What is everyone doing, right NOW????

Tombie · 31st August 2013, 08:21 AM

I've been on the receiving end too (hard to imagine).

Mine was even more unique.

Charge was: Assaulting A Family Member.

Problem: I didn't assault the person in question, they tripped (seriously) whilst being chased off my property - after kicking in my security door, the Drivers side panels of my brand new car and a few other bits and bobs during their tirade.

I requested the police attendance and that the individual be charged with property damage
And trespass - even the constable on the phone heard my yell "get off my property".

Whilst there was evidence of wilful damage Police Prosecutors decided it was too hard, so I got nothing.

Then a knock at the door and a piece of paper requesting I attend the Adelaide courthouse.
I attend, and I'm hit with a demand for bail by PPS.
Go figure!

Note: I still haven't even been charged with anything at this point!!!!!

So I talk my way out of bail requirements (had appeared on own recog. Etc) and told I'm due back in court on xx day.

So I lawyer up, fastidiously prepare my defence and then get told, to fight will cost 4 days and around $25-35,000 but I will win.

So I asked, how much to plead guilty? It turned out to be $3000 in lawyers fees, No conviction recorded and a $2000 fine paid to Victims of Crime.

(Oh and a lecture from the magistrate)

Total time in court room that time - 25 min.

Luckily, I walked out - got the last word on the Police Prosecutor (I felt better) and jumping in the already packed car with my new girlfriend (& now wife) and we went for a 2 week holiday on Macleay Island.

Upon my return I found more crap:
A claim from Victims of Crime for me to pay back the $8000.00, YES, $8000 that they paid out to my 'assaulted family member' for scaring caused by me.
A 4" long scar on an elbow....

And a restraining order - claiming I had been out the front of the house verbally intimidating... I'd been in QLD for goodness sake!

Now, I could prove the scar wasn't me, I had old
Photos so that one got quashed... Another lawyer and a few thousand later.

But the bit that's got me... Is the restraining order.

It's 17 years since issue, I've been good

The other party has breached the restraining order twice - and SAPOL are aware of this. I was even sitting in a station waiting for the Sarge, mobile ringing madly when the Sarge gets a call, writes down some detail and then hangs up.

Asks me my name, then proceeds to tell me where I live, etc!!! What the heck!

Turns out at that moment I was 'actually' threatening this person outside their house! And there I was thinking I was in a police station!

But the kicker....

I'm now allowed full access to several properties to shoot and hunt on - something I love doing.
But I cannot renew my firearms licence from years ago
Because - of a bloody 17 yo Restraining order, that will cost me MORE money to request cancellation.
Apparently I have to write to the court, it'll cost a few hundred to lodge etc...

And all over an Assault that:
I still have NEVER been charged with

I've checked, no charges...

So yes, I've had a bad run - not as bad as the members above for sure....

However, it's not a bad system - it tries its best.

The Law itself isn't the problem - it's those who are there to *judge* and lawyers...

Judges are often too soft or too prejudice and don't 'judge'.

And Lawyers.... Sure they've helped me out...
And sorry to any on here

But what a bunch of bottom feeding parasitic leeches on the misery and suffering of others! Most legal advice is so 'safe' as the lawyers themselves don't wish to become liable and the charges are ****ing appalling.

Next time I pay $150.00 for a letter to be written it better be on gold leaf paper and written in Unicorn blood

And $80.00 to read something? Seriously, my studies of Penthouse and playboy would be worth hundreds of thousands....

Ahhh, that feels better! I'm now going down the Man Cave to hit something for 30 minutes

**Chucaro** · 31st August 2013, 08:45 AM

Tombie, I can see that you do not have one bit of Latin blood in your system and for sure the caffeine levels were very low back then

Now, can you expand a bit more and tell us what made the looser "loose balance" in his way out, wast just a cower escape or a knuckles sandwich coming in his way?

Tombie · 31st August 2013, 09:34 AM

If the individual had been male I would have knuckled them, alas, it was the ex-wife - hence no thumping...

