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Indigenous deaths in custody: Why Australians are seizing on US protests
bbc ^ | 6/5/2020 | staff

Posted on 06/06/2020 6:06:25 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

Anger over the death of George Floyd has spread to Australia, with Black Lives Matter protests being held across the country.

But Australian demonstrators are not just expressing solidarity. Many are using the moment to vent fury about indigenous deaths in custody in Australia. So what is the situation?

How many indigenous Australians have died in custody? Almost three decades on from a major inquiry into this issue, there is no easily accessible record.

In 1987, the Committee to Defend Black Rights found that one indigenous person was dying in custody every 11 days. It spurred a royal commission, completed in 1991, which investigated the incarceration of Aboriginal people and the circumstances of 99 deaths.

The inquiry made more than 300 recommendations, but most were not implemented, and recent reviews have been criticised as inadequate or misleading.

Analysis by The Guardian found that at least 432 indigenous Australians have died in custody since the inquiry.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; conspiracy; indigenous; protests
Soros & other OWG elites are funding protests worldwide to make race the tinderbox. This is an AntiChrist movement to bring about chaos everywhere so the sheep will beg for stability at any cost.


1 posted on 06/06/2020 6:06:25 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: ConjunctionJunction; Library Lady; patriot torch; Califreak; mlizzy; Halls; Cedar; Huskrrrr; ...

End Times Ping

The Antifa/Blm movement has gone worldwide and is front & center an AntiChrist movement of chaos to garner control.

PM me if you wish to be added/removed.

Keep looking up Brethren! Maranatha!


2 posted on 06/06/2020 6:07:52 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Always “victims”

Never perpetrators

Never at fault


3 posted on 06/06/2020 6:10:57 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Check out George Floyd's rap sheet "Turning his life around" Yeah, riiiiight)
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And they’ll take that victim mentality straight to hell.


4 posted on 06/06/2020 6:12:34 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Very small numbers especially considering a good percentage of the protesters are white. Most aboriginal people dont seem to be interested in BLM even though many see institutional racism everywhere. Many of the deaths in custody are suicides.


5 posted on 06/06/2020 6:20:31 AM PDT by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

It’s more clear than ever that this is a concerted, well organized and planned attempt at world domination.

They are trying to destroy every country that has ever stood for freedom and liberty.


6 posted on 06/06/2020 7:23:14 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.....)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Maybe if people wouldn’t be so violent and commit so many crimes..


7 posted on 06/06/2020 11:33:14 AM PDT by Trillian
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8 posted on 06/06/2020 1:59:19 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Constitution guarantees the States protection against insurrection. Act now, Mr. President!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

As a good, aware citizen (not a sheep), I’m aware that chaos is underrated. They have failed with me.


9 posted on 06/06/2020 1:59:59 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The Constitution guarantees the States protection against insurrection. Act now, Mr. President!)
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