G'day becca97:

"social and crime stats"

«Irrespective of how one measures and describes Aboriginal imprisonment, differences between imprisonment rates of Aborigines and others are so profound, so unfathomable, that rates that normally would scandalise mainstream Australian society appear unreal and 'third world'»

http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/ti12.pdf

karbie:

"a badge is not an excuse to be a bully"

«Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was convicted of human rights crimes and sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday, the first time a democratically elected Latin American president has been found guilty in his own country of such offences.

A three-judge panel convicted him of ordering a military death squad to carry out two massacres during his 1990-2000 rule.

Presiding Judge Cesar San Martin told a hushed courtroom there was no question Fujimori authorized the creation of the Colina unit, which the court said killed at least 50 people during its 15 months»

http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/615404

I know that; this issue just deserved a thread of it's own. It's like the slaughter in Darfur--human trafficing--as long as the people who should be doing something about it keep waiting for someone ELSE to take care of it, nothing is going to happen.

"All that is required for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing."

The best weapon is to turn over the rocks and shine bright lights on what is happening because it DOES make the systems look unfair, biased, and flawed. It's the only thing that makes politians motivated enough to do something.

Apr 9, 2009 -- 6:58AM, karbie wrote:

I know that; this issue just deserved a thread of it's own. It's like the slaughter in Darfur--human trafficing--as long as the people who should be doing something about it keep waiting for someone ELSE to take care of it, nothing is going to happen.

"All that is required for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing."

The best weapon is to turn over the rocks and shine bright lights on what is happening because it DOES make the systems look unfair, biased, and flawed. It's the only thing that makes politians motivated enough to do something.

 

This is what the OP has been doing, that he/she is doing it in relation to the DP is immaterial the light is beign shined, if you desire the light to be shined elsewhere as well then you have the links and as much ability as i or the OP to post on bnet or elsewhere.

 

btw aside from that i agree with your post :)

bx

Of course, if they weren't continuing to treat the Aboriginal population like second or third class citizens (if that well), it wouldn't matter how much light was shined on those employers in the first place! I'm sure they are busily volunteering information on Other Companies Who Aren't as Nice as We Are to move the spotlight away from themselves. That's the time-honored excuse, isn't it? "Oh, it isn't me personally, you know. Don't have a problem with "them" at all myself, but I don't set the policies here.  Why aren't you investigating THAT company? I doubt if they've got more than one or two ont the payroll if any! Those are the sort you should be calling attention to!"

Sorry, I'm sure you've heard enough variations on that theme right now. I guess if the Native Americans and the Aborigines had just overdeveloped and over hunted the land they would have had a better chance of keeping it when our respective continents were "discovered" and exploited.

If they don't like the light, get a brighter bulb.