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1) I just received a message from a someone so desperate for any kind of help or an ear that would listen because they’ve been so disgustingly let down and disrespected by the Nz police when reporting their case of domestic violence, they felt it was the only option.
1) I just received a message from a someone so desperate for any kind of help or an ear that would listen because they’ve been so disgustingly let down and disrespected by the Nz police when reporting their case of domestic violence, they felt it was the only option.
2) After reporting the attack to 111, the police NEVER SHOWED UP, they were told by the operator that the statement would be taken over the phone and followed up at a later date.
3) The police told this person that they would need to contact the family court in order to gain any kind of protection order, they did this, only to be told by the court that the police should’ve done this when they responded to the call (which they never did).
4) this person then went back to the police, were interviewed by an officer who told them to return to the family court. After insisting that this cycle needed to end and they wouldn’t be leaving the station until a formal protection order was made,
5) the officer stated that no warrant could be issued due to the fact that the accused was “on the leasing agreement” and therefore could not be trespassed. This information was false, however the police refused the order and left this physically broken, mentally exhausted -
6) victim to find refuge alone. Without protection from the institution we pay to keep our vulnerable safe. This person then received a call from an officer stating that the police were going to serve a trespassing order to the accused (only after they checked records)
7) and saw a past report from the same victim and assumed this was the same abuser. (It wasn’t), however they only took action after there was some kind of record that the person was infact dangerous. The police said they would not be physically serving this individual -
8) but rather call them, then telling the victim “they seemed very reasonable over the phone”, even suggesting that the next time this person is in contact, it may be a good opportunity for this person to serve their attacker the orders in person. Yes, the protection orders.
9) I am receiving messages like this constantly. Abuse victims, victims of a corrupted system that does not protect the people who are at risk everyday. Police, humouring only the privileged white Karen’s of this country when they throw a tantrum online.
10) FOUR POLICE officers dawn raiding my fucking house, arresting me and seizing my electronics, interviewing me, booking me in the Mount Eden cells, court hearings, bail conditions, tapped phones and police monitoring because I called a duck a fucking duck.
11) and I’m still here as a resource for those who won’t be heard. I don’t give a fuck that I’ve been arrested TWICE, for matters that are only being taken seriously because the system is racist, broken and corrupted. How do you think this emotionally cripples me -
12) when I’m being confronted with the reality of what this country is truly structured on? Strangers feeling so silenced and dismissed that they’re seeking help from a glorified internet nobody simply because people are stating to listen and recognise how fucking twisted and
13) unbalanced this all is.
This person has a child, this person cannot be another statistic that goes unnoticed by the media because they don’t have a big enough profile. I am not the person who people should be seeking resolution from. I am fighting this in court
This person has a child, this person cannot be another statistic that goes unnoticed by the media because they don’t have a big enough profile. I am not the person who people should be seeking resolution from. I am fighting this in court
14) for this exact reason.
I want the police to do their fucking job. I want the Karen’s of this country to stop blocking and manipulating the resources for their own selfish reasons. I want my fucking DM’s to be from my friends, not strangers seeking light from their eternal
I want the police to do their fucking job. I want the Karen’s of this country to stop blocking and manipulating the resources for their own selfish reasons. I want my fucking DM’s to be from my friends, not strangers seeking light from their eternal
15) Hell because no one will listen to them.
I believe my outcome in court will be the outcome for all of those who’ve been ignored. I want to win for the women who reach out, so that once this is over, they WILL be heard, they will not be revictimised and made to feel like -
I believe my outcome in court will be the outcome for all of those who’ve been ignored. I want to win for the women who reach out, so that once this is over, they WILL be heard, they will not be revictimised and made to feel like -
16) a burden on society. These people are not strangers and if you’re not outranged by this entire thread, you’re part of the problem.
Ask yourself what would motivate someone to send me these messages other than desperation and fear? These people are not getting notoriety, their stories are traumatic and disgustingly common. This woman is a Maori Fijian and the fact I even need to add this for context -
Makes this whole thing all the more insidious. All cops are bastards. All. Cops.
