Hi Trumpster,

Another distortion from the forums number one distorter! You deserve the Pauline Hanson Liar, Liar Pants On Fire Award.

"But just on deaths in custody, do you realise that the Deaths in Custody inquiry found that, proportionately FEWER aboriginals die in custody than whites?"

How the addition of one word, in this case "PROPORTIONATELY" puts a whole new twist on things, and why the "?", is that because its a lie.

The truth; "The commission explicitly noted that while the sheer number of non-Aboriginal deaths was higher, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were dying at a disproportionately higher rate relative to their tiny fraction of the total Australian population . The report detailed that this tragedy occurred not because Indigenous people were inherently more likely to die once in custody, but because they were arrested and incarcerated at drastically higher rates than non-Indigenous people due to systemic issues"

Note the use of the word; "DISPROPORTIONATELY".

BTW, I said; "Deaths in custody, more than 600 Aboriginal people have died in police custody, thanks to "sensitive policing" since the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody." The operative word there is "SINCE" What did the RC have a crystal ball, and foretold the future did they?

"DISPROPORTIONATELY"
the comparison is non-indigenous vs indigenous deaths in custody & there I'm led to believe the non-indigenous make up the greater number. The comparison is among prisoners not the population of indigenous vs non-indigenous.
To use the population as a bench mark is grasping at the last straw of an argument & is actually quite vile in its use to present an untrue picture.

mhaze,

Having listened to Hanson interviewed about being monocultural, her view of monoculturalism was of everyone being treated equally and being subjected to the same laws. This made sense with Magoo's attempt to make Australia an apartheid nation via the Voice referendum, and implied that two tiered justice, welfare and policing would not be practiced.

I still think it an utterly silly term, especially with all the hatred directed a civilisation with a great diversity of cultural and ethnic heritage.

"How the addition of one word, in this case "PROPORTIONATELY" puts a whole new twist on things, and why the "?", is that because its a lie."

The question mark is there because I was asking you a question. Do I need to teach you grammar along with all the other lessons I give you?

These are the facts. Aboriginals get arrested in numbers that exceed their proportion in the population. That's because they commit more crimes per head than other groups. BUT once they are in police custody, they are LESS likely to die than other groups. Thems the facts although we all understand that you prefer the fable to the facts - always have, always will.

I know many Aboriginals & many Aborigines & my personal experience is that the Aboriginals of mixed Aborigine heritage are generally the more troublesome. Hence, their representation in jails is reflected in the numbers. Of, course people who never lived or mixed with those groups can not comprehend that & the easiest way to hide their ignorance & prolong disharmony is to simply bleat racism !

Hi Trumpster,

But just on deaths in custody, do you realise that the Deaths in Custody inquiry found that, proportionately FEWER aboriginals die in custody than whites?

Well no I did not realise that at all, as its not true, and there was no such finding, YOU made it up. The RC in 1991 did not find that proportionately FEWER aboriginals (died) in custody than whites.

I repeat for the dummy; The truth; "The commission explicitly noted that while the sheer number of non-Aboriginal deaths was higher, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were dying at a disproportionately higher rate relative to their tiny fraction of the total Australian population.

I didn't reference the findings of the RC, but I did say more than 600 Aboriginal people have died in police custody, thanks to "sensitive policing" since the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. The RC did not comment on the future, other than to make recommendations.

Hi Indy,

"Aboriginals of mixed Aborigine heritage are generally the more troublesome." TROUBLESOME you say, are they the uppity educated blacks? You know the type, Aboriginal people who speak out, even when they are not spoken to. Can't have that in a polity white society can we, these people need to know their place in the scheme of things