Seizing Control - Warning... Politics!

[ivanavitch]

I don't know if it's good or bad.

But why wait eleven years to do it?

[bfx]

I don't know if it's good or bad.

But why wait eleven years to do it?

I thought the extent of such abuse has only recently been revealed. I don't think it was known 11 years ago.

[Sebastiaan56]

The abuse has been known about for over twenty years. Neither L flavour government has had the b@lls to tackle it. The abuse is a consequence of a whole bunch of factors including the invasion. Given the lack of consultation with the affected communities, the proposal of prohibition etc the very move smacks of abuse itself. That said, the affected comminities need the support to catch these criminals and to get them out of society altogether. Aboriginal men need to stand up as men (the women have been carrying the society for generations) an clean up their society.

My issue is the grandstanding because its an election year. Get ready for more of these stunts as the big day out approaches...... from both sides.

Sebastiaan

[dazzler]

Its really a sad mess . And I imagine it will not be fixed for a loooong time, maybe a few generations.

[ernknot]

How come you all care now?? I don't recall anything on these forums before about this subject. Now the PM is doing something about it, almost all of you become critics and try and influence other peoples thoughts. Personally, I dont give two knobs of goat shyte about the N.T or its problems. Got enough crap going on down here.

[Woodlee]

We must be in an election year,

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...019286734.html

Of course as the powers and money continues to get stripped from the states we will all soon have his picture on the wall and start the day singing some facist anthem,

Yes the indigenous community has real issues, just sh#ts me that this grandstanding PM subverts established constitutional processes.

Remember "Children Overboard"!

Sebastiaan

The aboriginal problems were bought to Howards attention five years ago ,but he chose to ignore them .
But because its an election year he has decided it a good time to grandstand ,and big note himself , this is just another Tampa ,WMD ,affair for Howard .I dont think he really gives a toss about aboriginal kids.
If he did he would have done something a lot sooner.

Kev.

[dazzler]

How come you all care now?? I don't recall anything on these forums before about this subject. Now the PM is doing something about it, almost all of you become critics and try and influence other peoples thoughts. Personally, I dont give two knobs of goat shyte about the N.T or its problems. Got enough crap going on down here.

What, babies being raped in Tasmania, hadn't heard about it

[ozwinner]

I thought the extent of such abuse has only recently been revealed. I don't think it was known 11 years ago.

Sorry I have to disagree.

Up until fairly recently I have employed an Aboriginal brickies labourer, it wasnt for long, maybe 3 months but I knew him from a brickie mate for about 6 months, so all up about 9 months.

He is one of the best blokes I know and I have been honoured to have him work for me, I am also honoured to have be told about the things he told me about his race and their situation.

This abuse has been going on since he was a boy, he is about 45, so its been going on for a while.

Some of the stories he told me left me in shock that such things can occur in these enlightened times.


Im going to stop here as I can feel the blood starting to boil.

Al

[Gingermick]

If he did he would have done something a lot sooner.

But that's really neither here nor there, action is now being taken, that is what mattes
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/conte...7/s1962844.htm