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Old 20-01-2017, 03:41 PM
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Melbourne incident

Hope all you in Melbourne are safe- if you haven't heard
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Old 20-01-2017, 04:25 PM
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I've been listening to it unfold on 3AW since it happened, terrible incident...
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Old 20-01-2017, 05:07 PM
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Horrific - my studio is next to all this - there's Cops, Firey's, Ambo's everywhere - poor buggers didn't have a chance - kids & babies killed & injured too
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Old 20-01-2017, 05:08 PM
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A well placed bullet would wipe the smirk of this scumbags head. *******
Three Pacific Islanders tried to have a go at the pig with a baseball bat..
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Old 20-01-2017, 05:51 PM
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And yet mention the prospect of capital punishment and things return to an entirely unrealistic approach such that we are asked to consider how the poor accused should be understood and rehabilitated.
How long will the accused spend in prison.
Whilst in prison how many will he effect or infect.
Uncivilized actions do not deserve civilized treatment.
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Old 20-01-2017, 10:32 PM
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Not sure a person with that sort of record deserves any human rights.
I think topping him by dropping a car on him might be ironic enough
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Old 21-01-2017, 01:31 AM
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It will be interesting to see whether he was on anything, or was just
behaving normally [by his standards].
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Old 21-01-2017, 07:00 AM
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It will be interesting to see whether he was on anything, or was just
behaving normally [by his standards].
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News reports say he had drug and mental problems, and was well known to police. He apparently stabbed his brother in a domestic fight and took a woman hostage before driving into Melbourne-fortunately she escaped.
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Old 21-01-2017, 07:41 AM
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Where is the accountability for magistrates who give bail to repeat violent offenders, who offend again whilst on bail?
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Old 21-01-2017, 11:08 AM
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If a dog ran up Swanson St and bit 23 people it would have been put down by now................
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Old 21-01-2017, 11:23 AM
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Terrible act

Life is so fragile, one person can damage others so easily and never understand truly what he has done to them....The victims will be affected for the rest of their lives from this terrible act.
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Old 22-01-2017, 01:19 PM
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Regarding the guys with a baseball bat - I'd say they are probably aggressive thugs themselves who travel with their weapon, a baseball bat, in their car.

A news website calls one of them a hero. Such an overused word by the media and probably not apt in this circumstance. Just an aggro bully doing things his way.
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Old 22-01-2017, 04:05 PM
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Regarding the guys with a baseball bat - I'd say they are probably aggressive thugs themselves who travel with their weapon, a baseball bat, in their car.

A news website calls one of them a hero. Such an overused word by the media and probably not apt in this circumstance. Just an aggro bully doing things his way.
Your version won't sell newspapers however.
I guess if you don't play baseball and you carry a bat in your car one can only draw one conclusion.

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Old 22-01-2017, 04:32 PM
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Regarding the guys with a baseball bat - I'd say they are probably aggressive thugs themselves who travel with their weapon, a baseball bat, in their car.
One may say the same about Australian cricket players travelling in their cars with vicious willow clubs and up to six evil tipped stabbing implements in their cars... Obviously thugs...

Nothing like stereotyping islanders. In my experience, bloody incredible people... but of course, there are exceptions to every rule I guess...

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Old 22-01-2017, 04:37 PM
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Where is the accountability for magistrates who give bail to repeat violent offenders, who offend again whilst on bail?
The judiciary, like politicians, are a law unto themselves. If they were ever truly held accountable for their actions, there would be crucifixion crosses lining both sides of the Hume Highway from Melbourne to Canberra, and I'd take holiday snaps of every friggin one of them...
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Old 22-01-2017, 05:29 PM
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Seems that some Police need some more Firearm training.

They Missed.

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Old 22-01-2017, 06:29 PM
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I would love to hear what this character thinks about things such that he acts the way he did.
What does he believe?
Why does he feel driven to act so badly.
Who does he see as the enemy.
How does he see his actions supporting his cause.
How does he see killing people as a good idea.
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Old 22-01-2017, 06:35 PM
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And are there people in the community who think what he did was a good idea.
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Old 22-01-2017, 07:06 PM
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...stereotyping...
When I saw the video, I didn't know those guys with the bat were Islanders. The video is too grainy.

I think, in Australia most people who carry a baseball bat, have it as a weapon. And many of these guys would be thugs, bullies, hot- tempered.

Actually I'm really stereotyping people who carry baseball bats in the city.
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Old 22-01-2017, 07:10 PM
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Well these guys were actually on their way to play Base Ball somewhere in Melbourne, hence the Bat in the car.

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