(Published, NT News, 8th Oct.)


Well surprise, surprise.

The Channel Nine News tonight reports that public displays of violence and violent crime have increased 72% in the last twelve months.

Is it simply a coincidence that this sharp rise has coincided with the police efforts to remove cannabis from the the market here in Darwin?

Now the party goers in Darwin are traveling on a mix of alcohol and amphetamine, a far more dangerous combination than cannabis and alcohol.

This is a situation entirely of the Government's making , as they have continued their assault on the relatively peaceful cannabis users and their supply lines, and as a result have inadvertently promoted the use of speed, while all the time ignoring the situation that has been growing in Mitchell Street on Friday and Saturday nights.

I challenge any, or all, of our Government ministers to walk, yes WALK, up Mitchell street at 4:30am on a Saturday or Sunday morning.

Clare Martin and co, you must deal with this situation responsibly and with maturity before the next generation of civic leaders are rendered incapable by your ignorance.


Robert Fyffe
The Network Against Prohibition