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Social services and police have been criticised after footage emerged apparently showing officers dressed in riot gear raiding a home to remove multiple children from one family. Footage was provided to Australia's National Indigenous TV (NITV) news show and the video showed the New South Wales police entering a home at around 6:30am earlier in the year to remove some young Aboriginal children. The police were joined by the Department of Family and Community Services (FACS). The parents who were awoken by the police told NITV that the officers' guns were pointed at them as they were then handcuffed while their children were removed from their care. The police said children aged between one and 13 were removed from the home. New South Wales Police said that a raid had indeed occurred but that the parents had not been charged. Indeed, while the children were placed in temporary foster care following the incident they are now back with their parents. The New South Wales Greens, the state Green party, have questioned why such tactics were used to remove the children in question. David Shoebridge, a Member of the Legislative Council in New South Wales and a member of the Greens, told NITV that the children were still traumatised, describing the story as "deeply troubling." "[They used] shields, helmets, assault rifles, the mother and father taken from their beds, shaken from their beds, handcuffed naked, children marched out at gunpoint." The FACS countered that the riot police were used to protect caseworkers, arguing in a statement that the "NSW police provide critical protection in often very complex and difficult child protection matters. Police only attend a child protection issue after a stringent risk assessment." The FACS said the children were taken because of significant safety concerns and that they would only remove children from their parent's home when there was a serious problem.
originally posted by: jude11
Just a coincidence that after the US established a military base in AUS, the AUS police are now militarized as they are in the US?
Nah...Just a coincidence. But I don't believe in coincidence.
Peace
originally posted by: AlphaHawk
a reply to: jude11
Um.
No.
There have been american military bases here for decades. The one you speak of, I'm guessing is in Darwin, where marines have been coming since 2011. They come here for a few months, do some exercises with Australian soldiers, then go home.
Are you trying to say that these marines are coming to small towns like Moree in New South Wales, over 3000kms away from Darwin, to train them?
AUSTRALIA has struck a defence agreement with the United States that prepares the ground for more American troops, aircraft and ships to operate from Australian bases to ward off threats in South East Asia.
originally posted by: AlphaHawk
a reply to: jude11
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
Marines. In Darwin. Is that not what I said?
And wow, one armed raid and suddenly they've become militarised!
There's more to this story, I know it, Australian police don't go in heavy handed like this unless they think they'll meet some sort of resistance.
Their statement says this too, this family is known to child protection services.
So please, don't try and drag Australia down into your fear induced anti cop world.
We are nothing like America.
originally posted by: RifRAAF
When I start seeing cops directing traffic with an AK on their shoulder, like I have seen in several Asian and mid-east countries then I will be able to agree. Until then, they can have some KRS
originally posted by: AlphaHawk
a reply to: jude11
Um.
No.
There have been American military bases here for decades. The one you speak of, I'm guessing is in Darwin, where marines have been coming since 2011. They come here for a few months, do some exercises with Australian soldiers, then go home.
originally posted by: AlphaHawk
a reply to: learnatic
Oh no, not NWO agenda 21!
Did you know countries like Sweden have fully integrated and embraced agenda 21?
And they're terrible places to live, right?
They have the highest standard of living, health and education in the world..