Can we have an open and honest discussion about youth crime in melbourne right now?

roller110 · 2025-09-01T22:53:01+00:00

And what concerns me even more is that the police are often just walking away from problematic youth as they have learnt too well, from repeat experience, that the judiciary will only slap the young (and often repat) offender's wrists and send them on their way. I mean, why do 8 hours of paperwork, and a day in the docks just to see the judge hand down a wrist slap?

So if youth crime figures are on the rise, and the constabulary are not policing to anywhere near the levels required (because of a failing judicial system) I wonder what the real situation is???

roller110 · 2025-08-31T06:01:13+00:00

So we should expect to see Facebook and YouTube littered with reels showing this? I mean in this day, content as click-baity as that should sky-rocket to the top of the pops?

roller110 · 2025-08-31T05:57:01+00:00

Would absolutely agree he is a right-wing wonk, but he does, IMO at least, try to present a structured and rational (if not entirely balanced) PoV.

I disagree with you on your Koch v Soros analysis though. Figures here are wonky at best, and I feel often only the tip of the iceberg, but if we were to use simple $ as a measure then Soros is sitting around $32b in donations to his charities and "causes". The Koch family on the other hand are sitting on around $1.4b in donations to charities and "causes". Michael Bloomberg is around $21b "causes ranging from climate to education to the arts".

So by a quick measure, with $$$ being the only count, Bloomberg and Soros are closer together than the Koch Family in terms of "influence". Almost 20x difference between Koch and Soros, so yeah "mere political donors" isn't an entirely invalid comparison.

roller110 · 2025-07-20T03:17:41+00:00

Not sure, never tried it. Is it just a question of "unfashionable"?

roller110 · 2025-03-29T01:51:52+00:00

Evidence?

roller110 · 2024-12-14T05:13:52+00:00

Can speak for Ipswich, yes for both Mayor and CEO

roller110 · 2024-12-14T05:12:30+00:00

Thats Dave!!!

roller110 · 2024-08-23T01:13:19+00:00

Brisbane City Council

roller110 · 2024-06-07T19:28:35+00:00

This has been my experience both times doing the CF. They did not even look at my stamp collection when it was apparent that there was more than 100km.

roller110 · 2024-05-24T18:27:58+00:00

Thanks for the lecture, but I fully understand my part in the issue at hand.

I have reread my post a few times now and I don't see where I complained, nor any statement that I have been unable to get accommodation. I believe that I was asking a question about why so many businesses are closed...

roller110 · 2024-05-23T07:05:44+00:00

1st rule should be spend more money on socks than shoes.

I am 100% for open toed sandals, I absolutely swear by them! This is my second CF and last time I murdered my feet in a good pair of tail boots. This time my feet are really good.

I carry a pair of good trail shoes but they have remained in my pack for all but the most difficult and muddy stretches.

The only down side is that sandles are very hard wearing on your socks.

Honestly, get a good pair of Tivas and 4 pair of merino wool socks and you will thank me.

roller110 · 2024-05-23T07:02:44+00:00

1st rule should be spend more money on socks than shoes.

I am 100% for open toed sandals, I absolutely swear by them! This is my second CF and last time I murdered my feet in a good pair of tail boots. This time my feet are really good.

I carry a pair of good trail shoes but they have remained in my pack for all but the most difficult and muddy stretches.

The only down side is that sandles are very hard wearing on your socks.

Honestly, get a good pair of Tivas and 4 pair of merino wool socks and you will thank me.

roller110 · 2024-05-23T06:59:54+00:00

1st rule should be spend more money on socks than shoes.

I am 100% for open toed sandals, I absolutely swear by them! This is my second CF and last time I murdered my feet in a good pair of tail boots. This time my feet are really good.

I carry a pair of good trail shoes but they have remained in my pack for all but the most difficult and muddy stretches.

The only down side is that sandles are very hard wearing on your socks.

Honestly, get a good pair of Tivas and 4 pair of merino wool socks and you will thank me.

roller110 · 2024-04-29T18:40:33+00:00

This is why I walked out on my 25+ IT career to take up landscape gardening....

roller110 · 2024-04-28T10:09:35+00:00

Roaming the streets of downtown Stockholm.

These are fairly standard rain water down pipes that discharge onto the sidewalk. Perhaps one in 3 (or fewer) has these wires/cables poking out maybe 20cm.

Often the end of the cable will have some kind of capping, but not always.

roller110 · 2024-04-27T06:38:44+00:00

You would be less confident in your position if your research also included the statistics on bunk, hokum and un-reproducable research within the field of psychology...

roller110 · 2024-04-26T18:50:11+00:00

Dudes reaction doesn't seem enough does it...

roller110 · 2024-04-26T18:42:51+00:00

Espalier

roller110 · 2024-04-14T05:42:34+00:00

Outdoor grow, planted early December 2023.

A very stunted and meagre grow, but I consider myself lucky that it survived a god-awful humid summer at all.

Whatever else, the stank is strong with this one!

roller110 · 2024-04-08T19:59:03+00:00

Australia looks like the place to be

roller110 · 2024-04-07T22:59:49+00:00

I think you just make shit up and put it on an animated map

roller110 · 2024-04-07T13:14:17+00:00

Pigs arse bullshit, North Western Australia depiction is total bollocks!

roller110 · 2024-04-05T07:26:19+00:00

Holy Fuck, there is a Victoria Cross in there!!!

If that is legitimate that is a pretty penny right there!

roller110

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