Brian Edwards' Friend The Policeman -

The courts are tempting the police to smash a guy in the guts until he confesses. Society can scream indignantly 'Prove it', but I don't intend to prove here that cops assault people at Central to gain confessions. I know it happens, the cops know it happens, anyone who's been involved with crime knows it happens. Only the stupid, the ignorant and the magistrates say that it doesn't, and even they sometimes comment on the truth.

Tim Shadbolt

- Bullshit & Jellybeans -

"They told me they were going to Mount Eden but drove me to Central. When I protested they just laughed. I told them I wanted, to ring my lawyer and they told me to "Shut up — or we'll shut you up". Detectives (Blip) (Blip) got me into this small room and started questioning. I refused to even open my mouth. (Blip) threw the first punch I told him I hadn't been charged with anything and they had no right to hold me (Blip) had his sleeves rolled up: he punched and questioned, punched and questioned while (Blip) held me in the chair. Then they dragged me against the wall and really started hammering; I tried to keep standing but I was going dizzy — my guts were screaming for mercy and I was winded. As I fell one grabbed me by the hair and I felt a rabbit killer. You bastards, I hope you're proud of yourselves. (Blip) had me in an armlock and was stretching me out so that I couldn't buckle (Blip) was punching me in the guts and slapping hard, vicious belts around the head. They had me on the floor now and an old wound on my arm opened up. "By the time we've finished with you, you'll crawl out of here Bower". When I came to Hutton was sitting beside me. He was really nice to me and said he was sorry and that he didn't want to see me hurt. This is an old police trick and I told him nothing".

John Bower

Bullshit & Jellybeans