How stupid is the Judge feeling now?

The Herald reports:

A video of the Maori King’s son has emerged showing him making an expletive-laden rant. …

The source said Mr Paki was his school’s kaitataki tane (male leader in a kapa haka group) but was kicked out of the team for bad behaviour while on the trip and sent home.

In the 25 second video, Mr Paki says; “rubbish c###, rubbish…I’m the f###### man boy. I’ll f###### show you how to lead a f###### roopu (group) boy, I’ll f###### show you what the f### is up c###.

I’m the f####### kaitataki f###### tane (male leader)..o te motu boy. I’m the f###### man, I’ll show you what is f###### up c###.”

And the Judge let him off his crimes on the basis it may stop him becoming the Maori King one day. Yeah, right. You don’t need to be a genius to work out his older brother will succeed, and Korotangi Paki is no potential successor.  Of course even if he was, I think it is repugnant that someone gets a lighter (or no) sentence purely on the basis of who his parents are.