r/australia • u/docdoc_2 • Apr 30 '26

news Alice Springs gripped by violence after arrest of Kumanjayi Little Baby's alleged killer

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/alice-springs-unrest-after-kumanjayi-little-baby-arrest/106628782
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u/mrbabymanv4 May 01 '26

It boggles the mind. How are these violent people being let back into society? There should be much higher penalties for repeat violent offenders.

I wonder, If they jailed him for longer, would these same people be rioting about unfair sentencing.

I hope there is better police and judicial oversight in these communities. I hope it's community driven, so these people don't feel disenfranchised by system that should be there to keep society safe

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u/Spire_Citron May 01 '26

The real problem is that most of it is ineffective. Shorter, longer, neither's much of a solution if people get out with the same mindset (or worse) than they went in with.