Sorry, numpang lewat. Ada teman yang ingin membagi keprihatinan. ------- The following petition should be a concern for all human beings, Aussie or not. As a nation that have faced oppression and human rights abuse for 32 years, we should sympathize and show our concern. IDA P.S.: If compassion is not enough motive (I hope it is enough), then revenge should be a big addition. Just think of all those times when foreign media hyperventilates over our human rights mistakes. Well, time to show that they are no different. :-) ============================================= REPEAL THE MANDATORY SENTENCING BILL 1999 We, the undersigned Australians, request that the Northern Territory Government repeal the Mandatory Sentencing of Juvenile Offenders Bill 1999 immediately. We believe the recent death of a fifteen year old Aboriginal boy who wasbeing detained in Darwin under the Territory's mandatory sentencing laws was avoidable. We believe the Mandatory Sentencing of Juvenile Offenders Bill 1999 is discriminatory, disrespectful, morally abhorrent, racist and unjust. The Mandatory Sentencing Bill takes the responsibility for law and order away from the local custodians of the law in each Aboriginal community in the Territory. Despite the Royal Commission's Inquiry into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and 339 recommendations later, Aboriginal people are still 14 times more likely to be imprisoned than non-Aboriginal Australians. In the Northern Territory, 72.8 per cent of the prison population is Aboriginal. This compares with 33.1% in Western Australia and 21.6% in Queensland. Does the Northern Territory Government genuinely believe that mandatory sentencing laws are making a real difference? There is a better way. We believe the boy's local community and family could have undertaken a more appropriate action under customary law and the young boy would probably still be alive today. We urge you to consider enabling and supporting Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory to implement their own laws as responsible, respectful and valid, ways of dealing with offensive law breaking behaviour. Yours sincerely, Name: Email Address: 1. Anny Druett, NSW <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 2. Ruth le Cheminant, NSW <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. Joseph Finianos, NSW <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 4. Johneen Hibbert, NSW [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. Regine Wagner,NSW, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. Peter McGregor NSW [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7. nadya stani [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8. Rob Dilley [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9. Cecelia Cmielewski, NSW mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10. Poppy Diamantis NSW mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11. Charme Lee NSW mail to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 12. Krissoula Syrmis: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 13. Shakira Hussein [EMAIL PROTECTED] 14. Dr Rachel Bloul, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 15. Iwan Dzulvan Ami, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ************************************************************************* INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Please send this email in its entirety to all Australians that you think will support the petition. 2. To avoid too many quotation marks, please copy the text and paste it into a new email letter and send to as many people as you can. 3. Before you send it, add your name email address at the bottom of the list. 4. If, once you have added your name and email address, you are the 20th person to sign the petition, please send it to the entire legislative assembly in the Northern Territory (email addresses are below). 5. Then delete the first 20 names and sent it to you own recipients. 6. A short personal message from you to some people on the legislative list will also demand a response 7. Thank your for you support on this important issue - we have the technology - let's use it to move it and make a difference! **************************************************************************** ***************** > > >TO: > > >1. Hon Peter Adamson MLA > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >2. Mr. John Leonard > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >3. Mr. Stephen John > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >4. The Hon. Timothy Denney > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >5. The Hon. Loraine Margaret > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >6. Denis Gabriel > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >7. Hon. Stephen > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >8. Mr Johan Wessel > > ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >9. Mr Stephen Paul > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >10. Mr Paul Raymond > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >11. 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