this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
124 points (97.0% liked)

Australia

3611 readers
219 users here now

A place to discuss Australia and important Australian issues.

Before you post:

If you're posting anything related to:

If you're posting Australian News (not opinion or discussion pieces) post it to Australian News

Rules

This community is run under the rules of aussie.zone. In addition to those rules:

Banner Photo

Congratulations to @Tau@aussie.zone who had the most upvoted submission to our banner photo competition

Recommended and Related Communities

Be sure to check out and subscribe to our related communities on aussie.zone:

Plus other communities for sport and major cities.

https://aussie.zone/communities

Moderation

Since Kbin doesn't show Lemmy Moderators, I'll list them here. Also note that Kbin does not distinguish moderator comments.

Additionally, we have our instance admins: @lodion@aussie.zone and @Nath@aussie.zone

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Way too soft a punishment imo

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure she is, just like Elizabeth Warren is a Cherokee Princess.

[–] snacksthanks@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think that questioning her indigenous status here is helpful. Whether that was rightly or wrongly applied as a mitigating factor in her sentence for this particular crime, it's likely that inter-generational disadvantage played a role in her life. Not an excuse for killing an old guy due to negligence in my opinion though.

[–] nevernevermore@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

it’s likely that inter-generational disadvantage played a role in her life. Not an excuse for killing an old guy due to negligence in my opinion though.

Thank you for bringing some nuance to this discussion. She's guilty, that much is true. Now, do people here want justice/revenge? or do they want rehabilition?

[–] snacksthanks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Guess we've got some racists in this space. Probably came across from the aus subreddit, which was toxic as fuck.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree, supporting blatantly false claims of minority status and the soft bigotry of lowered expectations?

Pretty low.

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is it “blatantly” false?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Tell me more about the systemic racism the white blonde lady with a Norman surname in Melbourne faces on a daily basis.

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah so you’re just being a prick to Aboriginal people.

Tell me why you think an Aboriginal person might have white skin, blonde hair, and a Norman surname?

They won't. A colonizer trying to leech resources will though.