Could it happen here? This is in relation to the current massacre in America.
I highlight this issue because we are having a Massacre in New Zealand every year! Just go to the NZ police crime statistics and see where our country has gone to.
When I was young, 60 years ago, we had one to two murders a year. Police Statistics show that in the 09-10 year we had 122 homicides with 45,000 violent offences causing serious injury. Last year we had 73 homicides and 40,000 violent offences. We will never know how many dying victims were saved by our medical people but it is considerable.
This shameful situation is, I believe, a direct result of the failed social experiment forced on us by those who believe being soft on criminals is the answer to crime. Judges have also brought our courts into public contempt and my fellow citizens continually say this during conversation. I belong to the Sensible Sentencing Trust and we work to convince our servants in Parliament to put the murderers away so you and your family are protected. They are not listening.
You are also a part of the problem! Get off your rear and pick up a pen. Write to your servants and demand that they stop the annual massacre. Sadly, I believe you will leave it to someone else to do and the slaughter will continue.

Ken Evans, Avenues.