Gagging for it

Rickards would 'find it hard' to regain support - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz - if convicted police rapists claim that their victims were "gagging for it" (and it means their police batton being used as a dildo during sex) are supported by Clint Rickards, it is no wonder if the public loses faith in him. Unlike his friends, Rickards may look the part as a sex athelete but to declare personal inferiority to his carved up and dented "instrument of enforcement by deliberate injury" - while he was at it, raises the question why a 16 year old was "gagging" for a truncheon? It is what the public will remember. And it gets worse.

If a suspect is seen by this enthusiast to be "gagging for it" one can imagine he would arrest them to "show them a lesson". Now can you imagine your teenaged son, or better yet, your virginal 15 year old daughter who lies about her age, is tumbled into a police van at a party, now looks pleadingly at arresting officer as he is about to close the cell door on her? Mr Rickards appears to collude in creating an unacceptable atmosphere of threat. This seems not so much an opinion, but a feeling of reaction.

Mr Rickards, all respect, sir... The public support your right to be considered innocent until proven guilty, beyond any reasonable doubt - but it was your deeds that betray you and reduce the confidence in you as a protector of the public good. Start work on Monday? Sure thing. Now, I would just like to know, if we are we going to be subjected to more taser attacks on the sense of decency and regard for humanity required of the guardians of public safety? The public used to trust the police. Now we risk being tasered and locked up by for your animalistic orgies? Not quite what we had in mind. We simply want to see the even application of justice.

Now, you see - we are "gagging for it".