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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 27, 2020 11:30:32 GMT 12
JOHN TAMIHERE ROMANTICISING MAORI CRIME – Lindsay MitchellAccording to John Tamihere, who has regrettably in my view taken the Maori Party down a full-blown victimhood track: Māori make up 60% of the prison population in New Zealand Women’s’ Prisons alone. “We are the most incarcerated indigenous population in the world. This is a national catastrophe and disgrace,” Tamihere said
“80% of those women are there for crimes of dishonesty. They did not wake up and say to themselves today I’m going to steal and be dishonest,” he said.
“They woke up and said I have to put food on my table. I have to get my kids to the doctors. I have to pay for their uniforms. I have to give them things that others take for granted. So they are in prison for crimes of poverty – not dishonesty.It's a self-deluded romantic apologist view. The following stats (in the image) are exported from customised NZStat data: 2018-19 sentenced population = 519 Which could be classed as 'crimes of dishonesty'? Robbery etc Burglary etc Theft etc Fraud etc Offences against justice etc = 327 63 percent Dancing on a pinhead John might say when all crimes are taken into account his 80% is true. The graph will show the most serious crime sentenced for. But semantics aside, do you accept that these crimes were perpetrated to acquire school uniforms and doctor visits for children? Afterall tens of thousands other Maori mums didn't turn to crime to look after their children. lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com/2020/08/john-tamihere-romanticising-maori-crime.html
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