Palm Island Community placed in state of emergency : Melbourne Indymedia

The arresting police were removed from the Island community.
Since then the Island community have been placed in a state of emergency and over two hundred police were sent to the Island to clam the community after the Coroner released the report on the autopsy of the deceased found that the death was an accident.
Witnesses on Palm Island say other wise and now they fear for their lives.
The Palm Island community have now been isolated from the rest of Australia and the press are giving misleading reports in regard to the circumstances surrounding the death and the riots that prevailed after the findings from the autopsy was released.
It was reported that the Queensland government and the Queensland Police Force ordered for the Palm Island community to be air raided by two military jets that were called off at the last minute.
The Aboriginal Australian People require justice and the handling of the situation is getting out of hand. There are ten members of the Aboriginal community on Palm Islanders that are currently in custody now and they are being charged with attempted murder. The Aboriginal community of Australia wants the officer that was responsible for the death of Cameron Doomagee to be charged with murder.
Since the Royal commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody the incarceration rate of Aboriginal Australia has escalated. The reason being is that the outcome of the commission had no convictions and the message that the police and prison guards is that they can get away with human rights violations on Aboriginal Australians.
This breaches the Commonwealth Constitution Act 1901 (UK & commonwealth)

These discretionary powers breach Covering Clause 5 of The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1901(UK and Commonwealth) in that CC5 states
“This Act, and all laws made by the parliament of the commonwealth under the constitution, shall be binding on the courts, judges, any People of every state any of every part of the commonwealth.”

Discretionary powers that the Commonwealth Government, the Federal and State Police Forces, government departments, psychiatrists including the Commonwealth Ombudsmen’s Office have given themselves is not only discriminatory but is illegal.

Discretionary powers are illusionary self-appointed laws that perpetuate corruption in every sector of society and are contrary to a law that is binding and have been used against Aboriginal Australia since 1770.

It portrays one law for some classes and other law for others whilst perpetuating the illusion of freedom, democracy, free trade and free speech and implementing the capital system and class structures

“The rule of natural law & Spirituality as practiced by the First Nations of Aboriginal Australia, since the first sunrise unchanged, is above the corruption that discretionary power foster.” Wadjularbinna Elder of the NIHRCA

The Discretionary Powers breaches the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and one of its uses is to incarcerate Aboriginal Peoples at a higher rate than non-indigenous peoples. The Police forces are currently the main offenders in using their discretionary powers on civilians, in particular Aboriginal Australians.
‘So called freedom and democracy is a primitive illusion.”
Wadjularbinna 2004

This is now a state of emergency for our Peoples and we are being isolated from the rest of Australia. The witnesses are in danger and the police have locked up Aboriginal People. They are in fear of their lives. Not one Aboriginal leader has visited the Island and the National Indigenous Human Rights Congress Australia is allowed to go to the island.

We need international press here as the Australian Press are not covering it and they are only reporting what the police and the Minister of Police Judy Spence wants them to.
For the Australian government to want to blow up an Island of Indigenous Australians is attempted genocide. Why have they got our people now locked up for attempted murder.

This is a cry for help for our Peoples. Michael Dodson and those that are supposed to monitor human rights for our peoples are not doing a thing.

This is a Nation that is Screaming out for help. The Crown, commonwealth, and the governments in Australia must be stopped. This is an International outrage.

I hope that you can assist us in anyway. We require United Nations repertoires immediately we do not trust the Australian government, commonwealth and crown, they are killing us.

Lee Anne Nangala Warinapthi Daylight Lacey
National Executive Director
28th November 2004
0423 964 131

National Indigenous Human Rights Congress Australia
PO Box 562 Broadway 2007
Telephone 08 89272820 Mobile 0423964131/0400277539
Email: nihrca2004act@yahoo.com.au

All of Vidkun John Howards heavy lifting on homeland repression has been done by various alternative liberal party pukes like Gallup - curfews...Carr - state of siege police and army powers...Bracks- cyberstalking and scandalizing catch alls along with police burglary powers...Martin - drug houses bs...Beatty - indefinite detention.

