tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829612767144244694.post1520556696993766703..comments2023-05-26T02:00:26.983+12:00Comments on E2NZ: The Scott Guy Murder - Puppies Missing, Vandalism At FarmUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829612767144244694.post-64329726075115545362010-07-23T11:35:01.959+12:002010-07-23T11:35:01.959+12:00The local community have clammed up and refused to...The local community have clammed up and refused to dob-in the people responsible for Mr Guy's death, it's interesting that it's taken the publication of photos of cute missing puppies to generate leads. Do people in NZ care more about their animals than they do their neighbours?<br /><br />There was a similar murder of a farmer, Jack Nicholas in August 2004. He was also found shot to death on his drive, in Hawkes Bay. Murray Foreman was prosecuted for his murder but was acquitted, the case remains open.Emigratetonewzealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133900920840855879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829612767144244694.post-36140947878778476322010-07-23T11:23:55.214+12:002010-07-23T11:23:55.214+12:00People from outside of NZ just don't appreciat...People from outside of NZ just don't appreciate how bad crime is in rural areas.<br /><br />Somehow they equate low population density with low crime, which is a popular misconception. As you pointed out rural areas are simply further from police stations, many of which keep regular office hours anyway.<br /><br />This post in November 2009 highlights this problem, it exists even in the Prime Minister's own constituency : http://emigratetonewzealand.blogspot.com/2009/11/more-responses-to-is-crime-serious.html<br />There is no doubt this issue also afffects the rural communities around Feilding. Add in the complications presented by established gang activity in the region and it's easy to see why police stations perhaps shut-up shop when the sun goes down.Emigratetonewzealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133900920840855879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829612767144244694.post-2800106003715210872010-07-23T05:26:59.171+12:002010-07-23T05:26:59.171+12:00The idea that crime is in the cities can be set as...The idea that crime is in the cities can be set aside in New Zealand. Living in a rural area will not save you from crime, and in fact it is simply farther from the police station.<br /><br />The local paper reported just the other day a large number of steel gates had been taken off their hinges in the rural area surrounding the town, and a couple schools were broken into and equipment stolen, and the usual drunken driving, pot busts, assaults, DV, etc. You cannot escape the rural poverty and problems by moving to some small spot that seems to be more "civilised". Such as a moneyed lifestyle town. All the vacant unsold properties are attracting crime, and only a few minutes out of town the agriculture starts - sheep and dope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com