Gangsters in Paradise - The Deportees of Tonga

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In Gangsters in Paradise - Deportees of Tonga, VICE embeds with four Tongan nationals who have been sent back to the tiny island nation where they were born after serving prison time in New Zealand and the United States. Former gang members, they often struggle to reconnect with the culture, the language, and the people.
They are haunted by the stigma of their criminal pasts, which casts a pall over their employment prospects and puts a barrier between them and their compatriots.
Government support for returnees is non-existent, wages are low, and with Tonga in the midst of a methamphetamine crisis, the temptations to revert to the lives of crime they hoped to leave behind when they left prison are high.
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@VICE Год назад

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@eacey 5 лет назад

"My dad was god, and since I couldn't fight God I'd fight everybody else." What a line.

@mosseblack8635 5 лет назад

@eruweraranj0r wow... i bet you were created in a test tube

@Hectoralejandroguerrero 5 лет назад

that was dope. what else was your fave part

@eacey 5 лет назад

eruweraranj0r yeah but what about male models?

@geediali9941 5 лет назад

eruweraranj0r that’s not glorifying his life...it’s the opposites anything.Hes saying he looked up to his dad, but when angered knew he couldn’t do anything so he took the anger out on others..what’s so hard to understand?

@Tullece 5 лет назад

Irresponsible to say the least, other people are innocent and are undeserving of your internalised anger being expressed as violence. It isn't fair to have an abusive relationship with a parent but as I see it you have two options: You stand your ground and be a better person than your own parent(s) and do what is necessary to rectify the situation or you remove yourself completely from that toxic environment. Never should your frustrations be taken out on others, they have nothing to do with it. It is *always* with the abusive family member, they are always at fault. The only healthy way to take out your anger in my opinion is through exercise and/or creativity.

@freeridefried 4 года назад

Their level of self reflection is breathtaking

@N3XU5one 4 года назад

The honesty and humbleness they exude now is how more people should reflect on their past

@tkx86 4 года назад

@@derekakaderek We can all easily be shitty people even you.... We all do things we regret and all carry dark secrets. It is how you change, and by giving them a hand up it is far better for all involved in the long run instead of pushing them down. Because they will probably get that Fuck Society idea back. Much love to my islander peeps.

@Aman-ft1vp 4 года назад

@@derekakaderek he himself was a kid...

@BearCore667 4 года назад

tommy not all of us took a life tho so their level of pos is a lot higher than a normal person

@hugh_janis_6621 4 года назад

Derek aka Derek he said he got high with the philipino’s so he was under the influence

@alanmckenzie3228 Год назад

As a teacher in So Cal, when ever I had a Tongan student in class, they were the nicest and most positive students I have ever had. I never had a disciplinary issue with a Tongan student. Very humble people.

@monteedwins8628 Год назад

As a former student in So Cal, I can tell you that on the school yard they did not play AT ALL! We used to have to play against Carson and Banning when I played football. They hit like trucks. My first concussion was from Calvin Latu, and monster Tongan linebacker. I'm getting light headed just thinking about it. Thought I was gonna die.

@Hala_ToKZ Год назад

not in nz

@johnmansour7711 Год назад

Yeah

@johnmansour7711 Год назад

I know 9 Samoan brothers. They are all good guys but strong

@NopeSecret Год назад

That's a pretty racist thing to say. You understand that generalizations based on race both positive and negative are still racist... Low IQ liberal ..

@jessebautista9987 2 года назад

‘Getting high with the Filipinos’ man that brought back memories of me growing up with both Samoans and Tongans. Watching these guys and I see my childhood friends as adults. Great job Vice

@jasondavis8845 Год назад

Suo

@patrickglennon7058 Год назад

Aussie? J wired with Samoans in cali, tough boys working at the scaffolding, fondvof a drink also.

@RalphieMuskinyaar 4 года назад

“When you are down to the bare essentials, that’s the person you are” damn.

@kingedward6146 3 года назад

Reality bites. This hit me hard.

@1Thepoos 3 года назад

Wat made ppl do this is cuz they didnt see the real struggle..u wont know wat is a value of something till its gone

@lostmind8375 3 года назад

That ain't Tru. That's when you get tested... But it ain't who u are... It's about perspective.

@lostmind8375 3 года назад

U are who you want to be. You just gotta make it a reality.

@willeveryday8355 3 года назад

Heard that right as I read it

@kissfan8675309 5 лет назад

Whoever’s idea this was needs a raise. Good job. Great story.

@athhero 5 лет назад

Could be some other kind of a mark bruh but that was funny lol

@kissfan8675309 5 лет назад

What

@Fallconn2 5 лет назад

Luke North ur pfp leads me to believe you’re a man of culture

@alanawilson6104 Год назад

The wisdom of these men is touching to listen to, it truly fascinates me how they appreciate small things that you and I take for granted and the pain in each one of their eyes tells a whole other story

@Tom-pk4zd 11 месяцев назад

Perfectly put alana

@Alejandro-bd6yy Год назад

They are a gentle and kind people, yet strangely capable of violence. It is an unusual mix.

@bobkraft4364 3 года назад

“When you have nothing, when you’re at rock bottom , that’s who you really are.” That hit hard

@Allelujah.Haptism 3 года назад

It's like some Patrick Star lines

@GRIM.2002 3 года назад

That’s now wtf he said at all lmfao scrambled his whole line

@lunafringe10 3 года назад

dont know, never had nothing, hehe

@BlackStar-ff2kn 2 года назад

17 acres of beautiful land is a blessing

@alancosta4760 2 года назад

Malcolm X quoted this another way "the man without anything to lose is the worst dangerous for society"

@melshingleton7865 5 лет назад

Born and raised in Samoa, about 200 miles from Tonga. I too was taken to Hawaii, then Utah as a teen. Fortunately for me my Mom insisted that I get an education. Did that, became a cop, did 20 years retired and bought a small business. Recently sold it after 15 years. As a young Samoan boy my Mum insisted that what ever I do in life, I be the best at it. And, always do things that make my ancestors proud. So, that's what I've always done. I currently live in Utah but will soon return to Samoa. Watching these young men makes me reflect back on what I very easily could have become. Being raised in Samoa the one thing I learned was that life in the islands is simple. It's not easy, but it's very rewarding if you can get some land and live off it you will fast learn that you are able to survive and have a good life. Unlike the life you would have if you lived in LA in the same homeless situation. I hope for the best for these guys. I hope they will one day see the blessing in disguise.

