Christmas Island
Nov. 10th, 2015 05:50 pmChristmas Island unrest: Five injured as security forces take control of detention centre (SMH 10 November 2015)
Police backup flown in to Christmas Island as detention centre unrest continues (SMH 10 November 2015)
Riot breaks out at Christmas Island detention centre after detainee death: reports (SMH 8 November 2015)
Christmas Island detention centre: Peter Dutton blames riot on 'core group of criminals' as extra police sent to restore order (ABC 10 November 2015)
I was puzzled at first as to why Immigration Minister Peter Dutton was keen to remind us that Christmas Island now houses many criminals due for deportation on character grounds, but that serves two purposes: one, it shifts the spotlight away from asylum seekers, refugees, visa over-stayers, and non-violent criminals in the centre; two, if anyone had got killed, it would've make the authorities' actions seem more reasonable.
Police backup flown in to Christmas Island as detention centre unrest continues (SMH 10 November 2015)
Riot breaks out at Christmas Island detention centre after detainee death: reports (SMH 8 November 2015)
Christmas Island detention centre: Peter Dutton blames riot on 'core group of criminals' as extra police sent to restore order (ABC 10 November 2015)
I was puzzled at first as to why Immigration Minister Peter Dutton was keen to remind us that Christmas Island now houses many criminals due for deportation on character grounds, but that serves two purposes: one, it shifts the spotlight away from asylum seekers, refugees, visa over-stayers, and non-violent criminals in the centre; two, if anyone had got killed, it would've make the authorities' actions seem more reasonable.