Promises! Promises! We’ve heard it all before

There was an outcry at the time and promises of reform. Lots of good things started to happen. Then came the tragedy of TJ Hickey’s death, the subsequent riots and again promises that Redfern Police would do better.

Last month a Sydney paper reported that South’s CEO Peter Holmes a Court had made a complaint to the police. The complaint came after police stopped Souths players Dean Widders and Jeremy Smith for no reason.

“They were pulled over by the police outside Erskineville Oval – our training ground – for no real reason,” Rabbitohs’ co-owner Peter Holmes a Court was quoted as saying. “They were asked to get out of the car. They asked why... The players were understandably upset at their treatment – pulled up only for their skin colour and for where they were.” Peter sought and received assurances that police would stop intimidating dealings with members of the Aboriginal community. Peter shouldn’t get too hopeful. I’m sure the inner city Aboriginal community has heard all the promises before.