@bigjibbsone 5 лет назад

churr uso

@dexxterlincoln5331 5 лет назад

I watched a program about Samoa and Obesity has created all sort of health problems especially type 2 diabetes. As a person in medical field that touched home. I hope when you go back you can help address this. And thanks for your service in law enforcement.

@boost1606 5 лет назад

@Blood Cousin im from Utah and theres many nice tongans that are cool but so many that just look for a fight

@mojojojo97414 5 лет назад

I respect the fact that you understand circumstance

@mrpndaman129 5 лет назад

@@eriktruchinskas3747 it was suki suki

@keithprice1950 Год назад

As a father of two young boys parts of this really made me feel emotional. I've turned down opportunities to work away and earn more money because I just can't stand the thought of not getting my kids ready in the morning, not seeing them run out of the house shouting 'daddy!" every time I get home from work, not reading stories to them at night. Thinking about those guys' not being able to see their kids makes me feel so sad for them and the kids. Without their dad there's even more chance that they will also end up going down the same path. I hope that they can find a way to be together. Children need a stable family unit, two good parents, to get the best start in life.

@elian958 Год назад

Some of these people were murderers. What do you think about the children of their victims?

@northpierconcrete Год назад

@@elian958 I dont think you understand the point of the video.

@larrybaldwin8325 Год назад

@@northpierconcrete oh, I think he understands perfectly! These guy Made choices to be Thugs and Grangsters, reap what you Sow!

@northpierconcrete Год назад

@@larrybaldwin8325 but the now…. How about the now? Can they do a 10 year review for a second chance? Are they still not good enough to go back? After full maturity.. cant there be an adult opportunity for a second chance?

@larrybaldwin8325 Год назад

@@northpierconcrete , Sounds reasonable but not for Violent Felonies of Rape, Murder and Such, would you want such people Next door or down from street of you? As for me, I'm gonna say NOOOO!! Do Agree and support 2nd Chances, but some Crimes just are so Heinous that can't see 2nd Chances

@josephmcc234dy3 Год назад

These guys come off as genuine and down to Earth. What do you expect young men to do when they’re born into these worlds of violence. Lack of financial opportunities create “criminals.” Everyone of them talked about the same thing, family. Were not meant to be perfect angels, nor are we meant to be insane monsters. Having a balance of both is necessary I feel to keep a mental balance.

@Jaceftp Год назад

ahhh very rare someone mentions the elephant in the room. That elephant being a corrupt world wide fake democracy. Opioids being handed out like candy for the purpose of total destruction.

@4dhumaninstrumentality789 4 года назад

These are the most philosophical gangsters you’ll ever meet. Fascinating culture they have.

@benbrennan4953 4 года назад

They may be philosophical but they are just like all other gangsters in the world. They’ll steal what ever they can to get by with no remorse while doing it

@user-lu6xb7pw3k 4 года назад

@Rasmus People who do dumbt shit can sometimes become smart people once they get out of the shit and start to reflect everyhing they have done and gone through.

@florese4804 4 года назад

Rasmus that is false.

@MrRusspunk 4 года назад

@Rasmus literally makes zero sense

@greylynnjr 4 года назад

@Ozie Drop Bear you are superior..... in your categorical perspective. Not

@patsal3307 5 лет назад

"My dad was god, at least to me. He was god and since I couldn't fight god I would fight everybody else." Wow... that was quite a line. I bet so many people with troubled childhoods because of relations with their parents could relate to this. Just... Wow

@RastasNevaDie 5 лет назад

Yea that caught me too

@enonymuz8627 5 лет назад

thats rough to think how different people childhood can be all over the world. I can’t think what he’s been through as a young child

@nomadswanderer8393 5 лет назад

Some heavy sh*t.

@LeventeCzelnai 5 лет назад

though roughly speaking 80 per cent of those who suffered some very serious childhood abuse do not chose to act according to this, otherwise we would see an uncontrollable spiral of violence in the society spreading exponentially in generations like a virus,.... that's quite interesting I guess, I mean it means we are more prone to good than bad

@abelespinoza1972 5 лет назад

Honestly if that had been some white kid in america he had definitely had become a serial killer or shot his dad and family or a school for that matter.

@biggsnype 2 года назад

Wow I went through the same BS when I was Deported back to Haiti It’s a hell of a feeling leaving your whole life behind to start back at Zero... that experience can break even some of the toughest people ..

@johnmartlew Год назад

Listen closely to what these men are saying. Stay strong brother.

@starvinghub Год назад

Didn't he shoot someone 4 times? Imo he deserved to be deported

@elian958 Год назад

why did you get deported in the first place? A crime can break a victim as well.

@biggsnype Год назад

@@elian958 for someone else’s Paraphernalia

@elian958 Год назад

@@biggsnype what do you mean?

