Jake Danby’s sentence for hitting two Aboriginal men with his car, killing one, was extended from five months to two years in home detention
  • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    But the family of the victim, known as Whitehurst for cultural reasons, have expressed their anger and sadness over the latest punishment.

    I’m not Australian- does this indicate that the original family name was taken from them, the way that the last name X does?

    • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      In this case I don’t think so. From Cultural sensitivity

      In some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, hearing recordings, seeing images or the names of deceased persons may cause sadness or distress and in some cases, offend against strongly held cultural prohibitions.

      • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
        2·
        4 months ago

        Thank you! I knew about images, but was not aware of names. I had never seen the phrase “known as _ for cultural reasons,” but that solves it.

        • maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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          4 months ago

          I didn’t know about it either but the writing suggested that that was the reason so I went looking for an answer and appeared to have found it.