Thinking about Justice and Injustice

Room 4, we’ve been thinking about things that are just and unjust.

We’ve been reading a book called ‘Dawn Raids’ by Pauline Smith.

We’ve been thinking about what is just or unjust in the story.

I think it was fair when the Nana smacked the Dawn Raiders because of the
Dawn Raids woke everyone up in the house, even the old people!
Also, it was fair because if I was old and someone shouted at me to wake up,
I would’ve smacked them.

I think it was unfair when Alex tried to attack the cop but then the other guy
tries to stop Alex from attacking a cop, but then the cop turns around and
thinks that he tried to attack him so the cops put him in the patty wagon.

We’ve also been learning about the treaty of Waitangi.  
We’ve been finding out about promises that were broken.

I think it was fair when Te Rauparaha and Te Rangihaeata were just living
peacefully in their land.

I think it was unfair when George Grey bought the treaty to New Zealand
but he broke the treaty. The Treaty said that they would bring Maori good
stuff and leave them in peace and they could keep their land,
but George Grey broke the promise because he was a Double-Agent.

I was able to make some connections between these things and my life.  

In my life, it’s fair when I get to be in peace and my parents aren’t bossing
me around.

In my life, it’s unfair when I get in trouble for things I didn’t do, Like how
I always have to clean up every mess in the house like I’m the maid in my house,
Or when my parents growl me and tell me to clean my room just after I
cleaned my room.

When that unfair thing happened, I yell at my sister and tell her to clean her
messy room for once.