@jacksack1192 5 лет назад

Lmao at dude saying he only thought Mexicans get deported 🤣

@anthonyrodriguez-sainz3638 5 лет назад

Coming from a Mexican, now ain't that some shit? Hahaha

@jacksack1192 5 лет назад

Anthony Rodriguez-Sainz I'm American lmao 🤣 Dallas Tx Born and raised 😀 also white

@anthonyrodriguez-sainz3638 5 лет назад

Jack Sack forsure brother lol Im from Carson, CA grew up and chilled with Samoans, philippinos and Long Beach is next door so I know a few Tongans too, all cool cats, when dude said that comment in the vid I started cracking up It ain't just us getting deported! Haha

@jacksack1192 5 лет назад

Anthony Rodriguez-Sainz that's what's up I never gotten to meet any myself no matter what race/ethnicity sometimes we fuck up we human I can relate to being locked up but can't imagine thoughts that runs through the minds knowing they getting deported like some of them said they didn't really know about anything there just dropped of scary situation pretty chill looking place though

@carlosalonzo3499 5 лет назад

21 savage😂

@trenapier206 3 года назад

"I used to love it, being the bad guy. Now I wanna be a good guy." God bless him.

@andersandersen6572 3 года назад

Is what they always say after they get caught, so F him

@nautikient2151 3 года назад

@@andersandersen6572 stfu

@christianuploads8292 3 года назад

"Im the good guy" ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬

@hospitallercross1155 2 года назад

@@andersandersen6572 LOL

@mr-0074 2 года назад

@@andersandersen6572 f up

@kenosabi 9 месяцев назад

Grew up with a lot of tongan/Samoan homies. They are some of the most loyal and family oriented people on the planet. Where I was at a lot of em had actually been shipped up to my small isolated island in Alaska from Los Angeles. Usually in an attempt to correct the gang influence their familes felt were an issue for them there. It worked for a lot of them, not all of course. On a somewhat unrelated note if you ever meet a tongan and they invite you over for food - dont miss that chance. You gonna eat real good, have a great time, and if you hang around long enough - theyll take you in like family. I cant imagine going from the country you grew up in, the one you speak the language of, the culture you have the most experience with to just find yourself dumped in a place you have connections to but isnt quite "home". You dont speak the language fluently. The customs are unfamiliar. All of that.

@markpalma175 Год назад

“I used to love being the bad guy… but now all I want to be is a good guy!” Breaks my heart

@ashoconnorsrevenge 5 лет назад

I lived next door to a Tongan family for years, I grew up hanging out with their children when I was a kid. They were the chillest, kindest people you could ever meet. Their family gatherings were huge; full spread, hog roasts, the works and I’d always get invited and treated like one of their own. It was a blessing to be round such great people at a young age

@ShadyAcacia 5 лет назад

You ain’t lying, some of the kindest people I’ve met. They love to feed you and I love to eat, we got along well

@notevenea8277 5 лет назад

Until the beer and 40 oz bottles comes out then it's, “TRANSFORMER'S ROBOT'S in DISGUISE lool Chee Woo

@alexanderthegreat4358 5 лет назад

Omg I shared the same story on here . My best memories were with the Tongans !!

@uk.drill.reuploadtv1159 4 года назад

@Muss Marley 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@ashyoung42007 4 года назад

We have the same names. Cool

@sabinemeyerattime 5 лет назад

“They envy me when they see me petting my pig” weird flex but...ok!?😂

@dorotheatheoneandonlylough4286 5 лет назад

Sabine Meyer - in Tonga, getting pig it pretty good. It is the original source of food in feasts.

@deleted5774 5 лет назад

Palangi

@Pigsbloodonyou 5 лет назад

My pig drank Heinekens!

@ttv_wavev-nz2390 5 лет назад

Sabine Meyer It yummy

@bigGaza1 4 года назад

FLEX? Haha Do you actually use these words? Who are you trying to be?

@lewischacon6009 Год назад

Man this hits home. I grew up in the states since I was 3 years old until I was deported back in 2019. It’s been 3 years I’m a lot better now but man those first years where tuff. I barely even spoke Spanish & now I’m walking in this 3rd world country trying to adjust to a whole new set of rules & regulations. Don’t take what you have for granted. Respect the law in the US. Our parents fled our homelands for a reason is all I have to say.

@MrLakers92 Год назад

Good luck yo

@mattiemathis9549 Год назад

I really wish we could have people like you come back and talk to kids. It’s funny as kids growing up around gangs, you figure the worst that will happen is I die. Death is easy, you don’t have to live through it. It’s over. But living with consequences, not even realized in youth, can be so much more challenging. I know how very difficult it is to make a legal living in Mexico. I hope you are doing well Lewis.

@quickieg8064 Год назад

Avocados from Mexico

@mikatuitoga4992 2 года назад

I love how philosophical these hardened gangsters are about their life and the mistakes they've made and what led them back to their homeland.

@DedikateSSB 4 года назад

"shot him four times in the stomach, and that's where it all began. *laughs*" this already reminds me of the beginning of a FarCry game.

@iamergoproxy3476 4 года назад

Sounds like something Vaas would do

@ricardosolorzano4466 4 года назад

that's how my brother was may he rest in peace

@drkiwiwiwi 4 года назад

Yeah fr the third one took place in the south Pacific ring, you can hear their accents the rakyat warriors have the same Australian accent. I always wondered if vice has ever had interviewers taken for ransom by pirates?

@Dauphinthegreat 3 года назад

and that's how I met your Mother.

@supernovamimosa 3 года назад

@@iamergoproxy3476dO yoU knOW ThE deFiniTIon oF inSaniTy

@Jackson-id2nz 4 года назад

Has slightly different accent than American. Vice: it’s subtitle time

@smittywerbenjaggermanjense1485 4 года назад

the guy with the american accent had subtitles as well

@solo8348 4 года назад

Nah these dudes needed subtitles 😂

@kevinlelong8908 4 года назад

To be honest with u, English is not my fist language and i would say without this subtitle i couldnt understand anything.

@wwondertwin 4 года назад

Subtitles allow hearing disabled people watch it, too. They should be standard for all videos.

