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Two young boys, 14 and 15, were alone when it happened to them.
They were standing outside Cash Converters on Whanganui s main street, waiting for their koro to finish looking in the store, when two policemen caught their eye. Before long, the officers were standing at their feet. Where s the bag of money you stole, one officer asked, nearly shouting.
The boys were surprised. And they were confused. They denied knowing anything about the stolen money, but that did not convince the men in uniform. Strangers driving past gawked out their windows as the officers explained they met the description of offenders they were looking for.
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Police photographing young Māori: IPCA, Privacy Commissioner investigates
24 Dec, 2020 01:44 AM
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RNZ
Police illegally photographing young Māori will be probed in an official joint investigation by the police watchdog and the Privacy Commissioner.
The practice came to light after multiple reports of rangatahi having their photos taken by officers in Masterton.
Whānau described their sons walking alone in broad daylight and being approached by officers who insisted on taking their picture.
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Police were called on to undertake a similar review nationwide.
Yesterday, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) told RNZ it had begun a nationwide probe into the practice.