As predicted as Economic conditions worsen so does Crime!

Kia Ora,

People keep spouting the financial crisis is over. Bollocks! In fact it is getting harder for people to make ends meet. One prediction is the middle class will cease to exist.

It means people are taking bigger risks.

The bureaucratic corruption of dealing with something by finding an excuse to do nothing, which is leaving people in limbo. That alone post the earthquake here in Christchurch means more are finding they have no other options.

But even without the earthquake people were taking risks to commit crime.

One contact in the security industry was telling me prior to the earthquake of on going metal theft on a site. It has recommenced post the earthquake. As they reported this as outlined in a previous blog we looked out the window to see two persons stealing metal one afternoon.
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That all pails though to a news item on TV last night in another part of New Zealand.

First part of the item was on theft of copper where people are stealing copper earth wires from power poles, so that is live power lines above. The comment was if certain conditions were meet then it would mean an 8 metre radius around the power pole would become live.

So just tick theft & manslaughter if not murder to the charges someone is facing.
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But then when I thought that was bad enough, although I had heard of similar actions in places overseas which were poverty stricken then came the next one.

There was a photo of someone taking a railway track from what, as far as I could understand, the main trunk line for the area (well maintained so easier to get out)in broad daylight & placing tracks into a vehicle.

Another one with theft & possible manslaughter murder charges.
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This is all stuff that happens in supposedly third world countries which New Zealand likes to think it is not. Really we are a fourth world country, that is third world trying to pretend we are first world. Some things we do to first world standards but thanks to the bureaucratic corruption of not really dealing with problems much of the country is living on or below the bread line.
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So crime will increase & as has been happening according to anecdotal evidence violent crime will expand even more. Especially when you factor in people who have not been in this situation before so emotions are higher & they are more unpredictable. Therefore more violence.

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Experts divorced from reality!

Kia Ora,

I can't believe what I just heard on the radio. A so called expert on drug use, though I got the impression they were an academic, stated that the hits by police & customs on drugs have resulted in a rise in price. It is what they said next that floored me. The rise in price will result in less addicts & more looking to enter rehab.

That may happen in the long run but what is going to happen is a rise in crime & in particular violent crime as people become desperate to get their fix.

Having known an ex drug addict or two, they made the point that when the price went up they just increased their criminal activities. One was a burglar during his time as a drug addict(Heroin, Cocaine, marijuana), another hit vehicles to repay his drug dealers for his free marijuana.
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Other areas that will see an increase is fraud by employees who are addicts & an increase in prostituition.

Fraud will impact on businesses to the extent in the current economic climate probably send one or two to the wall. As if the economic climate isn't causing a big enough rise in crime on its own.

Prostituition is of course now legal in New Zealand, but that doesn't mean it is something that is good for the mental well being for the participants. Many of those in the industry start to pay for their drug or alcohol addiction & others get into drugs or alcohol to cope mentally with having to be a prostitute due to financial pressures. So it becomes a vicious cycle.
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It seems that on every subject we rush to the 'experts' who have to generally have an academic qualification but no real world experience.

When in the Netherlands in the mid 80's the locals told us that they got upset everytime the police had a crack down on drugs. It always resulted in a rise in crime.

Although I think for the long term good for the country of course there needs to be a crack down on all drug use.

As I said in the long term it may have the effect they were talking about. Short term it means a lot more work for the NZ Security Industry & the NZ Police.

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How changing the Welfare System will affect the Security Industry?

Kia Ora,

The New Zealand Government is looking to change the welfare system because it is costing so much & the country cannot afford to keep things as they are. That is true & it is a realization that is currently going on around the world.

But before they make any moves they need to look at the system, what needs fixing & what are the likely consequences of any actions.

Whilst some countries are increasing their welfare system as the fall out of the economic downturn continues with major problems down the line, others are trying to cut the systems back.

The problem is if you just cut it back with no real thought crime, which is already exploding, will just go through the roof. So that means more work for the security industry as if it wasn't going to rise with the coming economic crisis(if you think it has been, you ain't seen nothing yet) as it was.

Basically the system is nothing but a bureaucratic mess where they only people who really benefit are the bureaucrats who keep their high paying jobs.

Recently I was approached by someone to work for my company who was on a sicknesses benefit. They were well trained, qualified & had the right attitude, but at present being a small company with the normal cash flow problems the only way to employ them was if the welfare department came to the party.

Wasn't going to happen as the person already had the training & experience, but they would pay for someone to train. Not in service we are offering. People need the expereience & training along with right attitude to do it as it can be dangerous.

Of course the bureaucrat told me that we should make work less dangerous. Excuse me but that is the real world. It is dangerous especially for security.

So the system is so inefficient it is as likely to turn people to crime as find them a job when they want one.

Just by cutting the benefit would not fix problems. Cut the budget there they had better bulk it some where else like in Corrections service(Prison) & Police so in reality no real cut in spending.

Not to mention that the bureaucrats giving the advice have no real idea about business.

What they need to do is more in line with what was tried by Sir Robert Muldoon with DFC(Development Finance Corporation) in the late 70's early 80's. Need a few more checks & balances but would need to be manned by business people not bureaucrats.

If we can create more jobs then you cause crime to drop or at least no increase more than it currently is likely too.

Security is one of those industries that you always need. Even more so when the world is falling apart & cutting welfare is just going to increase crime. that means more work for the security industry.

The NZ Security Industry is just not up to it at this point in time.

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How Boy Racers are harming the Economy!

Kia Ora,

Most nights a week here in NZ & in particular in Christchurch boy racers cause a lot of upset.

They also cause a lot of mindless destruction of business properties. From personal experience they have being seen doing anything from breaking windows, trying to set buldings on fire, destroying parts of buildings & putting staff in fear of injury or for some even their lives.

That is not hype but actual experience, not to mention the fires started on farm properties & threatening owners on the outskirts of Christchurch.

It must be costing Christchurch businesses & the economy alone millions of dollars.



The following footage was shot last night as yet again they used a business property to carry out burnouts.

Their reaction to being found out ended in some abusive language, but nothing to those who have felt the wrath of a Company Sergeant Major or worse a Regimental Sergeant Major.



As the police said when responding to this incident last night, "it starts as harmless fun, but then something gets damaged or destroyed."

The quality is not great as approaching where they had being carrying out burnouts for about half an hour, someone decided to use the area as a toilet, so was forced to take footage from some distance.

One thing this incident did show when talking to the police was the "boy racer law" brought in by the last government has major limitations.

All though this wasn't the reason for the launch recently of the new security service, it is an area where it can be effective.

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