"We encourage a practice of compliance and for people in that situation just to get the offender out of the shop as soon as possible without any damage to anyone."

This stupid piece of advice, from the NZ Police concerning a Christchurch dairy owner who was robbed at knifepoint, is apparently the best help they can offer. Instead of serving and protecting the community, their philosophy is to give the criminal what he wants. What if the criminal wants to kill you? Do you simply let him?

Oh, but they might prosecute the dairy owner. They have plenty of resources and systems in place to do that. They're well equipped to hound the innocent party to sleepless nights and financial ruin. They have plenty of time to build a case against the victim.

I wonder if they've caught the scumbags. Are they even looking? Or are they too busy prosecuting the good guy?

Long before Navtej Singh was murdered I strongly believed we should have the right to use whatever means necessary and available to protect your property and family. If someone is threatening you in your home you should have the right to beat them with a cricket bat or shoot them with a gun. End of story.

Criminals have guns. We should be allowed to have guns to protect ourselves from them. 91% of people in this poll appear to agree

The police would prefer dairy owners get their throats cut than protect their property and families by shooting would-be murderers.

Let them cut your throat; let them rape your wife; let them torture your children. But god forbid you should own an air pistol.