Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 15, 2024 4:51:38 GMT 12
GANG UNIT WILL DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT MĀORI AND PASIFIKA, TE PĀTI MĀORI SAY
Te Pāti Māori says the national gang unit announced today will disproportionately affect Māori and Pasifika, while Labour has called it a 'rebrand' of what it had already set up.
"Being tough on gangs is just addressing the system, but they've got to be honest about the root cause of gangs. It's well-known that gangs are a product of the state from the 70s and 80s," Ferris said.
"And until a government owns up to that responsibility and starts investing back into those communities, and raising those communities up out of the impoverished states that they live in, giving people hope and aspiration, you're never going to fix the problem. You're actually going to exacerbate the problem."...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/516808/gang-unit-will-disproportionately-affect-maori-and-pasifika-te-pati-maori-say
Te Pāti Māori says the national gang unit announced today will disproportionately affect Māori and Pasifika, while Labour has called it a 'rebrand' of what it had already set up.
"Being tough on gangs is just addressing the system, but they've got to be honest about the root cause of gangs. It's well-known that gangs are a product of the state from the 70s and 80s," Ferris said.
"And until a government owns up to that responsibility and starts investing back into those communities, and raising those communities up out of the impoverished states that they live in, giving people hope and aspiration, you're never going to fix the problem. You're actually going to exacerbate the problem."...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/516808/gang-unit-will-disproportionately-affect-maori-and-pasifika-te-pati-maori-say