Deported from New Zealand: Ex-criminals and Gang Members Sent to Tonga

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @stonew1927
    @stonew1927 5 лет назад +734

    Amazing story telling. You never hear a journalist's voice asking and interpreting for the audience. You simply hear people telling their stories. And that's more than enough, it's powerful. Thank you Vice Asia for such a sensitive presentation.....

    • @ollyx2
      @ollyx2 5 лет назад +4

      Yeah sympathy for the devil great job vice.

    • @Boredomdeluxe
      @Boredomdeluxe 5 лет назад +12

      @@ollyx2 Jesus? Is that you?

    • @ollyx2
      @ollyx2 5 лет назад

      @SuperSimba6 yes but it's the degree of "evil" that you commit eg stealing candy compared to shooting someone.

    • @demetriusmiddleton1246
      @demetriusmiddleton1246 5 лет назад +5

      @@ollyx2 to Jesus, sin is SIN!

    • @nunyabizwack343
      @nunyabizwack343 5 лет назад

      Cyber Simba 6
      2 Corinthians 4:4 - In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
      Luke 10:18 - And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
      1 John 5:19 - [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

  • @kennethpreston5824
    @kennethpreston5824 5 лет назад +1323

    "Since I couldn't fight God I'd fight everybody else." Feel like that's true for a lot of people in many ways.

    • @edgar1013
      @edgar1013 5 лет назад +22

      God loves us, embrace Him you don't fight him.

    • @fujin09
      @fujin09 5 лет назад +48

      @@edgar1013 dude, watch the thing. god refers to his dad here.

    • @Anhorish
      @Anhorish 5 лет назад +5

      That's why Captain Ahab hates the whale.

    • @edgar1013
      @edgar1013 5 лет назад +9

      @@fujin09 i understand I was just metaphorically speaking. cheers brah

    • @amonarre
      @amonarre 5 лет назад +5

      Edgar Perret-Gentil God isn’t human and isn’t male or female

  • @KirkSaintsLoverMills
    @KirkSaintsLoverMills 5 лет назад +781

    Anyone else decided to finally watch this due to it staying in your recommended for so long.

    • @kg-unit1283
      @kg-unit1283 5 лет назад

      haha me

    • @ilosayan
      @ilosayan 5 лет назад +6

      Yes. Glad I did.

    • @mitchelvenlo51
      @mitchelvenlo51 5 лет назад

      Me❤

    • @azmagaref
      @azmagaref 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah, and I learned that Tonga is a convict Island.

    • @NikhileshSurve
      @NikhileshSurve 5 лет назад +1

      Lol I did something similar but much slower, in 2 steps, 1st decided to put it in downloads after seeing it in recommendations a lot & then finally not sure how many days later decided to watch it so I can delete it from my downloads.

  • @cloakofanonymity
    @cloakofanonymity 5 лет назад +561

    Lived on Maui some 20 something years ago. I'd pass a Tongan or Samoan picnic on the beach and they would always invite me over and offer me a piece of fish or crab. Good people. Good times.

  • @codymauga3123
    @codymauga3123 5 лет назад +224

    This made me realize that I ain’t living that bad at all.. gota appreciate the things you have in life 🙏🏼

  • @hightidelowtide6380
    @hightidelowtide6380 5 лет назад +247

    I'm Hispanic and grew up with nothing but 90 percent tongans. Half were two faced and the other half would die for you.

    • @thathawaiiandude787
      @thathawaiiandude787 5 лет назад +77

      Dee Tee oh, you mean like a lot of other ethnicities?
      There’s half idiots and half genuine good hearted peeps all over. Even my own Hawaiian blooded home.

    • @hightidelowtide6380
      @hightidelowtide6380 5 лет назад +61

      @@thathawaiiandude787 yea just like any race . I'm just commenting on my experience....

    • @juzzjeans754
      @juzzjeans754 5 лет назад +38

      It's the race in general man. They're the exact same here in Aus. They're either snakes or some of the most loyal friends you could make.

    • @Showtime_2
      @Showtime_2 5 лет назад +27

      I’m Tongan man and I grew up a lot with them when I was younger, either cutthroat or the realest, that’s the way it is...

    • @Hotmomdotcomm
      @Hotmomdotcomm 5 лет назад +6

      high tide low tide loyalty

  • @whatsgoingon07
    @whatsgoingon07 5 лет назад +108

    he thought “Only Mexicans get deported”LMAO

    • @iziizii
      @iziizii 4 года назад +6

      Damn only 9 likes
      Damn 49 now

    • @XanaxToons
      @XanaxToons 8 месяцев назад

      I'm Mexican 😅😅😅😅

  • @alexarias3253
    @alexarias3253 5 лет назад +276

    "When you are brought down to your bare essentials, that is who you are, when you hit rock bottom" That comment from the OG is as real as it gets. My compadre Seone "Johnny Boy" Fifita was deported to Tonga in 98, haven't heard from him since. Nothing but love from East Los

  • @iclark2400
    @iclark2400 5 лет назад +184

    some of these dudes are very reflective, and they should be grateful that they've been given a second chance. Make the most of their new paradise 🌴🇹🇴

    • @MoneMarcRegnier.
      @MoneMarcRegnier. 6 месяцев назад +1

      agree

    • @Josdewolf
      @Josdewolf 6 месяцев назад +2

      If they saw the US now i think they wouldn’t even wanna come back 😂😂😂

  • @mccringleberrydoritos2537
    @mccringleberrydoritos2537 5 лет назад +706

    "Hit the corner and got high with the Filipinos" 😂

    • @arsenal2death
      @arsenal2death 5 лет назад +14

      I feel him on this lol

    • @Wcburg1
      @Wcburg1 5 лет назад +65

      It's always the Filipinos

    • @karlbahena1733
      @karlbahena1733 5 лет назад +5

      Lol!!!

    • @Alphakobra24
      @Alphakobra24 5 лет назад +10

      Im Filipino😁😁

    • @ednalazaro7744
      @ednalazaro7744 5 лет назад +26

      I'm from Hawaii and I am Filipino. I have a lot of Tongan friends. They are really nice people.

  • @FallofftheMap
    @FallofftheMap 5 лет назад +745

    I've been following vice for a long time, through ups and downs, through quality journalism and utter trash... This is one of the most beautiful, honest, raw pieces you have created. This is why I still come back and give vice chance after chance though all your hipster crap and trash journalism.

