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[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (18 children)

When I last looked at it, it turned out per capita non-Indigenous died more often than Indigenous

Stats from the last few years are on the dashboard we have made specifically for this:

https://www.aic.gov.au/statistics/deaths-custody-australia-quarterly

They also commit per capita significantly higher amount of crime:

Indigenous people are 15 to 20 times more likely to commit violent offences than non-Indigenous people according to research released today.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-04-08/aboriginal-people-20-times-more-likely-to-commit/2602494

Which is what happened in this case as well

Speaking in Darwin on Tuesday afternoon, Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst said the man, believed to be from Alice Springs, "was placing items down the front of [his] clothing" when he was confronted by security guards.

"One of the security guards was assaulted and there were two police officers, who were in plain clothes at the time, in the supermarket who rendered assistance to the security guards," he said.

"The male behaved rather aggressively and was placed onto the ground by those police officers, he was later identified as losing consciousness."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-27/nt-alice-springs-coles-supermarket-death-in-custody/105344116

Many of them live out in the middle of no where are bored and out of work, surrounded by criminals and go no where in life, not much you can really do

Bonus points: Welcome to Alice Springs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MleJyK10uz0

https://youtu.be/YGz1Tiaying?t=3030

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Who's down voting this? How can people dislike hard objective data?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Because your statement reads as “people dying isn’t good but this affects fuck all people”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's what my comment was. I was just confused about why some other guy who just dropped the facts and data was being downvoted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Because his contexless stats is just 13/50 for indigenous Australians. I know it's popular with American conservatives to say that black people deserve it, but we can do better.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Well it’s a discussion in bad taste. I don’t really know how to explain more because this should be obvious already why people wouldn’t like seeing it.

I can present a report on an extremely low LTIFR right after a workplace fatality and watch as I never get to present data in that room again.

Turning around and saying “but it’s factual!” isn’t going to get a “you’re right. Good job mate”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Well it’s a discussion in bad taste.

Lemmy is super left wing progressive, nothing to do with bad taste, this is the current top comment:

Aussie racist fuckwit attitude

Where have I seen this before? https://youtu.be/0lcYP_zOOXg?t=134 😁

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

So an article about something is fine. But some hard data related to the article that proves the articles core tenant is false is "in bad taste". Is this cos u don't like the the reality of the facts and prefer the false reality? U would rather push a false narrative because it aligns with your belies? Misinformation is OK when I agree with it?

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