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Listed below are comments made by HeavyWoollenWhite between Saturday, 4th July 2009 and Saturday, 4th July 2009.

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The great fly-over problem 08:27am on 04 Jul 2009 Having visited my brother in Perth WA several times I must say how shocked I am at the treatment of the Aborigines by the vast numbers of ordinary people in Australia, typical example is when having a riverside picnic with 30 or so white Australians and a few UK ex-pats, then after a few hours of drinking and eating the party was very much in full swing when a group of about 7 Aborigines came and sat under a tree about 100 feet away and were having a drinking session of their own. The mood in the party instantly changed as mobile phones were brandished and calls were made to the local constabulary to come and move the group along. After we the English questioned the need as we saw the Aboriginal group were only doing what our own group were doing yet in a much more sedate manner!! I dont think a group consisting of English people in same social positions ie most of the group were teachers, medical professionals, and senior management would have instantly called the police if a group of black people happened to sit in the same park as they did and were causing no problems.
What was a worse indictment I think was that within ten minutes two police cars actually turned up and moved the group of Aborigines from the spot from which they were sitting! A Police officer then walked over to our group and upon further discussion requested we call them back if the group or any other aboriginal groups were spotted in the park disturbing peoples afternoons. I took the officer to task requesting him to explain why they even felt the need to turn up. These people were not causing a nuisance other than the fact they were doing the same as we were, i got the response that they were not welcome in this park and made the place look untidy!
The Australians within the group couldnt understand why i wasnt happy about the situation. Again i think its a shame in the 21st century that this kind of blatant harassment and bullying of an indigenous group can systematically and institutionally be carried out in what is considered a Western society. I felt i was in 1970s South Africa. It will take a long long time before these people get the help they deserve

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