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Minister Morrison the Truth about Manus Island

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Sorry Banjo, it was I think in Melbourne. The kid was escorting a girl home from a private party. The story was the African youth were not allowed into the party, so lay in wait someone to extract revenge.

It was on either the Yahoo!7 or ninemsn website this morning, I'm sure it wouldn't have been the ABC, but gone now. I usually glance through these & a couple of others each morning, to see if anything interesting happened overnight.
Posted by Hasbeen, Monday, 24 February 2014 3:47:12 PM
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Hasbeen & Banjo,

This one?

<Teen taken to hospital after stabbing in Cranbourne

4 hours ago February 24, 2014 1:02PM

THE mother of a teenager who was bashed and stabbed by a gang of about 20 teenagers has made a passionate plea to end knife violence.

Ben Phillips, 14, suffered punctured lungs after being slashed four times with a blade as he walked a girl home from a party in Cranbourne on Saturday night.

The group, whom witnesses say were mostly Sudanese or of African descent, had tried to gatecrash a nearby party 10 minutes before the frenzied attack.

Ben’s mother Leanne Phillips told 3AW radio this morning that curfews needed to be put in place...
“He was just doing a favour, walking a friend home, and they just got him.”..

Witnesses said the gang was lying in wait for anyone that left the Cranbourne party before attacking Ben as he walked a girl home.

After a brief discussion, the gang set on him, landing a flurry of punches and then kicked him as he lay on the ground.

The teenager was stabbed four times in the back during the brutal assault, with the blade puncturing both lungs.>

http://www.news.com.au/national/teen-taken-to-hospital-after-stabbing-in-cranbourne/story-fncynjr2-1226835252326
Posted by onthebeach, Monday, 24 February 2014 3:58:26 PM
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Hasbeen
No defending the attack but I note it was posted on the ABC Sun 230214 at 0730 AESDT.
I personally think Australian citizenship should not be granted for quite some time after arriving in Oz.
Put a foot out of line before that date and goodbye, after serving your sentence if applicable of course.
SD
Posted by Shaggy Dog, Monday, 24 February 2014 5:30:04 PM
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Banjo,
I would put them on a plane and send them and if Indonesia sends
them back I would just put them back on and send them back & forwards
until they get the message. If they are put on Garuda then sooner or
later it will crash and solve all our problems.

By sending the crew back, where possible with them, you tie them to a
particular boat and maritime law may take hold under those circumstances.
Posted by Bazz, Monday, 24 February 2014 7:23:45 PM
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Hi Shaggy.

Didn't their ABC studiously avoid mentioning that these attackers were Sudanese or of African descent. I know I did not see it on any ABC site.

Surely if these cowardly attackers are going to be identified & at least brought before the court, if not actually punished by that court, a suitable description would go a very long way towards identifying them.

I think it is fair to assume the ABC do not want these attackers found & punished, as it is bad for their objectives on boat people & refugees.
Posted by Hasbeen, Monday, 24 February 2014 8:08:12 PM
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Hasbeen,
Found the item again, as you say no mention of race.
I do note that it is avoided at times by much of the media. Possibly legal issues influence some comment.
Calling a spade a spade is often avoided these days. Then again many wouldn't know the difference between a spade and a shovel.
Take it easy.
SD
Posted by Shaggy Dog, Monday, 24 February 2014 9:20:41 PM
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