    • @pmadood6970
      @pmadood6970 5 лет назад +7

      Ugh hipsters, they're like the most slapable people ever I never thought before a group of people could be slapable

    • @841-o6g
      @841-o6g 5 лет назад +7

      Vice is cancer

    • @AirKhan45
      @AirKhan45 5 лет назад +15

      @boris Odor fuck trump

    • @commieslapper3718
      @commieslapper3718 5 лет назад +11

      It's only decent because it's "Vice Asia" USA Vice is liberal activists posing as journalist.

    • @garymunitich8459
      @garymunitich8459 5 лет назад +19

      @ your a fuck wit mate, im not anit trump as i dont live in your shit country, remember Americas not the only one on the planet, some of us could not care about you shit ass government

  • @odysseyproject378
    @odysseyproject378 5 лет назад +296

    I’m honestly pretty surprised at how self aware some of these dudes are.

    • @HDvids101
      @HDvids101 5 лет назад +33

      People act all the time. Most people are good people but just act to the circumstances they find themselves in.

    • @blasiankiki7831
      @blasiankiki7831 5 лет назад +58

      Sometimes when people are removed from toxic environments and bullshit they actually get enough calm time to see themselves.... Like inside themselves

    • @myd0ugie
      @myd0ugie 5 лет назад +35

      You got all the time in the world to sit back and just think about everything once you get deported back to the islands, there’s not much else to do

    • @kingtrance6826
      @kingtrance6826 5 лет назад +20

      America has become a toxic environment on many levels when people keep buying into greed, consumerism and never having enough. It doesn’t help that the cost of living is sky high either. That’s the case in so many places around the world now. I had no idea people were getting exiled to South Pacific islands. I feel for these dudes and wish them peace.

    • @ollyx2
      @ollyx2 5 лет назад

      @@kingtrance6826 blame LBJ for opening the flood gates of immigration we was another snake Ashkenazi in a long line.
      Less competition and less scarcity would lower your rent just saying.

  • @joshwarren8190
    @joshwarren8190 5 лет назад +413

    My neighbors get envious when they see me pettin muh big 'ol pig 😂

    • @90sbaby1
      @90sbaby1 5 лет назад +2

      Hey Josh, are you Poly?

    • @scottleft3672
      @scottleft3672 5 лет назад +3

      They think it's his wife.

    • @AthenaLolita2
      @AthenaLolita2 5 лет назад +4

      Banana republic people. U will be amazed by what they are jealous of. Guy with the land is lucky

    • @foxygirl849
      @foxygirl849 5 лет назад +11

      Wow lol it was kinda funny .. I like him out of all them .. he’s more down to earth

    • @aanesijr
      @aanesijr 5 лет назад

      Ryan Bugden Gotta tie up the asshole first. Good life lesson there.

  • @heithwatkins
    @heithwatkins 5 лет назад +161

    Shit happens brothers. We all have demons to expel. Love each other. Forget about the past. Don't worry about the future. Enjoy today and what God has given you. Stay strong.

    • @lorgarbeareroftheword5836
      @lorgarbeareroftheword5836 5 лет назад +3

      @@scottleft3672
      Would that change his comment?
      At some point, even people who are shot need to pick up their lives and move on.

    • @manosharkie12
      @manosharkie12 5 лет назад +4

      @@scottleft3672 I have...and I 100% agree with his statement!
      Shot and stabbed...cut!
      Hell it's all we can do. Pick up the pieces...keep your head up and be a man!

    • @scottleft3672
      @scottleft3672 5 лет назад +2

      So why do i suspect he'll do it again the minute he loses his shit?@@manosharkie12

    • @manosharkie12
      @manosharkie12 5 лет назад +2

      @@scottleft3672 I'm not talking for him...or for anyone else for that matter! I'm speaking for me. And you don't "know" anything...clearly

    • @heithwatkins
      @heithwatkins 5 лет назад +2

      @@scottleft3672 not shot. Just stabbed.

  • @NoProb4Rob
    @NoProb4Rob 4 года назад +155

    Having ancestral land is a big advantage. It gives you a connection to the past, something to work for the present, something to hand onto future gens. Land is important, like a mother. It should be respected, cherished, and loved.

  • @goransosic5896
    @goransosic5896 5 лет назад +127

    its a paradise, and you own a land, I dont know why they see it so depressing? gang banging on the street of south central L.A I find much more depressing...

    • @Me-ex7qg
      @Me-ex7qg 5 лет назад +24

      It's because their worlds have become a thousand times smaller.

    • @MySamoan1
      @MySamoan1 4 года назад +9

      For some it is as you say. But there are a few who had families.

    • @ariefraiser140
      @ariefraiser140 4 года назад +32

      Paradise isn't paradise when you don't have money or your family with you.

    • @bourgeoisiez764
      @bourgeoisiez764 4 года назад +5

      Trapped on a small island would slowly start to feel like jail.

    • @mariomm9080
      @mariomm9080 4 года назад

      @@Me-ex7qg what?

  • @saifsaif5218
    @saifsaif5218 4 года назад +68

    Looks like paradise to me. I’d give up everything I have in aus to be free on a beautiful island.. fishing hunting growing my own & building my home with my hands. No banks no interest not locked Into a mortgage for the rest of my life.. live it up gents & be truly free

    • @fancyfeast5086
      @fancyfeast5086 4 года назад +17

      You are exactly right. They aren't missing out on anything. They have an advantage spiritually to grow without being ground down by the western way of life. Maybe they miss the opportunity to make money or live in a fancy house but what price do most people pay for these things? They give up hours of their lives they will never get back just to drive a fancy car. I'd live in Tonga over working like a dog everyday for the man. It must be a free feeling. Some of these guys sound like they don't fully appreciate what they have.

    • @berrafatale25yearsago87
      @berrafatale25yearsago87 3 года назад +8

      Facts. Spoild n bored punks. I come from war in balkans, moved to sweden. Here is cold as fuck but its great. But if i could choose a warmer place like this damn. I would do it any time! Even if i have a regular job. Imagine palms, nice beach, seafood and great tan. Just walkin around in your t shirt. Fuck, weather is extremly important for me, besides living in peace that is

    • @arcangel2064
      @arcangel2064 3 года назад

      Amen to that.godbless all

    • @uatasiu4069
      @uatasiu4069 3 года назад

      It looks like its easy living in tonga, u should try living there

    • @Seekingtruth-mx3ur
      @Seekingtruth-mx3ur 3 года назад +1

      @@berrafatale25yearsago87 I'm in Dominican Republic right now and I'm debating if I want to even go back to communist toxic Canada.