This is the one I'm worried about right now because not only is there open slather on anyone being, not to gently, tossed into a Qld clink ( with extreme prejudice ) but there is every chance of you rotting there for the rest of yer naturale.

I repeat Beatty's fascist nazi police state has INDEFINITE DETENTION in situ and in use right now.

These ALP gruppenfuhrers have passed a virtual enabling act for a very real clear and present state of demonstrable fascist racist police state powers where you are guilty till proven innocent or white and rich.

These puking yellow fascist pigs need to be reminded by direct action of what happened to Reynard Heydrich if you want my opinion.

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive factor; it is people, not things, that are decisive.

Should a person die after being arrested for drunkeness? Should anyone die after being arrested for ANY crime? The purpose of the Police is not to deliver justice but to get the alleged offender before a court so the Courts can deliver Justice.

If they fail in this then surely there should be a high level inquiry - not an internal one.

I fought the gun laws for a few years and never had any problems with the Police. I did have some problems with ASIO regarding me as an "extremist element".

I would hope - and expect- that as a white person if I were to die in custody of the Police or ASIO there would be an fair inquiry. Shouldn't it be the same for a black person?

If anyone can die in custody and it can all be written off as "they fell over (by themselves) onto (unspecified) concrete steps then we are ALL in danger.

This week a "drunk" aborigine dies- next week it might be some anti-government activist "resisting" arrest. Next week it could be you.

But Martin, the youn gman wasn't arrested for being drunk. Lee Anne Nangala Warinapthi Daylight Lacey said so above.

She said he was arrested for singing a song on the street. A very different situation from being drunk and a potential danger to himself and others.

No, we must look at this from the perspective of a man being arrested for singing a song. The truth about this must be established.

For if Lee Anne is correct, the young man was unlawfully, immorally and reprehensively detained against all human rights. There simply is no crime for merely singing a song in public (unless obscene lyrics feature).

If, however, the young man WAS drunk, Lee Anne's credibility is shot. She is a disingenuous Indigineous. Her entire argument is founded on an untruth and all which follows is tainted with deception. She would be a liar or a misinformed fool.

The truth MUST be found.

As if they have not sufered enough the Plam Islanders now have peter beattie and the Another Liberal Party showing up to find a Leader they can elect who worships work for dole for the community etc. The ALP gets the dirty jobs the Liberals often cannot get away with. eg covering up the death in Redfern or here in Vic locking up Craig Johnston. Some "opposition" some futility. Aand the hypocrites ivest 1.5 million in Eureka 150 circus to rewrite histroy so the "insurgent" miners would now be happy to see bracks nirvana ? - NOT!

Charges laid after island riot
November 27, 2004

NINE men have been charged over riots on Queensland's Palm Island sparked by the death of an Aboriginal man in police custody.

Concern ... William Blackman and Paul Parker, were friends of Cameron Doomadgee.

Police say calm has now been restored to the tropical island off the far north Queensland coast.

The men, aged between 26 and 54, will appear in Townsville Magistrate's Court on Monday charged with offences including arson, assault on police and rioting.

The charges relate to the burning down yesterday of the island's police station, courthouse and police accommodation.

Two men are still being interviewed by police.

The police presence on the island was boosted to 80 following the rampage by locals, angered over the death of Cameron Doomadgee, 36, in police custody on November 19.

Around 300 Aboriginal residents rioted, attacking the courthouse and burning the police station to the ground, forcing local police to flee the island.

An "emergent" situation has been declared on the island which allows police to take control of the airport, school and hospital.

A police spokesman today said the island was relatively calm and police were hopeful it would stay that way.

The riot followed the release of a post-mortem examination on Mr Doomadgee.

It said Mr Doomadgee had four broken ribs and died from a punctured lung.

Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson said Mr Doomadgee's injuries happened in a scuffle with police when he was being taken from a prison van following his arrest on drinking charges.

"And the police allege that what happened was that after the person who died was removed from the prison van there was a scuffle initiated by the person who died, who allegedly punched a police officer in the head," Mr Atkinson said.

"There was a scuffle and the police officer and the person who has died then fell to the ground on some concrete steps. And it is my understanding that the injuries sustained by the deceased person were entirely consistent with that version of events."

Mr Atkinson said officers on the island had been in fear of their lives at the height of the riot.

"(One officer's) told me that he was about to phone his wife and say goodbye her, these are experienced officers and they were genuinely in fear of their lives," Mr Atkinson.

He said there would be an inquiry, a Crime and Misconduct Commission investigation, a report to the coroner and a coronial inquest.

Premier Peter Beattie said he was disappointed in the poor display of leadership by Palm Island elders.

"If the full story had been properly and more accurately explained to the people of Palm Island in the first place, there may well have been different responses," Mr Beattie said.

"There was a failure in leadership."

He extended his condolences to the family and friends of Mr Doomadgee but said their pain did not excuse a riot.

"When it comes to riotous behaviour it doesn't matter whether people are black or white, there is one law for everyone and anyone who has broken the law will face the full force of the law."

Palm Island community leaders said police needed to scale down their presence on the island.

"The immediate thing that needs to be talked about is that we get some comfort and in terms of putting the community back on track rather than what the community is feeling at the moment (which) is a bit of fear because of too much police presence," Palm Island community leader Alfred Lacey told SBS television.

Why is it that members of the mainstream Australian media are prepared to go overseas and risk their lives to report the atrocities to us first hand, but when human rights are denied right here on our own soil there doesn't seem to be a reporter in sight? Where is the media outburst about what happens to Aborigines? Where are all the people who marched over the bridge? How can so many be so silent about what has happened?

If the prisoner fell so heavily onto concrete steps that he was injured badly enough to be dead within an hour or so, surely it was obvious he was hurt? Why wasn't an ambulance called immediately after he fell? Why was he left to die in the cell? Isn't this some sort of professional negligence on the part of the police?

Advice from...
by One Whose Opinions Are Generally Correct Wednesday December 01, 2004 at 02:30 AM

Joan asks some salient questions, but has the rest of us at a disadvantage - she obviously is aware of facts which have not been publicly released.

For example, does she know that an ambulance was not called immediately the police became aware of the young man's condition? Of course, being made aware of 'his condition' may not have been contemporaneous with the incident occurring.

What was the time line from when the police discovered that the young man was labouring to them summoning medical help?

Well Joan?

What were the visible signs of injury? More informed readers will know that head and internal injuries which ultimately result in a person's death sometimes do not manifest themselves until some considerable time after they are sustained. Given that police are not trained medical professionals, how do we know that his injuries presented as serious at the time of his arrest?

Well Joan?

Joan asks if this case does not constitute some form of professional negligence on the part of the police? It may. But that's the purpose of an inquest. That's why the young man's body was subject to an autopsy. To seek the truth, in the interest of justice.

But some people's minds are so clouded with prejudice, it won't matter what the evidence actually tells us.

The police are guilty because they're police.

It will matter not how many other young Aboriginal men have been arrested for drunkenness on Palm Island and have had their custody managed without incident.

This will be turned into some form of 'conspiracy' to kill this young man for whatever reason they can think of.

Look, listen and think more.

Speak less from an uninformed position.

Bide your time.

Wait for the full evidence.

Then express an informed, measured opinion.

Like I always do.

Would you settle for only one truth, Truth Seeker ?

While experience tells me that such a simple mind can develop from the contentious stuff that we are born, such simple minds existence does not make them desirable.

If you wish to continue in this thread of thought and face the challenges that I have brought before you, Truth Seeker, perhaps you can begin by explaining in detail how such a one track mind that seeks THE truth can survive in this richly diverse 21st century world that we share.

