Inside the isolation cells where Australian kids are imprisoned | In the Box | Short Documentary

[@nadiadimartino4935]

2:35 No, lady, I would NOT treat my dog like that. What is wrong with people!!??

[@dannybee5556]

To all the bleeding hearts out there, go live in Townsville, Darwin or Alice Springs and understand why these kids get locked up.

[@jillguldbransen5700]

Understandable. Perhaps high fences tipped with barb wire and large guard dogs? Or drive an old car and live in a shed with nothing to steal. Or teach them how to play music at local community centre. Govt isn't going to solve all the issues born of colonial class warfare and last option, you can leave.

[@AlanP-n8h]

💯

[@gigi20261ll]

Cut it out!!!! It's the parents and carers. What are these kids doing out at night if they're so child like?? Stop collecting the money and being lazy! I'm aboriginal and i raised my aboriginal children to have respect and go to school. I've never had an issue with the law and I come from a small town and from a disfuntional family but I raised my kids right. Its lazy parenting! If you don't know where your kids are at night then that's a problem

[@Lassieandfriends]

The second you said severe mental disability …. What they did from that point on was incredibly wrong. As the mum of a little girl who has disabilities and can often exhibit violent behaviour this makes me feel sick. It is also the exact reason I deal with everything on our own and don’t ask for help. It’s terrifying and so damaging for kids with mental health and disabilities. Absolutely needs to stop!! They don’t need to treat them like that! It’s inhumane.

[@allialias]

The girl has brain damage from her mother's drinking. That is tragic and criminal. It is not going to change with punishment, learning new behavior, living in safety away from the general public condemnation for being unique. Such a nightmare.

[@my3pups]

Treat a human like an animal and they'll act like an animal. This is so heartbreaking. Poor child just needs someone to genuinely love and understand her and be treated with some dignity!!

[@soundknight]

That's not how it will play out. Fantasy land.

hahaha.. go live with them. then come back and talk crap

[@harrietking8768]

@soundknight So sad.

[@Deadpan9696]

@@soundknight Oh yeah. How should it play out in your realistic land? Continue to treat children like animals??? Brilliant suggestion lol

[@thainoi888]

I'm a YW with this challenging kids, I recommend you spend 24 hours with one of them, your reply will not be the same one you posted here, I treat this kids with respect and love, we can save some, some will go out to destroy local community as they feel the world is out to get them, this kids are street smart by way of knowing that they CAN get away with it until they are caught, some will learn and some will laugh until they turn 18 than life hit them harder unfortunately, please note I've been verbally/physically assaulted and NEVER reacts in anger or judge them so that in time this kids will feel safe with me. There's no simple answer but do understand, tough love is needed for some of this kids, my industry budget is cut by way of having a high turn over of staff especially in NSW, what this kids need the most is a face they see in out of home care until they leave, unfortunately politician don't see this, we give up a lot especially emotional and time for this kids, I've been doing this job for 9 years as I see kids some will do well and some not so well which is the worst part of my career, police and victim have it tough too by way of seeing them out on bail until it get worst.

[@aussieandy67]

I have been a youth worker most of my life. I have worked with the worst with positive results. Everytime a kid is exposed to institutions from Foster to Residential Care, Is what I did to Lock up or youth detention, they all acquire learned behaviours. Trauma past and present escalating them doesn't help at all. Police need more youth training making kids hate you is Counter productive 😢 LEARNED BEHAVIOURS ARE SURVIVAL SKILLS

[@DimitarBerberu]

The problem is the Corporatised (selfish) Governments, where profit is more important than Social Values :( The Western values are Hypocritical :(pretend to be nice outside, just like the video inside )

[@loulouedmo]

An isolation cell? For a little girl? The evil in this world 💔

[@sharonmcmahon6535]

Not just a little girl though she has a disability as well, why are they on the streets to start with.

[@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621]

​@@sharonmcmahon6535 why are they not holding the parents accountable?? Like has the grandmother actually done anything?? Also FYI, the disabled community find the whole "has the mind of" to be ableist. In regards to her situation, this is where we should consulting disabled people *themselves* and not non disabled people, as they don't really know what it's like for disabled folk

[@astrovarius543]

@@sharonmcmahon6535 "why are they on the streets to start with?" Because the parents who inflicted her with a disability (foetal alcohol syndrome) refuse to take responsibility for their choices and have passed that onto her.

[@joelhungerford8388]

​@@sharonmcmahon6535 that little girl has a criminal record that would even make some adult criminals blush... Why is it that because she happens to be indigenous that we refuse to even want to discuss the culpability of family and culture in this?!

[@Deadpan9696]

@@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621 Yes because I am sure the Australian Government has provided enough resources to help educate and assist the grandmother. You seem to be very clued in to how Australia handles mental health hahahaha

[@FirstLast-hf2ub]

The Ministers response is baffling.

