Prisons are full, government is broke and the gangs know they can have their meth slaves do their dirty work. They also know those meth slaves are going to completely overwhelm they system in coming years. They government has already had its teeth pulled as far as punishment goes. Sentencing legislation is just noise.
I would like to point out the inherent and subtle racism of the media I noticed when I was a child. They constantly and invariable get the most foul and demented Maori they can find and present them with great honor as representative of their people. It is an easy tactic. It has been noticed overseas and played a role in the rise of the Great Orange one.
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