Dear Joe,

That's why improving the understanding of each group
of the other is crucial. As I stated earlier in
Public Hearings many witnesses both in urban and remote
areas mentioned the problems that resulted from the
lack of understanding and argued that better training
and education for police officers could improve the
situation. Shooting people is not the answer.

Foxy,

"Obviously there's no going back to the days when police
did not carry guns. So the training associated with their
use needs to be unremitting. Australian lives are relying
on it."

Spot on!!

Police need more time on the range and more training with rifles and shotguns as well as their pistols; some appropriate unarmed combat and knife fighting would not go amiss either.

When my youngest daughter was a policewoman I introduced her to Indian Stick Fighting and she soon exceeded my level of expertize.

Here's one on using the walking stick.
http://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/639581584550760766/

Further to the above,
http://www.scribd.com/document/82212287/The-Walking-Stick-Method-of-Self-Defence-H-G-Lang-An-Officer-of-The-Indian-Police-1923

http://lacannevigny.wordpress.com/pierre-vigny/the-stick-fighting-method-of-pierre-vigny/

The walking stick is a formidable weapon, not only against dogs!

Dear Is Mise,

So you are encouraging wide spread use of Indian fighting sticks?

Well we have heard from Big Nana about spears and boomerang use so I suppose we might as well put Indian fighting sticks in the mix.

Different implements but otherwise not all that different perspectives between you and some of our indigenous folk.

Loudmouth has an understanding of remote communities we all need
No fun in saying it but yes they are totaly different than City communities
And fetal alcohol syndrome is very real, for the whole life not just childhood
Court today, found a man charged after the death of a man he caught robbing his house, acquitted him of all charges
Yet the dead mans family [he had a long criminal record] screamed and implied the verdict is RACIST
Some from all groups, are racists, some can not be controlled by words

Steele,

"Different implements but otherwise not all that different perspectives between you and some of our indigenous folk"

I'll take that as a compliment, nice to be put up there with my old mate "Boong" Ingra (2nd Batt when KIA, previously 3rd Batt, Royal Australian Regiment) who gave his life in Malaya during the "Emergency".
He would have been in his eighties now.

He prefered the Owen Gun but I always prefered the Rifle, No1.