Kieran FordThe illusion that New Zealand is immune from the horrors and violence of global politics has been shattered. Yet, global responses to politically motivated violence over the past 20 years have demonstrably failed. Countries such as the UK or France have focused their responses on security, actively ignoring the wider political issues that allow for political violence to occur. Arming more police, rather than making us all safer, instead normalises the presence of violence in society. As demonstrated in Christchurch, armed response units offer a measured security response.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2019 15:22 UTC