Australian detention centre set ablaze in riots

[News_Editor]

Australian detention centre set ablaze in riots

2011-04-21 08:36:43 GMT+7 (ICT)

SYDNEY (BNO NEWS) -- Dozens of asylum-seekers set fire to their detention center in the Australian city of Sydney, authorities said Thursday.

A Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) spokesman said about 100 detainees torched nine buildings inside the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre overnight. The disturbance within the Fowler complex included a medical centre, a kitchen, laundry and computer room.

Emergency services were working throughout the morning to restore order. New South Wales Police assisted the detention services provider, Serco, to deal with the issues, while firefighters were trying to extinguish the fires.

Earlier, The Australian reported the asylum-seekers pelted firefighters with roof tiles and other debris as they tried to battle blazes at the facility, which houses around 400 detainees. The chaos erupted on Wednesday afternoon after a protest led by 13 asylum seekers, who were allegedly upset at not getting visas to remain in Australia, escalated dramatically. Three or four detainees still remain on the roof and are refusing to come down.

The DIAC's spokesman said a full police investigation would be conducted to identify the perpetrators.

The government's workplace safety regulator, Comcare, has been investigating the conditions at Villawood as part of a wide-ranging investigation. Australia's detention centres have recently been plagued by violent riots, suicides and self-harm attempts.

Last month, a violent riot erupted at Christmas Island's high security detention centre in the Indian Ocean following a mass breakout. In the past eight months, six people have died in detention.

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-04-21

[ozzydom]

And these are the same people asking to be let loose into the Australian community.

Simple solution, identify the culprits and send them straight back to whence they came, preferably on the same leaky boats they arrived on.

[geriatrickid]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

[Steely Dan]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

Actually this PC coyness is both patronising as well as damaging because in the absence of confirmation of nationality people will draw their own conclusions anyway and resent the non-disclosure at the same time.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110421/wl_afp/australiaimmigrationprotest

[coma]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

I will have 59 each way on Aghan, Iraqi, Sudanese or Sri Lankans being involved.

[koheesti]

If you don't let me live with you in your house at your expense I'm going to vandalise your property until you agree? Is that about it?

[coma]

That is what it is about in thier minds. In reality it will harm thier application because they now may get a criminal record for actions taken during the riot if police were to press charges. Instant NO ENTRY.

[Wallaby]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

You hit the nail on the head. Watch the news on our country, it is illegal for the media to profile any 'alleged' criminal by race, that includes aborigines.

So basically what you get is a description of a (usual) 'male, 5ft 11in, short black hair, medium build. Helloooo, how about saying it like it is so that us public have a chance of identifying. Oh, sorry, unless the alleged criminal is white, then they can say he/she is caucasion.

Absolutely amazing it is. Drives Joe Public crazy.

[koheesti]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

The same thing happened in the story about a bomb plot in Germany that was stopped. The article described the man only as a German citizen but later in the article they mentioned the plot was busted because of a tip given to the German embassy in Pakistan. So obviously the culprit wasn't a Hans or Franz.

[champken]

The Australians really should have learnt their lesson by looking at what the once Great Britain has become, full of every low life scum you can think of and all in the name of multiculturalism which i and everybody else never had the chance to vote if we wanted it or not....by all means help these poor, persecuted people but in their own country

[Ulysses G.]

Most Australians seem to be very politically correct - as long as the issue is about other countries.

Edited April 22, 2011 by Ulysses G.

[Steely Dan]

Most Australians seem to be very politically correct - as long as the issue is about other countries.

I think we can safely conclude that if said assylum applicants were able to construct rockets and fire them into residential areas it would not help their cause either, even though by seeking freedom from persecution back home they could be termed 'freedom fighters'.

[Steely Dan]

The Australians really should have learnt their lesson by looking at what the once Great Britain has become, full of every low life scum you can think of and all in the name of multiculturalism which i and everybody else never had the chance to vote if we wanted it or not....by all means help these poor, persecuted people but in their own country

Yes agreed. The liberal left have done more to undermine freedoms and British society than Adolf Hitler ever managed. Only the other day an ex-serviceman was jailed for 70 days for burning a Quran, whilst some of our new multi-cultural influx are fined a paltry fifty quid for burning union jacks and poppies on rememberance day.

[chooka]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

They are from Afganistan. Was reported in Australian media. Some were transfered from Christmas Island after the fires and riots there. These people have now relinquished any rights to stay in Australia. They came ilegaly trying to queue jump and then commit criminal acts whilst here. Should be towed back out to sea and sunk if they tried to re enter Australian waters. Australia has enough criminals and don't need to import boat loads of them.

