Here is another example of the inate racism existing at all levels of Australian society. If a non-Indigenous person was before his court, Judge Shanahan would not have said, "this sort of behaviour would damage not only him, but also his community."-----why should his community be damaged by Costelloe's behaviour-----would members of Judge Shanahan's community be damaged if he transgressed? We sure have a long way to go, especially with people like Howard and his gang pulling us backwards for their own political gain. Laurie. ----------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trudy Bray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "news-clip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:30 PM Subject: AAP: Boomerang man convicted over protest > Boomerang man convicted over protest > From AAP > 19sep01 > > AN Aboriginal man armed with boomerangs stormed into a local club to protest at > the way it had treated his community, a court was told today. > > Gavin Costelloe (Costelloe), 39, of Dunwich, Stradbroke Island, pleaded guilty in > the District Court in Brisbane to entering the Buffalo Memorial Club at Dunwich, > and assaulting the 41-year-old male bar manager. > > The court heard Costelloe and an Aboriginal friend, who had been barred, > marched into the club - Costelloe armed with the boomerangs and his friend with > an axe handle. > > Costelloe announced to the bar that he was not happy with the way his people had > been treated by the club, including a female cousin who had been ejected by being > thrown down the stairs. > > He jumped the bar and advanced on the bar manager threatening to split his head > open with the boomerangs, but was calmed down by the club's vice-president. > > Costelloe later told police that members of the Aboriginal community had been > punched in the club and thrown out and he just wanted to frighten the staff into > stopping the abuse. > > Costelloe lives on an Aboriginal reserve at Dunwich and is a volunteer community > worker. > > District Court Judge Michael Shanahan said Costelloe had a high standing among > his people, but this sort of behaviour would damage not only him, but also his > community. > > Judge Shanahan sentenced Costelloe to one month's jail, wholly suspended. > > The friend has yet to be dealt with by the courts. > > http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,2898991%255E1702,00.html > > > ************************************************************************* > This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without > permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, > scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal > copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of > the copyright owner, except for "fair use." > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/ until 11 March, 2001 and Recoznettwo is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznettwo%40green.net.au/ from that date. This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use."
