Ban Spit Hoods Nationwide

Late last year, after a long campaign, South Australia became the first (and only) Australian jurisdiction to ban spit hoods in law. Wayne Fella Morrison was 29 years old when he died in custody after being handcuffed and put in a spit hood. His family fought for five years to see Fella’s Bill passed and spit hoods banned in South Australia.

Now, we have an opportunity to build on the momentum that’s started in South Australia and campaign for a ban on spit hoods, nation wide.

(If you live in South Australia, click here to email the Cth Govt and call on them to show leadership in calling for a national-ban)

Late last year, after a long campaign, South Australia became the first (and only) Australian jurisdiction to ban spit hoods in law. Wayne Fella Morrison was 29 years old when he died in custody after being handcuffed and put in a spit hood. His family fought for five years to see Fella’s Bill passed and spit hoods banned in South Australia.

Now, we have an opportunity to build on the momentum that’s started in South Australia and campaign for a ban on spit hoods, nation wide.

(If you live in South Australia, click here to email the Cth Govt and call on them to show leadership in calling for a national-ban)

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Ban Spithoods Nationwide

Email your local MP and call on them to legislate to ban spit-hoods in your state or territory.

Spit hoods are dangerous, cruel and humiliating devices that have been implicated in the deaths of First Nations people. There is no safe, or decent, way to use a spit hood. That is why we are calling for Commonwealth, state and territory governments to legislate to ban spit hoods everywhere.

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I am writing to urge you to support a ban on spit hoods in law.

There is no safe way to use spit hoods. As we have tragically seen in the death of Wayne Fella Morrison, spit hoods have been implicated in Black deaths in custody and are humiliating, harmful and cruel.

In the era of Covid-19, we have world-class PPE at our disposal. There is no reason why archaic and dangerous spit hoods should be used on people when workers can stay safe by wearing masks and face shields - as they are required to do in many other contexts.

Spit hoods are dangerous. They pose a suffocation risk and can put pressure on vital parts of the neck. Spit hoods can also delay critical medical responses, because they obscure faces, muffle voices, and make it hard to notice changes to someone’s face colour, their distress or pain. When used in conjunction with other restraint practices like prone restraint and hogtying, they can restrict breathing and be fatal.

I was distressed to see recent reports of spit hoods being used on children in the ACT, Queensland and Northern Territory. Spit hoods should not be used on anyone. That is why I - and many others - are calling for a ban in law.

5 years after the death of Wayne Fella Morrison, in 2021, the South Australian Government became the first Australian state or territory to ban spit hoods by law, in all contexts. We urge your government to follow their lead.

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