  • @bulletlottery
    @bulletlottery 5 лет назад +386

    In my eyes they have been given a second chance.

    • @josephalvarez9920
      @josephalvarez9920 5 лет назад +61

      Compared to being in a cell for the rest of there lives or dead it really is a second chance

    • @hypster814
      @hypster814 5 лет назад +3

      @deloreandmc85 nothing matters

    • @user-ne3ko8pq9y
      @user-ne3ko8pq9y 5 лет назад +3

      deloreandmc85 Everyone is scum.

    • @loganzimmerman5587
      @loganzimmerman5587 5 лет назад +6

      Agree, it's very hard but it's keeping you away from the gangs and crime

  • @motheontilane4005
    @motheontilane4005 5 лет назад +120

    Someone tell me why i'm watching the most moving vice documentaries instead of studying?

    • @Mureirsa
      @Mureirsa 5 лет назад +1

      honestly!

    • @joke6788
      @joke6788 5 лет назад +2

      damn good question. if you're looking for an answer: waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html or simply google "waitbutwhy procrastination". helped me a great deal. but yea.. probably I should go back to studying now.

    • @sfvfv97
      @sfvfv97 5 лет назад +3

      Cause is some realllly sad shittt😟😟☹️

    • @janetchavez-calixto8281
      @janetchavez-calixto8281 5 лет назад +2

      Same hear I gotta do my fucking argumentative essay

    • @ivexXturbo
      @ivexXturbo 5 лет назад +2

      motheo ntilane bruh I went from watching Tiny House videos to this shii! Lol..

  • @mahonrymauigoa8049
    @mahonrymauigoa8049 3 года назад +18

    I love that old man. He seems like a grandpa who knows everything. Love my Tongan brothers from Samoa

  • @aylyi-huh9355
    @aylyi-huh9355 5 лет назад +181

    vice finally coming back with some quality stuff

  • @dibrentley7915
    @dibrentley7915 5 лет назад +163

    Seems to me going back to Tonga was the best thing for them

    • @user-sw1wq8lh2w
      @user-sw1wq8lh2w 5 лет назад +8

      like that guy who can't be part of his kids life?

    • @mrfin02
      @mrfin02 4 года назад +9

      It's like you have everything and then you get sent back to a place you have to work and struggle. Life in the Islands is hard ma frend.

    • @dmack1209
      @dmack1209 4 года назад +7

      @@Soulshocks yeah, being deported is better than life in prison

    • @mrfin02
      @mrfin02 4 года назад +2

      @newagetojo well said...

    • @dmack1209
      @dmack1209 4 года назад

      @@mrfin02 do you hate all Maoris and Palagis?

  • @Looksharp332
    @Looksharp332 5 лет назад +59

    2nd dude was born in Australia and then went to N.Z..why didn’t he get deported back to Australia..

    • @CEEONEVEE_
      @CEEONEVEE_ 5 лет назад +6

      Thats what i was thinking !

    • @davidcure4865
      @davidcure4865 5 лет назад +50

      New Zealand: Hey Australia.. we got one of your guys here.. hes been misbehaving
      Australia: Whats his name?
      New Zealand: Sion.. Hello?.. Hello?..

    • @brutha84
      @brutha84 5 лет назад +42

      First guy was an American deportee. But it doesn't surprise me that Australia didn't want whatever guy you referring to back. These cunts tried to deport a man who was born in PNG to a PNG mother & Australian Aboriginal father who moved the family to Queensland when they were little. Luckily through media spotlight they dropped it & released him but it took almost 2 months to happen. The audacity of the Australian government trying to deport someone who's bloodline runs tens of thousands of years deep in this country!

    • @graceclayton86
      @graceclayton86 5 лет назад +20

      Just cos you're born in oz, it doesn't automatically make you a citizen...

    • @davidcure4865
      @davidcure4865 5 лет назад +16

      @@graceclayton86 then how do you become a citizen then?

  • @ultrakwon
    @ultrakwon 5 лет назад +80

    This was some heavy stuff.

  • @mdahfook1971
    @mdahfook1971 5 лет назад +19

    I hope our P.I kids who are gangsters in the U.S, N.Z and Australia watch this doco and learn something from it. The laws are changing if not already and they're not giving anyone a 2nd chance there. I hope these deportees like the many returning to their Island nations redeem themselves and learn from their past mistakes and share their experiences with the younger generations coming through going through the same shit they did.

  • @luisha-belledanza7800
    @luisha-belledanza7800 5 лет назад +162

    I love how they don't shy away from the dark side if these beautiful places

    • @juanantonioperez1497
      @juanantonioperez1497 5 лет назад

      Hola🌷

    • @luisha-belledanza7800
      @luisha-belledanza7800 5 лет назад +16

      @1-800-BIGMIKE I didn't insult you, nor did I say anything offensive, so I don't appreciate that kind of aggressive response first of all. Secondly, you're entitled to your opinion just as am I, I personally try to see the positives in the world because I don't want to spend my whole life being pissed and negative about everything, but as i said you do you.

    • @MrAlipatik
      @MrAlipatik 5 лет назад

      @1-800-BIGMIKE what dark place? u hate weed wacking? With an attitude like that. Im sure its a dark place for u..

    • @jordanscott4254
      @jordanscott4254 5 лет назад

      i dont get your comment dosent make sense

    • @palmtrees5459
      @palmtrees5459 5 лет назад +2

      I’m Micronesian, I moved to Hawaii in 2006 when I was 13 now I live on The West Coast. Hawaii has had a gang problem since the 70s but you’ll never hear about it. Cus the tourist industry is the biggest industry in these islands so thats what she meant, y’all just super sensitive like some bitches or just straight up dumb as bricks.

