For instance, you look at a graph of the youth suicide rate in the past 15 years, you'd see that it begins to rise sharply in 1984, and jags upwards again with the arrival of Ruthanasia in 1991. It takes a lot of guts to work at the social frontlines. They will, I guess, be pretty upset by the allegations of ACT MP Ken Shirley, which seem to have been timed for maximum publicity. He'd better be right when he claims that CYPS staff have falsified death certificates, among other things, because the service's morale doesn't exactly need another kicking. The French police took action to uproot a vile paedophile network, making 600 arrests in the process.
Unrepentant abusers turn up on TV to be vilified.
It's important to remember that Carter could have saved himself prosecution by going to a Christchurch video shop and buying the same video - 'New Golden Boys, Volume 1' over the counter. Crash Bang Smash Gotcha' showed actual footage of the police's bizarre assault on some kids having a dance party at North Head back in April, helicopter overhead, batons drawn, helmets on and all. Look, there is virtually nothing for teenagers on the Shore. So a couple of likely lads a free dance party well away from harm. I really thought we were past all that at.