Last week's Concert FM News Bulletins quoted a man claiming to be a former Manus Island Detention Centre guard who alleged acts of violence and child abuse by a number of the detainees. He argued this was the major reason why New Zealand should not accept any of the detainees.
I suddenly realised – children being detained at the Manus Island Detention Centre? Child detainees? Child detainees being abused?
And for that reason – child detainees being abused – New Zealand should not accept any child detainees?
It's a logic error I doubt many people would've caught. But in effect it says that being the victim of abuse makes one guilty of that abuse.
The children are put on show then they are shoved back down into the abyss and the lid slammed back on top. Cardsharks-R-Us work. I fail to see why I should condone it.
W Parish, Bellevue.
2 comments
Can only agree
Posted on 25-11-2017 16:38 | By MISS ADVENTURE
It is clear for example in the EU, the il-conceived idea of refugees havign free=for-all entry to the EU has had major effects upon the normal EU way of life as many misfits bring with them their views and actions that are certainly not accpetbale in teh EU/weswtern Countries. Why should our Government (that is meant to protect its people) then expose us to such people? To do otherwise is to ignore reality, deliberately cause harm and more, silly run riot!!!!
Incorrect
Posted on 26-11-2017 08:28 | By astex
I think you may have missed something in the report that you heard. The report stated that the detainees, or many of them, were traveling into the nearby town and breaking all sorts of laws including rape and child abuse. Detainees are claiming that it will be unsafe for them to move to the new facility as they will be at risk from the locals. I wonder why the locals would be so hostile to people that abuse their womenfolk and children? If some of the detainees are likely to commit these crimes why on earth would we want them here?
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