  • @MistressOP
    @MistressOP 5 лет назад +66

    Sign me up for Tonga. I know it's a jail for them I get it they don't fit in but shit. 10 acres and permaculture I'm fine

    • @Gelliisa100
      @Gelliisa100 5 лет назад +5

      Most of the guys that have land are ppl who have families that pass it down to them, they're fortunate

    • @mostwanted6812
      @mostwanted6812 5 лет назад

      But if u have that money (million) u can buy an island or land out there

    • @youngmo77
      @youngmo77 5 лет назад

      I Cosign to that

    • @DezzysSpeedShop
      @DezzysSpeedShop 5 лет назад

      Miss O.P. You can move there right? Since it’s an American territory and all?

    • @Bruce_T
      @Bruce_T 5 лет назад +3

      @@DezzysSpeedShop American territory? What are you talking about?

  • @bidenhasdementia8657
    @bidenhasdementia8657 5 лет назад +292

    I'd be scared of him b/c he's the type of person who laughs about shooting someone in the gut 4 times.

    • @fluphybunny930
      @fluphybunny930 5 лет назад +31

      Yeah the guy should have been given life. He clearly has some serious issues.

    • @ifinallyfoundthebeef
      @ifinallyfoundthebeef 5 лет назад +34

      He shouldn't been bullying him. I cant stand bullies.

    • @bidenhasdementia8657
      @bidenhasdementia8657 5 лет назад +18

      @@ifinallyfoundthebeef so he deserved to get shot four times in the gut?

    • @ifinallyfoundthebeef
      @ifinallyfoundthebeef 5 лет назад +26

      @@bidenhasdementia8657 yes. I cant stand bullies. I bet he never bullied anyone else after that.

    • @bidenhasdementia8657
      @bidenhasdementia8657 5 лет назад +26

      @@ifinallyfoundthebeef #1. You don't even know that story was true.
      #2. you sound like a horrible human being.

  • @MomsSelfReliance
    @MomsSelfReliance 5 лет назад +5

    thank you for all your informative and insightful videos

  • @Ma007rk
    @Ma007rk 5 лет назад +18

    This is one of the reasons that I no longer will fight anyone, and I avoid physical confrontation pretty much at all costs. All it takes is one punch, and your life as you now know it is GONE. That quick, and in a flash.
    A good friend of mine (An Attorney) told me about someone that he represented. He said that a fight had ensued (over a female, of all things) and that his client had hit the man just one time. The guy hit his head on the curb, and he died. On a plea deal his client got 14 years. He's still in jail at this moment. He'll probably be out in 5,6 years but his life is pretty much OVER. He won't be able to get a decent job because nobody will hire anyone with a felony record. It's sad, and all because he just could not walk away.

  • @tomsullivan5663
    @tomsullivan5663 5 лет назад +12

    Dude shot someone. That's not shoplifting, that's a serious crime that affects many people

  • @bubblymochi7170
    @bubblymochi7170 5 лет назад +71

    Although I feel bad for them, and I wish things were different for them, I can't say that they don't deserve it. I think when you join gangs and you destroy other peoples lives, the weight of the punishment is justified, even if it is worse than others. I think they did bad things, but they aren't bad people, but people who do bad things have bad things that come to them. But that's just my opinion ig.(Edit: I agree tho that its completely unfair to just toss people into another country and expect them to deal with it, its simply irresponsible and not fair.)

    • @islandgal123
      @islandgal123 5 лет назад +13

      Bubbly Mochi All I got from watching this was that they all lacked a sense of belonging when moving overseas and so joined gangs to fill that emptiness. Its sad that their parents & most island parents in general view the West as the land of milk & honey when they could’ve raised their children better back in their home countries.

    • @ivx8345
      @ivx8345 5 лет назад +2

      @@islandgal123 aahh the poor babies.

    • @Dark_sideofthemoon
      @Dark_sideofthemoon 5 лет назад +9

      These men are lucky to have been deported instead of receiving the death penalty

    • @axelfoley1768
      @axelfoley1768 5 лет назад +2

      Bubbly Mochi bro what are you, a sentimental braindead leftist? These are evil dudes. As the Bible says: "He that commits sin is of the devil" - In other words, bad people do bad things, simple.

    • @christianfreedom-seeker2025
      @christianfreedom-seeker2025 5 лет назад +2

      So they are feeling the burden of shame. Good. Perhaps they will want to clean up their lives.

  • @munky984
    @munky984 5 лет назад +45

    I felt him when he was talking about his dad. That was my same story. Cant fight God so lets fight everyone else. What a lonely life huh?

    • @christianfreedom-seeker2025
      @christianfreedom-seeker2025 5 лет назад +2

      I totally respected my Dad and was thankful he didn't cast me off. I suppose if you know that you have something to lose then your outlook is different.

    • @LordJeremy94
      @LordJeremy94 5 лет назад +8

      hes a killer..my father beat me?did i love it? did i beat other people up?why do to other people stuff you most likely did not like receiving?

    • @AnaRose13206
      @AnaRose13206 5 лет назад +4

      Lord Jeremy
      Hurt people are hurt people who wanna hurt people. That’s why. It’s sad but true.

    • @Mathilda5xp
      @Mathilda5xp 4 года назад

      The mere fact that he talks about not being able to fight God means that he knows there is a Powerful God! I pray that God will open up his spiritual eyes and change his way of thinking, in Jesus Name. Amen!

  • @Ferreal92
    @Ferreal92 5 лет назад +62

    Immigrating out of paradise to a 1st world crime-ridden city was their first mistake. I'll take being a fisherman in Tonga over any kind of life in a major city any day.

    • @hofterup
      @hofterup 5 лет назад +5

      Tonga isn't quite paradise, but it would sure as hell beat living where I live (NYC).

    • @gwcomputers
      @gwcomputers 5 лет назад

      Indeed

    • @martinmichael2535
      @martinmichael2535 5 лет назад +5

      Many left for the welfare. I saw them and their 200 lbs. twelve-year-olds on the welfare roles when I worked 1,000 days in Hawaii.

    • @goldaria9228
      @goldaria9228 5 лет назад

      Yah it’s easy to idealize. There’s a reason they don’t want to be there. There is a lot more shit in us,nz,au but way more opportunities as well. Also these guys are living as outcasts too. Whole family is somewhere else too. It’s like solitary except you work on a farm.

    • @martinmichael2535
      @martinmichael2535 5 лет назад +1

      I commercial fished for salmon and black cod in Alaska. I liked it: fresh air, beautiful scenery, and honest hard work.

