General Discussions

[PaulP]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o...d-election

We could learn a thing or two from our neighbours across the ditch.

[DJC]

We could learn a thing or two from our neighbours across the ditch.

Yes, those Kiwis are a progressive lot.

It will be interesting to see the outcomes of the two referendums.  Polls suggested that the euthanasia referendum would get up but the cannabis one would fail.

[cookie2]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o...d-election

We could learn a thing or two from our neighbours across the ditch.

Yep, some of them even smuggled themselves into Melbourne.  ?

[Blues15]

Yep, some of them even smuggled themselves into Melbourne.  ?

Not sure why you would want to ?

[Lods]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o...d-election

We could learn a thing or two from our neighbours across the ditch.

They know nothing about football.

[ElwoodBlues1]

They know nothing about football.

They were no good at lawn bowls either till the Chappells showed them how its done...?

[LP]

After it seems turning some of the boys on The Block to jelly, it looks like Bec Judd has developed the Bubble Trouble as highlighted by many online critics;

Def. Bubble Trouble (abbrv. BT)
Bubble Trouble, when opinions and statements begin to reflect an insular and introspective point of view, mostly drawn from a small circular referenced peer group, that are unrelated and unrepresentative of the wider community. Other signs of Bubble Trouble include. excessively attending Polo events, continually talking up the real-estate market, correcting expert facts with personal opinion, dressing to a high standard to drop the kids off at school, managing to make everyone around you feel uncomfortable, only having two dress modes lux formal and lux active and listing professional influencer as a career.

If that is all the public have to complain about, then I doubt Bec has too many worries.

[LP]

I light of this incident and others like it;

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victo...56i2x.html

I do not get the governments priorities, ignoring politics there is a bipartisan failure of government to ensure the criminals in such circumstances are caught. Fair enough, put money into prevention, but capturing many criminals is also a great preventative!

The governments roll out Full HD Super Cameras to fine you for touching your phone charger at a stop light, and use cameras to track suspected COVID spreaders or border crossing terrorists. But the killers of a kid in a train station car-park, one that should be staffed and attended by PSOs, aren't observed and the police beg them to surrender!

And don't give me the liberties or economic argument stuff, the cost and impact is trivial. In fact they government do not even have to pay directly for this stuff, they can just mandate that public and commercial facilities comply with regulations!

[capcom]

Half the problem will be the judicial system who'll do next to nothing when they front court.

[LP]

Half the problem will be the judicial system who'll do next to nothing when they front court.

The family might/do tend to get a bigger grilling from the Victims of Crime Compensation tribunal, than the perpetrators get from the courts!