The headline:
'Too young to drive': Eight youths in stolen car lead police on Auckland motorway chase
From the report:
“Safely resolving a fleeing incident, allegedly involving eight youths who were all too young to drive, was a top priority for Waitematā Police in the early hours of this morning,” Bartlett said.
I don't doubt the quote, which makes this report rather disturbing.
The youths were too young to drive legally. They may have been too young to drive safely (although the ending of the incident may suggest otherwise) but they were NOT "too young to drive".
They proved that - emphatically!
When senior policemen make statements containing woolly, inaccurate phrases it usually means their thinking is woolly, inaccurate.
Waitematā West Area Response Manager, Acting Senior Sergeant Matt Bartlett; From someone who's very job requires clear thinking I find this troubling indeed.
Are you in the right job?
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