Sudanese boy stabbed to death in City

[Moosh]

See it's not all rose tints in Adelaide.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=664633

Crime is everywhere.

[Kazzarazza]

Yeah you're right, unfortunately. What happened yesterday was awful. It needs to be said though, that this didn't appear to be random. It was one Sudanese gang versus another Sudanese gang and the repercussions from this could be huge. It will certainly put into question the services provided to refugees and the education they are given (important to distinguish between refugees and immigrants) when they are displaced, as these people have been. Let's hope something like this never happens again.

[Diane]

I must admit this highlighted one of my biggest fears about Adelaide - that migrants will come here and bring their problems with them, as the Sudanese have done in this case (it was a tribal issue apparently), rather than integrating. It worries me too that with all the talk of knife culture taking hold in the UK, the UK migrants will bring children with those attitudes and we'll start to have the same thing here. Obviously I'm not saying all migrants will do this (as if!) but it only takes a few to drag things down to the lowest common denominator....

There, but for the grace of God, go we....

[smit]

Unfortunately , some immigrants, refugees bring their level of crime and way of living with them........................look at the Kosovans , croats , albanians, sudanese .......................do I need to go on!, in England....They are not used to living in an english way where everyday crime isnt so barbaric...............Australia will and is going the same way.Asians , sudanese, lebanese.

[Scousemouse]

Hmmmm,
does anyone else think Mr Evens may have a point about immigration???

The problem here seems to be that the powers that be, have put opposing factions of assylum seekers in close proximity............the perpertrators should be re-patriated with IMMEDIATE EFFECT. Why should law abiding, genuine people, regardless of migrant status, pay for jailing them?

Sadly, it isn't until something like this happens that anyone does anything!

As an economic migrant, i don't expect to be considered "special" ( even though i am, personally); i just want to work, live and play in peace with my neighbours.........whatever their colour, creed, sexual persuasion; is it too much to ask for????

[Devon]

Totally agree with Smit that Australia will and is changing.
I remember the Hallett Cove newsletter when we first moved here (sad I know but I read it) there wasn't that much crime reported on it. The copy this week had a lot of different types of crime reported. Not saying it is immigrants etc as I obviously don't know (and wouldn't want to) but I can definately see a change already

[swampo]

It is worrying that some of the less desirable behaviour of migrants will, and is,a fecting life in Adelaide. Lets hope that someone in government has the balls and acts quickly to resolve the problems, even if it means sending these 'factions' back to where they came from. Otherwise Adelaide will soon be no better than the UK or those other places we see on the news. It is a very controversial subject but one of the reason we came here was to get away from this problem in the UK.

[Rachiegarlo]

It's ok talking about sending these people back, but what the situation is ...there is no back, these kids (and that is what they are) have lived this life where the differing tribes have come into their villages , killing and raping, breaking up the families and therefore customs etc. Some have been soldiers themselves. They have often lived in camps for many years, again surviving without senior family members to guide them.

Now they are here it is difficult for them to shake off, forget etc. It is so not the same as Western kids running amok. I'm not saying it's right, but Australia has always taken in refugees in one form or another. Italians, Balts, English, Vietnamese.....now the Sudanese. Hopefully the younger kids will get a chance to have childhoods, but the teenage boys need a lot of help, prob more than they are getting. Plus they are adapting to a Western lifestyle where absolute obedience to anyone elder in your family is not inherent and they find themselves between cultures, same happened with Italian and Greek kids. Before the Sudanese started to arrive there were stabbings between gangs of Vietnamese. Don't assume the whole country is going to pot.

[Mick and Helen]

I wouldnt call the English refugees, we have to have something to offer this country before we are allowed in. Also at a great cost to ourselves, what do these people have to offer...........nothing!!

[Rachiegarlo]

Ummm I was talking about in the past and not just in the literal sense of "refugees" .History sees some English escaping the horrors of war and the following deprivations, also some English children were shipped out alone. It doesn't matter whether you paid a penny or several thousands to get here, I'm sure EVERYONE has something to offer. It can not be said that people who are given asylum willnever have anything to offer. I was not having a swipe at English migrant just stating that there have been many people from many different countries who have been given a place here whether they bought it or not and the country still hasn'tgone to pot yet! :)