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>"International lawyer Geoffrey Robertson to argue Australia failed to protect Dungay’s right to life and denied family justice for his 2015 death in Long Bay jail"
>"International lawyer Geoffrey Robertson to argue Australia failed to protect Dungay’s right to life and denied family justice for his 2015 death in Long Bay jail"
>Dungay, who had diabetes and schizophrenia, was in Long Bay jail hospital at the time of his death, aged 26, in November 2015. Guards stormed his cell after he refused to stop eating a packet of biscuits. Dungay was dragged to another cell by guards, held face down and injected with a sedative by a Justice Health nurse. In harrowing footage shown to the court and partly released to the public, Dungay said 12 times that he couldn’t breathe, before losing consciousness and dying. But Lee did not find that any of the five guards who restrained Dungay should face disciplinary action, saying the immediate action team’s “conduct was limited by systemic efficiencies in training” and was “not motivated by malicious intent” but “was a product of misunderstanding”. Ah yes, that classic misunderstanding of "I can't breathe" by people professionally trained to handle these circumstances.
>Dungay, who had diabetes and schizophrenia, was in Long Bay jail hospital at the time of his death, aged 26, in November 2015. Guards stormed his cell after he refused to stop eating a packet of biscuits. Dungay was dragged to another cell by guards, held face down and injected with a sedative by a Justice Health nurse. In harrowing footage shown to the court and partly released to the public, Dungay said 12 times that he couldn’t breathe, before losing consciousness and dying. But Lee did not find that any of the five guards who restrained Dungay should face disciplinary action, saying the immediate action team’s “conduct was limited by systemic efficiencies in training” and was “not motivated by malicious intent” but “was a product of misunderstanding”. Ah yes, that classic misunderstanding of "I can't breathe" by people professionally trained to handle these circumstances.
We need to understand the balance of power between ordinary people (private citizens) and public officials rights. When the highest officials among us are held to the lowest standards and the least of us are held to the highest scrutiny where does that leave us? When we have this inversion where the government knows everything about us and we know nothing about them because of state secrets, where does that lead us? When the laws for so many years have been at least intended or we hope was engineered to protect us are increasingly used to violate us where does that lead? I would say to you do no take it lightly when you run into conflict with the law, but remember that what is legal is not necessarily moral! That is not to the determinant of right or wrong and sometimes the only moral decision is to break the law?...
We need to understand the balance of power between ordinary people (private citizens) and public officials rights. When the highest officials among us are held to the lowest standards and the least of us are held to the highest scrutiny where does that leave us? When we have this inversion where the government knows everything about us and we know nothing about them because of state secrets, where does that lead us? When the laws for so many years have been at least intended or we hope was engineered to protect us are increasingly used to violate us where does that lead? I would say to you do no take it lightly when you run into conflict with the law, but remember that what is legal is not necessarily moral! That is not to the determinant of right or wrong and sometimes the only moral decision is to break the law?...
[@minar](/user/profile/minar) One aspect bothered me and my students who were attending. It was touted to be part of an "open dialogue" series. However, it was 'managed' to the hilt. Dal students were selected to ask questions in advance. Don't have a problem with that, but there was no time, nor opportunity, for anyone else in the public to ask Snowden questions. It seemed like there were so many Dal students lined up that they had deliberately 'structured it' that way. Sure Snowden went overtime. Not your fault Dal organizers, but you should have alternated the forum for asking questions. Now I will assume that was an honest mistake by the organizers, but they should correct that in the future. If they don't they should recognize and accept the critique that in trying to be 'part of the solution' by their actions they are in fact, more part of the problem. Thank you for opening the forum up to the general public, but please open the forum up....
[@minar](/user/profile/minar) One aspect bothered me and my students who were attending. It was touted to be part of an "open dialogue" series. However, it was 'managed' to the hilt. Dal students were selected to ask questions in advance. Don't have a problem with that, but there was no time, nor opportunity, for anyone else in the public to ask Snowden questions. It seemed like there were so many Dal students lined up that they had deliberately 'structured it' that way. Sure Snowden went overtime. Not your fault Dal organizers, but you should have alternated the forum for asking questions. Now I will assume that was an honest mistake by the organizers, but they should correct that in the future. If they don't they should recognize and accept the critique that in trying to be 'part of the solution' by their actions they are in fact, more part of the problem. Thank you for opening the forum up to the general public, but please open the forum up....
International human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson will take the case of the death in custody of First Nations man David Dungay to the United Nations, arguing that Australia violated his human rights and those of his family by denying them justice and accountability for his 2015 death in prison custody. “I want the world to know that Australia is failing to protect the rights of Indigenous people. So many Indigenous people have died in custody, but not one police officer or prison guard has been convicted for these deaths.” – Leetona Dungay, David's mother
International human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson will take the case of the death in custody of First Nations man David Dungay to the United Nations, arguing that Australia violated his human rights and those of his family by denying them justice and accountability for his 2015 death in prison custody. “I want the world to know that Australia is failing to protect the rights of Indigenous people. So many Indigenous people have died in custody, but not one police officer or prison guard has been convicted for these deaths.” – Leetona Dungay, David's mother
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