The following article appeared in newspapers across Australia highlighting the over-representation of Indigenous youth in juvenile justice systems, not just in the State of Western Australia where this case took place, but right across Australia.
 
A 12 year old Aboriginal boy has been charged with receiving stolen goods, a 70 cent chocolate Freddo Frog. The Freddo Frog was stolen by a friend of his. This 12 year old has not had any prior convictions.
 
According to the newspaper report "when the boy last month missed a court date due to a family misunderstanding, police had apprehended him about 8am on a school day and taken him into custody. The boy was then imprisoned for several hours in the holding cell at the police station."

This story reminds me when I was a kid and my abuelita/grandma (who refused to learn English!) would say that white folks are always saying "I'm soooorry," without really having any intention of changing. She meant for me to see that Western culture used apologies as a means to relieve THEIR guilt and undo responsibility for wrongdoing, absent of any real concern for the consequences their actions had upon others. She stressed: "Asi no es nuestra manera, me entiendes?!" "This is not our way! You understand!" My grandma was a simple person, she just called things as she experienced them. Moral of the story: Don't ever say "I'm sorry" to an oppressed people, unless you're absolutely ready to clean up your shit!