Government to ban Doctors and Nurses from treating patched gang members
The hard right tough on crime fantasy rhetoric of the National Party plumbs new lows with Todd McClay's racist gang patch ban law about to be skipped into law. Under it patched gang members will be banned from hospitals and Todd's expectations of nurses and doctors is that they call the Police rather than treat and admit an injured patched gang member.
This is junk law aimed at looking tough on crime for zero benefit, targeting a group in society it is easy to hate.
Are we really going to become that society which bans public services to people wearing symbols? Is that the social policy any Government really wants to align themselves to?
This dog whistle hate mongering follows more tough on crime window dressing that went in front of Parliament earlier this month. The Sentencing (Aggravating Factors) Amendment Bill meant Judges could make assaulting a Police Officer or Prison Guard an aggravating factor at sentencing, the Government claims this is needed because assaults had increased over the last 5 years, which wasn't true. In 2009 there were 2550 recorded assaults against Police Officer, by 2011 that dropped to 2014 recorded assaults.
Government won't serve patched gang members or measure child poverty - when did 'I cant see you so you don't exist' become a social policy?
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posted by Bomber @ 5:19 pm
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That is fascism. Doctors and nurses are bound to treat ANYBODY who needs their help/
I thought doctors and nurses have rights are they moaning or the government moaning.
You think this is a bad thing Bomber?
I hope that the government does indeed go through with this, anything that attacks gangs must be applauded.
Racist McClay rightly says that several marae do not allow patches, but that's hardly the logic to impose a national law. A marae is a community home. It would be like me saying, "there are no raised voices in my home". That might be fine for the culture of my house but it certainly would be ridiculous to impose that on a national level.
McClay rightly points out that several marae disallow patches but that's hardly a reason to impose this law. Marae are communities homes; it would be like me saying that, "I don't allow loud voices in my home". That might be fine for my home, but on a national level it's simply ridiculous. To say nothing of the human rights around discrimination and access to health. What a goof.
WTF? Since when have gangs been intimidating at hospitals and schools? I would be pleased if gang kids turned up to school. And as a nurse, I would certainly not turn people away who need treatment. As health professionals we have a duty to care for all those in need.....even if they have actually been convicted of a serious crime and are hated by the rest of society. Basic Human Rights for goodness sake!!
@ Big Bruv . Go for a long jog and get some oxygen to your brain then think about what you just said . Your style of thinking , or the frightening lack of it , is more at home at Kiwiblog .
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