  • @chironapolonio
    @chironapolonio 5 лет назад +6

    These guys are so awesome. They make me proud to be a human being and to have them as my brothers.

  • @williammckinney9288
    @williammckinney9288 5 лет назад +143

    Fruit falling off trees what a blessing.

    • @HoboTango
      @HoboTango 5 лет назад +8

      @@starquant Coconuts are fruits !

    • @flyingriders631
      @flyingriders631 5 лет назад +4

      @@HoboTango Then why calling them nuts; coco-nuts

    • @palmtrees5459
      @palmtrees5459 5 лет назад +1

      Flying Riders 😂😂😂 thank you I was hoping someone would tell him

    • @kamuelalee
      @kamuelalee 5 лет назад +1

      Island staple

    • @bodeigausweibly5693
      @bodeigausweibly5693 5 лет назад

      That's verified.

  • @selffun6520
    @selffun6520 5 лет назад +9

    The way he laugh, you can see how broken heart he's. I respect all of ya,cause you guys learn a hard lessons and know how to start from an empty hand.

  • @omarg5647
    @omarg5647 4 года назад +8

    Something I will never understand when they talk about gangs becoming a family but in the end they feel alone because it wasn't a true family 😕😕

  • @FoxsitoTaquito
    @FoxsitoTaquito 5 лет назад +29

    19:58 she probably isn't feeling the relationship anymore because hes probably creeping with some other girl and probably saw that big ass hickey on the neck.

  • @sparkelypee
    @sparkelypee 3 месяца назад +1

    'now i wanna be a good guy' thats hits hard, i hope he continuing being good

  • @nanamc881
    @nanamc881 5 лет назад +88

    These deportees shud be helping the young men in Tonga to not go down the same path they went down, I heard it’s methed up over there

    • @ercushkakulmetov7458
      @ercushkakulmetov7458 5 лет назад +1

      People chose to become thugs,countries are the representation of their values and belifs.3rd world countries are 3rd world because the people living there are thuggish ghetto and have no work ethic.

    • @scottleft3672
      @scottleft3672 5 лет назад +17

      It's methed up EVERYWHERE at the moment.

    • @amydee5085
      @amydee5085 5 лет назад

      Kimo Man Preach..

    • @scottleft3672
      @scottleft3672 5 лет назад +1

      @@palmtrees5459 Wish all you like, the IQ stats are dissmissed when it suits you.....America put a man on the moon.....your IQ tells you it couldn't have happened and was fake....lol.....you are the low IQ pal.

    • @ShredPenguins
      @ShredPenguins 5 лет назад +3

      @@ercushkakulmetov7458 This is genuinely one of the stupidest statements I have read all week.

  • @StinkyPeteGuy
    @StinkyPeteGuy 5 лет назад +55

    You can see the pain in each of his laughs in the opening driving scenes when speaking of his dad and other things
    :(

    • @memecream752
      @memecream752 5 лет назад

      I feel bad for the dude. He has a family to take care of

    • @AchwaqKhalid
      @AchwaqKhalid 5 лет назад +8

      I see evil in that laugh

    • @nunyabizwack343
      @nunyabizwack343 5 лет назад +3

      the murder victim's family is feeling pain.

  • @StuffOfKen
    @StuffOfKen 5 лет назад +17

    Heart and soul goes out to all those who got eaten up by the streets and prison systems and never got to know life, purpose, and meaning outside of them. And for those that manage to escape the dark side of the world and are struggling to get back on their feet, the best I can do is give you my best wishes in staying upward and forward. Keep the hope and faith. ~Peace and love.

    • @nunyabizwack343
      @nunyabizwack343 5 лет назад +3

      LongWindFPV my heart goes out to the innocent victims of criminals.

    • @StuffOfKen
      @StuffOfKen 5 лет назад

      @@nunyabizwack343 Of course , for the victims. Right off the bat.

  • @humangarbage09
    @humangarbage09 5 лет назад +6

    I can relate to this...I am Mexican deportee. And its a complete life changing experience from living your whole life since child hood in America and having to go back to your country. These guys are strong...my respects to them

    • @elpacho....9254
      @elpacho....9254 2 года назад

      Mexico is also in America.

    • @Lone.Wolf1976
      @Lone.Wolf1976 2 года назад

      @@elpacho....9254 *United states of mexico.....now show where America is in the title name of mexico....in fact, show gow many countries have America in their official name.....go ahead, ill wait.

    • @elpacho....9254
      @elpacho....9254 2 года назад

      @@Lone.Wolf1976 it’s United Mexican states ignorumus, and Mexico as well as another 22 countries and 9 dependent territories are part of the American continent, including the United States.

  • @SlimGoodie004
    @SlimGoodie004 5 лет назад +69

    I'm finding it difficult to feel sorry for these fellows after hearing their crimes, I certainly wouldn't feel so safe around them. The guy laughed about shooting someone in the stomach 4 times. I don't understand why these criminals feel they've been wronged by getting deported. It's called consequences. Deal with it.

    • @sisamusudroka3000
      @sisamusudroka3000 5 лет назад +17

      Your father never beat you? I felt sorry for the first guy the most, i could relate, like others i could hear the pain in his laugh, hes not proud of that

    • @bronstonmahelona7676
      @bronstonmahelona7676 5 лет назад +9

      Never heard of cathartic laughter?

    • @sisamusudroka3000
      @sisamusudroka3000 5 лет назад +1

      @@ollyx2 obviously not, they believe in their fists

    • @Sandlin22
      @Sandlin22 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah they're a lot better off then their victims

    • @7wt
      @7wt 5 лет назад +3

      It's because they are emotionally immature. They are all stunted, forever locked into childhood.

  • @StinkyPeteGuy
    @StinkyPeteGuy 5 лет назад +86

    The person you are when you have nothing at all is your true self

    • @axelfoley1768
      @axelfoley1768 5 лет назад +9

      Sean Lewis no bro, you're wrong. The person you are is what you do when you have nothing among a prosperous society. If you kill, bash & steal to get your way, then that's who you are, a bad bastard.

    • @foxygirl849
      @foxygirl849 5 лет назад +5

      Axel Foley nope that’s wrong he was correct .. you become your true self once you’ve humbled down.. people who kill to be a part of something without realizing their wrong doings come to terms with their true self as they grow older. If they do not change that means they are lost forever.