@jat9324 4 года назад

Junior Jr what does that mean?

@NWJF 8 месяцев назад

I have known and am close to many Pacific Islanders. I am just an average white guy from the suburbs and they are the most gregarious people I have ever met. Beautiful souls. This video is so endearing to me despite the hardship and misdeeds of the subjects.

@soleeyeguy396 7 месяцев назад

thank u uso ❤️

@foejr94 Год назад

This was a massive hit! Can we get an update video please or just something similar. Bloody loved this one 👏

@mikeylafave1856 4 года назад

It's like crabs being stuck in a bucket. Scratching trying to get out. I felt that

@johnnymartini4989 4 года назад

you must be a crab or sum

@nepg4400 4 года назад

Hell yeah

@Wabi-sabi8551 4 года назад

Hence the saying...'crabs in a barrel'.

@cristianmunoz2480 4 года назад

NGL that was pretty deep

@hollywoodsaint57 4 года назад

That was a great analogy being stuck on an island

@craigwest3586 5 лет назад

Only problem I have with these documentaries is that they're never long enough!! So many unique and important stories to share the human experience.

@kaylumbillings20 5 лет назад

There like perfect length if it was any linger youd get bored and fund a knew video

@mr.faygo2x32 5 лет назад

Not everyone wants to share there whole life story and just say oh I killed 100000000 people and Ima just tell it to the whole world people want privacy ya know they were kind enough to even tell a little bit

@hugomendoza7965 5 лет назад

Facts that fat dude looked lonely

@tonganondaloose 3 года назад

The first person is a lair. They should have checked his record before Posting his interview.

@shootingupdope4098 Год назад

Grew Up in Texas from 2 years old til i went to prison at 17 , ive been in México for 9 months n man this video has made me feel less alone thank yall stay strong my g's

@ripwednesdayadams Год назад

i can’t imagine how difficult it is to basically start life over in a place you have never known. this is a beautiful, sad, inspiring doc.

@kiddrose956 3 года назад

“Money isn’t racist, neither am I, it has no feelings, neither do I” damn, that’s some deep stuff

@KemuelNojaTORRES 3 года назад

If you are in love with drugs, i am your best friend.

@BustaBonezMike 3 года назад

Onggg, he lowkey spit sum barz

@noahno 3 года назад

Fake deep.

@Harold_Flite 3 года назад

About as deep as a puddle...

@dwaytun7295 3 года назад

What is that mean

@zachthemangod1512 3 года назад

"My dad was God, at least to me. He was God, and since I couldn't fight God I'd fight everybody else." Hit deep

@averageforzaplayer1048 2 года назад

Bruh this hit harder than Skylab

@johnnyson7474 2 года назад

Sociopath are created, psychopath are born.

@elevatedgame3016 2 года назад

@@johnnyson7474 ok 🤓

@LyfeReal Год назад

This is my life, dammmm

@dasaasadaris3675 Год назад

@@johnnyson7474 true

@marlotorres8100 Год назад

I was in prison for 20 years in the U.S. I was deported to the Philippines and left at the airport to fend on my own with 20$ in my pocket, I slept on the street, in a church, till I found relatives to take me in. I'm ex gang related, but educated and changed in prison. I'd like to tell my story

@dollarhugo37 2 года назад

I’m amazed how good this short documentary is.

@oddassembler 3 года назад

We get too caught up in reality TV to realize that normal people do not open about their lives. These people have a lot of courage to be willing to talk about their regrets, their fears, and their hopes.

@usedcondom3125 2 года назад

Well put my friend

@reggiedaartist4416 2 года назад

True

@Ikaros23 Год назад

In a lot of ways they are more mentaly healthy than " normal people". Because they are infact able to talk about they`re life " as it is". Most people where masks, and are never honest. Not even to them self

@nahuelcassullodiaz4938 3 года назад

If you listen closely to when he laughs in the introduction; it’s like subtle sadness and regret behind each chuckle. Life has a pretty unforgiving way of letting you remember your mistakes.

@sully4975 2 года назад

@@tonganondaloose Straight up?

@ianki4207 2 года назад

ee was good nahuel

@reggiedaartist4416 2 года назад

Absolutely

@bigchungus4215 2 года назад

He killed someone.the fact he found any humor is sad

@whodafox 2 года назад

@@bigchungus4215 laughing =/= finding something humorous

@StefanoMarti96 Год назад

Man loved it, brings you back to not taking things for granted. Thank you.

@jorgemarquez8539 2 года назад

Beautiful piece! Makes you value the little things in life, if gave me peace of mind and soul!

@369_________ 5 лет назад

I’m half Tongan half Maori but was born& raised & still currently living in New Zealand. I’ve travelled to Tonga a few times in the past couple of years. I too agree that it was a big cultural shock for me the first time I visited and couldn’t even imagine myself living there. Like he said it’s only the bare essentials. But let me tell you, after being there I believe Tonga is a small PARADISE. There is FRESH food EVERYWHERE you will never have to starve. The beaches are beautiful & the whole experience being there really does bring you straight down to earth. Being away from family would be so hard but being deported back in Tonga is probably a blessing for them to be honest. A REAL second chance at LIFE. It’s how you choose to live & look at life that matters at the end of the day.

@ThePeacePlant 5 лет назад

Wow people have grown accustomed to being domesticated. I'd love to give up my 9-5 for a land in the island and living off it. Walmart and supermarket has everyone domesticated most people don't even know how to skin an animal so they can eat, most people don't even know how to set up a simple garden to provide food. It's shocks me how people would rather live a trapped life in 9-5 in the suburbs then a life of freedom and living off the land with no boss or daily schedule in sight

@Leadfoot_P71 5 лет назад

@@ThePeacePlant So why don't you do it?

@TankCatIntoMordor 5 лет назад

Great perspective and glass half full mindset!

