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Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

From http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/city-protest-to-disrupt-friday-afternoon-traffic-20150430-1mx97o.html

"More than 11,000 people are expected at the protest against the forced closure of remote Aboriginal communities, which will start at the Melbourne Town Hall at 4pm."

I also did a slight double-take on the ABC's site, where it appeared - at first glance - that Papua New Guinea had been struck off by an earthquake. That certainly made me read the whole story. It appears, in fact, that an earthquake had merely struck and that its epicentre was off PNG: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-30/earthquake-strikes-off-papua-new-guinea/6435896

John Wren · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:11 pm

the english language. so easy to misread and misinterpret.

David · I dare you to try Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda

I'd like to think that's a job I could do, but I sadly doubt that there is a job to be filled any more.

think positive · Side By Side Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere

Hehe my first thought was "shit will they be gone by the time I leave for the footy?"

The protesters I mean, not the aboriginals, they can stay in the town hall.

KenH · Joined: 24 Jan 2010

I have booked a carpark in Flinders Lane, this looks like it will be hard to get to, can anyone advise on the best way to approach this? I was planning on driving along Flinders St coming off the West Gate Freeway and arriving at the carpark at around 5pm.

Nick - Pie Man · Joined: 04 Aug 2010

Aim to get to the carpark by 3pm

Seriously.

KenH · Joined: 24 Jan 2010

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

The Age today is reporting on attempts to re-sign "Resounding defender/wingman Adam Oxley". Confused

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/collingwood-closing-in-on-new-contracts-with-tom-langdon-and-jackson-ramsay-20150503-1myv0w.html

John Wren · Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 4:53 pm

never did i think the day would come when i would see the word 'slut' in a "news headline" ...

think positive · Side By Side Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere

stui magpie · Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 8:17 pm

Wokko · Come and take it. Joined: 04 Oct 2005

David · I dare you to try Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Location: Andromeda

I had a really interesting argument with Lola about this. Essentially, she took TP's view and I took Stui's and Wokko's. Where we found common ground was by steering away from the emotive topic of rape and discussing crime generically. What we agreed upon was that criminals (and potential criminals) are too often considered an "other" who can't be spoken to like regular people and have no capacity to think rationally.

The answer isn't some glib conclusion like "tell rapists not to rape", it's a deeper engagement with all people by providing constructive, confidential, non-judgemental avenues for getting help.

Otherwise, so long as crime exists, it's essential that people are still offered basic, measured, fact-based victimisation prevention strategies (which may possibly not include telling women never to go to parks). I don't really see any good reason for authority figures to stop doing that.

stui magpie · Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:42 pm

^

Bingo.

In it's most basic construct it's called risk management. People practice it every day unconsciously but most struggle when asked to do it consciously.

think positive · Side By Side Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere

Oh don't worry, I tell my girls to practice risk management to the nth degree, I just wish it didn't have to be that way.

I was sitting in my car while my horse ate his dinner one night after work, and I was dozing. I woke up to see him reaching for the door handle, with his zip down. I hit the lock button, started the car and drove off. Then I got mad, slammed it in reverse and back into him. Then I took off. Came back with a friend to let my horse out, never saw him again, and there was no report of a dead guy! I trust nobody!