    • @Mathilda5xp
      @Mathilda5xp 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@foxygirl849 Truth!

  • @angelsantiagooside3283
    @angelsantiagooside3283 5 лет назад +13

    Stay up strong, don't give up, don't' give in.

  • @นายปุญชรัสมิ์ศิริบูรณานนท์

    THANKYOU For Sharing the information.
    From Thailand :)

  • @bestofseinfeldclips
    @bestofseinfeldclips 5 лет назад +13

    I am sure there are happy people in Tonga that live wonderful lives. My advice to these guys is to find those people and learn why they are happy and completely forget about your past life. Erase those thoughts the second they pop into your head.

  • @christinel8936
    @christinel8936 5 лет назад +20

    Indeed some States or cities like LA are not places especially for immigrant families to start off. I know families who made the decision to move to calmer states in the north and midwest.

  • @jereykobalt8874
    @jereykobalt8874 5 лет назад +5

    Some of these guys are very articulate. It's a sad situation, especially for the victims and their families, but you guys are now free and can choose to live a life worthy of your being. You can become better. Do better, but you have to believe it because temptation is right there lingering.

  • @dreamsofturtles1828
    @dreamsofturtles1828 3 года назад +9

    Laughing about shooting a person four times in the stomach. He still thinks its cool. No remorse.

    • @DaRedeyeJedi808
      @DaRedeyeJedi808 3 года назад +1

      So because he laughed he has no remorse? What are you a snowflake?

    • @dreamsofturtles1828
      @dreamsofturtles1828 3 года назад +6

      @@DaRedeyeJedi808 Shut up you moron.Stupid trolling pos.

    • @DaRedeyeJedi808
      @DaRedeyeJedi808 3 года назад +1

      @@dreamsofturtles1828 your the moron who thinks because he's laughing doesn't mean he has no remorse there was alotta pain behind that laugh maybe if you were so full of yourself and such a dumbass you'd know this it doesn't take rocket science too figure it out so go troll a bridge and a topic your relevant in loser......

    • @joelnielsen4836
      @joelnielsen4836 3 года назад +3

      I actually became physically ill when I saw that. His only regret is that he was caught and punished. He's only remorseful in the sense that his situation now sucks and he feels sorry for himself, but he has no regrets for the murder he committed or the lives of the murdered boy's family that he ruined. He's a murderer and laughs about it.

    • @jessecuevas6456
      @jessecuevas6456 3 года назад

      He said he was getting picked on. I'm laughing a little also, Lol

  • @chaosorder7009
    @chaosorder7009 5 лет назад +48

    You love drugs? I'm your best friend.
    Raw.

  • @mrScififan2
    @mrScififan2 5 лет назад +1

    Excellent docu, thanks Vice!

  • @etuatenaiseruvati8590
    @etuatenaiseruvati8590 5 лет назад +8

    Thanks for sharing your story my brother, hopefully God will open up your eyes to set you free on the new road to change, love from Island of BULA VINAKA,FIJI👍

  • @tomweaverling1366
    @tomweaverling1366 3 года назад +12

    Man, I really hope all these guys are doing great and making it. They all seem like really great people at heart. I wish them nothing but the best.

  • @sanmane7911
    @sanmane7911 5 лет назад +40

    Bro, the old dude growing up in the states since 4 i can understand but alot of deportees left Tonga with hairy balls and they act like they don't know what's up when they get sent back with a fob twang.

    • @90sbaby1
      @90sbaby1 5 лет назад +1

      lol what? are you poly??

    • @nissan9418
      @nissan9418 5 лет назад +1

      It's a way different life to adjust to. They were there as kids moved to another country most there life then back to a island that has a completely different lifestyle when there older with half of them that has left there family's aswel. Ofcourse it's different for them and will be hard to adjust.

    • @fancyfeast5086
      @fancyfeast5086 4 года назад

      @@nissan9418 boohoo life's hard. Cry me a river, someone get out my tiny violin.

  • @TX-Ford
    @TX-Ford 5 лет назад +7

    The video has been in my recommended for a month. I've probably ignored it 10+ times, but I'm glad that I just watched this.

  • @sionefifita5891
    @sionefifita5891 5 лет назад +10

    12:19. Thats Big No Good from 102st Raymond Ave Crip Gang. Inglewatts(inglewood) Ca. Continue on your journey man life is what you make it ..love you bro

    • @ikanififita2863
      @ikanififita2863 3 года назад

      Are the TCG still active in Inglewood?

    • @BR.SUHAYB
      @BR.SUHAYB 3 года назад

      Would he know big nugget 102 RAC

  • @sarahharte1845
    @sarahharte1845 5 лет назад +2

    My grandad was born in tonga to an italian mum and english dad. They ended up in new zealand and ee are still her today. A lot has changed since then. That was beforr the first world war. Hope tonga has a bright futuree

  • @whitedagger
    @whitedagger 3 года назад +4

    And the New Zealand PM complains about Australia deporting Kiwis, yet here they are doing the same thing

    • @FAMEROB
      @FAMEROB 2 года назад +2

      Hypocrite

    • @dusmangi
      @dusmangi 6 месяцев назад

      they have to appear to be doing something to please voters its not for public interests

  • @garysmith9842
    @garysmith9842 5 лет назад +4

    God bless you brother in your new start back home

  • @bob19631975
    @bob19631975 5 лет назад +2

    Thank you guys for everything you guys are the Beast you guys are the best no matter who tells you what you guys are always the ones to linger up no matter what I just know that don't ever let anybody bring you down you guys are the greatest

  • @DeeminD
    @DeeminD 3 года назад +3

    Funny how when they were talking about Australia deporting New Zealanders, it was a crime against humanity. But when it is New Zealand deporting to Tonga, it's different.

  • @highlandersabs4154
    @highlandersabs4154 4 года назад +8

    I love to watch a follow up of how these guys are going in 5 years

    • @Laurel143
      @Laurel143 5 месяцев назад

      I can bet 💯% they have snuck into or been "paroled" into the US based on the idiot president Biden

  • @mitchcollins5840
    @mitchcollins5840 5 лет назад +4

    Well done, excellent. You capture the humanity of the deportees.

