Gang patch ban: Time to become NZ law?

By dan

I guess it's all the bad publicity thats come with patches. Personally I do not like them as they represent drugs,murder,violence etc. However the biggest threat we face today is not patches but "colours" as seen worn by these hiphop style gangs the "bloods and crypts".

The in thing these days is to own "territorie's" as seen by such. You just need to drive around the streets and you will see either reds or blues etc to know who owns the areas. It is organised by the leaders who own selling rights of drugs in that area.

The majority of these gangs teach our young to be like them disrespecting not only government but everyone else as well. They are part of the cycle of "abuse" in this country and have a lot to answer for as far as I'm concerned. All these abused kids who have died seem to have connections to gangs and drugs.

Maori are a tribal people and weren't recognised by patches but tribe alone. Today some Maori affiliate themselves to there patch first which is disgrace even to the point of violating "Tikanga" on our Marae.

I know this because I've seen it with my own eyes, some do not respect the kaumatua and kuia of our Marae and should be banned from the marae outright.

ok seeya

By Hone

yeah giood idea ...make it law for all. Everyone schould have a gang patch we are all tribes under the treaty of waitangi... You fellas are all in pakeha tribe and the gang patches helps us identify the tribes that existed here before you fullas took our land.

By Ran

I doubt theres any one person who walks fearless and freely amongst all patches in this country ...unless they had a blue uniform on. Real bad analogies too ,and as of today publicly ,Laws has no political plans but at least his kids come first.

By Chops V

I don't get why people in New Zealand are so scared of a patch. To me it is the same as a mohawk, a face full of maori tattoos, eyeliner on a guy or corderoy pants. It is a personal statement, a religion or just the freedom to be who YOU want to be. I judge people on their behaviour towards me and their actions in life, not the group they belong to. To be honest Michael Laws and his political plans scare me more at the moment than any patched member. Instead of wasting money on this, perhaps it should be spent on feeding and educating the many poor families of New Zealand; knowledge is power!

By Free NZ from gang scum

Difficult one this - on the one side yes, ban the scum from wearing their precious patches, wha wha wha poor gangs. On the other hand I find it very refreshing that our gangs are so dumb that they actually advertise who they are and who they belong to making life very easy for the police.

By Chris

This is disgusting, the authorities have no right to dictate how we can dress this is the beginning of a slippery slope to totalitarianism.

By ????

and i dont give a stuff if it drives them undergroung thats were they belong anyways! NOT in the public eye intimidating us free folk all the time... IT takes a real man to walk alone in this world...

By ????

Ban all GANG patches and if a legit club wants to ride under a patch then they must apply for the right to wear that patch in public..and part of the process is all members must be registered with the police and have background checks carried out on them to enshure they arnt crims trying to sidestep the law...Like applying for a firearms licence you must register with the police etc etc...If you have nothingto hide then riding under a patch will be the same as getting a gun licence or similar...something like this anyways?.