Never hit a woman and never bloody will.

She really did just trip running down the driveway, and anyone with half a brain could see that, except the 2 members in the patrol took the immediate Big bloke, screaming woman approach and I was tagged as the instigator.

I'm sure they see some terrible domestic violence, but prior to leaving my first wife, the DV was all targeted at me. I've been hit by: baseball bat, frypan, broom, fist, kicked etc - even answered the door to SAPOL once, bleeding from the nose and lip and they were surprised to find that "she" did not have a mark on her...
Her screaming tirade had the neighbours ring the cops!

I consider it the mark of a man not to violently lash out at a woman - no matter how they're behaving.

I'm glad I left her and found the woman I'm married to now, we've been married 14 years this month (14th) And I'm happy!

And to lighten this with a true "Tombie" comment...

"There are over 100,000 battered woman in this country - But I still eat mine plain..."

**Disco Muppet** · 31st August 2013, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by Tombie

However, it's not a bad system - it tries its best.

The Law itself isn't the problem - it's those who are there to *judge* and lawyers...

I come across this a lot in my studies, across various topics ranging from the legal system, policing, politics, etc. Comes down to not a failed system/philosophy/etc but rather the failings of those implementing it.
I'm just lucky I haven't had anything to do with the courts, as I think with the amount of legal bull**** and poncing about that goes on, I'd get quite a few contempt of court citations

Originally Posted by Tombie

I consider it the mark of a man not to violently lash out at a woman - no matter how they're behaving.

A mature man perhaps, but otherwise I'd agree.

Originally Posted by Tombie

And to lighten this with a true "Tombie" comment...

"There are over 100,000 battered woman in this country - But I still eat mine plain..."

**Chucaro** · 31st August 2013, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Tombie

If the individual had been male I would have knuckled them, alas, it was the ex-wife - hence no thumping...

Never hit a woman and never bloody will.

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I am the same Tombie, I was thinking that the relative was a man.
If is a woman I rather walk out and let her be "eating" by her own bitterness.
Soon or later their own conscience, in silence, will work on their brains.

**Eevo** · 31st August 2013, 02:34 PM

I agree you should never hit a woman but in today's society where females think they are equal to males, it's sexist not to hit a female when yo would hit a male in similar circumstances.

What did I do today? I washed 2 cars and about to start on a third. Might do the disco 2moro

**Disco Muppet** · 31st August 2013, 03:36 PM

Doesn't matter what you do, someone is going to claim you discriminated against them in a negative manner somehow.
Just got back from a motorbike run with the old man

**shorty943** · 31st August 2013, 05:14 PM

I had a better day today, laid down a fresh batch of malted lager. Tentatively named "Barmera Brown".
I need a bigger spare room now. One with hot and cold running water, some nice stainless benches, and a nice BIG fridge.
Time to find room in the back yard for that micro brewery I suppose.

**wrinklearthur** · 31st August 2013, 08:49 PM

https://www.facebook.com/arthur.blac...tal_comments=3
My Facebook comment;

Not musical chairs, but orchestrated cars perhaps.

Who can write some appropriate lyrics to the 'Ferry boat shuffle', about the plans I have today moving the Land Rover collection into some sort of order in our yard?

Nat Turmine; Found it... lol... That song is funny
ferryboat shuffle - YouTube

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Nat Turmine; Here you go....

Things have really changed down in Broadmarsh town
Ever since wrinkle Arthur decided to move the cars around
Family on their farm all scurry and skuttle
Everybody's doing the Land Rover Shuffle
Denise got up an hour early
To help out her mate
She's gunna be helpful and open the gate
You really gotta move when you hear the horn blow
Or you'll get run over if you move too slow

Steve Ward; I could but I probably shouldn't.

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**Disco Muppet** · 7th September 2013, 02:23 AM

Wondering why there's no workshop manual for relationships. That'd be too easy I guess

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