[@jillguldbransen5700]

Not really. To hold the media mob at bay for upcoming election and keep Qld voters on side she has folded to the loudest voices. Protect the community, sacrifice those who cannot vote.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

The minister is spot on. It's about bloody time law enforcement takes action and the victims get justice.

[@epre93]

It's baffling because there is no easy answer. FASD is underdiagnosed and swept under the rug in australia that can have significant lifelong impact, even with all the 'right'supports in place. Realistically, 40% of kids that have been diagnosed with autism of adhd in the last 10 years probably have FASD, but we aren't ready as a society to address that yet. We value our 'drinking culture' over our futures.

[@FirstLast-hf2ub]

Politics aren’t an excuse not to engage with straightforward questions. She isn’t protecting the community by upholding a system that leads to reoffence. She shuts down entirely instead of appeasing both sides by communicating an interest in solutions while emphasising community safety. Unless the community _wants_ retributive justice 🤷

[@D35tr0]

Ah, comment deleted/censored, other opinions are not valid obviously. This video is symptomatic of a broader issue within the community, of parents that that absent, generally through drug and alcohol addictions. The kids are subsequently left to raise themselves and this is the end result. Need to treat the cause of the problem, not lament the outcomes.

[@DimitarBerberu]

& the cause is the Capitalist System (Addiction expert Gabor Mate - The System is sick more than the addicts). The problem is the Corporatised (selfish) Governments, where profit is more important than SOCIAL VALUES :( The Western values are Hypocritical :(pretend to be nice outside, just like the video inside )

[@danielwaters476]

So how is locking kids up so they are put into a system that statistically guarantees they will reoffend helping?

[@astrovarius543]

The girl has foetal alcohol syndrome. that alone supports what you're saying.

[@SW-oy5zw]

The point is that they are harming these children.

[@Deadpan9696]

Ok so we should get rid of alcohol and drugs by your logic hahahaha. I hope you werent educated in Australia hahahahaha

[@blobby-ur7vn]

why do cops have to put up with this? these kids need to be cared for or treated in a facility designed for these new problems society is facing. alcohol and drug affected babies growing up to have disabilities like this is horrible enough but this is not a policeman's job

[@naughtify-i3i]

i think you misunderstood the video, they arent disabled kids being put in the wrong place, they are kids being beat up and thrown in a concrete room for a week, its not like they have schizophrenia and needa be put in a psych ward

[@astrovarius543]

@@naughtify-i3i She has foetal alcohol syndrome. She is not mentally well and danger to herself and others.

[@joshuadalton6063]

It falls to the cops because certain people kept telling the government that putting these kids/people in facilities was discrimination. So instead they don't get the help they need and only dealt with by the cops once their behaviour goes to far.

[@Havingacrack]

100%

[@slnklryt]

Problem is parents don't know how to discipline there children

[@420Stoner66]

No one will say this is comfortable or that nothing is wrong with this, however, the justice system is not to blame. These children are missing something, education in respect and understanding cause and effect. Their problems start very early in their lives by developing behaviour patterns passed on from their parents and communities they grow up in. You can observe her survival tactics are throwing herself into "victimised" states instinctively and opportunistically. This behaviour pattern is not unique to a minority ,it is abundant within parts of society. Trying to "humanise" the justice system may have merit but will not solve the problems these people face, it will just reduce fears of being reprimanded and and make them more confident to continue living with no respect. People need to focus on the issues that cause these kids to behave in ways that put them into the system.

[@naughtify-i3i]

i think you might actually know nothing👍

[@berzerkfury1459]

​@@naughtify-i3i what are you on about? that was the most coherent and reasonable statement on here

[@astrovarius543]

Best, most sane comment

[@PEOPLEMUSTKNOW2022]

This is a child who has a trauma in the womb, born with a disability and then exposed to trauma after trauma, not cognitively able to do anything other than try to survive. Each experience triggers another trauma. You have no idea how absolutely devastating it is that there is no place where she can be loved and healed back to some form of health. Humanity, has let her down.

[@PEOPLEMUSTKNOW2022]

@@naughtify-i3i agreed

[@karenkennedy6293]

Then what do the experts in this documentary suggest? They’re all saying this shouldn’t happen, what should happen?

[@jamesaustralian9829]

They want QLD to be Alice springs, or Port Augusta - 1000+ break ins a year. Theft is beyond rampant. Shop prices super high as a result of the theft. Property prices in the dirt.

[@SW-oy5zw]

A documentary isn't suggesting solutions, it is documenting what is happening so the public is aware. Then the public may be able to take action and petition their representatives.

