Die, you miserable scum-sucker!

[DiscoMick]

Came back to the Disco last night at Currumbin to discover a side rear window smashed. Inside, the luggage barrier had been levered sideway and was damaged. Apparently the thief was too dumb to simply unscrew the bolts.
Missing were our GPS and UHF radio. More upsetting was a missing bag belonging to our Japanese honeymooning young 'son' and daughter-in-law' which contained about $300 worth of souvenirs and her purse which, unknown to us, she had left in the bag in the car. The purse contained $1000 in yen, credit cards, licence etc.
Cards have been stopped, cash is gone, uhf is covered by insurance and the GPS is a goner. Barrier may be repairable...
Obviously, if we'd known, we wouldn't have let her leave her purse in the car, but she's a real sweetie, its her first time outside Japan and in Japan petty crime is really rare and you can leave your wallet on a train or in a taxi and almost always get it back untouched. Not so here, where some of us are less honest, apparently.
Praise for Brad at the Mantra hotel Surfers Paradise for his help in getting a Japanese speaker at Visa Global for them to stop their cards. Also to the cops for their advice and assistance and to AAMI for rapid processing of the claim.
As for the thief, I'm feeling rather overcome by righteous anger. May you be slowly cooked on a rotisserie in hell, while crows peck your eyes out, fireants crawl up your nostrils and jackals graze on your intestines. And, even worse, may your mother in law announce she's come permanently to live with you!!!
:mad:

Incidentally, the cops mentioned the Gold Coast is having a petty crime wave at the moment, so be careful where you park. We were in the car park at the Currumbin Wildlife Park where we went to their new 6pm Aboriginal dinner show, which, incidentally, was really excellent and I thoroughly recommend it.
The wildlife park people were rather shocked at the attack on our vehicle and did all they could to help, so thanks to them too.

Anyone else had a similar problem?

[scarry]

Yep,crime city it definitely is,son had the side window of the defer broken,they got nothing much a all,one empty duffle bag,this was on the spit.

We also take the dogs for a run on the beach at the spit every so often & make sure NOTHING is left in the car.I also make sure i park in the centre of the carpark,not near the bush on the sides.

Hope they get hung up by their balls.......

[tonic]

Nothing new here I'm so sorry to say. I have lived on Gold Coast for 40 years. In that time I have lost count of the times this has happened to us directly or indirectly.
We had a self storage complex that we had to retrofit a $40,000 secuirty system into. A Motel at broadbeach where our clients cars had smashed windows, or worse had their units entered while they were asleep and wallets taken. We just stared to implement secuirty at the motel and then sold it.
My wife, a marrage celebrant had a side window smashed on her Rav in the car park of the Gold Coast City Council car park while conducting a service in the Chapel. Our picnic set on the back seat looked like a lap top.
I can go on but I think you get the idea. It is druggies. Nothing will stop this except death to all drug dealers. If you dont belive me, talk to a few senior police like I have over the years. The ones who are prepared to will tell you how much money it would take to stop the drug problem under the current system. It is impossible to do win. The drug dealers bugets to sell drugs are far far greater than the police bugets Australia wide to run the whole of the police services, including trying to stop the drug trade.

[easo]

Think I know the feeling, in Darwin I had my winch cable reeled out over the roof and onto the tow bar. Lucky it's broken and no longer connected. Then at the same place about a year later some one nicked the hand winch off my car trailer. Both times in a busy shopping car park.

Easo

[DiscoMick]

I have this theory that its at least partly related to individualism vs. collective or group societies. For example, in Japan, doing this would be seen as bringing shame on your family and you'd be shunned and disciplined by the elders in your family.
Here, it's like, 'Who cares?' The highest crime rates are in the societies which put the most empahasis on individualism.

[tonic]

I have this theory that its at least partly related to individualism vs. collective or group societies. For example, in Japan, doing this would be seen as bringing shame on your family and you'd be shunned and disciplined by the elders in your family.
Here, it's like, 'Who cares?' The highest crime rates are in the societies which put the most empahasis on individualism.

Druggies only think of themselves and their needs.

[Hymie]

I have this theory that its at least partly related to individualism vs. collective or group societies. For example, in Japan, doing this would be seen as bringing shame on your family and you'd be shunned and disciplined by the elders in your family.
Here, it's like, 'Who cares?' The highest crime rates are in the societies which put the most empahasis on individualism.

In our society that would never happen.
Socialism has made sure that The State is responsible for the punishment of your children. You just produce them and get taxed to fund the "Justice and Welfare" system.

[tonic]

In our society that would never happen.
Socialism has made sure that The State is responsible for the punishment of your children. You just produce them and get taxed to fund the "Justice and Welfare" system.


Oh yes, another believer in what is truely happening in our country, and why would they want to stop crime. The more anarchy that is created the more they can justify stronger controls on the community.

[Radz]

Think I know the feeling, in Darwin I had my winch cable reeled out over the roof and onto the tow bar. Lucky it's broken and no longer connected. Then at the same place about a year later some one nicked the hand winch off my car trailer. Both times in a busy shopping car park.

Easo

A friend related to me he had a very large switch on the battery that supplied the winch to prevent this sort of caper going on.

[Baseplate]

A friend related to me he had a very large switch on the battery that supplied the winch to prevent this sort of caper going on.

Put a screw driver across the switch and it is a closed circuit.....

