SO WE'VE FINALLY COME TO THIS

I saw a disturbing image on the front cover of The NZ Herald today. It's that of an Auckland dairy owner supplying a customer through solid security grilles.

This is what we've seen for many years in USA, UK and other countries where the criminal elements run rings around the police.

It's dispiriting and is a very visible symptom of a failed society. The recent crime wave of armed hold ups of dairies, service stations, convenience stores and even fruit and vegetable stores is making it very dangerous for hard working small business owners to operate.

It makes me very sad as I always thought that we in New Zealand would never have to resort to this.