[@FirstLast-hf2ub]

I do wish they addressed that but not locking kids in a concrete box would be a start. Decreased time in temporary holding. Clean, approachable individual or dual person rooms - can still have plastic bedding if necessary but humanise them. Prevention (i.e. reduce poverty, improve mental health services, etc). These are just ideas I’m not an expert.

[@lucy.brenn4n]

Obviously not what they're doing to these poor bloody kids, if they are risk to themselves, they need counselling, support workers, home visits and discipline that isn't whatever the fuck this torture is. If need be, they have mental health issues etc; psychological evaluations and then be put into care at a facility equiped to properly deal with those issues: Hospitals etc

[@Hub3rtCumb3rdal3]

Maybe taking a leaf out of Sweden's book where prisons are built to help rehabilitate people rather than turn them into animals would be a start... A lot of these kids need help not to be treated harshly by a system set up to make them fail

[@janayabirdy]

Can you guys (SBS) do a check in with Ashley's Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania. It was supposed to be closed after a government Inquiry into the horrific abuse and treatment of children, however it is still not closed despite the deadline being up, nothing has been put in its place as a replacement or any news on what is being done

[@memeju1ce]

people in distress need help- not whatever this is…

[@sammihenry8220]

That's not distress it's a tantrum pure and simple

[@JacynJongerdon]

​@@sammihenry8220 EXACTLY 1000%

[@aliceb17]

@@sammihenry8220 she has FASD and ADHD, it's not that she's refusing to regulate her emotions and "behave", it's that she is physically and mentally unable to do so. She's the textbook definition of a vulnerable person in distress.

[@Deadpan9696]

@@sammihenry8220 You'd be able to recognise tantrums hey mate? I bet you love to have a whinge lol

[@Barbara-x9s]

Auztralia treats all their Indigenous peoples like this! Systemic auztralia is for everyone else to enjoy benefit and prosper from!

[@jaydubbelyoo]

They have a similar thing to the box in child/adolescent psych wards, called the timeout room. I was put in there because I was having a reaction to the antidepressant they had recently put me on. I watched a few kids taken to the ground, then dragged by their feet, down the corridor, into timeout. They hadn’t even raised their voices before the incident happened.

[@michaeltestro1643]

You are all liars

[@audreydoyle5268]

​@@michaeltestro1643 so you think it's ok for grown adults to fracture a child's hand and disturb their sleep, exacerbating their emotional disregulation which is usually part of their disability? Kids are being thrown around for something as simply as not following orders the first time they're called for dinner or meds. Regardless if you take the side of those who've experienced it, the video at the start ought to have been a wake up call to you: children are being systemically ab*sed.

[@luvghd]

Was this in Australia? Curious where as I have never heard of that happening here, sounds terrifying.

[@UzayTitanfall]

​@@luvghd Thats australia, logan psych ward is pretty bad. Ive seen logan and experienced private and the difference is night and day. Alot of people ive spoken to have had quiet traumatic experiences inside of public psych wards.

[@donnamills7939]

​@@luvghd ...YES, it's been happening in Australia behind closed doors for a very long time. I'm 40 & I was held in both youth & adult psychiatric facilities as a teen (beginning at age 13) where I experienced what was described in the above comment, many many times. Stripped naked, held down by multiple men, jabbed in the arse & left to rot in a seclusion cell. No food, water, toilet, window, fresh air or human contact.. for long periods at a time. I wasn't violent. This was punishment for having severe depression/anxiety & sometimes suicidal ideation. I was already a traumatized victim of the system.. a child abused ward of the state from infancy. As far as they were concerned, I was a lost cause. So I was placed in the too hard basket. Treated like an animal. It was a revolving door of trauma, mistreatment & complete lack of any real help. To be honest, it's a miracle that I made it out alive. I knew many who didn't. But the system isn't broken, it was designed this way!

[@kushanhewavitharana]

How many minutes allocated for the victims of crime here. So baffling

[@DimitarBerberu]

That was victim of State Crime. The problem is the Corporatised (selfish) Governments, where profit is more important than SOCIAL VALUES :( The Western values are Hypocritical :(pretend to be nice outside, just like the video inside )

[@markushiggins6236]

This is messed up, it shouldn't happen like this ever again

[@moonwolf6074]

Don't break the law

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

A kid in America I saw hurt his head on purpose and who had autism and died of self inflicted injuries and this is horrific to see in our justice department

[@Lizzzz90]

Thats happened to thousands of kids in the US.

[@colleendaniels5607]

Stop making excuses for these kids, they know right from wrong

[@kirstyenweary7059]

💯 per cent definitely agree they want to do adult crime's they can do the adult time

[@veronicalavery6542]

If under 18 , is any parent or family member contacted that young person is arrested or in this lock up for X -amount of days?

