Be glad you're not an Australian Aborigine

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CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's prime minister announced plans Thursday to ban pornography and alcohol for Aborigines in northern areas and tighten control over their welfare benefits to fight child sex abuse among them.

You know, I don't see how this will really stop them from doing this. Studies show that there is no coorelation between the availablity of pornography and rape.

Some Aboriginal leaders rejected the plan as paternalistic and said the measures were discriminatory and would violate the civil rights of the country's original inhabitants.

And why just the Aborigines? Don't white people in Australia rape people too?

The report said the abuse was fueled by endemic alcohol abuse, unemployment, poverty and other factors causing a breakdown in traditional society.

I think of these, alcohol is the least strongest contributor of the bunch. Unemployment and poverty do much more damage.

The plan angered some Aboriginal leaders, who said it was the kind of government behavior that has disenfranchised Aborigines and created the problems in the first place. They also complained they had not been consulted; the government had not previously indicated it was considering such action.

If it can happen there, how long will it be before it happens here?

[Leonhart29]

It has in the past happened here - but you know they're just going about it the wrong way. Instead of hindering the Aborigines why don't they help them? I hate to say this but it's just more prejudice getting in the way of humanity.

[Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi]

Since when has banning alcohol use STOPPED the use of alcohol? Or anything for that matter?

Leon has the right idea, help, not hinder. That's the only way to fix things. Of course, they need to be careful on how exactly to help (affirmative action NOT being the way to do it...).

[ZombieDuke]

I watched this story on the BBC news is morning, and my mother and I were in shock over it! I mean, if you even tried something like that here, the Aboriginal's would be bringing down the goverment! What are they gonna do next? Open residental schools?

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The thing I really see happening is white people buying alcohol and then selling it to the Aborigines at inflated prices. It's just like drug dealers used to do with food stamps here in the USA.

[ZombieDuke]

The thing I really see happening is white people buying alcohol and then selling it to the Aborigines at inflated prices. It's just like drug dealers used to do with food stamps here in the USA.

That sounds like what happend in Canada until... oh god... the late 70s-early 80s I think?

[Guest Big Samurai]

I find myself reminded of Rabbit Proof Fence, even though that's New Zealand and not Australia.