    • @ollyx2
      @ollyx2 5 лет назад +1

      Ahem you mean criminals

  • @vartanhrandian5927
    @vartanhrandian5927 5 лет назад +7

    When a guy says he was bad, there is a hope, real evil men never say that.
    Wish they can work hard and turn there place to little paradise.

    • @nunyabizwack343
      @nunyabizwack343 5 лет назад

      Vartan Hrandian I know what you mean. it gives hope that he is going to make a change for the better.

  • @howell7136
    @howell7136 4 месяца назад +1

    Once a criminal, always a criminal, so don't be a criminal in the first place.

  • @MeLek_Manu
    @MeLek_Manu 4 года назад +3

    Been back and forth to Tonga from SF. Love it every time I go back to the motherland ❤️ #OneLove

  • @sematagi9291
    @sematagi9291 4 года назад +5

    Now its time to start living... re educating yourself, re connecting to your roots, build a new future. Keep the faith, enjoy every day. Ofa atu.

  • @fernandoamorim4189
    @fernandoamorim4189 5 лет назад +14

    My God bless them and give them strength and willingness to change, hope that thay keep on the path the right path.

    • @ollyx2
      @ollyx2 5 лет назад +1

      Yeah god really has been looking after them so well already.

    • @thejam69
      @thejam69 5 лет назад

      @@ollyx2 nah mate, they haven't looked after themselves, that's why they've been deported, only now, when they have limited choices, will they either find the right way or fuck it all up once and for all! The guys in this vid seem to be on the right path

    • @bodeigausweibly5693
      @bodeigausweibly5693 5 лет назад

      Amen

    • @ollyx2
      @ollyx2 5 лет назад

      @@thejam69 so do you think we all have free will?
      Or does God have a plan?

    • @thejam69
      @thejam69 5 лет назад

      @@ollyx2 well I don't believe in God so.....

  • @bageltime4992
    @bageltime4992 5 лет назад +16

    There needs to be a program for deportees.. who will ever fund them though :(

    • @bodeigausweibly5693
      @bodeigausweibly5693 5 лет назад

      😂

    • @pololavish5774
      @pololavish5774 5 лет назад +1

      This has to be the dumbest comment i read so far.

    • @darthkage2163
      @darthkage2163 5 лет назад +1

      Why should anybody fund them

    • @bageltime4992
      @bageltime4992 5 лет назад

      @@pololavish5774 They showed remorse for their action. Get off your high horse you entitled shit.Everybody deserves a second chance and yes some don't. Shows your moral compass is shit

    • @nunyabizwack343
      @nunyabizwack343 5 лет назад

      Bagel time
      the guy selling drugs showed "remorse"? you need a dictionary.

  • @blockchainafterdark
    @blockchainafterdark 5 лет назад +2

    Nice doco. Seems a good number of the interviewees are quite fortunate to have nice plots of land in a tiny island nation. Good for them. Imagine how much tougher it is for the other 99% of deportees who do not own acres and acres of extremely fertile land. Hopefully they will all be good people from there on out. What are the stats on that?

  • @peterjanrouw2805
    @peterjanrouw2805 5 лет назад +22

    This is sad, I always thought of Tonga as being a beautiful polenesian island nation.
    Good luck to you deportees and make something good out of your life from now on.

    • @samoandaddy6853
      @samoandaddy6853 5 лет назад +1

      peter Jan Rouw It is a beautiful country. There’s just stuff that’s not talked about

    • @islandgal123
      @islandgal123 4 года назад +1

      It still is! just like any other island/country, it has its ups and downs

  • @TheKayzieMichelle
    @TheKayzieMichelle 5 лет назад +77

    I have a hard time making ends meet but don’t commit crime.

    • @evelyng.1326
      @evelyng.1326 5 лет назад +18

      good for you. its different for our people tho. we grew up in very poor conditions with little to no purpose or motivation in our lives in the islands, other than to move to nz and actually start living, where gangs and low wages are the norm in certain suburbs. true, there are those that have surpassed these obstacles in life without making life-changing mistakes, but they are human, mistakes and bad decisions are bound to happen. glad you got a crime free life tho.

    • @mickiesftown7533
      @mickiesftown7533 5 лет назад +8

      I believe you missed the point. Typical.

    • @Dark8Empress
      @Dark8Empress 5 лет назад +8

      Good for you. But that's not the way it is for most people. Most people commit crimes due to poverty and all the conditions that go with it. Canada has less crime than America because of social programs. People dont like to believe that and think that criminals are inherently bad, no they are a product of their environment. Any sociologist will tell you, that poverty is the source of crime. There has been countless studies and research but people love to point to exceptionalism instead of focusing on the facts because they think poor people dont work hard enough so lets make them reap the consequences of that even if it just leads to a cycle of violence and misery.

    • @laughtergang246
      @laughtergang246 5 лет назад +3

      you're not a thug. you may not be an aggressive person who takes risks and likes to live fast. you may be educated or living middle class or better. lots of variables

    • @mtbway4302
      @mtbway4302 5 лет назад +4

      put in the right conditions, yes you and anyone will commit a crime.

  • @jasonmames5329
    @jasonmames5329 5 лет назад +17

    The guy with the Nike cap is so conflicted....

    • @lethalkrab
      @lethalkrab 5 лет назад +10

      Bro, they're all conflicted.

  • @SidDaSquid14
    @SidDaSquid14 4 года назад +8

    I would rather have those 18 acres in serene Tonga than an apartment in Los Angeles.

  • @islandgal123
    @islandgal123 4 года назад +2

    If they viewed Tonga as a Paradise + a second chance, they'd probably be a lot happier. Tonga is an idyllic little island made up of 172 islands, people with criminal records can still get jobs or you can make the most of the acres of family land. It never gets cold, locals are friendly & the lifestyle is slow compared to that of the West so a lot more free time. It really depends on their outlook on life because moving back to Tonga would be a dream for me

  • @highcaliberexclusive9890
    @highcaliberexclusive9890 3 года назад

    Great documentary vice!

    • @dusmangi
      @dusmangi 6 месяцев назад

      was a good doco because they never said a word lol

  • @CVReality
    @CVReality 5 лет назад +17

    The first guy was creepy

    • @dusmangi
      @dusmangi 6 месяцев назад +1

      think hes laughing at how he saw it back then when he was young thats why hes laughing and hes paying for it you gotta laugh otherwise you go abit nuts🤪

  • @tubestick00
    @tubestick00 5 лет назад +15

    The third guy seems really intelligent.