[goingbush]

Get one of these, they work a treat
MINI GSM / GPRS / GPS SPY TRACKING DEVICE GPS CAR TRACKER | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MINI-GSM-GPRS-GPS-SPY-TRACKING-DEVICE-GPS-CAR-TRACKER-/220901417983)

Ive got one in the car connected to a usb charger so it never goes flat, and another in my laptop bag. use a prepaid sim , almost as good as a lowjack


with anyluck the scumsucker will OD soon enough

[alexturner]

When I first got my Defender a mate and I went trekking up Lithgow way and couldn't find time to cook the steaks we bought while we were up there. On the way home we stopped in Sydney's inner west at a park to cook the steaks - in clear view of the car might I add.

In the 15 minutes we were at the park someone had opened the back of the defender, climbed through the car taken my DSLR and a Laptop. We didn't catch the rego but I have since identified the car and see it parked on the same street in Balmain every time i drive there to get coffee. The police can't do anything. A real loss that one.

All the best mate, and I'm sorry to hear about your son and daughter in-law.

[easo]

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but don't they give druggies free needles? Then the people who actually need them, like diabetics, pay for them? Anyone?

Easo

[bob10]

I believe we have it all wrong regarding drug selling, and Indonesia has it pretty close to right. A few life sentences would make some of the those involved in the drug trade perhaps go somewhere else. And you are correct in blaming the drug problem for the majority of these incidents, according to a copper mate of mine.And ,when a TV station offers money to a 14 year old boy to tell his drug story to the public, what does that say about our society? Bob

[Blknight.aus]

a life sentence?

I prefer the 4B1T solution..

[Blknight.aus]

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but don't they give druggies free needles? Then the people who actually need them, like diabetics, pay for them? Anyone?

Easo

I know of a diabetic who got around this by getting his injection gear from a druggies clinic. Claimed he was addicted to insulin

[clubagreenie]

a life sentence?

I prefer the 4B1T solution..


Doesn't come under Article .303?

[Blknight.aus]

its a bit after that one..

look under paragraph M2 .50

[rovercare]

I believe we have it all wrong regarding drug selling, and Indonesia has it pretty close to right. A few life sentences would make some of the those involved in the drug trade perhaps go somewhere else. And you are correct in blaming the drug problem for the majority of these incidents, according to a copper mate of mine.And ,when a TV station offers money to a 14 year old boy to tell his drug story to the public, what does that say about our society? Bob

Yep, because there is no drugs in indonesia:D:p

[bee utey]

Yep, because there is no drugs in indonesia:D:p

A bloke I was talking to the other day said when he went to Bali he got quite tired of refusing to accept dope. Nearly every taxi driver offered it. His theory was that if you bought the dope the taxi driver would dob you in to his police contact, if the victim didn't offer the correct bribe it'd be off to jail for him. The taxi driver would get the dope back to try on another sucker.

[richard4u2]

A bloke I was talking to the other day said when he went to Bali he got quite tired of refusing to accept dope. Nearly every taxi driver offered it. His theory was that if you bought the dope the taxi driver would dob you in to his police contact, if the victim didn't offer the correct bribe it'd be off to jail for him. The taxi driver would get the dope back to try on another sucker.
that 14 year old boy got mega publicly but no mention of the dealer

[Tombie]

I believe we have it all wrong regarding drug selling, and Indonesia has it pretty close to right. A few life sentences would make some of the those involved in the drug trade perhaps go somewhere else. And you are correct in blaming the drug problem for the majority of these incidents, according to a copper mate of mine.And ,when a TV station offers money to a 14 year old boy to tell his drug story to the public, what does that say about our society? Bob

Its been stomped on Bob.. The little turd and his parents wont get a cent as anything they do will be considered "Proceeds of crime".

The TV mobs have pulled right back - his 15 minutes is done.

[mick88]

We need harsher punishments for people who commit crimes such as, vandalism, break and enter, car and property theft, and releasing computers viruses into the net. (we just copped one of these the other day)
Look at how severe the punishment dealt out for "Blasphemy" is in some of the middle eastern countries.

Cheers, Mick.

[Chucaro]

I read that it cost more than $50000 a year to keep a convicted person in jail :eek:
Can be that be true? if yes I would "export"them to other countries where "accommodation" it is cheaper.

[richard4u2]

I read that it cost more than $50000 a year to keep a convicted person in jail :eek:
Can be that be true? if yes I would "export"them to other countries where "accommodation" it is cheaper.
nauru

[rovercare]

We need harsher punishments for people who commit crimes such as, vandalism, break and enter, car and property theft, and releasing computers viruses into the net. (we just copped one of these the other day)
Look at how severe the punishment dealt out for "Blasphemy" is in some of the middle eastern countries.

Cheers, Mick.

They also have lots of other rules different, you want to live the same?

Society in general is the issue, where is the grass roots, no bull**** approach? You have to head more and more rural to get it

[wagoo]

a life sentence?

I prefer the 4B1T solution..

OK Dave, what's that then?:confused: Sounds like you want to shove some type of Isuzu or Cummins deisel engine down the front of their trousers?
Bill.

[clubagreenie]

No thats just what he does on a friday night to try to pick up.

[THE BOOGER]

OK Dave, what's that then?:confused: Sounds like you want to shove some type of Isuzu or Cummins deisel engine down the front of their trousers?
Bill.

Its the ammo for a fifty cal mach gun 4 ball 1 trace better than an isuzu any day:D

[robbotd5]

Agreed.
Regards Robbo.

[Blknight.aus]

Its the ammo for a fifty cal mach gun 4 ball 1 trace better than an isuzu any day:D

yep, must find the vid of me going to town with one on the top deck of a tilly...

what was that sir? 2-3 trace for ranging and 6-10 for killing?

i was sir.

oh I see, individual trace rounds, not belts.... right.... sorry?