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Statement on Feral Goat Taser Footage Release
Statement on Feral Goat Taser Footage Release
A
statement from Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier regarding the
feral goal taser footage release:
"I welcome the decision by the Police to release the footage without me having to make a formal recommendation to do so.
During my investigation, I carefully reviewed the original arguments made by Police to withhold the footage.
I note that they had previously released video footage of animals being tasered. This footage was subsequently published by TVNZ - this disclosure and subsequent publication by the media of video footage of animals being tasered did not result in any harm which, in essence, amounted to prejudice to measures protecting the public’s health and safety.
Consequently, it is difficult for me to see how withholding the video footage is necessary or justified under the Official Information Act."
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