[@belindaanthony8779]

Parents are notified

[@Barbara-x9s]

Auztralia treats their indigenous peoples like this every single day - even in their homes!

[@Dylanesque]

This is difficult to watch. Adults physically abusing a child and there's no one to help? Nothing appears to have changed since I was a kid in care.

[@ian7033-qj9wg]

Theres no abuse here, get a grip kid.

[@zara-zq1oi]

3 big adult cops! Two males!! all for one little girl! This is sickening

[@donnamills7939]

I second that.

[@moonwolf6074]

What are you watching. because it's clear that you are not watching what everyone else is watching

[@Barbara-x9s]

​@@zara-zq1oi Auztralia puts children in spit hoods tied to chairs

[@pauline_raabe]

I am shocked and saddened by the comments by others saying it's okay to do this to such YOUNG children. Now I know why these kids are in such distress and pushed to their limit. Nobody cares about them, nor were they ever loved. Neglected all their lives. That's not an excuse. It's a reason. I am outraged and heartbroken. There are other ways to rehabilitate such young kids. This barrack treatment isn't one of them. The man with the horses is spot on. That's the right direction.

[@whimsy-chan1188]

I have no issue with this lockbox thing - its essentially a timeout and I have no sympathy for the girl.

[@DimitarBerberu]

The Western values are Hypocritical :(pretend to be nice outside, just like the video inside ) Look at the mirror

[@audreydoyle5268]

You think it's ok to prevent a child from receiving an education? Have you ever been to jail? Do you understand the psychological toll being put in a small, cold, white room with weeks and months on end does to an adult's mind, let alone a developing brain? It causes psychosis. How is that rehabilitating them for normal society?

[@mandyellis876]

@@audreydoyle5268 nobody’s ‘preventing a child from receiving an education’! This is what happens when you have no boundaries or consequences in your life!

[@solar1Aus]

What the heck, no way..... poor kid😢.. Where's their parents?, jail them for looking after them properly..

[@jameseddy5309]

THESE KIDS play the system…..stop being soft with them…they no right from wrong…enough is enough….😡😡

[@timothywait9457]

Jamesaddy there not being soft foul

[@aussieboi784]

Not sure how you could possibly think locking kids in solitary confinement is soft. Also when kids have mental disabilities (which statistically most people In the youth justice system do) they can't always tell right from wrong. That's why therapy is better for these kids than jail.

[@marilynshepherd6480]

THEY ARE KIDS WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU, it's illegal to lock kids up in adult cells.

[@6figurebrother.]

Sickening at the highest level ..And yes, it's a breach of human rights...

[@steveskrobot9496]

Its shocking, but getting locked up is punishment. Its not supposed to be nice! Do you want them to just let them out, & go break into somebodies house again? They act distressed when theyre in the cell because theyve never been disciplined & told no!

[@DimitarBerberu]

The problem is the Corporatised (selfish) Governments, where profit is more important than SOCIAL VALUES :( The Western values are Hypocritical :(pretend to be nice outside, just like the video inside )

[@audreydoyle5268]

How'd spanking your kids and telling them no work for you, aye? Did they start behaving or did they break the rules again at another point sooner than if you listened to their needs? They probably were told no, it wasn't explained why in any way other than "because I said so", and of course when a child without a good reason goes without something they figure will enrich them, they'll veer off and get attention from other sources. Children only ever act out like this when they have an unmet need. All behaviour from a child besides a smile is a sign of an unmet need. All behaviour from anyone really.

[@swandepaul1198]

​@audreydoyle5268 are you there lawyer?😂😂😂 my parents spanked me when I did something wrong and I damn well tried to avoid it all costs after the fact by DOING WHAT I WAS TOLD. You woke fairy

[@Barbara-x9s]

Systemic USA CANADA AUSTRALIA and NZ all unified with their laws and legislations locally and abroad - It's called neo-colonialism!

[@mandyellis876]

@@audreydoyle5268 we certainly didn’t have these problems when kids were disciplined and spanked! The sense of entitlement here is unreal!

[@storytime7982]

As someone who worked in the youth detention industry, I feel compelled to share a different perspective. While media stories often portray staff as villains, the reality is far more nuanced. Yes, there are challenges-some kids exhibit violent behavior, and staff face immense stress. But it’s crucial to recognize that these facilities aren’t uniformly brutal. In my experience, many children come from toxic environments, lacking proper guidance. They act out, sometimes violently, and staff bear the brunt. The so-called “padded cells” are clean and air-conditioned, and kids typically spend only short periods there. Contrary to the narrative, staff don’t want to isolate or harm kids-they’re doing their best in trying conditions. The bigger issue? The nightmare homes these children grow up in. Parents often prioritize financial benefits over their kids’ well-being. And what about the staff? Many suffer from PTSD, facing violence and sexual assault without adequate support. Let’s broaden the conversation. Instead of demonizing staff, let’s address the systemic issues and give voice to all those affected-the kids, the staff, and the victims. It’s time for change.