Are you saying, “One Whose Opinions Are Generally Correct”, that after failing to recognize any difference between the victim and exercise equipment the police didn’t bother to look at the results of their exertions?

...Or perhaps after working up a sweat a refreshment was more on their minds and the police chose to ignore the mans injuries. Is that the scenario that you wish us to believe, “One Whose Opinions Are Generally Correct” ?

The World IS watching.

It is most unfortunate that all indigenous peoples of this world are being subjected to the harshest of treatment at the hands of the white Imperialist powers. From North America right through Africa through Iraq and Palestine, and now here down under in Australia; all these countries mentioned were taken over by force of arms or trickery by white Imperialism.
To add insult to injury, whenever a leader emerges from the indigenous tribes, like Mugabe, Nelson Mandela, etc, we hear the hypocrites criticising them for taking a stand in the interest of their own people.
Imagine quite recently, English people connected to their cricket were so caught up with the actions of Mugabe that they referred to him as some vicious murderer, (my emphasis) but conveniently forgetting when they tolerated the vicious and depraved inhumane system called apartheid in South Africa, that was responsible for the brutal murders of black people; the indigenous people of South Africa.
To add more insult to injury, England has joined the US in an illegal occupation of Iraq, killing thousands of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens and torturing thousands more; they even have the gall to refer to them as terrorists in their own country.
The moral of this story is: whenever, America, England Australia, or any of the other imperialist powers do it, it is ok; but when the indigenous people in the third world and elsewhere do the same thing, it is seen as the worse kind of behaviour.
One day coming soon, our Lord is going to put in His appearance and the downtrodden indigenous people of this world will be given their due.
I say to the Imperialists, enjoy it now for your time is nearing its end. Palm Island Community placed in state of emergency : Melbourne Indymedia

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One Whose Opinions Are Generally Correct quiet correctly points out that I don't have all the facts in this case. I only get information by reading the news. I think though, that if a person is taken into custody, then the custodians become responsible for that person's welfare. I would hope a first aid certificate is required of police, it should be, and a basic first aid course would teach how to recognize states of consciousness and how to take and interpret vital signs.

My opinion of the police is that they are just ordinary people trying to do an extraordinary job. Racism though, here in Queensland, is pretty obvious and I see and hear many examples of it. It's part of the culture and a lot of people don't even notice it.

Granted many young indigenous men are arrested for drunkeness, whether we can say their custody is "managed without incident" or not depends on how well you understand the psychology of being locked up and what long term follow-up studies you have done on these young men.

I don't know the statistics for young white men arrested for drunkeness, or the statistics for any other colour of young men arrested for drunkeness. Not being a young man and not having ever been arrested and not even knowing anyone who has been arrested for drunkeness, I cannot pretend to know anything of the experience myself.

What I read is, that in this case, the man was 36. I don't believe that he falls into that catergory of young men more likely to be arrested for drunkeness because of the risk taking that is natural in the 18-15 y.o. group.

One Whose Opinions Are Generally Correct recommends waiting until I have the full evidence and then express my opinion. Sounds like something Niemoeller might have said.

Joan.

in response to the asshole who responded to Joan:
Police ARE guilty of being police. We need no protection except from them and our own governmental armies. wherever you live.
violence is these people's last resort (aborigines) and the only one that will speak to the racists that have come into foriegn lands and destroyed the indigenous culture and enslaved and slaughtered it's people. deny that you fuck! then keep being an objective asshole about something so obviously wrong. these people are rioting in response to centuries of abuse. shoulkd they "bide time" some more as they are murdered and startved?. this incident was a catalyst. and you would deny them justice when they take it. fuck off. you must be white. take it from another anglo. start to care about someone other than your fortunate self

just wanted make sure the right asshole got this message.
you know what else I figured out from your humble advice?. not only are you white, but your male. how did I guess? it's 'cause you're fucking a transparent prick with nothing up your sleeve but shit.
Now back to a debate among people who are'nt delusional about how this happened and why. what is it we will do about it is the question. the indigenous community has done the only thing they can. gods help them.