@amrithsrinivas5431 5 лет назад

@@Leadfoot_P71 prolly money, would be really hard to adapt, family resentment, and you'll have to factory reset your entire life. Not saying it would or wouldn't be worth it tho...

@Blitz100 5 лет назад

no one cares

@merissaosamu5476 4 года назад

My husband was deported to Tonga from America. I didn't realize how blessed he is until watching this. Of course our situation sucks but his family welcomed him with open arms and he has a nice roof over his head and a job now. I LOVE Tonga and I've visited for the last two years and wouldn't mind living there. I am very worried about the drugs. Im great full that my husband doesn't use drugs.

@harjassingh8704 3 года назад

Wait are you serious? Are you actually his wife but anyways I really hope the best for you and your family hope you work every thing out and things can go back to normal after all we all deserve a 2nd chance so yeah I can see that he regret what he has done and has taken a good path in life so yeah I wish the best for you and your family take care hope you all doing good

@adonisbleach4212 3 года назад

Reaann osamu

@harjassingh8704 3 года назад

@@adonisbleach4212 what?

@patrickglennon7058 Год назад

With deportation he got lucky

@burkely1294 Год назад

@@harjassingh8704 you guys cooked as well?

@BustaBunny3045 Год назад

Listening to these guys talk sounds like a therapy session, a deep sigh and a breath of fresh air.

@Aqua_Holic_Fishing Год назад

Best of luck to each and everyone of you. Life is hard y'all, keep grinding....

@nik_evdokimov 5 лет назад

Amazing storytelling, Vice, please stick to this type of content - everyone loves it!

@Macedonia-is-Greek 5 лет назад

Libtarded leftist propaganda is what Vice is

@ashleystowe7609 5 лет назад

john wayne it’s a disgrace but they got your view 🤷🏾‍♀️

@democraticpacifist764 5 лет назад

@john wayne It's reality and that's all it needs to be told, who are you to say what should be told?

@goodluckgorsky3413 5 лет назад

Arrington Neovelli Libtard or leftist, please choose one

@cecarblanco9933 4 года назад

@@Macedonia-is-Greek Why do you watch it then? No one is forcing you.

@chuwangtamang5768 5 лет назад

"I used to love it being the bad guy but now I wanna be the good guy" respect brother ✊

@greylynn-snakevenom113glc7 5 лет назад

He stole that line from Wreck it ralph. lol

@jaysonmarinay6758 4 года назад

@@greylynn-snakevenom113glc7 who cares if it wasn't his originally? the important thing is, he use it to change his bad behaviour.

@fotuk100 3 года назад

GREYLYNN - SNAKEVENOM113% Fire I doubt he has seen wreck it Ralph. Lol

@bassboostedasian 2 года назад

I pray for all the people of Tonga during this devastating time. The Volcano really messed up everything 😢 Tonga, be strong 🇹🇴❤️

@SeattleMartin 5 месяцев назад

I hear 'be strong' all the time, and I wonder what does that even mean? The criminals in this video got into a lot of trouble by being strong, and threatening. People need to give up on being 'strong', IMO.

@nicholasbrown668 5 месяцев назад

@@SeattleMartin is that what you tell the kids you try to get in your van gramps?

@SeattleMartin 5 месяцев назад

You're funny!@@nicholasbrown668

@jaycee4504 Год назад

Shout out to y'all out there ! I hope with all that has happened and that will that you get what your searching for.. Good Luck Fam ! Much love from DC.. ☘️✨🏴‍☠️

@sosababy1016 5 лет назад

February 10th will be 4 years since I got deported to Brazil.... I was brought to America when I was 3, I'm 28 now.... My biggest regret it to grow up thinking I was an American.... I feel each and every single one of these stories deep down..... Great work vice, most people can't fathom being deported from the only home they ever knew and this documentary can shed light on the stories that come from people like me.

@fishfan2 5 лет назад

Dam that sucks

@roberth3094 5 лет назад

You had a chance that most people don't get and you blew it. Facing the truth is what you need to do.

@stone5578 5 лет назад

Shut up

@roberth3094 5 лет назад

@@stone5578 Your uneducated response tells me I was right on.

@dru1894 5 лет назад

That’s so sad man, keep your head up

@roydavis4810 5 лет назад

I met a man from tonga in California in a time of my life when i was in a low place He took me as a friend and as our friendship grew i learned alot about tongan culture an i can say this they love hard an are a humble people but never take there kindness for weakness or u will know what broken bones feel like.. may God always keep you safe lolo tappa

@human9534 5 лет назад

He was your lover

@charlestonchanming9251 7 месяцев назад

@@jscott3347are you a homosexual 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈😁 ?

@ibringtherain7669 5 месяцев назад

@@human9534😂😂😂

@aidaofearth 3 года назад

Real ass stories, beautiful cinematography. Great job Vice. Would love to visit Tonga one day

@mellissasharman5579 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for speaking up. Love your mahi. May the light be with you my soul brother

@LonDonTaylor. 5 лет назад

Insightful, it's been a minute since I could actually watch a full video on vice

@rickylovesyou 5 лет назад

Not long then

@501goddan8 5 лет назад

Theyve actually been making better videos as of late

@handsolo2818 5 лет назад

Facts there have been so many stupid ones like the sex doll brothel😂

@mikhailzapata1993 5 лет назад

I agree.

@xtremezone3820 5 лет назад

I'm surprised you can see anything at all with those teeth poking you straight into your eye.

@mncalapati415 5 лет назад

Im half Samoan/Tongan and watching this made me realize about the little things that I do have and not what I dont have.

