Ban Spit Hoods Nationwide
There is no safe use of spit hoods. They are cruel, inhumane and have been implicated in the deaths of First Nations peoples. Their use can never be justified when safe PPE alternatives for police and other workers is readily available.
Email your local MP and call on them to legislate to ban spit-hoods in your state or territory.
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.