[bangkokeddy]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

The same thing happened in the story about a bomb plot in Germany that was stopped. The article described the man only as a German citizen but later in the article they mentioned the plot was busted because of a tip given to the German embassy in Pakistan. So obviously the culprit wasn't a Hans or Franz.

So what is the name of the culprit and where he comes from?

It was the suspect himself who send some emails to the embassy in Pakistan. That guy was a blackmailer, all what he wanted was money. Not a terrorist, not a hooligan - an extortionist.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/03/31/idINIndia-56033920110331

The culprit is a German, 25 years old. His grandparents had probably an Aryan certificate and his name is not Iskandar.

Obviously are here only the xenophobes.

[chooka]

If you don't let me live with you in your house at your expense I'm going to vandalise your property until you agree? Is that about it?

Sooooo true. It is like someone kicking in the front door of your house and just wandering in. demand that you and the family get of the sofa to make room for them. Send you off to work each day to support them whilst they lounge around the house all day, raid your fridge and drink all your beers. Then they complain that you are late home to make dinner and massage thier smelly feet.

[Crushdepth]

Earlier, The Australian reported the asylum-seekers pelted firefighters with roof tiles and other debris as they tried to battle blazes at the facility

It doesn't matter where they are from, if they behave like this who wants them? Why should firefighters have to put up with that crap?

Edited April 22, 2011 by Crushdepth

[Steely Dan]

If you don't let me live with you in your house at your expense I'm going to vandalise your property until you agree? Is that about it?

Sooooo true. It is like someone kicking in the front door of your house and just wandering in. demand that you and the family get of the sofa to make room for them. Send you off to work each day to support them whilst they lounge around the house all day, raid your fridge and drink all your beers. Then they complain that you are late home to make dinner and massage thier smelly feet.

You could also add change the laws of the land to suit them and protect them from 'discrimination' whilst allowing them to continue their intolerant misogynistic, homophobic and racist behaviour in deference to their so called religious beliefs.

[bangkokeddy]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

You hit the nail on the head. Watch the news on our country, it is illegal for the media to profile any 'alleged' criminal by race, that includes aborigines.

So basically what you get is a description of a (usual) 'male, 5ft 11in, short black hair, medium build. Helloooo, how about saying it like it is so that us public have a chance of identifying. Oh, sorry, unless the alleged criminal is white, then they can say he/she is caucasion.

Absolutely amazing it is. Drives Joe Public crazy.

Its a sane move. It protects also the white people.

Imagine someone would start to argue that the Anglo-australians, the white people, should go home where they came from.

[coma]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

You hit the nail on the head. Watch the news on our country, it is illegal for the media to profile any 'alleged' criminal by race, that includes aborigines.

So basically what you get is a description of a (usual) 'male, 5ft 11in, short black hair, medium build. Helloooo, how about saying it like it is so that us public have a chance of identifying. Oh, sorry, unless the alleged criminal is white, then they can say he/she is caucasion.

Absolutely amazing it is. Drives Joe Public crazy.

Its a sane move. It protects also the white people.

Imagine someone would start to argue that the Anglo-australians, the white people, should go home where they came from.

Well why don't the entire world population pack up and move back to Africa where we ALL come from originally. Running around as a bunch of Apes.

[Spoonman]

They are from Afganistan. Was reported in Australian media. Some were transfered from Christmas Island after the fires and riots there. These people have now relinquished any rights to stay in Australia. They came ilegaly trying to queue jump and then commit criminal acts whilst here. Should be towed back out to sea and sunk if they tried to re enter Australian waters. Australia has enough criminals and don't need to import boat loads of them.

Going to the effort to tow them back out to sea sounds expensive, cap the fookers point blank then send the family an invoice for the bullet.

[bangkokeddy]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

You hit the nail on the head. Watch the news on our country, it is illegal for the media to profile any 'alleged' criminal by race, that includes aborigines.

So basically what you get is a description of a (usual) 'male, 5ft 11in, short black hair, medium build. Helloooo, how about saying it like it is so that us public have a chance of identifying. Oh, sorry, unless the alleged criminal is white, then they can say he/she is caucasion.

Absolutely amazing it is. Drives Joe Public crazy.

Its a sane move. It protects also the white people.

Imagine someone would start to argue that the Anglo-australians, the white people, should go home where they came from.

Well why don't the entire world population pack up and move back to Africa where we ALL come from originally. Running around as a bunch of Apes.

Better continue to do what humans have always done - migrate.

Stay human and don't don't call your fellow migrant an illegal.

[Wallaby]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

You hit the nail on the head. Watch the news on our country, it is illegal for the media to profile any 'alleged' criminal by race, that includes aborigines.