See, it isn't that hard.

Earl just proved it.

He looked, listened and thought more.

Then he expressed an informed, measured opinion.

Well done, Earl.

So now people from Palm Island are in jail for "rioting" but reports say the police want them charged with attempted murder? Did they hurt anyone? Did anyone die? If someone died that would be murder wouldn't it? But wait someone did die, who killed him? The rioters?

Actually my dictionary tells me that a riot is a "violent disturbance of the peace by a number of persons". One would have to realise that things weren't at all peaceful on Palm Island while everyone was waiting for the autopsy results. peace being serenity, calm, quiet. The so called "rioters" couldn't have been that, as there was no peace to disturb. The police actions had already created a disturbance of the peace.

Rather than behaving riotously the people were quite rightly dissenting, dissension being disagreement or violent quarrelling. Disagreeing with the autopsy results is quite understandable really.

(BTW - In a previous post I made a slight error - I said the age for risk taking in males was 18-15 when I meant 18-25. Sorry OWOAGC)

Trying to do the right thing awaiting indigenous initiative but am getting impatient when is the solidarity protest in support of the Palm island rebels?
They will not get a jury of their peers like the Eureka rebels of 1854 (how much we have progressed ? NOT!)
so they will get railroaded by the Law & Order bigots of North Qld.
I repeat when is the solidarity protest event I will do my best to remind people of the need for this at Eureka 150 circus.

I agree with Waiting (im)Patientely, we need an event to show our support for the "rebels" on Palm Island. All those people who marched over the bridge would surely come along. Not sure how many would turn up here in peanut land though.

How do we get the ball rolling? I am new to this and I really don't want to sit back and do nothing. The peple of Palm Island can't fight this fight alone.

Joan.

start with a petition..call it something like,the australian natonal indiginous plea to the united nation for truth and justice,then organise ahead of time,via community announcements,radio,posters-to have indigenous communities together at a certain time to sign the petition,and stress the importance to the notion that every indiginous australian must add weight to this very important document,if humanly possible,then call in kofi annan,which will be difficult due to the american colonial distruption,though remember that asia is watching and the colonials can`t afford to look to racist in these days of pre emption...the time close at hand.......believe in love ..love never fails.

Help! Can someone do this? I live in a little racist town with a population below 1000 people. Any signatures I can get would hardly count. Any indigenous people living here were herded up and killed or sent to Cherbourg a long time ago.

go aborigenals!!!
kill them all is your country!!!
is incredibol that you steel have this problems in Australia!!
the "good country"! bleah, by talking with australians i just heare that they call aborigenals with names!!
so figt aborigenals!! take wath is always been yours!
yo
from italy!

the indiginous signatures is the crucial requirement,next is for church leaders to add thier signatures-signifying the righteous cause,and then on to multicultural centres-signifying international awareness,then to universities-signifying the colonial youth awareness of truth and justice,then finally to the government-signifying the need for restructure..for a signiture with love via truth and justice to complete a righteous society built on a foundation of peace eternal..?

...has been in place in 'Australia' for over two centuries.

Aboriginal people have never ceded their land to the invaders they continue to resist on a daily basis.

You can start to help by putting some 'educational' material around your town. Posters provoke thought. Education is essential, as ignorance is the root cause of racism.

good luck -- you'll need it.
____________________

Here's a way for all you bleeding hearts to help out. Just jump on a bus and head up to Palm Island to work as a volunteer with the Palm Island community.

You will be able to experience first hand the warmth of the locals. Hopefully a few police may have returned by then.

What are you waiting for - get up there right now!

look-and you will see a mountain of gold..for this country has the mineral resources to rival africa...not to mention more than half the planets supply of uranium..the path to ..wmd.. what about land sales..inherited land ,divisions and resales..land..worth a pretty penny..the countrys not short of cash flow.....translated..central government cash input towards the families...invest in a better future..not to mention birthrights..when we work,we work with love..

