Media & MPs seem shocked by hostility to police in #WesternSydney after stabbing incident.If you or family aren’t experiencing daily policing in WSyd , consider implications of excellent BackGround Briefing @abcnews on ‘proactive’ policing 1/4 abc.net.au/listen/program…
Rare to see media put in any serious resources into covering many issues in #WesternSydney - consider how you & your wider network might feel if you’re son got shot in your own backyard for wearing a hoody 2/4
If I was a reporter & wasn’t a sort of retired 77 yr old journo, I’d be watching how police are using their extra ‘terrorism’ powers to pursue 15 year old boy who committed violent act; what support had he been getting? For a start explain what those powers exactly are 3/4
I’d look at practical impact of building religion by live-streaming attacks on LGBTQI+ people & priest gleefully boasting he’s happy to die after he had death warnings? What actions were taken in response to threats? Plus: how did lockdown policing affect attitude to cops? 4/4
@Wendy_Bacon priest didn't look so gleeful when the reality was approaching him.
@Wendy_Bacon The very-real issue of settling people already displaced by either wars we've started or economic fallout in far-flung, under-resourced suburbs, is a real factor. What do we think is going to happen? How are young people with nothing to do but fight meant to overcome our apathy?