Soon after announcing his policy for bootcamps and electronic bracelets for youth, National received the desired condemnation from liberals and the left. Labour and National are turning up the volume on law and order Crime is becoming a key debate between Labour and National, and this is likely to ramp up as the election draws closer. The Prime Minister then sacked Poto Williams as Police Minister after she developed a reputation for being soft on crime. National are quite right to point out that the Government already puts youth as young as 12 years old in ankle bracelets. The problem is that, in reaction, Labour is likely to counter National with its own cynical attempts to prove it’s not soft on crime.

Source: Stuff November 17, 2022 20:43 UTC