  • @nora4981
    @nora4981 5 лет назад +18

    The former criminals all seem like genuinely good people who have gone astray due to lack of guidance in their life. Except for the drug dealer ...

    • @ivx8345
      @ivx8345 5 лет назад +3

      "Former" criminals out of neccesity alone (because deported).

    • @TheKayzieMichelle
      @TheKayzieMichelle 5 лет назад +3

      Nora Really? Laughing about shooting someone in the stomach?

    • @no8604
      @no8604 5 лет назад +3

      No they are degenerates.

  • @jay23cr
    @jay23cr 5 лет назад

    VICE as always, great work, super interesting and involving videos!

  • @phill_larrup
    @phill_larrup 5 лет назад

    great vid.

  • @arlenebeiruskahernandezven7899
    @arlenebeiruskahernandezven7899 5 лет назад +11

    Some people wish they had land to get back to when they got deported most pf them dpnt even havr family there when that happens

  • @anefuifuilupefasiapule6960
    @anefuifuilupefasiapule6960 3 года назад +8

    Man, lucky you guys go back to friendly island, happy to depend on natural to survive. The natural environment helps to upgrade low depress, stress and unhappiness . Also, sea water air very healthy. Eat from natural food still fresh, good immune system

  • @M711-n5n
    @M711-n5n 2 года назад +3

    I'm so glad you guys are getting culture finally..I'm so proud of you all .. God bless you guys 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @martinmichael2535
    @martinmichael2535 5 лет назад

    Well done Vice, excellent storytelling.

  • @tonyhead5132
    @tonyhead5132 5 лет назад +1

    Great story. Thanks Vice.

  • @hurri023
    @hurri023 5 лет назад +5

    damn his explanation of how he feels in 4:54. is so fucken deep. he said, "it's like a crab being stuck in a bucket, there's no way out". that gave me chills.

  • @urizerqelezski2692
    @urizerqelezski2692 5 лет назад +21

    It's a shame that Tonga is now a country full of crime due to the deportees from Australia and elsewhere but sadly Australia like other countries have crimes that we've never had before till we opened the doors to foreigners. It doesn't leave a good taste on certain cultures that arrive here as I do know that alot of them are also good people who are ashamed of their fellow country men as I am ashamed of Australians committing crimes elsewhere. Shame we can't live in a Utopia.

    • @KreativeKay
      @KreativeKay 5 лет назад

      Thats all Tongan people going back to the motherland. Or did you miss that? Its a privilege to move out of one country to another and when you do bad things your out. Then you go home and learn to be humble cause you dont have a bad crowd around you. Quality of life is up to them. Thats real. Thats whats up!

    • @christianfreedom-seeker2025
      @christianfreedom-seeker2025 5 лет назад +2

      American Indians have the same problems. Drinking, fighting each other, Meth, stabbings, Murder. I am glad that I was raised by my Dad as a White because I cringe when I think how my life could have gone had my sister and I stayed with our mother (shudders)

    • @mattl1962
      @mattl1962 5 лет назад +1

      Australia
      >a country formed by English sending criminals on a (sparsely) populated continent.
      >sends criminals from New Zealand who basically are only New Zealanders on paper and Australian in the way they think and speak and their values.

    • @kckdude913
      @kckdude913 5 лет назад

      @@christianfreedom-seeker2025 I would have rather been raised with my mom to help combat the problem. Maybe that's part of the reason those problems persist.

    • @agoogleuser4626
      @agoogleuser4626 5 лет назад +4

      That's rich coming from someone who's ancestors were criminal deportees. No crime in Australia till THOSE guys came right? Get a grip bitch.

  • @Trave13r
    @Trave13r 5 лет назад +4

    hmmm.. okay fine. ill re-sub again. you better bring good stuff like this.

  • @olivierbolton8683
    @olivierbolton8683 5 лет назад +2

    Good Luck lads looks like you found some peace & love..

  • @imagelush5146
    @imagelush5146 5 лет назад +17

    It would be a blessing to get deported there. Hope they respect their new lives.

    • @scottleft3672
      @scottleft3672 5 лет назад

      New Guinea is better....xept for the crims.

    • @chemtrailer6078
      @chemtrailer6078 4 года назад

      @Vladimir Putin, Dreadlock Rasta like nz now

  • @jonh1968
    @jonh1968 5 лет назад +3

    Good luck to all the deportees in rebuilding there lives..... Good video!!!!!

  • @jeremyhigdon3402
    @jeremyhigdon3402 5 лет назад +31

    I wish all gangs would just find God, be happy and love each other.

    • @horaciogonzalez5749
      @horaciogonzalez5749 5 лет назад +3

      Yeah when society still treats like you shit because you are a massive dude. Nerds run this world, and can’t stand huge dudes. I’m glad I’m too resilient to their hate. I make money and just go home, I’m a buff guy too.

    • @theroman1142
      @theroman1142 5 лет назад +3

      You don’t need to finD god to love.

    • @1laforees829
      @1laforees829 5 лет назад +2

      You have to wish to end poverty first and a society that has tj means to end it but doesn't

    • @chuyaso06
      @chuyaso06 5 лет назад

      So you leave one gang to join another one,makes sense

    • @nunyabizwack343
      @nunyabizwack343 5 лет назад +1

      Horacio Gonzalez
      isn't one guy selling drugs? don't you understand how he is the problem and not a victim of society?🙄

  • @joelv92
    @joelv92 2 года назад +3

    I lived in Australia for two years, I became friends with a Tongan family and they were the nicest and friendliest people I’ve ever met.

  • @SteveSmith-ho8cy
    @SteveSmith-ho8cy 5 лет назад +1

    What a culture shock for these guys. Must be hard to adjust to a life outside their gang family. Hopefully they can find positive support from the community in their new situation.

  • @ceecee5301
    @ceecee5301 4 года назад +1

    ‘I think that when you are brought down to your bare essentials, that’s the character that you are. That’s the person you are. When you have nothing. From rock bottom.’ Very poignant and insightful.

  • @Frej84
    @Frej84 5 лет назад +5

    Oh those poor criminals that destroyed the lives of so many innocent people. To be stuck on a lush and tropical island, how sad.