Post Tagged with: "New Zealand Police"
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RULE OF POLICE, the Lovelock Affair
By his own admission, Auckland Detective Superintendent Andrew Lovelock (shown followed by his lawyer) ‘zealously’ protects the reputation of the NZ police. This eager ambition and a Machiavellian approach to his ends have made him a darling in a hierarchy which thrives on unbridled loyalties. Consequently, Lovelock has become a point man for police reactions to alleged police abuse, complaints to the Independent (sic) Police Conduct Authority and for media comment. Det. Super Lovelock portrays himself as the voice of independent inquiry and logic. Unfortunately, Lovelock routinely gets elementary facts wrong. Fortunately, his factual misrepresentations always fall on the side of the coppers. As in 2012 when Lovelock’s investigation into the police shooting of Lachan Kelly-Tumarae determined the killing was […]