[@storytime7982]

And just to add I was physically assaulted and spat on more times than I can count in only a few months. The final straw was the day I was sexually assaulted by one of these poor kids, this poor child was not isolated after the incident because the department didn’t want it to be too traumatic for the child but instead returned the child to their yard and they were given chips and chocolate bars literally minutes after my life changing experience. I returned to work less than two weeks after the said incident to only be humiliated multiple times by the kids, each time I had to walk by this yard housing the 17 year old child he would point, cheer, celebrate clapping their hands high five each other humiliating me beyond my imagination. So please don’t even begin to judge the staff being portrayed in this pathetic story without walking in their shoes or seeing what really happened leading to the footage being shown here because nothing can be further from the truth of what this manipulative journalist is trying to portray.

[@DimitarBerberu]

Keep the community safe from Corporatised (selfish) Governments, where profit is more important than Social Values :(

[@AlanP-n8h]

Keep the community safe from kids 🤗

[@Barbara-x9s]

The biggest auztralia will soon know the oppression Indigenous peoples live under! Auztralia gonna be the first country under wef because of their racism towards the indigenous peoples! Hope they sign up to BRICS!

[@NNM-sc3rj]

Social values? Patents need to parent.

[@Switchy420]

I’m sorry if this offends anyone but how do you suggest this problem be dealt with ?

[@DimitarBerberu]

The problem is the Corporatised (selfish) Governments, where profit is more important than SOCIAL VALUES :( The Western values are Hypocritical :(pretend to be nice outside, just like the video inside )

[@margaretlemmon1143]

There are so many ways that are better. You can't write a 10 page response on the internet to your question.

[@Barbara-x9s]

Western world is built this way! USA CANADA AUSTRALIA and NZ's indigenous peoples all live under systemic oppression -

[@Isaac-ho8gh]

Stop being purposely obtuse. You know that the two answers of that question are putting much more priority on fighting human rights violations and rehabilitation!

[@thefourfourfour9512]

Such braves heros in this documentary, protecting and serving their communities.... Im sure their families would be proud. SICKENING

[@ouranussharafi1399]

Animals should not be treated as such. My heart aches watching this. The injustice of it all!

[@swandepaul1198]

You just called a little first nations girl an "animal"😂😂😂😂

[@gabrielachouja4524]

This is heartbreaking

[@zr2684]

“That’s how I’d treat my dog not a human” whats that’s supposed to mean

[@traceelements1965]

22:35 The girl is a CHILD NOT a YOUNG WOMAN..it's abuse EITHER WAY😮

[@JODES..x]

My son and his cell mate were stripped of blankets pillows for days because the cell mate needed to use the toilet and was yelling to get to the toilet. This was in a watch house. 😮 as a mum. This kills me inside.

[@stevencorlett7972]

I dont see anything wrong here, goal is not meant to be a holiday park, using the human rights excuse as a reason why we shouldn't discipline our children is a direct attempt to use emotions to sway people to theyre left sided views. Do we all think that there are no consequences for your actions

[@DimitarBerberu]

The problem is the Corporatised (selfish) System/Governments, where profit is more important than SOCIAL VALUES :( The Western values are Hypocritical :(pretend to be nice outside, just like the video inside )

[@zara-zq1oi]

You don’t see anything wrong in child abuse?

[@annettegee6953]

I believe prison is a place which is a punishment but also make sure the inmates become better people like for some of them have a therapist or for some other kids, team up with a special youth service to turn them onto the right direction well at least try for some it might not work and maybe a different approach is needed. Edit: so don’t just simply put them in a small room with no windows.

[@aussieboi784]

The problem is that the methods in use clearly aren't working. If they were, people wouldn't reoffend. There are ways of disciplining people without abusing them. The practices displayed in this video are not rehabilitative in the slightest. "Yeah nah mate chuck the disabled girl in a box with no windows or toilet, that'll fix her." You've even been so brainwashed by left/right politics that you've begun to believe that maintaining peoples human rights is a leftist thing. And yeah of course there are consequences for your actions. The consequence of locking kids up like this is that they'll reoffend. Whatever has happened to you to make you this bitter and ignorant I'm sorry but you shouldn't deflect that hatred of the world towards children.

[@Jr-qo4ls]

Very simple solution to the issues being raised by this liberal reporter. Don’t do bad things and bad things won’t happen to you. If the reporter and the people interviewed worried about the racial disparity or alleged human rights violations are so concerned, then take these young criminals they call kids to their own homes and live with them and be responsible for them and their actions. Don’t put the burden or blame on innocent citizens and taxpayers.

