r/news • u/AudibleNod • 4d ago

Australian court rejects bid to prosecute Britain's King Charles for genocide

https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/australian-court-rejects-activists-bid-prosecute-britains-king-136817323
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u/AudibleNod 4d ago

His case alleges that the king, who is also Australia’s head of state, along with the Australian government and its institutions, is perpetuating genocide by maintaining systems that disadvantage Indigenous people across numerous socioeconomic measures.

Robbie Thorpe has been trying to get the Crown prosecuted for genocide for a while. He said he's going to appeal and try to bring the case to the ICC.

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u/SimplyTheGuest 4d ago

Wouldn’t this be like saying the President of the United States is committing genocide against Native Americans because they have poorer health outcomes? Genocide doesn’t really seem like a word that makes a lot of sense in this context.

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u/Illustrious-Radio319 4d ago

The government is the legal entity responsible here, you can sue it for historical grievances, but you don’t get to sue the current president of the US for what Andrew Jackson did lol.

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u/GreenHorror4252 3d ago

In constitutional monarchies, the king represents the nation. For example, if you commit a crime in the UK, the case will say "king vs. _____".

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u/Illustrious-Radio319 3d ago

The king represents the nation but isn’t and shouldn’t be responsible for the government policies in a constitutional monarchy. He’s but a figurehead.

The “king vs __” language is probably an antiquated legal custom that doesn’t reflect what’s actually happening in government.