JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:

The NZ MSM, Aka the government's opposition, continued yesterday, opposing >rather than reporting the government's gang patch initiatives. They
reported anyone's comments that were against the legislation, but ignored >those that were for it. In other words, a completely one sided opposition
and not journalism.

If you look hard enough you will find a few rare exceptions. TVNZ ignored >this one:
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/02/police-association- >president-chris-cahill-says-officers-supportive-of-government-s-gang- >crackdown.html

This stuff matters. The MSM continue to try to influence option but they
are too lacking in awareness to realise they just continue to alienate the >general voting public and hasten their own demise.

It can't come soon enough.

Stop paying them from the public purse. That would be a good start.

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On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:20:44 -0000 (UTC), JohnO wrote:

They reported anyone's comments that were against the legislation ...

Including academic research that showed it didn’t work?

If you look hard enough you will find a few rare exceptions. TVNZ
ignored this one:

That’s opinion, rather than evidence. The police have their own viewpoint, which is that of what’s good for them, not necessarily what’s good for society.

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On 2024-02-25, JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:

On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:31:40 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 22:20:44 -0000 (UTC), JohnO wrote:

They reported anyone's comments that were against the legislation ...

Including academic research that showed it didn’t work?

What academic research would that be?

If you look hard enough you will find a few rare exceptions. TVNZ
ignored this one:

That’s opinion, rather than evidence. The police have their own
viewpoint,

Yet TVNZ covered an academic's *opinion* that was anti. I would believe
the police union's viewpoint over some foreign academic perched in an
ivory tower.

Sure thing, a wise person would be very interested in what the Police union
had to say. After all they have experience in this matter.

which is that of what’s good for them, not necessarily what’s good for >> society.

"What is good for them"? That is pathetic. It is not good for them, it is what is good for the NZ public. It is more work for them and stressful at that.

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On Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:30:59 -0000 (UTC), JohnO wrote:

I would believe the police union's viewpoint over some foreign academic perched in an ivory tower.

I’m sure you would. But that doesn’t make it more credible.

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