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My son has experiences this, I
experience this as a young 17

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year old, but back then we
didn't have what what we have

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today. George Floyd family, we're in solidarity with you

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and what's happening in America. I just wanna say that I

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also want to invite the team to
come forward now.

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We'll bow the knee.

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Instead of calling out the
conduct of this police officer

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we had the police Commissioner
Mick Fuller suggest that this was an

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officer who just "had a bad day". 
In no other occupation would the

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leader of an organization
excuse an assault on the

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basis that a member of that
organization had a bad day. He has

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shown a lack of leadership,
which filters down amongst that

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organisation, and he has not
been brought to account by any

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politician in this Government. 
Indeed he's been egged on by a

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Police Minister who celebrates
that kind of violent policing in this state.

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The response is often
"What did they do to deserve it?"

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When the response must be "this should never have happened".

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Police were never held
accountable. The constables

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actions were out of line and we
need to have these issues

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between our community and the
local police addressed.

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We acknowledge and  are standing in
solidarity with those in the

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world who have experienced
police brutality and racism,

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and what is happening in
America has been happening in

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Australia for a very long time.
This isn't the first time

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something has happened like
this with our people. Maybe this time

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people will listen and take
action. We want to be able to

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develop better relationships
between the police and the

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youth of our community and this
won't happen if we allow

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officers to think they are entitled to 
abuse us without facing

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consequences. We're mindful
we have of all the families who

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experience loss. We've been

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let down by the courts. To be a mother and

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have things happen like what
happened to Elijah Doughty.

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We know their names, I was 20 years old in 1988 and I saw the deaths

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custody march. We have to be citizens and speak up. We are in a place

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where we can have debate and I'm 
 thankful for David to allow us

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to speak. We do not want to
incite violence.

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We know the children of our country
are the future.