Being a police officer is not an easy job. Many officers are exposed to violence and disorder on a daily basis, allowing the general public to carry out their lives with levels of security unthinkable in other countries. We are all indebted to officers like Constable Hunt for their service to New Zealand in the most dangerous of circumstances. Constable Hunt paid the ultimate price for the cowardly actions of a criminal, one who we hope to see incarcerated for the longest period of time for which the law allows.