Anti-social bikie gangs are proportional to the amount of poverty and social exclusion based on class and ethnicity that exists in a society.
In New Zealand’s case, unless growing poverty, the underclass and underlying racism that exists are addressed by the government departments starting with eliminating poverty and delivering an equal educational playing field particularly for Māori and Pasifica.
All political newspeak such as getting tough on gangs, increasing police presence and seizing assets is just so much political posturing and point-scoring that will achieve absolutely zilch.
National’s tax cuts for the rich in terms of providing a level playing field in education for all regardless of ethnicity will do the opposite and it doesn’t take an Einstein to see why.
Gary Hollis, Mellons Bay
