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\nIn this episode, we look at indigenous incarceration in Australian and the recent protests.
\nOur Spiked Discussion
\nOK, Trevor was wrong to say Spiked is funded by the Koch brothers and should have said Spiked has received donations from the Koch brothers.
\nPrepare to be challenged
\nDear Left leaning friends. Are you prepared to have some ideas challenged?
\nThis is not easy. It is uncomfortable. A voice inside says don\u2019t go there.
\nBut so much has been said that does not make sense.
\nLast week we compared cultures. Obedient community spirited Asian cultures Vs individual freedom loving Western cultures.
\nDid you think it was wrong to examine and compare cultures in the context of examining human behaviour in response to the Corona virus?
\nSome cultures were better suited to controlling the virus than others.
\nThat wasn\u2019t racist was it?
\nThis past week with the BLM protests in Australia. Some of that focused on incarceration rates and the plight of indigenous Australians. Did you stop to consider cultural differences and the role that might be playing?
\nLast week we looked at statistics. How they could be manipulated. How correlation is not causation. How statistics are sometimes a shadow of the real information. When hearing statistics this past week about Aboriginal deaths in custody, did you stop and consider if they had been presented without distortion?
\nTwo weeks ago we spoke about Chinese history, the cultural revolution and the Red Guard. Do you remember we spoke about \u201cStruggle Sessions\u201d. In general, the victim of a struggle session was forced to admit various crimes before a crowd of people who would verbally and physically abuse the victim\u00a0until he or she confessed. Struggle sessions \u2026 were sometimes conducted in sports stadiums where large crowds would gather if the target was well-known.
\nIf you watched QandA last night, did you get the uncomfortable feeling you were witnessing a modern day \u201cStruggle Session\u201d?
\nPreviously we did episode 213 and 160. Look em up. If we skip over an idea or miss on entirely, we may have covered it previously.
\nFacts
\nI don\u2019t know about you but after the shutdown debate I\u2019m wary about statistics.
\nLies, damned lies
\nTorture/confess
\nAnecdote/plural
\nPeople who think the numbers don\u2019t lie have never massaged the numbers on a model.
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\nFebruary 2019 – Indigenous deaths in custody: 25 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
\nAn Australian Government bulletin from the Australian Institute of Criminology by Alexandra Gannoni and Samantha Bricknell
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\nSince 2003\u201304, the proportion of Indigenous deaths in prison custody has been smaller than the relative proportion of prisoners.
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\nThe majority of Indigenous prison deaths from 1991\u201392 to 2015\u201316 were due to natural causes (58%; n=140), followed by hanging (32%; n=78; Table A1). Twelve deaths (5%) were due to drugs and/or alcohol and nine (4%) were due to external trauma.
\n\u2026 This pattern was similar for non-Indigenous prison deaths.
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\nConclusion – In 1991, the RCIADIC concluded Indigenous people were no more likely to die in custody than non-Indigenous people but were significantly more likely to be arrested and imprisoned. The same remains true today.
\nHow does Australia rate on police brutality?
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