Moral Panic
- Child Sexual Abuse |
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Destroyed the careers
and previously unblemished reputations of four well-qualified, experienced
and dedicated child care workers |
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Seeking justice for Peter Ellis and other victims, both
past and present, of the New Zealand sex abuse moral panic New Police Commissioner unable to restore public
confidence in police Press Release 5 April 2006 New Police Commissioner
Howard Broad may wistfully hope to restore public confidence in the police
force. But his own direct involvement
in the Christchurch Creche investigation, now means that New Zealand's top
cop is himself hopelessly compromised by his own past, spokesperson Brian
Robinson announced today. The Christchurch Creche
case is now recognised by the majority of New Zealanders as an obvious
miscarriage of justice. Howard Broad
has never admitted that mistakes were made by himself or any other officer in
that investigation. Howard Broad has has also never apologised to any of the
Christchurch Creche staff for his own actions in unnecessarily destroying
their careers and reputations. The Christchurch Creche case remains
symptomatic of why public confidence in the police has eroded. Until Howard Broad understands and is
willing to acknowledge his own failings, he remains incapable of leadership
in restoring any sort of confidence for the organisation that he now leads. |