[@valeriacopetv]

This is so sad. I would like to hug them. They need compassion and love ❤🙏🏼

[@KIP_KnowledgeIsPower]

I’ve seen this kind of behaviour & disorders 1st hand…. & sometimes all they need in a moment is to feel heard, worthwhile & safe…. If you listen to the things the 1st girl is saying, “but this lady said she’d talk to me”. Panic sets in when she realises no talk is coming, nobody will listen, her life & safety is out of her control & nobody around makes her feel safe… I agree we have a major issue with young crime, but we have to understand it’s not the child’s fault if their Mothers destroyed their bodies & brains before they were born, or if they’ve had horrific trauma…. We desperately need something to help repair that as much as we can. Teaching them there’s no empathy or ears to listen around isn’t doing it

[@savannahbrown1170]

Absolutely awful behaviour from police. Police need to retraining and new systems in place this is just shocking. These poor First Nations children need to be loved not abused it’s an awful cycle they are caught they need help from government and peers!

[@astrovarius543]

They are Australian children, and the cycle they are caught in is perpetuated by their community. She didnt get foetal alcohol syndrome from the government...

[@MissClaudettes]

This video is absolutely disturbing to watch. Solitary confinement is NO place for kids, grown men crack under these conditions. The lifelong mental effects of confinement is known, why is this still happening!!!

[@udayanchelva8394]

why is Queensland always like this. Maybe it is time for the state government to intervene.

[@UrbanAustralian]

Why should the government intervene ?

[@redtale6527]

Intervene in what? The prison service is run by the state government.

[@Sigma10-c1k]

There is massive racism in Queensland, everyone here knows it the perpetrators and their victims.

[@rmcq1999]

They run it. This is the Labor party's doing. Problem, reaction solution. They want these things to happen and all these social issues to get out of control so they can offer more government intervention into people's lives.

[@jessicastunden5562]

@@redtale6527this is the QLD police, you can see their insignia.

[@Quillotita]

So, when these aboriginals assaulted a police officer in NT they should have been rewarded or arrested? This type of videos don’t contribute to the solution…

[@eggplantandpeach]

Queensland Prisons are the problem. 99% of inmates come home with a fresh habit.

[@joelhungerford8388]

SBS will never cover the reasons why this young girl acts the way she does, msm like SBS and ABC will instead call anyone who trys to bring up problems in the indigenous community such as alcohol drugs domestic violence etc etc as racists. Even the recent initiative to tackle domestic violence in Australia strangely there is crickets regarding DV amongst the indigenous community which is many many times greater. HOW CAN WE RESOLVE THESE ISSUES WHEN THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC ARE TOO SPINELESS TO TALK ABOUT IT

[@telesialolesio5976]

😢😢😢😢this put me into tears 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@DoelleKhan]

There needs to be a person that is with them that will actually be kind to these kids, the system is ridiculous. Where do you see these kids going after being treated like this? This is an entire new trauma for them to unravel..... this is the worst thing to make the streets safer. They need love and help, real help.

[@kittyroxs]

I feel like blankets pillows and some sort of mat should be a human right. They dont have to be fancy just clean and adequate.

[@angelabrown8922]

This is child abuse💯 WHERE IS CHILD PROTECTION, THE SYSTEM IS A JOKE💔💔💔💔 these kids are traumatized, how does this help children???? They need love not more abuse, SO WRONG ON EVERY LEVEL. This is not the answer to youth crime.

[@juliannwalker809]

Exactly, what has happened to mandatory reporting???

[@belindaanthony8779]

​@juliannwalker809 mandatory reporting can be seen as "career suicide" with bullying, ostracism cover-ups, lies and lose of confidentiality following reporting..

[@LoserActually]

The system is failing these kids. The Australian government needs to get their act together when it comes to youth crimes and how they treat these kids after the fact. We need more mental health rehabilitation institutions that can both educate and encourage them to change their current influences and how they have been taught to treat others and treat themselves.

[@scrunch8403]

Tim Spall gets it. We need more people like him to help these kids out.

[@tim-murphy2CDO]

Regardless of crime or potential punishment. Jail is not the place for these vulnerable juveniles. A hospital or a safe place is where she should be brought.

[@whereshumanity178]

This is shameful treatment for any child it’s frightening 😢😢

[@tracierankin5682]

She should not be treated like this

[@mferretti8044]

This is inhumane!!!!!

[@6figurebrother.]

Where is the so-called NDIS NOW ??

