The legal process of the events didn't conclude until May 14, 2010, five-and-a-half years after Mulrunji Doomadgee's death. Directed by Tony Krawitz. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I'm shocked to find out that it's taken so long to be brought to light… Thanks for doing such important work!" Contradiction is what defines the perspectives in this book. The Tall Man is the story of the death of Palm Islander Cameron Mulrunji Doomadgee, who in November 2004 swore at a policeman and forty-five minutes later lay dead in a watch house cell.

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The community is now largely dysfunctional and still serves the function of keeping Aborigines out of sight and out of mind for white Australians. So well written and a good mix of historical detail with the more recent events of Cameron Doomadgee's death in custody. Peter Davis, one of the legal representatives of the aboriginal community on Palm Island said towards the end of the book: "(I) knew that a blackfella just needed to half look at a copper and he'd get arrested..." Asked by one of the 'black fellas' how they could possibly live their lives like that Davis responded by saying, sorry, but that was just too big an issue for him to solve. Spread the virus that needs spreading: knowledge. To be honest, II read this book a few years ago, not too long after I first moved to Australia, but was only reminded of it recently when a documentary was played on SBS of the same name (which included an interview with the author). The coroner, to the amazement of the police, has no doubt as to what caused Doomadgee's death: it is the first time in Australia's history that a police officer had been found responsible for a death in custody.
We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. The Tall Man is completely engrossing. The Tall Man is the story of a vicious and powerful being that has ruined the lives of a community, now marginalised and on the fridges of society.It clearly depicts that when you peel away the surface and the crust that has allowed to build in this community, despite how pot-marked and ugly it might appear on the surface, the fruit inside is still wholesome and full of goodness. Hurley. 1416561595

The Tall Man’ published in 2008 tells the story of the 2004 Palm Island death in custody. THE "tall man" appears as an agent of malevolence in Aboriginal stories all over Australia, writes Chloe Hooper in her account of the circumstances surrounding the death of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island in 2004, the violence that followed it and the later trial of Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley.

The "tall man" of the title is both Hurley and, in Aboriginal culture, a malignant spirit capable of evil, a creature that can change shape at will in order to move around freely.In contrast with Hurley, the Burmese- born Boe, an "elegant monk-bald figure with glasses and a tattoo on his biceps in Burmese that meant 'freedom from fear' ... did a hard line in moral earnestness". Hire a Professional to Get Your 100% Plagiarism Free Paper Understanding of the problems - helpful.This is a heartaching read around the injustices Aboriginal Australian's experience in life, but certainly when interacting with the law and it's representatives. Hooper also makes a link between the different perspectives of Cameron Doomadgee to the different perspectives of Palm Island. It is never of any use to oneself."
Both her personal observations and detailed research are presented in a way that stirs a desire within the reader to follow her search for truth and justice through to its eventual conclusion.The case of Mr Doomadgee's death has been one of the most prolonged investigations in the criminal justice system for an Indigenous community.

There is a strong use of imagery in the first paragraph which is used to show Tracy Twaddle’s anguish over losing her husband.

The loving, caring side of Cameron Doomadgee represents how the Palm Island community see Cameron and is also telling the reader that family, relationships and love are just as strong here as they are in all communities. Judge Kerry O'Brian praised the book as "a very brave piece of research".Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made through the below links. Most pages I needed to read more than once due to my focus drifting elsewhere. On 19 November 2004, a drunk Aboriginal man had been arrested for swearing at police. What if that could happen again, to another officer?