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Lajamanu and the Law - Better version

Each year around december and January the Lajamanu Warlpiri community hold an important Men's Initiation Ceremony for the young men. It is called the Kurdiji and lasts for several weeks. It is a ri...  
 
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SPLIMLETLET (5 months ago) Show Hide
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I wonder if the police have offered some kind of apology? Were they aware at the time that they where encroaching on a ceremonial ground?
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SoMuchGlitter (1 year ago) Show Hide
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thank you for taking the time to make this video. and good job on using a media like youtube.
i would love to sit and talk with you more. i am learning more each day and i will teach my children too.
jesusknowskungfu (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Why are these guys always out of breath!??
zebrabeefanclub (1 year ago) Show Hide
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They've done that in the past in other cultures, storm into churches during mass, weddings and funerals. What's the response been. And by the way, I have it on good authority that the young fellow in question was being pursued over a minor traffic offense, To my knowledge that does not constitute a criminal act.
mysty0 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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gunfet you raise some vaild points but in absolute ignorance, i will will proceed to punch holes in your theory right now....

ok so hypothetically the police have genuine cause for concern to enter.....

why bring a woman into a sacred mans camp?

similar analogy can be made to a woman in police custody is suspect to be withholding something ... does she get stripped by male police officers?
but of course in your fucked up perception blacks dont deserve this discretion.
cyberswaggie (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Its not their job to speak for the police. And yes we have parlaimentary priviledge and journalist priviledge and sanctity of confession and have had the innadmissability of testimony by spouses and all sorts so whats new. Would you expect your kids uni entrance exams tohave police walk in to questioin a student or wait for an appropriate moment? Its not rocket science its just real r e s p e c t. We all have to show it to get it.
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You talk about respecting the "law" what a joke. When Aboriginal people start actually respecting the law in the NT then i would actually care about someone accidently going to your ceremony. What a load of hypocritic bullshit. Stop whinging.
mysty0 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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now you are labeling all aboriginals as law breakers, your justification for not giving a fuck is perverse to begin with. I dont believe you do have the capacity to change your views as you are already using irrational logic to satisfy your need to persecute another culture.
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