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The Christchurch Civic
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I have little sympathy for the
so-called victims of the Christchurch civic creche affair (Feb 24). The furore in Christchurch at the
time of the event can largely be attributed to the poor handling of the
complaints by the then city manager, social-welfare interviewers, the police
and the many so-called experts. Parents of children at the creche
who eagerly lined up for ACC payments must also accept some of the
blame. The children of parents who did not join the rush for ACC
payments and were sceptical of the rushed process do not seem to be suffering
in the same way as those who had been brainwashed into believing that they
were victims. Our daughter, who was one of the
accused childcare workers, suffered greatly as well, as did all the accused. We, as a family, were subjected to
anonymous hate telephone calls, and our daughter was hounded and harassed and
prevented from working in her chosen profession, and suffered a serious
reduction in her earning capacity as an early childhood teacher. Your one-sided article contributes
nothing to the debate over the case, which, as you note, is still in
progress.
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