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Police Minister Annette King says
she is appalled by a poster suggesting a career with the police is a way to hear
“great rape stories”. The poster has been put up in the
Wellington Railway Station. It follows the acquittal last week
of suspended Auckland Assistant Police Commissioner Clint Rickards, and
convicted rapists Brad Shipton and Bob Schollum, on 1980s sex charges. Ms King says the poster is “ugly
and vicious” and whoever is behind it is ignoring the fact the prosecutions
against the three men were taken by police officers. She says although she understands
people are upset about the recent trials, the poster attacks all police. Ms King says the court cases have
had an impact on police morale. Meanwhile, a Rotorua tourist
operator is angry at being caught up the an anti-police poster campaign. A mock phone number, 0800 Bad
Cops, listed on the poster, when converted to numbers, is the real phone
number of a Its proprietor, Dave Adams, says
people are often ringing this number, and, as it's an 0800 number, he is
having to pay for each call. Mr Adams says if he finds out who put
up the poster, he will seek financial compensation. |
