on 25-02-2015 08:46 PM
I am amazed and disgusted that in all the indignation over what Gillian Triggs should or shouldn't have done or who said or didn't say what to her, not ONE SINGLE POLITICIAN except, finally, Malcolm Turnbull, has commented in any way on the contents of her report..
She found that over a 15-month period from January 2013 to March 2014, spanning both the Labor and Coalition governments there were 233 recorded assaults involving children and 33 incidents of reported sexual assault.
If these findings are true - and as far as I know nobody has so far disputed them - then what is going to be done about it? Who had the duty of care? who is going to be held responsible. What measures are going to be put in place to stop this abuse happening in future?
Both Gillian Triggs and George Brandis are astute and comparitively wealthy adults able to instruct top legal practitioners to protect their reputaions - but who is going to protect the safety of these children? How many more children have been abused since March 2014? Is a child perhaps being abused in a detention centre even while you are reading this post?
Surely to goodness after all that was learned from the Children In Care Royal Commission this report cannot simply be put in a "don't want to know" basket while both sides of Pariament try to gain political mileage out the motives of the Human Rghts Commissioner or the behaviour of the Attourney General.
At some point -though probably not in the lifetime of this government or even the one that follows it - there will inevitably be a Royal Commission into the treatment of children in detention centre. what do you imagine its findings are likely to be?
27-02-2015 05:23 PM - edited 27-02-2015 05:24 PM
on 27-02-2015 05:25 PM
on 27-02-2015 05:29 PM
@idlewhile wrote:
@gleee58 wrote:
@idlewhile wrote:complete partisan doublespeak but then you would say that wouldn't you.
No, only someone who did not listen to what she said would accuse her of any partisan motives.
She clearly explained the how, the why and explained the work planning process they are obligated to follow.
She answered all questions with honesty and respect in clear concise english, while the man child chairperson failed to do his job.
She lied and obfuscated, told complete lies and was caught out for it. She has manipulated and lied all the way through this witch hunt.
She lied about the timing, she lied about the 2 labor ministers she canvassed, she lied about self harm and suicide attempts and she lied about armed guards. That's just a few of the lies we know about.
She is a total liar lying to save her skin. You can rush to her defence but she has damaged the HRC irrevocably, has been told so by her colleagues and has been implored by same colleagues to resign for the sake of the Commission.
She is totally discredited by her own actions.
No, wrong again. On every point.... and still way off topic.
on 27-02-2015 05:55 PM
Its not up to you to say what is or isnt off topic. Thats the mods job is and you are in violation by constantly accusing posters of doing it.
on 27-02-2015 05:59 PM
on 27-02-2015 06:11 PM
on 27-02-2015 06:13 PM
Lol like spiders spinning lol
on 27-02-2015 06:13 PM
@vicr3000 wrote:
Glee
So, what is going to happen now ?
The govt isnt going to take any notice, its not going to change, Triggs has been compromised, the HRC has
Egg on its face and been discredited and diminished.
And the children will still be in detention.
No one will be charged with a crime.
No one will be convicted
I think we will see very differently in the future.
27-02-2015 06:16 PM - edited 27-02-2015 06:17 PM
on 27-02-2015 06:17 PM
What should happen is the end of this corrupted body.