Ms Dhu came into contact with lots of people while in custody. Four nurses, two doctors and eleven police officers of varying ranks all had interactions with her before the final time she was brought to the hospital, already in cardiac arrest. All these people related to her in their capacities as carers of a sort – health practitioners or custodial officers. For three days, Ms Dhu tried to get the attention of someone who would care for her. The only person who did was the triage nurse on her first visit to hospital. After that, nobody did.

Within a single week in China, a man in a wheelchair at Beijing International Airport ignited a small explosion and a street vendor died at the hands of urban management agents. The two events were completely independent of each other yet they are deeply related: illustrations of the social reality for those living on the margin of Chinese society.

Late one June night in New York City, 1969, police raided gay-friendly bar the Stonewall Inn and attempted to arrest many of the patrons for offenses against ‘public morality’. Spontaneous demonstrations by evicted patrons and a gathering crowd of onlookers against the police behaviour quickly developed into a riot.

The Guardian and the Age have both posted footage of police attacking a man who was apparently wandering through the G20 protests in London. Tomlinson died of a heart attack after being struck and thrown to the ground. Unbelieveable!