Racism cry is the only weapon

Using typical state Labor spin, with which we in NSW are all too familiar, Victorian Premier John Brumby this week announced his farcical response to the muggings of Indian students in Melbourne's crime-riddled western suburbs: a "Walk for Harmony". Oh, and some "hate crime legislation" to be rushed through Parliament.

But if the Victorian police just did their job, the problem would be solved, without resort to new legislation and bogus symbolism.

The above is not something I wrote but was written by Miranda Devine in her article Racism cry is the only weapon

The Moron of the Month award goes to Victorian Premier John Brumby for his part in the affair.

The situation is not that hard to understand. We just need good basic policing of good basic laws. Hiring some decent police and voting in some decent politicians would make a fine start.

The current system is a decrepit symbiosis between police and politicians:

Lazy police spend their time sucking-up to politicians, providing the bogus statistics the politicians want and providing the bloated fine revenue that the politicians want, instead of doing the basic policing that the public actually wants.

In return the politicians pander to the lazy police by making excuses for any police failure and giving over-the-top new powers to police and anything else they ask for.

Here's the pattern:
* Lazy police allow crime to flourish until incidents alarm the public
* Politicians rush thoughtless laws through Parliament with a flurry of tough proclamations
* Police get an excuse for past failure and get exciting new superpowers to use in future, to make their job even easier.
* Politicians get credit for doing something to tackle this brand-new threat to public safety.