The Sensible Sentencing Trust has released a satirical hip hop song and music video parodying the Green Party’s radical stance on law and order, including calls by its electorate MPs to defund the police and abolish prisons.

Titled “Defund da Police” it highlights the anti-policing rhetoric promoted by Green MPs Chlöe Swarbrick (Auckland Central) and Tamatha Paul (Wellington Central) — electorates which are among the hardest hit by rising crime and deteriorating public safety.

Louise Parsons, spokesperson for The Sensible Sentencing Trust, says the video uses humour and satire to make a serious point: “The Green Party’s positions on law and order are not just out of step with victims — they’re out of step with reality. The public deserves to know that their MPs in these high-crime electorates want fewer police, fewer consequences, and even the abolition of prisons.”

“In fact, Tamatha Paul is currently fundraising for People Against Prisons Aotearoa – a radical anarchist group that quite literally advocates for the abolishment of prisons. According to her Instagram account, PAPA is her charity of choice to receive the proceeds of t-shirts with her face on them.”

“The many New Zealanders who applauded our billboard campaign will love this music video. It’s a bit outrageous, but so is the Green Party’s attitude on public safety.”

The song and accompanying video were funded by supporters of The Sensible Sentencing Trust and are available now on social media and video platforms.

We encourage New Zealanders to chip-in to the campaign at www.sst.nz. Funds raised will go toward ensuring more Kiwis see the video and hear the message that public safety is no joke.

“Any politicians who promote irresponsible, bad ideas, like the Greens do, that disrespect victims, endanger communities, and make a mockery of justice, should expect to be ridiculed in return.”

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