Its typical of many with their innate prejudice against Aboriginal people that they firstly stereotype, the lazy drunken layer-about who is given everything, nothing but a criminal who does little but whinge and make demands, felling sorry for them self. This stereotyping is then reinforced by referring to such groups as the 'silent majority' or some such reference saying the majority agree with me. Then they point to a group they consider virtuous saying look at these good people. There is nothing new in this type of attitude, its been seen the World over. White America cast the negro in very much the same light. When a people are marginalised, some will act as per the stereotype, but others will fight to better themselves and their people. Many are quick to blame the victim and if you only want to see the bad side then that's all you will see. In that way those that harbor these prejudgements will feel fully justified with their attitude.

strange the response one gets when the truth is told.

Runner you say "of those who have travelled from overseas have not been given everything on a platter and yet you don't see their youth bashing people in their 80's and 90'"
Runner let me say Ivan Milat the infamous Backpacker killer was the son "of those who have traveled from overseas". I see one of theirs doing far worse than "bashing people in their 80's or 90's." Should we now stereotype MANY sons of immigrants as serial killers? Of all the serial killers in Australian jails what percentage are 'sons of immigrants' I don't know but I'll assume the majority. This about Milat is all nonsense but what you say about Aboriginal people is so RIGHT!

Didnt know Julia and Bob had so many fans.The tall poppy thinking is still alive and well. of course the Satan worshipers will always be there. But we do have something in common, most of us dislike the Royals, and the poms and the class system that is very much British.

Paul1405,

I suggest you have a chat with the Police Commissxioner of WA. Denial might be bliss but you only add to the problems with your blindness.

Runner what would I learn from the number one European law enforcement officer of Western Australia? His expertise is the enforcement of white mans law, a career cop no less. I don't think he is a social expert on the plight of the Aboriginal people of (Western) Australia. I would hardly hold up anything to do with Western Australia as a shining light of successful government policy towards our indigenous people.
I think considering the treatment of Aboriginals by Europeans for the past two centuries in Australia its remarkable that they are not all in the Europeans jail.