Ku Klux Klan outfit stuns councillors

What ever I think that it makes a statement to wear a klans outfit!

Hey stupids! It's funny damn it and if you take all that is life and live it you'll see. Don't give us your negative zero oppinions about what you think and feel. Learn to grow, learn to laugh, learn to deal with what is. Try reading a history book along with your nativist morning paper and blow your smoke up someone elses' pipe. I'm now laughing at you too. Please find something to be content instead of talking about your dented little feelings baby. This is earth and it turns with or without you. Get a dog and go kick him or something.

Being from the American South, I am stunned by the thoughtless use of such a hateful & cowardice symbol. By doing so, the images of race riots & burning crosses still appear to be the representation of Southerns on the global community. I am troubled by this situation and am curious how to change it.

I admit he used a wrong image to use to gain attention but you must admit his bid worked. It definitely got the attention of a nation.

The only people who should feel disturbed and upset right now are African-American people as they are the only ones directly affected by the KKK's hate crimes

Whatever Dale Evans motivations I deplore this feigned empathy with the US and it's troubled history. These Americans, whatever their colour, habitually refer to Muslims as 'Ragheads' and refuse to allow them to travel on aircraft. They have endorsed a grievous war crime of catastrophic proportions, justified largely on race religion and ethnicity. Get things into perspective folks.

The people of Kapiti should demand his resignation immediately what a disgrace for a elected representative

It's inconsistent to be appalled by Cr Evan's costume but still support the ethos of hoodie day. This kind of situation is so typical of the mindless readers of the Dom Post...when an example gets pushed to its extreme everyone gets up in arms while they fail to examine the argument itself.

I'm tired of being told "its wrong to think this way". When will everyone wake up and realise that making judgments about others is fundamental to life and is not wrong.

It's madness...and I'm tired of do gooders who complain about this sort of stuff but pronounce judgments equally as unfair to those they despise.

I can't help wondering if there is more than one issue here.

I think they need to be seperated,without becoming emotive, before any objective judgement can be made.

I agree with the first respondent that I fail to see what the KKK and water bore issues have to do with each other. But equally as much I fail to see the connection between 'hoodies' and bore water issues either.

Cr Evans was simply parodying one stereotype with another. It may be unfortunate that his chosen stereotype has so many negative connotations attached, but since I find the 'hoodie' campaign personally offensive as well, I fail to see how Cr Evans behaviour can be arbitrarily deemed offensive if anyone else turned up wearing any variation on a hooded garment.

To those that argue that the KKK suit has worse connotations than a 'Hoodie', I respond that's the personal veiwpoint. I'll listen to the veiwpoint of any African American who has been victimised by such an intolerant organisation as the KKK. However I didn't read that Cr Evans was supporting the KKK by his actions or that he agreed with their veiws. Apparently, he believed dressing that way would create enough shock value to get attention.

I can't help but wonder if he'd said his outfit was that of the Spanish Inquisition, if he would have gained half the fuss he has.

Dale is not only ignorant and disrespectful, but what idiot puts the KKK and a water issue together? Moronic rating 11 out of 10.

what the hell has a KK uniform got to do with underground sourced water. or even a hooded top? whats next? make a point by wearing a nazi uniform or an armband with a jewish star on it? or maybe a vest filled with C4?