However, I think it's also important to note that we're not here to demonise police officers who were ultimately acting upon the policies introduced by the third Labour Government and continued into the third National Government. From ACT's perspective, immigration policy should be comprised of liberal values, including the non-aggression principle and freedom of movement. The role of the Government should be to protect people from force, not to carry it out on them. Instead, what New Zealand saw in the 1970s and well afterwards was State-sanctioned harassment, a "Papers, please." culture, and bureaucrats wrecking the dream of living and thriving in New Zealand. 