Leigh
Why do you call Mulrunji a thug?

Is it because of the circumstances of his arrest or just because he is an Aborigine and all Aborigines are thugs?

Please familiarise yourself with the circumstance of his arrest within your concept of "evidence"

coroners report
http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/courts/coroner/findings/mulrunji270906.pdf

I would be very interested for you to identify Mulrunji's thuggery and share this with us as your above post just makes you look like a racist apologist for unprovoked police harrassment and brutality and I am sure no real Australian would ever want to be misunderstood as supporting such things

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US IN A
³A MARCH FOR JUSTICE²
IN REGARDS TO THE DPP DECISION NOT TO CHARGE SNR SGT CHRIS HURLEY FOR
THE
DEATH OF MULRUNJI DOOMADGEE
THE MARCH WILL BE HELD THIS WEDNEDSAY 20TH DEC 2006 FROM CENTRAL PARK
OPPOSITE DEAN PARK IN THE TOWNSVILLE CITY HEART
THE MARCH WILL START AT 10.30AM SHARP
WE ASK ALL MARCHERS TO GATHER AT CENTRAL PARK BY 10.15AM
COME AND MAKE A STAND FOR JUSTICE, EQUITY AND TRUTH!

AND

EMERGENCY BRISBANE COMMUNITY RALLY AND MARCH

Show your support for Palm Islanders!

JUSTICE FOR MULRINJI, NO MORE COVER UPS

This is a Peaceful Rally!

Rally 12noon Wednesday December 20
Queens Park (Corner of George & Elizabeth Streets, opposite the casino)
March on state parliament

Please come along - but if you can't please send this message on to
others
and encourage them to attend!

"Merry Christmas"

I either read or heard the other day. 'Somethings rotten in the State of Queensland'

I concur with that view and I label it Political interference in the judicial system.

It has been that way since the Beatie Government took over. I don't know about before.

Remember the Sheperdson inquiry into electoral irregularities, that was susoended when it started to uncover things the Government did not want known.

They jailed Pauline Hanson on trumped up charges and on the flimisyist of evidence. A higher court aquitted her and have not awarded her the costs. Still have not given her back the $200,000 in electoral funds she repayed to them. They wanted her in jail, so used political influnce to do that.

This latest case is different in that they do not want a certain person to face court, so they use political influence to acheive that. Even though the coroners report suggests otherwise.

And what about the goings on in the health system, and i believe I heard things about the julvenile detention system.

Yeah, there is something rotten in Queensland alright.

ONLINE PETITION FOR Mulrinji
The petition is in response to the DPP's incredible decision to ignore the Deputy Coroners findings that police were responsible for Mulrinji's death, and to accept that Mulrinji "fell" (getting 4 broken ribs and a liver split in two through the "fall") .

It is now available online. Please immediately sign the petition online
http://www.petitiononline.com/mulrinji/petition.html

Please send this to any and every supporter of justice in the lead-up to Wednesday's rally. We need as much public pressure as possible to reverse this disgusting decision which devalues every Aboriginal life, and ultimately, every human being.

For any further information, call Sam Watson on 0401 227 443

Despite medical and other evidence clearly showing that Senior Sergeant Hurley had breached many police standing orders and duty of care procedures the DPP Leanne Clare relied on ‘new’ evidence (yet to be revealed) to reach the conclusion that Hurley should not face a jury in a court of law.

The facts :

• Senior Sergeant Hurley conducted an unnecessary and unlawful arrest resulting in the untimely death of Mulrunji;
• Senior Sergeant Hurley delayed informing Mulrunji’s family, thus showing absolute contempt for the family;
• Senior Sergeant Hurley along with his police mates colluded and orchestrated the initial investigation which then compromised its integrity;
• Senior Sergeant Hurely failed to properly assess and provide care for Mulrunji whilst he was incarcerated;
• Senior Sergeant Hurley failed to properly monitor Mulrunji and other people in the watch house;
• Senior Sergeant Hurely failed to be in a position to provide first aid to Mulrunji.

Hurley’s own counsel has accepted that the fatal injuries to Mulrunji were caused by Hurley himself. But no charges of even common assault have been made!

But now it appears DPP Clare believes Mulrunji bashed himself up, that his injuries were a ‘tragic accident’ with no connection to Hurley’s own actions.

Somewhere between Hurley’s counsel admitting criminal intent and thus the fatal outcome of his actions – the DPP has found Hurley’s actions did not warrant prosecution.

What was this magical evidence?

It should be noted that the Qld DPP did not hesitate in charging three bouncers for the death of a patron in a Brisbane in May this year. Why is Hurley different? Is it because he is a policeman?

The DPP's incompetence in presiding over previous cases has been conveniently overlooked by the government. Beattie calls this protecting ‘independence’.

The evidence so far clearly suggests that a brutal combination of legal dysfunctionality and blind racist discrimination exists.

Beattie should simply tell Palm Islanders the the law in Qld clearly has a negative predilection for Aboriginal people.

Anything less would be a lie.

Hi there...

Again, I'm not in receipt of ALL the facts...however, I'm sometimes quite ashamed to have been in the job! I've read a little of the events at Palm Island, concerning the sad demise of Mr.Cameron DOMMADGEE, aka MULRUNJI. Apparently as a result of a 'fall'sustained whilst being placed in a cell by Snr. Sgt Chris HURLEY at the Palm Island Police Station.

That the Deputy State Coroner, found Sgt. Hurley had been less then truthful, in relation to his version of events. Is at the very least worrying, and at worst, shameful.

And to further compound this whole sorry saga, is the needless death of Mr. DOMMADGEE'S son Eric, aged 15 years, who apparently suicided shortly thereafter !

Many of Eric's family and friends exclaim that he took his own life because of the dreadful hurt, and feelings of total disillusionment he felt. And what he perceived (in his mind) was a clear mis-carriage of justice, with respect to the enquiry into the circumstances of his Dad's death. Who will ever know ? What we do know, is that two young human beings have been needlessly and prematurely deprived of precious life...........................

O Sung Wu.