[@NATIVE_BROTHERS_MC]

As a aboriginal Australian this hurts as someone who has lived in public housing its the environment they live in there needs to be more youth programs and services too advocate for the youth justice system you can't just lock up kids as someone who has mates in lockup too many other people its point system jail or in the youth justice system is a big deal with your mates outside its sad that we as a people say its great that you have been too jail yeah you have been too jail its not just the bragging about going to jail its the stupid street credit that comes with going to jail we need to do more instead of locking them up we need something else like making them clean up the streets cleaning rubbish off the highway making them do something else then locking them up its broken and needs to change or mental health services instead of going to jail its sad how many people are talking there own life just because they don't have anything take them back too country teach them about their culture

[@tracierankin5682]

She is a kids ..so sad ..I feel for her

[@samuelpdmckinlay2927]

Our government, law and juvenile justice system should be disgusted in themselves. What ever happened to SERVE, ONER AND PROTECT. This day and age It's only SERVE with no ONER and no protection. As an Australian I have no faith in the law or justice system for the next generation on Australian kids. Can Our government rectify the problem are they doing enough! We are a majority struggling against the minority a change is needed and our kids deserve better!!!

[@serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874]

Honour?

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Oh so you want the handout strategy, go to Alice springs and see how well that's worked over the last 3 decades.

[@redtale6527]

Police do not take an oath to serve, honour and protect in Australia. You've been watching too many American films.

[@watchers23]

100%

[@keastymatthew2407]

grow up

[@bulldogbryant5909]

Youth crime is running rampant in Australia and this documentary is bitching about how they’re treating these kids. Simple if you can’t do the time don’t do the crime.

[@ChaakirTiouti]

What happens? Three police officers attack a young child, and what is this young child doing in the cell? This is unreasonable, and what are these laws that allow a young child to be imprisoned by the police in this way?

[@MB-wc3jf]

ask your government , this could be anyone's child next time.

[@ian7033-qj9wg]

quite clearly she was not "attacked" by the officers. She was put in the isolation cell for disruptive behaviour in another part of the watch house. What do you think they should do, let her run around the station damaging whatever at will?

[@crash42modder63]

@@ian7033-qj9wg They grabbed her and shoved her into the wall. Thats assault. And what damage did she cause? They mentioned her throwing paper. Explain how paper does any serious damage?

[@abadazadytgaming7200]

​@@ian7033-qj9wgput her in a cell with a bed and TV or something not in isolation, what is wrong with you, you would want this for your daughter?

[@astrovarius543]

@@crash42modder63 She threw herself into the wall when they were trying to get her to sit down. She also threw herself at the door and hurt herself. She is clearly a danger to herself and mentally unwell.

[@Wild-Moonchild]

This is gross, no one should put a child that has a learning issue and the mind of a 5 year old in a isocell. Just bad policing.

[@silviadelcarmenrivasfernan8952]

Poor girl, what conditions she lived 😢😢!

[@MarekUtd]

You can't be soft on bad kids. If you do crime you get locked up.

[@alex1ner]

The system just makes us teens hate them even more and not want to abide by their laws trust me I’ve been in watchhouse 6 times and juvie once and all it made me want to do is repeat offend until I got actual help from a youth worker. Prison and detention centres only punish they don’t teach you right from wrong, they don’t teach you how to be a normal functioning person, they teach you how to sit and isolate yourself for 23 hours every day, when I got out after serving 6 months I wasn’t used to the normal world and that’s the biggest mistake they are making they should be teaching you how to be a human not treating you like a dog

[@sadiemakesmesmile]

This is typical of how Australia treats humans - no empathy. No dignity for humans. Nevermind kids.

[@deeschwass3886]

Key words. Humane and listen to Tim. Victim and Psychologist

[@bridgetteanderson6494]

This is a CHILD & this is Straight up Police Brutality & Child Abuse. Very hard to watch & Shouldn't Happen 😢😡

[@elizabethvaldes4202]

What it Is this? Adultos abusing a child? The police Is abusing this girl that need HELP. Totally insane

[@lchrlstlanl]

"Its too boring in here" Sorry love let me go get your iPad 😂

[@mandyellis876]

Tim Spall seems to overlook the fact that there ARE no ‘consequences’ for youth perpetrators of crime. Giving these kids ‘labels’ to hide behind is an egregious miscarriage of justice for the victims they’re actually offending against. Where’s the empathy for the victims of youth crime?????

[@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621]

So are there other disabled people kept in these places? Unless the disabled girl broke a law?? Also why in all this youth crime, why are they not holding the parents accountable?? Also many disabled people find the mental age theory thing to be ableist. Also this is where we should be centering disabled people in the conversation

[@BowenTung]

You call this language skill as 3 years old?

[@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621]

And the disabled community find this whole "mind of a child" thing to be offensive

[@audreydoyle5268]

Yes. Clearly you've never worked with children or disabiled individuals. I've known 18 month olds that know the word d i c k.

