I’ve had a few people ask me to comment on what’s happening in the US and about Aboriginal deaths in custody and to be honest I’m having a hard time trying to articulate what I’m feeling.

As a Muruwari man who has had family members die in custody and then as a black journalist who has reported on black deaths in custody over my entire career it’s been extremely triggering to see what’s unfolding. I’m not ashamed to say I had a bit of a breakdown after reporting on the murder of Gomeroi teenager Mark Haines. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back.