunk young men, violent husbands, drug dealers and burglars who undoubtedly live in their suburb? They are far more of a threat."
Monday, February 13, 2006
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Indeed, a suburb well known for producing teenagers with too much money and no idea of personal resposibility.
The same shitheads that have daddie's lawyer's number on their cellphones.
I have an IHC residential home two doors down for me. They are never a problem. They don't get pissed up, race cars or wander about at all hours.
As you say,Whitby should look to their own first...
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