Rules for them, rules for us!
Jan 1st 2008, 2:22 am
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Rules for them, rules for us!
We were in the city last night for new years eve. I noticed that the police were out in full force. Good nothing wrong with that.
But what i did notice was that the police were keen to stop the drinking on the streets.....except for the Aboriginal people, who they just watched stroll around in gangs, drinking and glaring at us.
I watched from a restaurant a group of white lads, getting told to get rid of the bottles they had...meanwhile, a gang of aboriginal men and woman drinking in full view of the police on the street, but nothing was said to them.
Are rules different for them
But what i did notice was that the police were keen to stop the drinking on the streets.....except for the Aboriginal people, who they just watched stroll around in gangs, drinking and glaring at us.
I watched from a restaurant a group of white lads, getting told to get rid of the bottles they had...meanwhile, a gang of aboriginal men and woman drinking in full view of the police on the street, but nothing was said to them.
Are rules different for them
Jan 1st 2008, 4:05 am
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Re: Rules for them, rules for us!
We were in the city last night for new years eve. I noticed that the police were out in full force. Good nothing wrong with that.
But what i did notice was that the police were keen to stop the drinking on the streets.....except for the Aboriginal people, who they just watched stroll around in gangs, drinking and glaring at us.
I watched from a restaurant a group of white lads, getting told to get rid of the bottles they had...meanwhile, a gang of aboriginal men and woman drinking in full view of the police on the street, but nothing was said to them.
Are rules different for them
But what i did notice was that the police were keen to stop the drinking on the streets.....except for the Aboriginal people, who they just watched stroll around in gangs, drinking and glaring at us.
I watched from a restaurant a group of white lads, getting told to get rid of the bottles they had...meanwhile, a gang of aboriginal men and woman drinking in full view of the police on the street, but nothing was said to them.
Are rules different for them
Jan 1st 2008, 4:13 am
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Re: Rules for them, rules for us!
I would have pointed it out to them!
Jan 1st 2008, 4:34 am
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If the police had de-canned them then that would have been racist. Yup two sets of rules.
Jan 1st 2008, 5:04 am
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Re: Rules for them, rules for us!
Two sets of rules, no I dont think so ! ! ! !
I mean, recent case in Qld, 10 year old girl raped by 9 men, all whom pleaded guilty walk free from court with no convictions. How does that happen.
Get used to it, it happens all the time.
I mean, recent case in Qld, 10 year old girl raped by 9 men, all whom pleaded guilty walk free from court with no convictions. How does that happen.
Get used to it, it happens all the time.
Jan 1st 2008, 5:27 am
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The case you refer to indicates more than anything else the two tier system that exists here in Australia, even more so the judiciaries lack of understanding on how to apply the law when dealing with Aboriginal crime.
Jan 1st 2008, 6:07 am
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Aboriginals don't commit crimes.....it's just cultural differences
Jan 1st 2008, 6:51 am
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It sucks big time and as long as it continues a proportion of the 'white' community will not give the aborigines the time of day.
Jan 1st 2008, 7:05 am
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Re: Rules for them, rules for us!
Nutter..
Here, here. Cresta for PM.
It is against the law to drink on the streets in WA but every time I've been to the city in the evening I've seen Aboriginals getting drunk on the streets and making a nuisance of themselves. The last time I was down there shopping at night, I was trying to get across the road to the station while a man was swinging an old pushchair round and round on the crossing so no-one could get past him. All the cars were trying to back up to get away from him and the 2 policemen there were just watching. 2 women and the kids who were with him were going through the bins and hurling abuse at everyone who passed, while the fella was hurling abuse at her and the kids. It's just crazy.
It is against the law to drink on the streets in WA but every time I've been to the city in the evening I've seen Aboriginals getting drunk on the streets and making a nuisance of themselves. The last time I was down there shopping at night, I was trying to get across the road to the station while a man was swinging an old pushchair round and round on the crossing so no-one could get past him. All the cars were trying to back up to get away from him and the 2 policemen there were just watching. 2 women and the kids who were with him were going through the bins and hurling abuse at everyone who passed, while the fella was hurling abuse at her and the kids. It's just crazy.
Jan 1st 2008, 12:13 pm
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No, the aboriginals that were afew feet from us. They were looking at us and my little one was staring back. My eldest said to him 'if you carry on staring, they will get you', so this made him anxious. I was slightly intimidated as i never know what to expect...so we just paid the bill and left.