I like the comments attributed to Sam Watson today. Among other things, he claimed that 'pay back' under traditional Aboriginal law was a legitimate response to the death of the young man in police custody.

I'd like to see more Aboriginals adopt traditional Aboriginal law like Sam encourages, not just in response to this event but in their everyday lives.

Turn off the non-traditional air conditioning.

Don't drive or ride in the non-traditional motor cars.

For God's sake, don't drink the non-traditional white man's alcohol. Nothing traditional about getting pissed and bashing up Mum and the kids.

Don't go to the non-traditional medicine man with his white man's cure for glaucoma and respiratory illness. Leave that up to the elders. They have traditional remedies that worled for thousands of years. I guess.

Don't expect any non-traditional cash from the white man's government; those funds are derived through non-traditional white man's laws laws which compel us all to contribute to the common good through taxes.

No taxes at Botany Bay in 1770, fella.

You know the type of non-traditional laws I'm talking about. The laws which enabled people like Eddie Mabo to eventuall achieve justice in the white man's highest court.

Finally, I agree with Sam when he tell us that the Bible says we should take an eye for an eye. It's just that...er...I've got a copy of the Gospels in my study, but I can't seem to find the part where Jesus actually says anything like that. In fact, the crazy guy seems to be saying the opposite through the whole damn book!

What would he know, though.

He wasn't traditional.

and continue too.

From my infamous purchase in 1835 on the banks of the Yarra river to the mining leases that cross the width and breadth of the continent.

Your map Sir is very inaccurate.

Steve do you really think the Palm Islanders want more meddling whites in the form of volunteers invading their island? Would you like some volunteers to come to your place and help you to live the way these volunteers think you should?
And not everyone has bad experiences with indigenous people, if you have in the past, I wonder why?

It cannot be said that Aboriginals have been cedeing their land. Europeans have been pushing indigenous peoples off their land for thousands of years. If an indigenous group such as the Aboriginals or Native Americans gave up any land, it was only to escape from the killing and racism they've suffered at the hands of the so-called European settlers. The Europeans have justified killing, enslaving, raping and stealing from indigenous people of color ever since they ventured from Europe. There are always those who try to make the argument that indigenous groups that have been enslaved, imprisoned, oppresed, raped and murdered because some European thinks it is somehow justified by God are somehow responsible for their own fate. The simple truth is that racist Europeans are responsible for the heinous attrocities that have been committed against black, brown, red and yellow people throught the last two millenia. And no matter how much these racists fight it, no matter how many niggers, coons, abos, boongs, murrays, moorindachis, pikininis, spics, sand niggers, chinks, etc. that you beat-up imprison or murder, these wrongs must and will be made right.

any tracker can walk back through the ages...from the great queen victoria back to 1066-from 1066 back to julius ceaser-from ceasers of great rome to greece, athens-to arabia-king david to-egypt-then finally to freedom...but if a baby albino lion`s mother is a native..and the albino wallabies mother is a native..and the albino cobra`s mother is a native ..albino tigers,whales etc..whose mother`s are all native.. then you will find.that we are all children of our native mother earth...mother earth weeps...theres to many funerals..and father...well.. you all know the power..

Paragraphs please!
by Mrs Lardner, 3rd grade English teacher (Ret Friday December 03, 2004 at 09:20 PM

Maroon.

Try paragraphing.

You'll love it.

Paragraphs,the final obstacle..on the path to world peace.

"tj oden`son"

What does that mean?

hard labour for the home invader-thats right-peace taker in plain sight-just Open your eyes-it aint nothing but genocide-Open your eyes,genocidal maniac in disguise..........Hatred pales in comparison to love.

try looking in the old testament :)

RE traditional aboriginal laws and lifestyle - you should bear in mind that it is very difficult to live traditionally these days because the landscape has been changed so drastically... Just have a look at the amount of lantana and cane toads and you realise that the bushtucker, along with the traditional lifestyle has been damaged severely.

