Thread: Local Guy with mental health issues gets arrested today.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

A lot of the time the police don't charge them as they are considered "mad" not "bad".

He /She could have been Mad and dead if he/she pulled the fake gun out and pointed it and an officer pulled out his gun and fired, especially these days with terrorism on peoples minds.

Originally Posted by pop058

For starters, no one is condoning any "tactics" or doing anything behind your back, so sorry no conspiracy theories here. It was simply asked for personal attacks to be kept out of the conversation.

Having cheap shots (whether they be deliberate or otherwise) at Victoria could be perceived (particularly by Victorians) as "pushing on the edge" trying "to force a response".

So, once again keep the personal attacks out of the conversation.

As a Victorian i was not offended by such remarks and never would be .
But the name calling was over the top and would not worry or offend me but i understand others can be precious about it.

Originally Posted by bob10

So, bearman , as a moderator, do you condone bully boy tactics? Can members push on the edge, purely to force a response, without responsibility of their actions. Now tell me where in the AULRO DNA can a opinion , however radical, and wrong, not have criticism. This is not Nazi Germany. And that is a criticism. Unlike some, I will make a complaint in the open. Not behind some ones back. Always the same suspects.

bob

just so everything is out in the open as you call it...

this place has rules, they are clearly laid out and you have to accept them before you enter the fray

it has them for a reason and they apply to everyone, including me

you need to follow the rules, or you will get holiday reward points and when you get enough of them, you get the holiday.

to be frank, i get more complaints about you bullying / confronting people than just about any one thats ever been here, i kid you not

taking pot shots at the people that volunteer their time and efforts to enforce the conditions of access to this place does your cause little good.

you have been given a much longer rope than most for reasons i won't go into here.

please take heed bob, that rope is fleeting through your finger tips as we speak.

end of conversation, your future here is in your own hands, please consider your position very carefully.

there will be no more exceptions to the rule.

So let's get back on topic please, then every one can be happy little vegemites like we all are.😋

Originally Posted by incisor

bob

just so everything is out in the open as you call it...

this place has rules, they are clearly laid out and you have to accept them before you enter the fray

it has them for a reason and they apply to everyone, including me

you need to follow the rules, or you will get holiday reward points and when you get enough of them, you get the holiday.

to be frank, i get more complaints about you bullying / confronting people than just about any one thats ever been here, i kid you not

taking pot shots at the people that volunteer their time and efforts to enforce the conditions of access to this place does your cause little good.

you have been given a much longer rope than most for reasons i won't go into here.

please take heed bob, that rope is fleeting through your finger tips as we speak.

end of conversation, your future here is in your own hands, please consider your position very carefully.

there will be no more exceptions to the rule.

Well put, point taken EDIT. And apologies for those I offended.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

A lot of the time the police don't charge them as they are considered "mad" not "bad".

That's right. However, sometimes the police do charge people and ask the magistrate to order psychiatric assessment as it can be the only way to force the authorities to take a person into care who everyone knows needs to be in care, but there aren't enough funded places to cope with all those who actually need to be in care, so they are left to wander about getting progressively more deluded until they do something which forces the authorities to act.
It is widespread knowledge that mental health is underfunded, but it's easier to ignore the problem. For example, I read that the third-highest cause of deaths in Australia is mental health issues related to drug abuse, but the funding is insufficient for the need, so people decline until they suicide. Then the authorities say how terrible it is, but it's actually the result of their neglect of the root causes.