[@Deadpan9696]

@@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621 Yes because that's the issue here. Incorrect wording. Not the abuse of children. Good on you for focussing on the important issues hahaha

[@madelinebitts2766]

"Because she had no clothes on and was naked in the cell irs like torture, really" what??? She pissed on herself and then refused to put on clothes, who was being tortured? She did that herself.

[@Wolverine72]

What about the humans they terrorise in the community?

[@cdoe3395]

Man that kid was so annoying. I can't imagine how hard it was for the police to baby sit her. Isolation room was needed

[@3runjosh]

I can't write anything against the narrative without it being instantly removed. typical

[@admk69]

I only liked this to get it shared more, I am absolutely disgusted by its content... strong arming children for safety. Where's the 1:1 coaches and youth dependant living education programs.

[@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621]

And where are the parents? Their fualt the kids are like this

[@teresahiggs4896]

You realize this wouid cost Billions. Where will that money come from? What about the rights of the people who don’t want to be attacked , or robbed.

[@gillowens24]

These is a disgusting places for young children

[@saskiademoor8400]

oh my Goddess, this is so sad, so intensely disstressingly sad. Sad that she receives this treatment, sad that the officers do not see another way to treat this girl. Both are traumatised. Victim and perpetrators. They BOTH need care. It will be clear to all who will deny they need support.

[@daniellechaffey338]

God bless, we do all need to connect with our cultures. Deep down, we all know where we are spiritual from.

[@DoelleKhan]

For god sake - all the tax payers money...and you can't train these officers how to treat people....children?!

[@evibejbi1]

OMG 😮 insane

[@normantaffefiny8227]

Then we wonder why the second they get out, they just want to even the score with anyone.

[@kittyroxs]

Why are they treating that little girl like she is capable of understanding its mind boggling.

[@Azazagoth]

These kids have done incredibly horrific and violent acts. They are not placed in youth detention centers for no reason. The problem with rehabilitation and giving second, third, fourth or fifth chances has been something that social and biological scientists have been trying to figure out the balance for over 200 years. The kids that are completely out of control due to the horrible things her mother did to her body while pregnant is just tragic. What can anyone do to help her? Medication seems like the only solution.

[@zeddernator2522]

If thry didn’t misbehave they wouldn’t end up in there

[@DimitarBerberu]

Police state :( monarchy

[@xenxike500]

Exactly this girl has never been told no in her life. People that side with this behaviour and make excuses are what is wrong with society my friend .

[@aussiefurbymogwaifan6621]

If the parents were actually doing their job, then they wouldn't be such trouble makers

[@astrovarius543]

@@DimitarBerberu covid camps, compulsory vaccinations

[@audreydoyle5268]

Wow, what an astounding thought

[@danako2382]

Why are CHILDREN ARRESTED AND PUT IN CELLS, So babaric.

[@peterturnbull2011]

It's sad but true I know because I've lived it

[@sharonbarnes5603]

The Government removes the public's ability to discipline in escalating the fear of abuse. Abuse happens not in public veiw but behind closed doors. Discipline is not abuse and every child needs that structure to live in society, it doesn't require smacking a child but to stand by the consequences of their actions with accountability.

[@angelpuss3155]

Please get Sam help!!

[@dankadesign7462]

Thats terrible thats evil no excuse for such behavior towards kids and young adults.are these ppl.having their own kids ??!!Shame on you all.sorry i cant watch this.this is kids for god sake!!

[@N2Hussle]

As a residential youth worker, I agree with how these kids are dealt with…I’ve seen the same or better yet the worse abuse from young kids do to staff

[@adriannamatos865]

Exactly. You can’t coddle these violent kids!! They need to be held accountable for their behavior.

[@BarneyL.Combes]

Maby the kids should behave

[@mandyellis876]

That’s a wild thought these days!

[@danielvmay]

disgraceful

[@harrietking8768]

This is Australia?

[@MAC06141]

This is so distressing & disturbing…upsetting….1st story the little girl…

[@crm4625]

Federal government need to look into something along the lines of forming a service to discipline but also praise. An Australian boot camp addressing health and education give them a fair chance to join communiti es as a valued and respected person no matter their disabilities. We owe tthis to our our children’s future teacher them the responsibilities they need to be a welcomed member of any community ❤ take care

[@tracierankin5682]

This is so bad ..that poor girl

[@RunningGreyWolf]

Why aren't indigenous people children exempt from governmental regulations much like in the USA? The FBI works in collaboration with Tribal police & other law enforcement agencies to investigate and enforce laws related to major crimes. The indigenous should be granted these types of agreements and rights. These children are not being helped in these "watch houses".