However, despite this, it is unrealistic to assume that aborigines are going to just adopt whatever tradititions are thrust upon them, especially if they are so different in philosophy.... just imaginge if we were invaded by Japan in the second world war - would you just start learning Japanese? Of course not, you and I would fight like mad to preserve whatever tattered remnants of our culture remained... We would accept dole checks in yen, and drink sake, because thats what they have in the bottle shop - not because it's what we preffer... what we preffer has been taken away from us...

I would love to hear your response.

Rene

My dear John Batman sir, may I ask you, how did you buy land from nobody in 1835?

Time and time again, indegenous Australians lose out through bad communication (from both cultures)... If there is one thing that needs to be fixed, somehow, it is this. Communication is critical to a good relationship of any sort.

Peter Beattie says:
"If the full story had been properly and more accurately explained to the people of Palm Island in the first place, there may well have been different responses,"

...is emerging. Aboriginal people are not prepared to let their people be killed without 'payback'.

These killings 'set back' decades of white control on communities in minutes. It shows how artificial and unwelcome these controls are to residents.

"As a response to the "unlawful behaviour" of the two centuries of invasion and social control responsible for these police-custodial deaths, the Palm Islander's 'reply' to the autopsy results was eloquent and effective."

- mick

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- Oceania wire

- kim

Support the Palm Island Indigenous community

All those charged over the alleged public disorder on Palm Island must be released immediately and the charges dropped

National Day of Action
Sat December 11, 10am
Roma Street Forum, City
Police off Palm Island NOW!

A peaceful, non-violent community rally & march. Supporters of the Aboriginal community are welcome and encouraged to attend. Out of respect for the Aboriginal man that died in police custody on Palm Island, the march will be conducted in silence according to Aboriginal custom. Participants are asked to respect this. The march will be followed by a community barbeque at Musgrave Park- all welcome.

Information: ph Sam Watson 0401 227 443

Truth Seeker you seem to think that you can dismiss the author so easily by claiming that if she was wrong in what she said then her entire argument could therefore be discredited but the question of why this man may have been arrested is ultimately irrelevant when compared with the question of the manner of death. That is really the crux of the issue and until this truth is found how could any of us possibly know what really went on? And that is why the author's cry for an inquiry and the presence of independent journalists remains entirely valid, regardless even of a deliberate untruth on her behalf, if that does turn out to be the case.

An old guy that runs my local milk bar is an ex squadie and for a while he was a policeman as well, so he’s dealt with all sorts in his time. Abo’s as he likes to call em and Vietcong, he spits both out as if the threat was the same. And you ought to hear him talk about the Muslims, Africans or anyone not white.

One of his pet hates, and he has a zoo of them, is Hippies, especially the hippies that demonstrated against the Vietnam War. lest we forget
They got a special serve in last weeks assault when I went for milk, they carried communist leaflets which were sent from china! Probably I said…
he freely admitted to beating these dope smokers and giving them a good kicking, between teaching Abo’s that the city wasn’t safe for their type.
I reminded him that he was supposed to have been holding up the law and order while representing a democratic system that was supposed to be free and above this type of human rights abuse…but he said ah you’ve got to have your fun…

Sad thing is we need people that will take employment in this line, it is badly paid and they suffer a great deal of abuse, deservedly in most cases, but nevertheless no one of a pleasant personality would last five minutes.
Police officers are bred in captivity away from society trained in isolation so they will tend to socialise together and agree with one another while acting in a pack.
The Authority that protects the authority will need to ignore this latest event, otherwise it will be forced to lay charges against the officers involved, that will never happen…remember the black deaths in custody, Redfern tj Hickey…Sydney beach shooting…Melbourne station shooting…in fact can anyone remember the last time a policeman killed an unarmed person and was charged let alone convicted?

