Most criminal offenders are also victims of crime. Reducing crime is not a zero-sum game. It's about healing inter-generational trauma, addressing developmental challenges for both individuals and their communities, and getting our most vulnerable people out of poverty, especially children.

Or you can just approach it like a rugby game...

"We need to be on the side of victims of crime, not on the side of offenders..."

#ChrisLuxon, 2023

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/486401/police-minister-ginny-andersen-vows-to-focus-on-community-safety

#FacePalm

“he actually delivered quite a racially-charged attack at #Rātana Marae. My question is, does he have the courage to push on with that through #Waitangi this weekend”

Why does #PaddyGower think it’s brave to launch #RaciallyCharged attacks?
#ChrisLuxon #NationalParty #NZPol #political #racism

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/01/voters-might-think-panicking-christopher-luxon-s-the-next-don-brash-patrick-gower-says.html

A good read, particularly for those who believe #ChrisLuxon the National Party and #NZMedia are being honest with New Zealanders about the lack of social or business achievements of the NZ Labour Government under the leadership of #JacindaArdern. #NZPol https://michaelwest.com.au/murdochs-wailing-old-white-man-scribes-get-jacinda-ardern-dead-wrong-again/

@ryancrawcour This morning I listened to Guyon Espiner's interview with Luxon for RNZ. Very slick. We may have another Teflon John on our hands ;)

#RNZ #GuyonEspiner #ChrisLuxon #NationalNZ