Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 1, 2017 17:10:52 GMT 12
RETHINKING MAORI PRISONS (Opinion)
As we are now over 10 000 NZers in prison and with almost 70% of those in prison being Maori, the idea that we should look at Maori leading our prisons on the face of it seems like a really good idea.
Maori feature heavily in prison stats because society as a whole is racist. Everything since the signing of the Treaty proves that.
Building Maori prisons is not the solution to a racist prison system, making society and the instruments of law and order less racist is.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTY2NzA.html
As we are now over 10 000 NZers in prison and with almost 70% of those in prison being Maori, the idea that we should look at Maori leading our prisons on the face of it seems like a really good idea.
Maori feature heavily in prison stats because society as a whole is racist. Everything since the signing of the Treaty proves that.
Building Maori prisons is not the solution to a racist prison system, making society and the instruments of law and order less racist is.....
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTY2NzA.html