@Flossin-Mine 5 лет назад

Frisco UCE uuffaa

@thomaswaterhouse2356 5 лет назад

Malo, Come smoke cones in aussie

@fiadabrat736 5 лет назад

Agreed!!! I'm Mexican Samoan n Irish American born but married to a Mexican deportee and suffered the consequences of deportation by going to Mexico with my husband growing up in San Francisco I had no idea what poor really is or living off the land but I can definitely say is much rather be deported to Samoa then Mexico if I had to do it again deportees suffer so much emotionally and trying to adapt to a society and culture they don't know and will never be accepted in 😓

@royalflush3896 5 лет назад

Yeah u have western poison in your vaines. Island life is best life.

@johnsmith-gt3po 5 лет назад

I prefer living of the land in than doing 9-5 job.

@DisHappah Год назад

Wow, all these gangsters are so eloquent with their words. Straight spitting poetry!

@GrammerOfficer Год назад

That's what happens with a lot of us convicts we never had direction. If may maybe we had proper guidance our lives would have had a different story.

@robertjalu6897 3 года назад

that is the reason you never forget where your roots are ... when you hit rock bottom you can still survive... life is tuff and it takes time to learn

@ShabazDraee 5 лет назад

vice back at it again with real shit.

@agiftfromdracosfather3490 5 лет назад

Might have been since it was made with NZ on Air

@RdamWest 5 лет назад

@@agiftfromdracosfather3490 stfu

@emildnvang9648 5 лет назад

what u mean?

@westfourtwenty 5 лет назад

This is a great documentary.

@alistair1992 4 года назад

@@RdamWest tf does that even mean

@RandyOrton-ti4zb 4 года назад

I played a lot of rugby back in the day, especially with Tongans and Samoans. They look like the most intimidating people you will ever meet but have hearts of pure gold once you talk to them and get to know them. Basically a bunch of Korgs from thor ragnarok lol. But what ever you do . . .dont get them mad . . . But otherwise you got yourself a loyal brother for life

@jzkramer 4 года назад

That's basically true, but you also have to let them know that giving you a smack is different to giving his brother a smack, because his brother will just shake it off, whereas you might wake up tomorrow if you're lucky..

@rebelsuiter9306 4 года назад

All the Samoans I used to work with seemed really fucking scary until you got to know them & then like posted earlier they are really soft hearted & loyal beyond belief. But God help you if you're on thier bad side lol .. I was lucky to be liked & accepted by them.

@melemetcalf1681 4 года назад

Yes! Tonga is called the friendly islands. It's stereotype of us to make you friend first, family later. But do us wrong 1 time, you're done.

@yyg4632 4 года назад

true, polynesians are great

@gregorymorgan-taylor2599 3 года назад

Come live in my neibourhood and you will soon change your mind

@miriamasimmonds3878 10 месяцев назад

Its like going home to heal.❤ Thank you for sharing your lessons and journey's Blessings 🙏🙏🙏

@atticus4112 2 года назад

favorite vice video, continue this kind of content

@sproutsrevil6508 3 года назад

The guy with his acres and his pig. That , to me , is a beautiful life.

@datt5698 3 года назад

Maybe a girl and some chickens too! I'm down!

@DudeMichaelJackson 3 года назад

@@datt5698 Ok, Matt.

@datt5698 3 года назад

@@DudeMichaelJackson saving and making investments to buy or go in on property in next 5 years or so! After that going to learn and immerse myself in permaculture. Then teach that to others for the rest of my life!

@efrencardoso9837 3 года назад

@@datt5698 Great plan man, hope everything goes well.

@VccTn 3 года назад

@@datt5698 good luck bro, wanted to reply to u before u make big bucks

@jennakarpe2783 5 лет назад

That was deep and really true. “When you don’t have all the nice clothes, cars etc. it’s just you and that’s the person you are.” Be humble.

@heizhummer6326 5 лет назад

:) kinda uplifting

@BCMLS313 5 лет назад

It's the little things you miss that matter

@nikmuhamadizzat9903 5 лет назад

Sit down

@Brookzplayzmuzic 5 лет назад

You're sexy

@Interdiction 5 лет назад

He is an oxygen thief

@jesterchester8428 Год назад

Wow the amount of stuff on here so many of us can relate to is mind blowing. We all have that rebellious phase that we don’t even think of consequences. When your older it’s just so strange thinking how dumb some of the life choices we made are. All it takes is one mistake to ruin your life or at least make it much harder to navigate. Stay positive and away from the negativity. It’s not worth trying it trying to be cool or tough because that Jail sentence and the hell it comes with will have you REGRETTING.

@johnmansour7711 Год назад

I feel that bro . Dads have a special place in our hearts. God bless them

@sethkang4410 5 лет назад

its all started when he was a kid. parents take note.

@lolmanittakesguts 5 лет назад

back number no shit

@KILLEMALLTWICE 5 лет назад

Single moms are gonna hate you for this comment.

@eligio7907 5 лет назад

Dont blame parents when they work 3 jobs due to our shit system. Yes parents are partily at fault but the game was rigged from the start as Benny would say

@KILLEMALLTWICE 5 лет назад

@@eligio7907 thats bs. If parents can't afford to take care of themselves, they shouldn't be breeding. Common sense

@sud6646 5 лет назад

This dude was just making excuses

@ItachiUchiha-zr7xm 5 лет назад

"Money isn't racist, neither am I. It has no feelings, neither do I. It's a fair exchange for me, you get what you want, I get what I want." Whoah, that's some real life quote shit right there!

@severinfreund3900 4 года назад

But it's bullshit It's just asshole 101

@kairuku8498 4 года назад

Severin Freund *vibe check*

@thehashaztec7398 4 года назад

not being racist but stating only MEXICAN"S get deported not realizing mexico isn't central america or south america and there's other countries that are not mexico who get deported LMAO this big ass foo is full of shit hahaha

@nautikient2151 4 года назад

@@thehashaztec7398 that was when he was young yah flop

@nautikient2151 4 года назад

@@severinfreund3900 Vibe Check:FAILED!!

