Wizard
As someone who has a family with a long navel and military history I today stand ashamed at the Australian Customs action of not retrieving the bodies of the lost that drowned off Christmas Island. How can a country allow these bodies to float in the ocean as fish food. Shame Australia, Yes this is political and probably not the place to air it, but at the moment I am very disgusted, ****ed off, with my country's action. Advance Australia fair, Bull****.
Allan
Swaggie
Subscriberfrom the news i read:
THE bodies of dozens of asylum seekers have been left at sea because Australian authorities are too busy rescuing the living from stricken vessels.
Read more: Asylum seeker bodies left at sea as authorities stretched | News.com.au
preventing further loss of life should be number one priority.
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your fix to the problem would be?Originally Posted by Allan
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Master
I know this will cause a lot of comment but as far as I am concerned the queue jumpers can all drown.
Get in line, fill out the correct papers and wait your turn. If these people have so little respect for our laws trying to get here then they are most likely not going to respect them when they are here. I do feel sorry for the kids dragged along though.
There are many people that feel the same as me, just too scared to say it.
Wizard
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In bad taste and not worth a comment. Oh bugger, I just commented...
Master
Yes, the priority should be for rescuing the living.
What a lot of people fail to realise is just how far away Christmas Island and Cocos Island are from the mainland, and the logistics issues involved in SAR in that part of the world. From Port Headland to these islands is akin to SYD to NZ.
Master
Tough decision to make, it was never going to look good leaving the bodies out there, but when there are living people to be rescued that is where the effort needs to be directed and I support that decision fully.
If all outstanding rescues are completed then it would be nice if they could have a look for the bodies if practicable.
Swaggie
I understand your sentiment but it's not quite as you state.
They should be applying for asylum in the first country (that is signatory to the CRSR) they get to. Not trying to get to Australia. Then they can be re-settled worldwide.
Turning back the boats sounds like a step in the right direction.
Wizard
A hard choice to have to make, but, no different to the same choice made when one of our own fishermen or yachties gets lost at sea.
One actually has little chance of survival out there unprotected for more than a day or so at the best of times.
The only choice is to keep searching for survivors, after a couple of days, even that has slim chances of finding any left alive.
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