2008年7月13日

總理你好﹗

本人僅代表一群<免費語言交流園地>的老年學員﹐以書面形式促請政府施行較嚴厲的刑罰﹐以打擊罪犯。 

我們因嚮往新西蘭綠化美譽而來此尋求平靜生活﹐然而看到九天內發生了三宗亞裔被搶﹑被打致死的慘劇後﹔我們的心都碎了。 最近在曼努考區發生的可怕罪行一直使局民極度顧慮﹐現在我們無論外去或留在家中﹐都感覺毫無安全感。

作為新移民，我們得不到公平待遇﹐也感覺容易受創傷﹔因為法律只保護罪犯人權，而不是受害者。我們及家人很多都有被劫，被入屋爆竊及被搶包的經歷。我們也要求受保護的人權﹗

此外， 看到你對受害者家屬既沒一字安慰語，也沒半個哀悼詞﹔卻對“亞裔反罪惡組織”領導者做出強烈抨擊與譴責 ﹔對此我們感到極度失望。

或許那領導者言辭有點過份，但絕不能偏離問題的癥結所在：如搶劫，入屋爆竊罪犯殺害辛勤勞動的壯年父親﹑勤奮工作的年輕母親，和那位無辜被打死的老祖母等罪案的事實。

你心裡該明白﹐為何有一萬五千亞裔及本地民眾在風雨和冰雹中上街遊行﹖難道你以為我們是鬧著玩的嗎？

今年是大選年，我們希望看到以更嚴厲的刑罰打擊罪犯。我們促請政府授予警察更多權力，而非否認犯罪率增加的現實。 

沒有行動，沒得選票！

<免費語言交流園地>負責人林爽

代表奧克蘭一群<免費語言交流園地>華人老年學員

13 July 2008

Dear Prime Minister

On behalf of a group of Chinese elderly learners at Free Language Corners, I am now writing to urge the government to impose tougher sentences against criminals.

We came to NZ for her green and beautiful reputation as well as seeking a peaceful life. However we are heart broken to see the tragic deaths of three Asian victims within nine days. There has been great concern about the terrible crimes that have happened recently in the Manukau district. We now feel neither safe going out nor staying home.

As new immigrants, we feel vulnerable and are being treated unfairly, as the law only protects the human rights of criminals but not the victims. Most of us have experiences of being robbed, as well as being burgled, and having bags snatched. We need to have our human rights protected as well.

Moreover, we are very disappointed to see there was neither a word of consolation nor condolence to the families of victims from you, but only your strong reaction on condemning the remarks of the leader of AAG.

The leader of AAG may have been intemperate, but this should not detract from the real problem: i.e. the criminals who robbed, invaded homes, killed a hard working young father, a diligent young mother, and an innocent elderly grandmother.

You should understand why 15 thousand Asian Kiwis went marching in the rain and hail. Do you think we just went out to have fun?

This is an election year, so we would like to see tougher sentences against these criminals. We want to urge the government to empower police, rather than denying the reality of increasing crime.

No actions no votes!

Song Lam, Co-ordinator of FREE Language Corners (Auckland)

On behalf of a group of Chinese elderly learners