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CONTENT WARNING:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that some of the
following material contains the images / voices / stories / names of people who have passed away. The following material may also be harmful and/or traumatic to some readers. It contains accounts of police abuse and assault, child abuse and psychological and physical violence towards Black and Indigenous Peoples.
We condemn these abuses of power and share these articles with the intention of raising awareness in those who may not otherwise understand the extent of the injustice that is happening now and that has been happening for hundreds of years. Reader discretion is advised.
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What do we mean by defund the police?
The
“abolish the police” movement, explained by 7 scholars and activists
Did you know? David Dungay Jr died in police custody in Australia, in very
similar circumstances to George Floyd in Minneapolis. "The 26-year-old
Dunghutti man passed away while being restrained by five prison guards despite
saying “I can’t breathe” 12 times before losing consciousness" Mr Dungay, who had diabetes and schizophrenia, was in
Long Bay jail hospital when guards stormed his cell after he refused to stop
eating a packet of rice crackers"
newsroom.unsw.edu.au
"Dunghutti man David Dungay Jr, from Kempsey NSW, was three weeks away
from release out of the notorious Long Bay prison, after serving almost eight
years of his sentence"
sbs.com.au
‘100% of children detained in NT are Aboriginal’
sbs.com.au
"Children as young as 10 continue to be locked up in Australia, with
policy-makers urged to unite on raising the age of criminal responsibility at
an upcoming meeting.
More than 8350 children aged 10 to 13 faced the criminal justice system in the
2018-19 financial year, a new report from Amnesty International says.
Indigenous kids continued to be "grossly over-represented", making up
64 per cent of those aged under 14 in prison."
canberratimes.com.au
“Julieka Dhu, a Yamatji woman, was 22 years old when she
died in Port Hedland, Western Australia, in 2014. She had been arrested for
unpaid fines on 2 August, then detained for three days at the South Hedland
Police Station, under a controversial policy of paying off fines through jail
time. She owed $3622. During those three days, she cried in agony for hours and
vomited as pneumonia and septicaemia resulting from untreated broken ribs took
her life. Dhu’s broken ribs were the result of an assault prior to her arrest”
themonthly.com.au
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