More than 100 people gathered at Perth's Forrest Chase for a peaceful protest in memory of Elijah Doughty, as police promised to investigate Facebook pages that had incited violence in Kalgoorlie.
Police Minister Liza Harvey promised police would investigate posts on several local Facebook crime reporting pages that had recently been using violent language in the wake of the unrest over the 14-year-old's death.
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Peaceful Perth protest for Elijah Doughty
Around 100 people gathered in Forrest Chase for a peacful protest for Elijah Doughty.
WA Police Acting Commander Darryl Gaunt has also confirmed the manslaughter charge against the 55-year-old driver who allegedly hit him could still be upgraded pending completion of the investigation.
After Tuesday's events WA Police took no chances, and the number of officers in Perth on Thursday almost matched the number of protesters, a sobering visual reminder of the violence that erupted in Kalgoorlie, seemingly from nowhere, at another protest intended as peaceful.
But the crowd was quiet, simply standing to listen to the speakers.
"I was up in Kalgoorlie just a few weeks ago, and speaking to people there about how Kalgoorlie is at boiling point, where people have to do something to avoid something like this happening," said one young man speaking to the crowd.
"These are the same conversations that my mum and grandmother have had since I was a little kid.
"We want to remember a young man who was taken from us too soon. Not a criminal, not a delinquent, just a young man trying to do the best that he could.
"A son, a brother, a cousin, a team member. A boy trying to do his best to make his family proud.
"He was taken from all of us, and this is something that has happened over and over again.
"How many people are we going to have to bury?
"This is not a black or white thing. This is an opportunity for us, as Australians, to make a change."
A taskforce of police were investigating social media sites as well as CCTV footage to see who needed to be charged with an offence, Ms Harvey told the ABC on Thursday.
"As they continue their work I expect there will be more charges," she said.
"With respect to vigilante action, police are investigating claims that that has become part of the culture in Kalgoorlie.
"If there have been offences committed police will charge offenders."
Another peaceful protest is planned outside the State Library of WA on Monday at 11am.