@amnedits4898 2 года назад

regret is what I strongly felt watching this. great video.

@tmadventures9100 9 месяцев назад

I’d love an update on all of these Guys!

@pjelvis22 5 лет назад

Saw two Tongans fight once.. one male and the other was female.. they both look like titans and the earth shook. Female won

@oscarvitlue2922 5 лет назад

Lmao

@Flossin-Mine 5 лет назад

@@kathleenfuli6249 damn that's crazy 😅😅😅

@PHlophe 5 лет назад

in every Poly/samoa family there are always a Salote, Pita, Siaosi. You are one of the few Kath

@pjelvis22 5 лет назад

Amadour Lopez you’ve obviously never fought a Tongan before 🤣 if you come across a drunk Tongan that wants to beat your ass, and all you got is Wing Chun, (love this fight style btw) you should just run

@MrRecklessryan 5 лет назад

@Amadour Lopez Obviously never been in a scrap, that shit don't work lol.

@Soluchi-InfiniteCoCreatorGod 5 лет назад

Their life in Tonga, reminds me a lot of my livelihood as a kid, in a small town in Nigeria. It was tough, but it builds character.

@SkidCudi 5 лет назад

Where are you from? Nigeria is freaking crazy no way out for the vultures the bottom feeders.

@SPAD58 5 лет назад

You mean the character that got them deported? I hope not.

@stevennieves6590 5 лет назад

@@SPAD58 You don't understand. They learned from their mistakes. Takes character to admit that. Even more to change and to use your experience to help others.

@jahmon7117 5 лет назад

Rector Dee im Samoan but Africa is not what the media portrays...don't be blind fool

@shadedandjaded7948 5 лет назад

Overcoming obstacles is the song of the future.

@KennyJordan-NewCastMedia 2 года назад

“My dad was god, and since I couldn’t fight god I fought everyone else” so profound. I love the guy at the beginning of this video

@tonganondaloose 2 года назад

Would u still love him if his story was made up??

@676DEEP_ 9 месяцев назад

Just so you know, he died a year or two, ago.

@maafusikahele9010 Месяц назад

Need a part two!

@Ferox 5 лет назад

More videos like this VICE, you guys have been slackin lately.

@desiredny 5 лет назад

Ferox FAZE MADE YOU AND ENDED YOU LOL HAVENT SEEN YOU IN THE COMMENTS SINCE 2014

@derekintheph8935 5 лет назад

No more of that feminazi b.s we americans know wtf goes on in usa lets explore other places situations

@olliewilliams8925 5 лет назад

product u seem angry

@meowcat9636 5 лет назад

They fired a lot of people.

@OhMeshh 5 лет назад

daaamnn ferox!

@trizz8879 5 лет назад

I used to be bad, now I want to be good. Kids don't underestimate the power of goodness. Hard times will break you before you see the light.

@bunthansephierothkong5478 5 лет назад

T Rizz same here good luck 👍🏾🍀

@truthertv1 5 лет назад

Tell me about it...

@silvermonk13 5 лет назад

amen. I got very lucky and never got caught for the stupid crap I did. It makes me really feel for these guys cause I could of been one of them.

@walterluna1919 Год назад

Daaaang what a beginning of a story, got me hooked on the documentary 40 seconds in!

@FauulaBoy 11 месяцев назад

Feel happy and sad for the last dude. Glad he is making the best of it but it's really hard for people be to content with a small world like that when they lived in a country so much bigger with a lot of opportunities.

@kathleenstevens8643 4 года назад

It would be nice to see an update on these fellows. I wonder how Uli is doing he seemed to be making some progress his story resonated with me the most.

@yyg4632 4 года назад

truee I would love to see that

@superdycool 3 года назад

Agreed. As an American I sometimes wonder what this sort of life would be like, but I know it would be so challenging if I wasn't born into it. An update would be incredibly touching to see.

@cropsey7 3 года назад

they’er all bitter junkies

@cassanateli 2 года назад

He died

@C.kirk1287 Год назад

I was just about to write that!

@CocoTayo 5 лет назад

This is more like the content I expected when I subscribed to VICE

@nopejoeandangie 5 лет назад

old vice would have that skinny white kid with glasses smoking that meth then going at a coconut with a machete, tho

@CocoTayo 5 лет назад

@@nopejoeandangie still better than 200 useless weed-infused recipes

@nopejoeandangie 5 лет назад

@@@CocoTayo ain't that the truth!

@goldenmemes51 5 лет назад

@@nopejoeandangie urn name reminds of Migos Offset lol

@michaelfrost6159 9 месяцев назад

Yall should do one with Samoa 🇼🇸

@tacoman2064 3 месяца назад

This was heartbreaking to hear the pain these men have gone through and still live with

@bus9582 5 лет назад

These Tongans speak poetic language. Wow

@VikingFitness00 4 года назад

they were speaking English the whole time

@shaunibabe1 4 года назад

@@VikingFitness00 You're an idiot

@yourmama4730 4 года назад

@@VikingFitness00 you're actually a kid

@VikingFitness00 4 года назад

@@yourmama4730 Profound

@VikingFitness00 4 года назад

@@shaunibabe1doubtful

@mzza 5 лет назад

Is this the "old Vice" everyone keeps talking about?

@HKT100 5 лет назад

yeah i miss these type of "dokos".... hhaha get it? nah that was pretty dry

@JJ305JJ 5 лет назад

yes this is it. has that vibe...

@mollyalexandra4058 5 лет назад

kinda,,,, I associate old vice with the dispatches too though like the Simon Ostrovsky shit n Hamilton n Shane

@MonkeyBall2453 5 лет назад

IDK, this gives me more of a Sigur Rós vibe.

@jefflosey1561 5 лет назад

Before everything they did swung left of everything that is Humane.