..well jails were originally designed to protect the murderer,the theif and all sexual transgressors from the public.....something to do with justice and the mob.....though the real problem is both internal and external..with the former it is ..an in-grained superiority complex cross closet hatred mixed with some racist one liners and racist cheap shots here and there,then throw in some patriotism a pub and popular colonial opinion directed from fear of the unknown towards the unknown and you will find .......your real posistion..? and with the latter it is..your eternal abuse of the old world chinese tecnologies..namely the hand cannon,you built your society upon...it is true that your society is built on a mountain of murder..?is it also true that the pleasent personality lasted only 5 minutes...to be quickly replaced by the status quo...once again the point of LOVE must be made.........if you can find the courage in your hearts to pioneer in the general direction towards a better future,one where the heavy burden of hatred is no longer favourable...a society to be admired by all,in a brave new world....in a good and decent land to inspire all to realise their dreams and to acheive them, every man,woman and child of these times and in the future will benifit by your courage,...a kind word....lead by example..ignore the ignorance of a colleage..a silent protest...say`gday` more often to your unknown neighbour...be honest to yourself..be braver..dont act superior...dont be a hater.....these are all seeds in word...but when applied and maintained,and watered with care on a daily basis..we all benifit in the furure ....via good will in abundance

Take hold of courage and show some initiative please John..youve given all hope..now offer all love,and let us avoid the brutal history of the middle east.In the name of peace..for the sake of the planet..and for the future generations..lead the people out of hatred and let us be saved..

Thank you TJ and same to you all. I had some free time to read through some indymedia boards and came upoun this story. I apologise as best as one person can for the grievances that the indigenous people of Australia have suffered on the behalf of our colonial past and the uprise of America's aspirations. Being on the opposite side of the world I can effect little than those about me and shall do so with the courage and honesty that TJ talks of...although as a young person (20years of age) I shall always heed and attempt to help the struggles of those who have them. I cannot express any stirring words to inspire your fights or ploy any tactics to which you may follow but I can say that those who do have my FULLEST support always and everyway. And if I ever happen to pop by australia sometime I shall visit Palm Island police station and ask 'So fella...what ACTUALLY happened to Cameron Doomagee?'.

There may be no right nor wrong but I'm damn well hope there's a better!

Palm Island man was singing "Who Let The Dogs Out" a hit song on the charts. That is the facts.

Palm Island man was singing "Who Let The Dogs Out" a hit song on the charts. That is the facts. My credibility will never be shot as long as I am standing up for my People.

My name is Lee anne Nangala Daylight Lacey I wrote the article that evoked the messages on Indy. the song "Who Let The dogs Out" was the song Kumnutjuy Mulrunj was singing when he got arrested. Wether he was drunk singing the song or sober singing the song it did not give the cops the right to arrest thsi man. LET ALONE KILL HIM. the song became a hit after this. I was at the 4K1G radio Station when the resistance broke out. I was writing the article while watching the chaos on TV. I sent it to the international press before I sent it out through the domestic channels. If it was not for me the international media would not have come as soon as they did. I can assure you that I would not do this if the story was not true. I am not a liar. this is not about me. it is about the murder of an Aboriginal man in a police cell. Disingenius on the contrary. I am a proud Aboriginal woman and all the laws in this country are illegal except for our Aboriginal laws. Why is it hard to believe that this mman was not picked up for singing who let the "DOGS" out. they have picked us up for being BLACK. AND THAT IS NOT A CRIME, OR ISNT ANYWHERE ELSE EXCEPT HERE IN AUSTRALIA. KUMUNTJUY DOOMAGEE IS MY RELATION. I AM NOT SOMEONE THAT JUST PUT THIS ON FOR MY RECOGNITION. I DONT NEED ANY MY COUNTRYMEN KNOW ME AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS. i AM NOT A LIAR SO RETRACT THE MESSAGE.

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