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Podcast: Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald
Episode: John MacDonald: Will police and judges deliver what the Govt wants?
Description: The Government has obviously decided that its law and order week. It started with tougher sentences for people who attack first responders and prison officers – which is a good thing.   Then it was tougher sentences for people who dish out coward punches – that can’t come soon enough.  And the latest are these tougher measures to try and do something about the rate of shoplifting. Again, something I’ve got no argument against.  But here’s where the seed of doubt starts to emerge.   When it comes to crime, pretty much the only thing g...