Post by lennie on Sept 14, 2006 4:05:27 GMT -5
Port Arthur film 'not a good idea'
Tasmania's Police Minister says a new film about the Port Arthur massacre will upset the victims' families. The film will focus on the gunman, Martin Bryant, who killed 35 people in 1996.
Police Minister David Lewellyn says a decade may have passed but Tasmanians, especially those who live on the Tasman Peninsula, are still sensitive about the massacre.
"I personally think that's not a good idea," he said.
"Obviously people do what they are allowed to do legally but it's going to revisit a lot of the issues for those people who were there on the peninsula and I feel for those people."
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Tasmania's Police Minister says a new film about the Port Arthur massacre will upset the victims' families. The film will focus on the gunman, Martin Bryant, who killed 35 people in 1996.
Police Minister David Lewellyn says a decade may have passed but Tasmanians, especially those who live on the Tasman Peninsula, are still sensitive about the massacre.
"I personally think that's not a good idea," he said.
"Obviously people do what they are allowed to do legally but it's going to revisit a lot of the issues for those people who were there on the peninsula and I feel for those people."
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