Facts are facts.
Which side of the tour were you supporting?
I am proud to say I marched with the protestors.
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I was young at the time but the class teacher at school said the protestors were communists and professional demonstrators so tough police force was needed to protect the rugby players. That was in response to another pupil asking why the police punched a group of clowns.
You don't mess with the national religion without being kicked by police. I doubt there will be an apology.
Meurant hid clown-bashing cop
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/meurant-hid-clown-bashing-cop/OPSOPEALGUUDP5GA7IFKTNXYGU/
They were and should have been dealt with under the law.
Of course, they were only about 60% of the overstayers - the other 40% weren't brown so harder to target and weren't door knocked.
Remember, when the police knocked on the doors they didn't know for sure that an overstayer was there, they suspected that their cousins etc were harbouring them.
It was racial profiling at its' worst.
The "other" over stayers weren't causing trouble in Auckland like these ones were could have something to do with it.