GUILTY Australia - Andrew, 45, Rose, 44, & Chantelle Rowe, 16, slain, Kapunda, 8 Nov 2010 #5

[patroler]

Agreed with your last thought.

When you say he lied to the police what in particular are you referring to?
I mean I know he didn't admit to the crimes but that would be omitting information.

well omitting information can be promoting a mistruth - can it not

 

[patroler]

Nope sorry you have mixed me up with someone else I can't think now who said it, but it wasn't me

sorry you are right - it was midsommer back in thread 3 - cheers

 

[nobody11]

sorry you are right - it was midsommer back in thread 3 - cheers

No worries

 

[MissedCalling]

well omitting information can be promoting a mistruth - can it not

Of course.....is that what you mean by saying he lied to police?

 

[Cyclone82]

I'm curious to know if anyone knows if the accused used drugs...in particular marijuana?

I don't think we know. It hasnt really been discussed much.

 

[patroler]

Of course.....is that what you mean by saying he lied to police?

yes - but some would say that it was for self preservation- we all tell lies at sometime - don't we

 

[banshee282001]

I'm curious to know if anyone knows if the accused used drugs...in particular marijuana?

I'd like to know if he used meth. I don't know a lot about drugs, but it seems to me that meth is a lot more likely to make someone crazy and just about as easy to obtain as marijuana.

 

[Cyclone82]

Yeah you would be hopeless on marijuana.

Info on meth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_meth

Marijuana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana

 

[MissedCalling]

I'd like to know if he used meth. I don't know a lot about drugs, but it seems to me that meth is a lot more likely to make someone crazy and just about as easy to obtain as marijuana.

Marijuana is just as likely to trigger drug induced psychosis as any other drug.

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/Bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Cannabis_and_psychosis?open

 

[nobody11]

Sorry banshe I can't find that video now

 

[banshee282001]

Sorry banshe I can't find that video now

That's okay...I've got it now! Thanks anyway!

 

[MissedCalling]

yes - but some would say that it was for self preservation- we all tell lies at sometime - don't we

And anybody who says they don't are lying :liar:

 

[singers]

Exactly! She was much younger than the kid in question now when it started for her. This kid had no signs what so ever of being capable of such a crime prior to the event. I am not saying he didn't do it because I have no idea if he did or not. But if he was going to commit such a horrendous act, one would think there would be some signs prior even if it be a minuet sign! I am a local and people are still in shock he could have possibily done this.

have you spent a lot of time with him?

 

[MissedCalling]

Psychosis of course can just happen without drug use....I guess it's just easy to blame drugs because at least you can get your head around it.

 

[patroler]

The article says "They live a "predatory" lifestyle." Do you believe the accused lived this way?

all humans are predatory - survival of the fittest - its just sometimes people are more aggressive than normal or you can be passive aggressive - it's all predatory - even peodaphiles are predatory and if the accussed was obsessed with cr - is this not predatory - when i see his bebo profile i get a feeling that he was - but we can all be wiser after the fact, so he may have not seemed predatory on the surface - his bebo profile tends to give the impression he was athletic - (maybe his delusion) for the general concensis is that a gust of wind would blow him over, but i have done some work in workshop many years ago and i know you have to be able to lift heavy equipment in a mecahnics shop

 

[Cyclone82]

I would not be surprised if drugs didn't play a part at all.

 

[singers]

all humans are predatory - survival of the fittest - its just sometimes people are more aggressive than normal or you can be passive aggressive - it's all predatory - even peodaphiles are predatory and if the accussed was obsessed with cr - is this not predatory - when i see his bebo profile i get a feeling that he was - but we can all be wiser after the fact, so he may have not seemed predatory on the surface - his bebo profile tends to give the impression he was athletic - (maybe his delusion) for the general concensis is that a gust of wind would blow him over, but i have done some work in workshop many years ago and i know you have to be able to lift heavy equipment in a mecahnics shop

and even if you are bad at basketball, you still have to run up and down the court for the whole game. he looks wirey but ppl like that can still have a lot of strength

 

[nobody11]

have you spent a lot of time with him?

I wouldn't say I hang out with him, I am an adult lol. He is in the same circle of friends as my kids

 

[banshee282001]

Psychosis of course can just happen without drug use....I guess it's just easy to blame drugs because at least you can get your head around it.

But wouldn't psychosis and drug use just make things a heck of a lot more volatile?

 

[singers]

I wouldn't say I hang out with him, I am an adult lol. He is in the same circle of friends as my kids

they must be pretty shocked. (understatement)

I have friends on the fringe of my group that I found out were quite different to what I thought when I spent time one on one with them, like going away for a weekend or we gradually became closer friends.

I bet only 1 or 2 of his close friends knew the real him. It's how we all are. We have a small wall up that might only come down for our partner or best friend. Most people do to some extend hide the real them.

People are saying he couldn't do it, but how well did they really know him?
Not well enough to make that statement is my belief.