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Last night, leg passed that expunges the criminal records of people whose 'crime' was to be removed from their mother as a child. Yesterday I witnessed this with Larry Walsh, a member of the Stolen Gen who endured the injustice of this criminal record all his life. #springst pic.twitter.com/cxYxnwvmWr
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Rowan White
@rowanw66
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Aug 23 |
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Good. Ourageousß it was necessary. More outrageous still that so-called 'authorities' gave these records the meaning they did & acted with such prejudice.
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Claire G. Coleman
@clairegcoleman
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Aug 23 |
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Awesome that it has been finally fixed. So sad it took so long.
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nayook.
@ni_ruh
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Aug 23 |
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Sort of fixed. Many Stolen kids collected further charges (my favourite one is evading detention) and have criminal records to this day, as we have no statute for spent convictions. Many were abused and are traumatised. Many Stolen have had their children taken off them.
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nayook.
@ni_ruh
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Aug 23 |
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This is ofc one of the most significant steps toward reparations in history, but for some survivors it’s still only a step.
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Blake Hepworth
@Blakehepworth
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Aug 23 |
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Just awful that this was still a thing
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Pat Simons
@prrsimons
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Aug 23 |
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Awesome. Great work.
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Nell Butler #cep
@Erythrina5
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Aug 23 |
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Its a start. This policy only ended in 1991. I was charged with being "exposed to moral danger" for being sexually assaulted in 1989. I was 13. Attacker was 20 then, so is 49 now. Because I was charged, he was not. I would like him charged. Govt records incl his name & address.
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Nell Butler #cep
@Erythrina5
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Aug 23 |
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Important that this scheme leads to the Vic gov working with police & survivors to finally charge the adults who committed crimes against children- the crimes children were charged with being victims of. Esp with sexual assault in the 80s & 90s as offenders are still very alive.
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Leroy Vroussard
@VeniceDjayz
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Aug 24 |
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Man does Larry look happy!
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Mino Taur
@Mino_tauri
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Aug 25 |
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Whoaw 🙏🏿🙏🏿
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Peter Campbell
@peterc_150
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Aug 26 |
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Great work Lidia, keep it up!
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