Originally Posted by
moka
From the article
“The second Chris V Chris TV debate, this one on TV3 on Wednesday night, began on crime. Not, often, on the causes of it. Not, often, on how we might address the damage that leads to it, but on how we might get tougher on gangs, ram-raiders, hypothetical shoplifters… nearly all of whom will have come from childhoods of disadvantage.
And not quite 36 hours before that discussion, Chris Luxon’s party was announcing the sanctions policy that will, inevitably, lead to greater hardship in the homes of some children.”