Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Northern Territory upstanding citizen Jefferson Lewis allegedly abducted and killed a five-year-old girl and has since been charged with her murder. Police effectively acted as a human shield for Lewis, extracting his unconscious body from a group of locals who had already begun their own form of sentencing. The police and paramedics were also assaulted during the intervention.
The locals were so incensed at being prevented from delivering their own brand of traditional Aboriginal payback that they rioted outside the hospital; rocks and projectiles were hurled, and police vehicles were set ablaze. As Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole stated: “Four of the five ambulances available were taken out of action and damaged.”
This effectively mothballed 80% of the local ambulance fleet, ensuring that while the mob sought their version of justice, actual medical emergencies were left to fend for themselves. Traditional payback, it seems, is nothing if not thorough.
As many of you noted in my previous video, there was also looting. Police have since published details as reported by the ABC: “Police release CCTV of ‘outright looting’ of Alice Springs businesses.” Apparently, a nearby supermarket and service station were “allegedly looted by rioters” causing $200,000 in damage and stock losses.
Even though they were caught on camera, we have to stick with “allegedly” for now—it’s entirely possible they all just forgot their wallets and intend to return later to settle the bill once the rioting dies down. Cultural grief is expressed in many different ways.
Night shift staff had barricaded themselves in while their shelves were being looted. Obviously, the owners and employees of these shops had absolutely nothing to do with the death of the girl, and even less to do with the arrest of Jefferson Lewis—but for some reason, their businesses were deemed suitable targets for a bit of collateral retribution.
Commissioner Dole was refreshingly direct in his refusal to entertain the usual excuses: “What you will see in this footage is not people processing grief in relation to the death of baby Kumanjayi, what you will see is not people trying to practise traditional lore, what you will see is criminal behaviour, plain and simple. It’s abhorrent, it’s disgusting, and it will not be tolerated or accepted by the Northern Territory Police, and it should not be accepted by the community.”
Detective Acting Superintendent Michael Ordelman suggested the Alice Springs watch house is suddenly experiencing a bit of a population boom, stating: “To date we’ve had two people hand themselves in, yesterday there were five arrests in relation to the behaviour. There’s currently six extra people that have been arrested today and are in the watch house awaiting charging.”
The ABC interviewed Greens Mayor Asta Hill who described the unrest in Alice Springs and the allegations of looting as “extremely complex.” Yes, apparently the concept of “not stealing things” is a nuanced philosophical debate when viewed through a Green lens. To be fair, she did call out the looting, saying: “This should never happen to a child and no family or community should be put in a position of processing this. That doesn’t discount the fact that our front-line workers should be able to do their job safely so they can help those in need, or that businesses should be safe from looting.”
According to the Police’s latest media release as of yesterday, “Update – Charges – Riotous behaviour,” Police have charged another 13 people, with a fairly balanced mix of males and females. It’s heartening to see that when it comes to riotous behaviour, the community has finally created a bastion of equal opportunity.
The Greens would be proud… of the equality, I mean. Not the looting.
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Allégro by Emmit Fenn
Northern Territory upstanding citizen Jefferson Lewis allegedly abducted and killed a five-year-old girl and has since been charged with her murder. Police effectively acted as a human shield for Lewis, extracting his unconscious body from a group of locals who had already begun their own form of sentencing. The police and paramedics were also assaulted during the intervention.
The locals were so incensed at being prevented from delivering their own brand of traditional Aboriginal payback that they rioted outside the hospital; rocks and projectiles were hurled, and police vehicles were set ablaze. As Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole stated: “Four of the five ambulances available were taken out of action and damaged.”
This effectively mothballed 80% of the local ambulance fleet, ensuring that while the mob sought their version of justice, actual medical emergencies were left to fend for themselves. Traditional payback, it seems, is nothing if not thorough.
As many of you noted in my previous video, there was also looting. Police have since published details as reported by the ABC: “Police release CCTV of ‘outright looting’ of Alice Springs businesses.” Apparently, a nearby supermarket and service station were “allegedly looted by rioters” causing $200,000 in damage and stock losses.
Even though they were caught on camera, we have to stick with “allegedly” for now—it’s entirely possible they all just forgot their wallets and intend to return later to settle the bill once the rioting dies down. Cultural grief is expressed in many different ways.
Night shift staff had barricaded themselves in while their shelves were being looted. Obviously, the owners and employees of these shops had absolutely nothing to do with the death of the girl, and even less to do with the arrest of Jefferson Lewis—but for some reason, their businesses were deemed suitable targets for a bit of collateral retribution.
Commissioner Dole was refreshingly direct in his refusal to entertain the usual excuses: “What you will see in this footage is not people processing grief in relation to the death of baby Kumanjayi, what you will see is not people trying to practise traditional lore, what you will see is criminal behaviour, plain and simple. It’s abhorrent, it’s disgusting, and it will not be tolerated or accepted by the Northern Territory Police, and it should not be accepted by the community.”
Detective Acting Superintendent Michael Ordelman suggested the Alice Springs watch house is suddenly experiencing a bit of a population boom, stating: “To date we’ve had two people hand themselves in, yesterday there were five arrests in relation to the behaviour. There’s currently six extra people that have been arrested today and are in the watch house awaiting charging.”
The ABC interviewed Greens Mayor Asta Hill who described the unrest in Alice Springs and the allegations of looting as “extremely complex.” Yes, apparently the concept of “not stealing things” is a nuanced philosophical debate when viewed through a Green lens. To be fair, she did call out the looting, saying: “This should never happen to a child and no family or community should be put in a position of processing this. That doesn’t discount the fact that our front-line workers should be able to do their job safely so they can help those in need, or that businesses should be safe from looting.”
According to the Police’s latest media release as of yesterday, “Update – Charges – Riotous behaviour,” Police have charged another 13 people, with a fairly balanced mix of males and females. It’s heartening to see that when it comes to riotous behaviour, the community has finally created a bastion of equal opportunity.
The Greens would be proud… of the equality, I mean. Not the looting.
MUSIC
Allégro by Emmit Fenn
