Thread: Melbourne Bourke Street in lockdown

Originally Posted by jonesfam

How does someone being a murderer justify Society (us) becoming a murderer?

Yes, it is tragic, yes, probably should have been locked up some time ago, no we can not predict what anyone will do in certain circumstances, no, we can not read the future. And, yes, we have probably got the mix of a criminals rights & law enforcements right out of whack.
Yes, in the first flush of anger & shock I thought "Why didn't they just shoot the ***** in the head?"

I hope the full weight of the law comes down on him & he is taken out of society permanently.

But to kill him? Not such an easy thing I would think.

Not trying to start an argument, just give a contrary (& my) point of view.

It's a bit of a Martin Bryant thing, we all wanted him executed at the time, now, except those directly affect, probably don't think about him at all.

Jonesfam

Honestly this is a clear open and shut case where capital punishment can not be argued .
Plenty of camera footage that can not be argued or denied

Originally Posted by bob10

From a news report.
Chief Commissioner Ashton said the suspect had come to police attention "on many occasions" recently.

"We have mental health and drug-related issues in the background of this particular person. He has been coming to our attention more recently over recent days in relation to assaults, family violence-related assaults. He also was charged by us over the course of last weekend." Words escape me.

You know why incidents like this didn't happen 20+ years ago?

Because morons like this would be in a mental asylum, but thanks to all the do gooders in this world, asylum's no longer exist.

It is a pity that the police were not a bit more accurate with their shot.

My heart goes out to the victims and their family's.

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

I get sick of people comment on face book say why didn't the police man standing at Swanson street do something(like shot out the tyres or him).
Do people really think like that, what would happen if he did and missed. He did not know what this guy was going to do next. People need to take a chill out pill at the moment. And think about the people that where injured and killed. And stop pushing the blame on everyone else. The family and there friends need all the support that they can get this time and moment. Just hope that the other people that are in ICU at the moment come through this. Heather

I think we are entitled to lay blame.
I wonder why the grey unmarked police car facing oncoming traffic at the intersection Flinders Street just sat there for 4 of the circuits, thus missing 4 opportunities to ram him. Why also did the 2 more unmarked cars stop & actually wait for him to take off up Swanston & then simply follow?
I really hope this gets investigated in due course as it really should be, I'm sure by then the police knew who they were dealing with.

Well just now a fifth one has die, it was the 3 month old baby that die. Heather

I thought asylums were closed to both save money and attempt to integrate . Bet big pharma had a say as treatment is mostly chemical these days.

Originally Posted by DeeJay

I think we are entitled to lay blame.
I wonder why the grey unmarked police car facing oncoming traffic at the intersection Flinders Street just sat there for 4 of the circuits, thus missing 4 opportunities to ram him. Why also did the 2 more unmarked cars stop & actually wait for him to take off up Swanston & then simply follow?
I really hope this gets investigated in due course as it really should be, I'm sure by then the police knew who they were dealing with.

Hmmm!! From your armchair isn't it supposed to be 'shoot out the tyres??!!'

Originally Posted by trog

I thought asylums were closed to both save money and attempt to integrate . Bet big pharma had a say as treatment is mostly chemical these days.

Turn it up! "Big Pharma"

Drug induced stupor was the preferred method for dealing with inmates of Asylums, so I don't think the Pharmaceutical Lobby has profited. Many people who would once have been in the Loony Bin are now in Jail, or driving the cars which are in close proximity to mine.