tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047202457575594642.post5534480233450710020..comments2013-08-29T21:23:08.409+10:00Comments on the best audience award: For those who've come across the seasgreenspacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17836369141802772172noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047202457575594642.post-5741754858871240442011-11-05T01:25:38.748+11:002011-11-05T01:25:38.748+11:00I hadn't heard about these drownings. I actual...I hadn't heard about these drownings. I actually don't know what the answer is. I know here they had to do more to stop people transporting asylum seekers/illegal immigrants in unsafe methods of transport, but that was mainly unventilated lorries. It did seem to work, but with the boats I don't know if it's the same thing, because I don't know if there are people charging the asylum seekers to get on their dodgy boats etc. <br /><br />I don't think any country would ever supply the transport, it's just not going to happen, as once the people got on the Australian boat or plane or whatever, they could be deemed as accepted. However the government could maybe support charities and organisations who help those who feel they need to leave. And who work in the countries to try and prevent it all in the first place.<br /><br />I work with a lot of refugees and asylum seekers, and have heard horrors beyond belief of the torture they have been through, and often they've seen their family members tortured and murdered. However, here's the thing I've learnt over the years. It's not our fault. I feel full of rage at what happens in a lot of cultures and countries. I can't get over the fact that we are supposed to be living in the 21st century but so many places are mediaeval. I don't know how to solve the world's problems, and I don't agree that we should police the world, because clearly it's not working. The solutions have to lie in those places though, not in people having to leave and live elsewhere. It's all really backward in my opinion.Heather Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073644277080714644noreply@blogger.com