Where's the repeal of Section 60?
While Sue Bradford's anti-smacking bill makes its way through Parliament, I ponder whether anyone would be brave enough to put forward a proposal to repeal section 60 of the Crimes Act.
Section 60 gives air crew a legal defense for using violence to subdue passengers who are posing a risk to others on aircraft. Obviously, "timeout" is not an option sometimes.
Anyway, I hope the law is passed with Chester Burrows amendment. It will achieve what most supporters of Sue Bradford's bill want, which they state is to prevent criminal convictions of serious assaults being avoided in the name of discipline.
Finally, (to my surprise) when I worked at Parliament, Sue Bradford was one of the nicest people there - contary to my view of her from earlier media coverage from her pre-MP days. So those who threaten violence against her prove that they are the ones that are being irrational in this debate.
Section 60 gives air crew a legal defense for using violence to subdue passengers who are posing a risk to others on aircraft. Obviously, "timeout" is not an option sometimes.
Anyway, I hope the law is passed with Chester Burrows amendment. It will achieve what most supporters of Sue Bradford's bill want, which they state is to prevent criminal convictions of serious assaults being avoided in the name of discipline.
Finally, (to my surprise) when I worked at Parliament, Sue Bradford was one of the nicest people there - contary to my view of her from earlier media coverage from her pre-MP days. So those who threaten violence against her prove that they are the ones that are being irrational in this debate.

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