Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 2:22 pm Press Release: Family First
Yet Another Review - Same Sales Pitch
Media Release -
Family First NZ - 11 November 2009
Family First is
labelling the latest report on the anti-smacking law as the
'Ostrich' report - the head in the sand report - a
non-independent report by a government department on behalf
of the government trying to justify a flawed and ineffective
law.
"Ironically they're trying to justify a law by saying
it's doing nothing! And most disturbingly the child abuse
and assault rates march on - which the report acknowledges,"
says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First
NZ.
"There's plenty of evidence of investigation and
persecution of good parents already provided by Family
First, but the bottom line is that the politicians are
trying to justify criminalising an action that the
overwhelming majority of NZ'ers don't believe should be
criminalised."
"We have never had so many reports trying
to justify a law change!"
"As was famously stated, you can
put lipstick on a pig but its still a pig!"
"NZ'ers want
the real causes of child abuse tackled - and urgently," says
Mr
McCoskrie.
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