Imagine That–Australian Women Don’t Like Being Arrested for Domestic Violence
Apparently some Australian women are unhappy over the way police are arresting them for domestic violence. They’re protesting against alleged police brutality, but the police are saying the woman arrested in the incident was violent.
I’ve no idea who is right and who is wrong, and since these are Aboriginal women, racism could be an element here. But it sounds as if the women feel the police are taking a heavy-handed, overly interventionist role, and are interfering unnecessarily in people’s family lives. Imagine that…
Women seek to confront police over domestic violence arrests
Jul 3, 2007
ABC News, Australia
A group of women from Alice Springs town camps want to confront the Territory Police Minister over the way officers are carrying out domestic violence arrests.
The women have met at the Tangentyere Council in support of a camp resident who claims she was kicked in the ribs by police.
Police say they had to use force with the woman because she became violent, but deny she was kicked.
Eileen Hoosan from the Mount Nancy camp says the women are not happy with the way police are carrying out domestic violence raids on camps.
“We were willing to work with the police, but now I think we have to confront the police, confront the Minister for police and say, ‘is this the way police are going to act?’,” she said.
“I think the police and whoever they’re going to bring in from the other states, they need to deal with Aboriginal people at their level.”
In a statement, the Territory Police Minister, Chris Burns, says there are robust and transparent systems in place to deal with complaints involving police.
He says anyone who has a grievance should pursue those options.
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July 7th, 2007 at 9:14 am
feminist victim demagoguery and the subsequent culture of anti-male hysteria is leading to some serious equal protection constitutional violations for men/fathers/boys…..
July 7th, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Women as a whole, and feminist in particular have this rather warped belief that the rules somehow don’t apply to them. That equality is all goodies and benefits, that only men should be arrested and that they should be patted on the head , no matter what they do. That if they attack a man and he fights back, it’s DO mestic VIO lence and if man doesn’t fight back he is a wimp.
The day will come and it will come soon , that women the world over will have to “growup, socially,legally and morally” They will have to learn the equality, the real kind that is, has draw backs attached to it. That their rights end where mine begin. They may well regret running around for over thirty years hollering “equal, equal equal” when they find out what that term really means. There will be a lot of crying and screaming, but happen, it will.( grow up I mean)
July 7th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
Having worked in Alice Springs, even the ambulance does not attend without a police escort.
I have seen some horrific injuries caused by these fights. Most of it is fueld by alcohol and believe when I say I have seen men running away from women who are hitting them.
As a white fella I would make myself very scarce when the violence started.
July 8th, 2007 at 12:32 am
I have seen news video about those monsters and I can tell that the police would need all the efforts they can musters to arrest those overweight, screaming banshees, most are either stoned or drunk, just to make matters worse…
As usual, they are wommin and they have to be treated differently even though they definitely do not deserve it.
July 9th, 2007 at 10:54 am
I don’t know about Australia, but in America when Janet Reno was US Attorney General the Department of Justice cut the Gordian knot.
When police could not decide who was the perpetrator and who was the victim, they arrested both.
Department of Justice gave extra money to police departments that wuld only make one arrest. Guess who gets locked up nowadays.
July 9th, 2007 at 11:22 am
Debunking another feminist myth,
Feminist have twisted the oririgin of ordinary word to advance their agenda.
“Rule of Thumb”, feminist US Senator Barbara Mikulski explained to audience derives from old rule of thickness of stick that husband was allowed to beat his wife. When I was in excercise clas, a distinguihed looking man asked a woman words etymolgy origin. He gave the bafled woman the same answet. Originally I saw in Urban Legends” another answer,but could not locate it. This is similar.
http://www.canlaw.com/rights/thumbrul.htm
July 9th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
#6 anti armchair generals said, “Feminist have twisted the oririgin of ordinary word to advance their agenda.”
Violence use to mean striking another, however, feminists had the American government broaden the definition to include “Emotional”, “Economic”, and “Psychological”. For example, a disagreement about taking steps to curb credit card use is violent.
In America, domestic violence is a charge of battery. It goes on your record. When you apply for a new job, a routine background check will show this criminal charge.
A 911 call by your wife is all it takes.
http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/domviolence.htm