Frightening: Darwin shooting: 4 people killed and another person injured, 45yo alleged gunman arrested by police https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-04/darwin-shooting-people-police-arrest-gunman/11179136?pfmredir=sm … Important to compare this policing outcome with treatment of Aboriginal people, who die in police custody for not paying fines, like Ms Dhu
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Or Aboriginal women who are jailed senselessly, including for not showing up to court to face a violent perpetrator whilst sick and pregnant - earlier this week. Notice the difference in media reporting, which does not vilify the killer's race or religion.
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The Prime Minister swift to say this is not terrorism (good!), something that is discounted due to race alone. In other cases which have also nothing to do with political violence, it takes much longer to remove this doubt.
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Politicians gleefully use the nonsense term "African gangs" and whip up moral panic about Black African-Australian youth, but do nothing to address White supremacist violence that keeps becoming bolder.
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Finally, never forget that the biggest source of violence is male perpetrators of intimate partner violence, and domestic and family violence.
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Replying to @OtherSociology
It's like our countries are twins. Same, same and same unfortunately.
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Yes, this is a tragic pattern to have in common. How awful!
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