The Little Aussie Soapbox

@shadowen Said

“...men should learn how to speak like women (and) not speak with absolute confidence when they are in fact not sure or expressing an opinion.”

Of course the people saying this s***e are expressing an opinion rather than disseminating facts, so it's a pity they don't take their own advice...but of course when they do it it's a good thing, yet when men do it it's a BAD thing! UFB

@shadowen Said

I wish to talk about our failing judicial system. I find it obscene that once an offender has been found guilty of committing a criminal act (esp an indictable offence) our entire judicial process becomes all about doing what's in the best interests of the offender. We don't want to incarcerate them if we can help it as doing so might effect their rehabilitation! If the offence is so serious we have to incarcerate them then we don't want it to be for too long lest we effect their rehabilitation. It's all about the bloody offender and stuff the poor victim, their family or society in general. Here is one of the most recent examples...

Last year an 18 yr old bloke went out in Sydney's nightclub district for the first time. He had barely left the train station before a gutless wonder king hit him. The result of the king hit was that the teenager fell to the ground and suffered severe brain damage when his head hit the footpath. This poor young bloke (Thomas Kelly) never woke from his coma and in the end his parents were left to make the heart wrenching decision to turn off their son's life support.

Now the tosser who hit Thomas has been caught and was initially charged with murder. As of today that has been downgraded to manslaughter (probably serve 18 months). This is despite the fact that his attack on Thomas was completely unprovoked and despite the fact that this same gutless prick had assaulted four other people on the same bloody night. It's a bloody disgrace. The coward who struck Thomas should be charged with murder and he should be given a min. 25yrs in prison. No parole (which shouldn't exist for anyone). You do the crime you do the time. And yes i have found the prick guilty even before his case has gone to court as the evidence is overwhelming and the gutless w**ker has already admitted to hitting Thomas and the four other people (in separate events but on the same night).

Where is the justice for Thomas and his family? What sort of a weak message are they sending out to others re the consequences of king hitting someone. Enough is enough.

@shadowen Said

A second horrific attack on pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD. This time the location was a busy intersection in Flinders Street.

Nineteen people were injured, including a four-year-old boy, after the driver of an SUV mowed down pedestrians just before 5pm.

The driver, a 32-year-old of Afghan descent, was arrested at the scene by an off-duty police officer.

@shadowen Said

Firstly i want to talk briefly about burqas. In short they should not be aloowed to be worn in situations where identity may be an issue. So if police ask for a person to remove a burqa then they should have to do so. They shouldnt be worn in our courts and shop owners should be able to ask people to remove their burqa before they enter the shop and if they refuse then ban them entry free of any legal action...

It's wrong to have one rule for some people and then a different rule for everyone else.

@shadowen Said

Firstly let me say that i have had a lot of experience with firearms. I enjoy shooting. Our gun laws in Australia however mean that there are very significant restrictions on gun ownership. But even though this does adversly affect me i reckon we have got it right. I really dont understand why in the US there is so much opposition to gun control...

Each day in the US 80 people are shot dead - eight of them children. Now obviously in the states this is seen as an acceptable price to pay for the 'right' to bear arms. So be it. It's not my country, i dont live there. But i am glad that we take a different approach to gun ownership in OZ

@ombra Said

I would agree. I often wonder just what motivates Muslims to emigrate to America, Europe, Australia, etc. They almost always claim it for greater freedom, but their actions seldom support their words. When they get here the women jump into the burqas, the men grow beards and don the turban, they throw the kids into madrasah, and avoid associating with non-muslims, so what exactly are they getting here that they cannot find in their homeland?