Protesting against Police.

The majority Supreme Court decision overturning the disorderly-behaviour conviction of Allistair Brooker has angered the Police Association, which says it opens the way for officers to be harassed in their own homes.

Brooker staged his protest outside Constable Fiona Croft's home on the morning of March 18, 2003, after objecting to her executing a late-night search warrant at his house.

Police Association president Greg O'Connor said the decision was ludicrous.
He said it would invite people to stand and yell outside officers' homes, making them vulnerable, especially in small towns.
"Supreme Court judges, fortunately for them, tend to live behind nice big walls in leafy suburbs, and police officers are encouraged to live in the communities they police, Supreme Court judges would be very quickly demanding action if people they had sentenced started protesting outside their houses." O'Connor said.

Wellington barrister and Council for Civil Liberties chairman Michael Bott said the case was a turning point in the courts' appreciation of the Bill of Rights.
"Often people were arrested with no proof that public order was being disturbed, but rather because it was causing an inconvenience to the police", he said.

Brooker's wife, Sheryl said "It's been a challenge. There are costs that you end up paying when you stand up to continued (police) harassment and the view that some people make of us in the community," she said.
"The important thing was for us to try to do things lawfully and Al believed it was his lawful right (to protest).
"When the proper channels fail you, what else can you do but protest?"

Greg, only perceived bad cops get protested against, like bad judges, bad lawyers and other rotten apples in public office.

Policewatch says Angela Dalton of Balmoral amend your ways as a serenade is in the air.