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Absolutely Alison, something must be done about this, this morning I saw the report on the BBC about the disturbance last night, surely convicted prisoners are treated better than these poor people, I can't believe our own government is doing this to people, this is the worst treatment of people I have ever seen in this country, but I guess some of the indigenous people would disagree. This is absolutely horrendous. Rob Kennedy ----- Original Message ----- From: Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:04 am Subject: Hypocrisies > I see, after the terrible riots in the Woomera Detention Camp last > night, that the Australian Government is being told by pscyhologists > that "if you treat people in extreme ways, they will act in extreme > ways", and that the despair these people are living with is affecting > their mental health. > > Naturally enough, the government says they're just "criminals". > > For those who don't know, these people - asylum seekers from > countries like Iraq and Afghanistan - are held indefinitely in camps > in the middle of the desert, prisons run by a private company run by > an ex-FBI officer, while their visas are considered, a process which > can take years. We're the only country in the world which does this. > > There are 290 children at the centre. > > I think it's about time we put away the notion that Australia is a > "generous" country. > > Alison > > -- > > > Alison Croggon > > Home page > http://www.users.bigpond.co > Masthead > http: >