Thread: Low IQ + Alcohol =

A group of teenagers here in Townsville last night stole a troopy and crashed into a tree and rolled. End result one 18 year old dead, one 14 year old fighting for there life and two more injured. The car was stolen. For a town of about 100000 there have been 30 car thefts this week. 26 arrests. I refuse to believe that there are that many thieves. Our courts keep letting them out. Did I mention that the Mayor's car got stolen in December as well. They will probably blame the owner because he left his windows down too far or the keys were too accessible.

Adding to my previous post, where I said Premier O'Farrell has not introduced lockouts. I had heard that in an early report, but watching TV this morning Barry O'Farrell was interviewed and lockouts HAVE been introduced.

Certain areas in Sydney now have 1.30am lockouts and 3am closing. I guess all the measures introduced are a small step toward preventing assaults. but as has been mentioned many times previously in this Thread, other things such as drugs and steroids also contribute to this situation. How you are going to combat that is a real problem.

It will be interesting to see how it pans out. Shame that all of the sane minded party goers are now disadvantaged because of the minority of morons. I guess it is just like everything else in this world we live in.

Originally Posted by beagleONE

ill weigh in here.
i think there is honestly no incentive to not commit a crime in australia.

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Unfortunately, the evidence supports that , over & over. Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody says in the Courier Mail Tue. Jan.21 ;


He would have given an alleged Bandidos ' prospect' more time behind bars ' if he could', for his part in the infamous Broadbeach bikie brawl. He went on to say " However, because of the sentences that have already been imposed on others involved in this riot... if I impose a sentence that I think the defendant deserves he is likely to be left with a sense of grievance" [my italics] Bob [So much for getting tough. the article is accompanied by the defendant giving the middle finger salute.]

Originally Posted by rb30gtr

It will be interesting to see how it pans out. Shame that all of the sane minded party goers are now disadvantaged because of the minority of morons. I guess it is just like everything else in this world we live in.

How are sane minded party goers disadvantaged by those measures?

I thought O'Farrell's package sounded pretty sensible, at first glance.

I know a magistrate. He sends people to jail when necessary, but he's also very keen to try to find a better alternative, when it is possible. It's obviously better to have someone change their behaviour than go to prison and likely have their bad behaviour confirmed by what happens to them inside.
Trouble is, some people just grow up bad. There's no other way to say it. The real question is how to jerk the others, who are just being stupid, into growing up. It's not easy.

I grew up going to b&s balls where fairly serious amounts of grog were consumed yet the most serious assault I saw was someone who was being obnoxious getting gaffer taped from head to toe
So what's changed since the late 80's - early 90s
Drug choice has changed from dope, eccies and heroin to ice / speed
A culture of not going out till 11:00 has evolved due to extended trading hours

Maybe the trading hours reductions will help....
Regards,
Tote

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I reckon if you haven't got enough grog into you by midnight then you haven't been trying. Last drinks at 11.30 and doors shut, lights out at midnight.

My growing up and rip roaring years the pubs shut at 10.00pm and didn't open on Sunday. We still managed to get falling down drunk. We didn't go to the few night clubs because we weren't paid enough. Maybe go to one for a special occasion every blue moon. I can't recall much fighting going on.