Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Is This Really A Maori Issue??


Activist arrested in terror raids beaten in prison ... and probably beaten by tangata whenua ... and of course this notion of police intervention as a Maori issue is conveniently reinforced by those with known 'poor impulse control' ... Mr Harawira used debate on a bill to amend whistleblower legislation as a platform to make strong arguments that Maori were being "terrorised"... or perhaps he is simply taking advantage of the situation, of what is potentially a really draconian oppressive piece of legislation that takes no account of race ...

"There is mounting frustration and anger right across the country by Maori genuinely aggrieved by the continued loss of lands, the denial of the Treaty, and now these raids, smashing into Maori homes and terrorising Maori communities."


However, this probably is a Maori Issue: One in four women sexually abused as children - study ... Maori women were more likely to report child sexual abuse compared with women from other ethnic groups.

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