Racism, Justice, 'Victims'

Facts:

Donna Awatere Huata is a theif.

Wi Huata is a bully (and an accessory to theft).

They are both 'high profile'. She is a shameless megalomaniac. He gets his rocks off by being 'anti establishment' (but doesn't mind taken buckets of cash out of 'the system'). If you asked them before, during or after their fraud case, they would say they were 'victims of a racist system'. The scary thing is - they probably believe it.

Reading this article resulted in me considering settling in London long term for the first time. Excerpts from The Dom:

Family and supporters of Donna and Wi Huata launched into a rowdy haka and yelled "phony justice" and "mongrel" at the judge sentencing the couple to jail terms.

Hira Huata, a transgender sister of Wi Huata, loudly and repeatedly yelled "phony justice", "Pakeha justice" and "mongrel" at the judge and told reporters covering the case "you're just a bunch of racist media".

I'm sorry - but get f^%ked. Seriously. I will not let anyone, of any race, with any 'cause' or greivence' keep me from my own country - but this sort of bollocks really, really winds me up.

Donna has done many good things for Maori, for childrens reading, and for her local community. As a result, she was put in a position, and given access to the resources, to further that cause. She took advantage of it - she took advantage of her position - she stole funds. Wi Huata is a wanker - and not another byte will be wasted on him here.

What really irks me is the penchant for high profile Maori to cry racism everytime one of their own goes down. It is seriously annoying. More from the same article:

Many prominent Maori were in the front row of the public gallery to support the Huatas, including Maori Party co-leader and MP Pita Sharples, party president Professor Whatarangi Winiata, veteran activist Titewhai Harawira, long-time Maori Council chairman Sir Graham Latimer and former Southern Maori MP Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan. They took no part in the disruption.

Solidarity, cool - no probs there. Thanks for not jumping on the bandwagon by disrupting proceedings. Pita - never waver in your beliefs or principles, but be careful mate, you are an MP now - chose your friends carefully.

When the hearing began yesterday, defence lawyer Guyon Foley said the Huatas were repaying the net $55,629 stolen from Pipi. He and fellow defence lawyer Roy Wade gave the registrar two cheques for that total, which they said was lent to the couple by family members. Judge Joyce ordered it paid back to Pipi, which still exists, but has lost its state funding, which came to $840,000 from 1999 to 2002.

So people that fiercely proclaim their innocence, appear void of remorse and incapable of recognising their guilt, can bring themselves to re-pay larges chunks of the money? Somethings not quite right.