OT. Rock Thrower Gets Four Years!!!.

Submitted: Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 19:16

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Member - Axle

Hate repeating news, But just caught the end of that erpisode,

regardiing the rock throwing incident down the NSW south coast somewhere a while back. A young girl will think about that every day, for years to come. That idiot, if a good boy might only get 2yrs!!,...Marvellous system this country has. Often think of the crazy things we used to do, but just can't comprehend how a human brain of any discription could activate such a appalling act.

Cheers Axle.

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Reply By: 96 GXL 80 series - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 19:58

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 19:58

The Judge should have put his life in the discretion of the victims hands like he the rock thrower did with hers..

Leave it up to her as to when she wants him released after serving a min 10yrs in jail for what he has done.

She has now thanks to him a life time of health issues and loss of being a proper human being along with loosing her independence.

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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:17

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:17

So true mate,!! But why is there so pressure out there for judges to NOT match the penality to the crime involved.

Cheers Axle.

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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:20

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:20

Much pressure!!

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Reply By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:14

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:14

Axle

Interesting you say that. I was heading up a road today and entered a roundabout.

On the left hand side, there was a young fella in a V8 Holden who decided to shoot out and do a left hand turn in the direction I was heading.

To avoid him, it was necessary to slam on the brakes and hope for the best (we were that close).

After going through the roundabout I got the finger, and again as he was passing another car (no indicators).

For the life of me I can't understand the mentality of some young people. Is it ignorance or arrogance?

Regards

Kim

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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:28

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:28

More arrogance i think mate, nothing can happen!!, The mind is in a hundred different places,( Not all though) its just hard when the boofheads don't think and destroy someone else.!!

Cheers Axle.

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Follow Up By: Member - Fred G (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:42

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:42

Kim, as an ex-cop, one of my favourite sayings was, "You cannot educate an idiot." They have no mentality, and you must treat them accordingly.

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Follow Up By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:16

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:16

Fred

I don't know what it's like up your way, but things are not good down here is Latte town.

As an ex copper I think everyone would want to hear your point of view.

Regards

Kim

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Follow Up By: Member - Davidp P (VIC) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:59

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:59

Funny things roundabouts if there is an accident at one assuming you dont have an independant witness the insurance companies apportion the blame on the driver of the vehicle with the damage to the front . Just think about that.....dont enter too fast cos if a driver throws his car in front of you he is on the roundabout, and the law states you must give way to a vehicle ON the roundabout. There is no such thing as give way to the right.....makes you think. Some people enter fast only looking to their right.....silverback

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Reply By: Kev & Darkie - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:17

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:17

Should lock him up with a couple of Rock Spiders

Cheers Kev

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Follow Up By: Member - Fred G (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:48

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 20:48

Kev, eventually they will get to meet them, but knowing them, they may like spiders .....

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Reply By: Footloose - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:25

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:25

Returning home the other day and a little crumple box passed me on a blind bend with unbroken lines at a zillion miles an hour. I was convinced that I'd find a fireball just up the road.
"Serves the %$^&*#@ right, I thought. I'll just go straight past. There's no way I'm gonna offer assistance!" I thought.

Then I remembered

That was someone's son/daughter.

My anger was tinged with sadness, that such blind arrogance and self importance could unknowingly bring a life sentence of misery for so many.

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Follow Up By: Member - Axle - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:49

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 21:49

Hi Footloose, Whats the answer??, I have a hyped up grandson, a great kid, but am now petrified what he will carry on like in a couple yrs time!!, especially when he hops in that first car........EEK!!.

Cheers Axle.

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Follow Up By: Footloose - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 22:05

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 22:05

I don't think there's any magic cure. What I do know is that spoiling any kid isn't a great idea. Neither is the opposite :)
I brought mine up by "teaching them to drive" from around 4yo. We'd look and discuss what could happen etc etc. By the time they got round to actually doing a driver test, they were careful cookies.

Having lost my mum in a road accident also brought reality home to them.

Personally, I'd like every learner driver to have to listen to the police who attend fatals.
And I'd like to see oldies like me doing refresher courses in road rules and driving etc.
Sadly you can't legislate patience, thought for others etc.
It's a different world these days from when I learned to drive...the cars are safer but the drivers are more lethal.

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Reply By: Kiwi & "Mahindra" - Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:26

Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 at 23:26

She a local girl and is doing really well, now learning how to walk again. Its happened up at Kiam a at the Minnamurra by-pass....Its a damn shame that people who do this get away with it basically. Whats its going to teach him...that jail isnt nice??? I hope so! and when the Jail is built is town I hope he is sent here so that all the locals can go and give him hell everyday!!

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