14 years and 33 seconds
“Justice takes the form of punishment for a child’s 33 seconds in darkness. It should demand the rest of us take our share for the things that happened during the 14 years we could see him.” — Connie Buchanan.
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Tag: foetal alcohol syndrome
Transformation, not tokenism
“Korowai Manaaki is run by Oranga Tamariki. It’s labelled as a ‘youth residence’. The authorities like to highlight the fact that it has a school and that it helps young people get on the right track. But, let’s be honest. It’s a prison.” — Kingi Snelgar.
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