@alphacitizen857 2 года назад

I find it powerful how this vision has twice as many views as the entire population of NZ and Tonga combined in only two years 💯

@lordjayvideos Год назад

NZ complaining about Australia deporting criminal NZ citizens back to NZ with little connection to the country. And yet the Kiwis do the same thing to these non-nationals with little connection to Tonga. Very hypocritical

@danil.6667 5 лет назад

"I don't feel like a gangster here because Mum and Dad grew up here." That got me in the gut. :*(

@mataiasinamomo1864 5 лет назад

Lol he's my older brother. Man he's changed

@Sam-dn2ck 5 лет назад

@@mataiasinamomo1864 my younger uso is getting out next year and getting deport back home and i told him to go and watch our land and be a good person this time..did 10years already i just feel bad for him

@danil.6667 5 лет назад

@@mataiasinamomo1864 Cool!

@rickylovesyou 5 лет назад

Cutie.

@OhSoCarmen 4 года назад

@@mataiasinamomo1864 how is he doing now?

@MatthewBakke 5 лет назад

This is engrossing content. Extremely interesting.

@UNFAZED_44 5 лет назад

Fact

@spidrmane7072 5 лет назад

Indeed

@puffdaddy69 5 лет назад

its not THAT good

@2Smart4Uapes 2 года назад

@@puffdaddy69 name a documentary you call good/??? you cant.. lmao

@tonigarcia5297 2 года назад

The voice from the man in min 2:03 is so awesome to listen to

@swisstrader 5 лет назад

So many great quotes from these guys who have seen the bottom

@mikehoward4632 4 года назад

Yup, like a crab in a bucket! True

@formernifb6864 4 года назад

If you're looking to low life gangsters for advice man I'm not sure what to say.

@godzilladude1231 3 года назад

David the Baptist1611 sometimes the guys who made the biggest mistakes result in some of the wisest words

@Ethan-ww5ig 3 года назад

Just let them quoting from Tonga not another country. Isn’t the law great. How do violent thugs all of a sudden become a victim.? What about their victims???

@AI-xe5jr 5 лет назад

The first guy, You can hear the pain in his voice when he laughs.

@bloodycinephile 5 лет назад

Those laughs where creepy.

@maximilian333 5 лет назад

it's like he doesn't know how to feel or cry so he just laughs instead- there is some deep, deep emotional scarring there. haunting...

@charlestonchanming9251 5 лет назад

it's because he was taken away from his family , deported , never to see them again . Sad though as toko payed his dues , done his time , grew-up in the U.S 🇺🇸 , now must start all over again .

@t.itonga3663 5 лет назад

Hahah straight that was a war cry not a laugh ahah

@Starfishy999 5 лет назад

Came down to say the same thing. You can tell it’s a coping mechanism for all the pain & darkness he has endured and still lives with.

@piotrwojcik3742 3 года назад

after watching this I found that those poor souls are carying,loving people inside with a whole devil backgrund ,they did not lost their humaninty and copmasion .I love you all guys and hope Good will helps you in your life.You are smart wish you all well .I would like to see if you build the house in 3 to 5 years wish you luck.From Poland Piotr

@m4nuiwnl459 2 года назад

“WHEN YOU ARE BROUGHT DOWN TO YOUR BASICS & YOU’RE AT YOUR LOWEST [THE ROCKS BOTTOM] THAT SHOWS YOU WHO YOU REALLY ARE” FACTS BROTHER : )

@sapisays9831 5 лет назад

"when you dont have a family, they give you one" ... I felt that. Shoutout to all the tokos out there just trying to make a living after their mistakes.

@Espressolovah 5 лет назад

Juliah Sapi exactly

@LILBolder 5 лет назад

🙏🏾💪🏾🔐💯

@notaclue638 5 лет назад

Missed opportunity to call it gangsters paradise

@GrabinGears 5 лет назад

Opportunity*

@macmerges5642 5 лет назад

They did? What are you talking about

@oo-gg6yo 5 лет назад

@@macmerges5642 I didnt see it before, but fairly sure they changed it.

@macmerges5642 5 лет назад

Cookie monster 315 I think they did! Lmao

@dotaboy888 5 лет назад

@@GrabinGears stawp bein a grammur nezi moite!!

@chilibeer3912 Год назад

It still feels a bit strange that so many of them have or will have a big piece of land. At least that is a positive to take out of it. Most people in the states will never own any property in their lifetime.

@jmjm1920 9 дней назад

Tonga a Christian ✝️ faith Country you have chance to live 😊

@alikaraky1335 Год назад

seeing them laugh the pain away brings so much pain.

@Mind1e55 5 лет назад

"i served three years in jail" thank you for your service, sir !

@NewYorkBattleCat 5 лет назад

These guys are like criminals but they seem, like, really really nice people. Like "Im sorry i have to rob you but i don't have a job right now"

@teudaan 5 лет назад

You live and you learn and you grow, that's how life goes. If you manage to live long enough, most of the time, wisdom'lol dawn on you slowly.

@xsposegawd6927 5 лет назад

@Rosie Cheeks not all

@xsposegawd6927 5 лет назад

@Rosie Cheeks In Tonga everyone is humble, hard working and church lovers, tongan gangster are only those born outside of tonga being exposed to gangs and stuff

@democraticpacifist764 5 лет назад

@Rosie Cheeks Yeah, I think a healthy dose of reading history would suit you right. Really! you won´t believe how much you will enrich yourself in your country stories and people while at the same time flushing away nasty and stinky prejudices!

@nautikient2151 5 лет назад

@Rosie Cheeks what are you on about? I live in aus and nothing about tongans have come up.

@lynx6953 2 года назад

Deffo need a follow up on these man, big up them for tryna make it work

@nycbball8 5 месяцев назад

That statement “when you’re 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” is so powerful and true.