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Chester Burrows: Lack of action in reporting gang-related shootings may be an act of pragmatism

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Publish Date
Thu, 19 May 2022, 7:59AM
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Chester Burrows: Lack of action in reporting gang-related shootings may be an act of pragmatism

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 19 May 2022, 7:59AM

A former police officer believes a lack of action in reporting gang-related shootings may be an act of pragmatism.

There are concerns over a sense of apathy around shootings, after multiple people heard gunshots in Wairoa - but didn't report them to police.

Chester Borrows was chair of the Justice Advisory Group while an MP.

The former cop told Mike Hosking it's difficult to have a context around those things when you live in a small community.

He says a town like Wairoa has a seen a lot of gang shootings over recent years.

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