Where was deputy Labour leader, Annette King, on the removal of section 59? A staunch supporter.
In this video she, and Deborah Morris Travers, tell us that it is clear police will use discretion and common sense to administer the new law wisely.
Since the law change there has been a large rise in reports of child abuse.
Now, about the Green Paper proposal to make reporting of child abuse mandatory, this is her position:
She said mandatory reporting could lead to vexatious claims, such as neighbours dobbing in each other simply because they don't like each other."I'd also have grave concerns about the ability of CYF to handle a huge influx of what could be seen to be child abuse but may not be."
So she has abandoned her former faith in the police and CYFS to handle changed legislation.
In this 2008 press release she describes John Key as talking "out of both sides of his mouth on the serious issue of child abuse."
Annette King is now using the exact arguments of those who opposed the anti-smacking law, which she pooh-poohed at the time. Her description of the PM should be self-directed.
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Hypocrisy comes so naturally to Annette King she probably doesn't even realise what a hypocrite she is.
"Full Moon" King is a contemptible lying politician, who has been feeding from the public troguh for too long.
Annette King, Wasnt she Darren Hughes House Mistress?
Dirk
A good place to start would be middens dating around the years of the "daughter slaughter" to get an idea of the existance and scale of the practice. (Seems a little odd that a society would want to kill off its breeding stock...)
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