So basically what you get is a description of a (usual) 'male, 5ft 11in, short black hair, medium build. Helloooo, how about saying it like it is so that us public have a chance of identifying. Oh, sorry, unless the alleged criminal is white, then they can say he/she is caucasion.

Absolutely amazing it is. Drives Joe Public crazy.

Its a sane move. It protects also the white people.

Imagine someone would start to argue that the Anglo-australians, the white people, should go home where they came from.

'protects also white people'. You obviously have no idea about Australalia do you? This may surprise you but we not long have a white australia policy.

It protects ALL australians, not just white.

I also think you will find that the deemed original inhabitants aren't jut 'one' people. Aborigines have different cultures and languages and history within themselves which makes it very difficult to ascertain just who are the original inhabitants and where did they come from.

[Wallaby]

Most Australians seem to be very politically correct - as long as the issue is about other countries.

Most? And you base this on what?

Just flaming again are you?

Please feel free to educate us all with your knowledge.

We are far too politically correct for our own good and as another poster said, I wish we could learn from what has happened with other countries such as the UK.

Edited April 22, 2011 by Wallaby

[bangkokeddy]

Read the article closely. Do you see any mention of where the detainees come from? Are they Angry Americans? Silly Swedes? Saucy Spaniards? We'll never know, as political correctness and privacy laws discourage country of origin statements..

You hit the nail on the head. Watch the news on our country, it is illegal for the media to profile any 'alleged' criminal by race, that includes aborigines.

So basically what you get is a description of a (usual) 'male, 5ft 11in, short black hair, medium build. Helloooo, how about saying it like it is so that us public have a chance of identifying. Oh, sorry, unless the alleged criminal is white, then they can say he/she is caucasion.

Absolutely amazing it is. Drives Joe Public crazy.

Its a sane move. It protects also the white people.

Imagine someone would start to argue that the Anglo-australians, the white people, should go home where they came from.

'protects also white people'. You obviously have no idea about Australalia do you? This may surprise you but we not long have a white australia policy.

It protects ALL australians, not just white.

I also think you will find that the deemed original inhabitants aren't jut 'one' people. Aborigines have different cultures and languages and history within themselves which makes it very difficult to ascertain just who are the original inhabitants and where did they come from.

So what? Guess to where the brave xenophobe people who rant here against other migrants belong.

[Wallaby]

Better continue to do what humans have always done - migrate.

Stay human and don't don't call your fellow migrant an illegal.

Australians call a spade a spade. They are illegal and that is why we call them illegal immigrants. This is not just an australian phenomenon.

[Wallaby]

They are from Afganistan. Was reported in Australian media. Some were transfered from Christmas Island after the fires and riots there. These people have now relinquished any rights to stay in Australia. They came ilegaly trying to queue jump and then commit criminal acts whilst here. Should be towed back out to sea and sunk if they tried to re enter Australian waters. Australia has enough criminals and don't need to import boat loads of them.

Wasn't being a criminal once the ticket to get to Australia?

Btw. How do the Anglo-australians behave in Afghanistan?

Being a criminal was once a way to get deported from your own country yes. But you didn't have to be a criminal to come.

How do you think they behave in afghanistan and what does that have to do with anything?

Edited April 22, 2011 by Wallaby

[Wallaby]

So what? Guess to where the brave xenophobe people who rant here against other migrants belong.

To what are you referring when you say 'so what'?

[bangkokeddy]

Better continue to do what humans have always done - migrate.

Stay human and don't don't call your fellow migrant an illegal.

Australians call a spade a spade. They are illegal and that is why we call them illegal immigrants. This is not just an australian phenomenon.

Migrants calling migrants illegal. Spades telling other spades ' spades not welcome in Australia'.

Imagine these foreigners would come with their navy and air force. What you would think about that?

[Wallaby]

Better continue to do what humans have always done - migrate.

Stay human and don't don't call your fellow migrant an illegal.

Australians call a spade a spade. They are illegal and that is why we call them illegal immigrants. This is not just an australian phenomenon.

Migrants calling migrants illegal. Spades telling other spades ' spades not welcome in Australia'.

Imagine these foreigners would come with their navy and air force. What you would think about that?

Migrants calling migrants illegal? Are you thick or something. Migrants are welcome to come here, just not illegally, that is why they are illegal immigrants. If they go through the proper process and are accepted then they are welcome to come and live here. Same as any country.

They illegally enter the country and are held in detention until it can be determined if they are genuine assylym seekers. If they are then they are assisted in moving into the community, if they aren't then they get sent back.

If the foreigners come with their navy and airforce and win the fight then so be it. That's what happens in the world, always has been. If I didn't like it then I would go live somewhere else, legally of course.

Edited April 22, 2011 by Wallaby