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Jill Meagher's mother thanks public for support
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0930/jill-meagher-melbourne.html
This family amaze me. Truly good, humble people.
Jill Meagher's mother thanks public for support
http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0930/jill-meagher-melbourne.html
Newtown in Sydney was pretty similar. And it was a good place to live when I was young, but you always needed to have your wits about you at night.
Some of these inner city suburbs used to be the wealthy areas of our expanding young cities at one time. They go through cycles. Newtown is a case in point. It was the first suburb that all the wealthy Sydney merchants went to. I read somewhere that King St Newtown has the longest single run of Victoriana (late 19th century) buildings in the world. Above street level that is. If you look above the awnings it's all heritage listed (as far as I know) and all Victoriana facades.
Even Harlem in New York with its wonderful Brownstone terrace houses was once the suburb to live in.
I agree too - what purpose does it serve other than filling loved ones heads with unimaginable images when they are already suffering enough. Every minute detail in most cases would be just horrific, I also understand though that some parents/spouses couldn't bear to not know everything, so I'm not sure who should have the final call either way.
I agree too - what purpose does it serve other than filling loved ones heads with unimaginable images when they are already suffering enough. Every minute detail in most cases would be just horrific, I also understand though that some parents/spouses couldn't bear to not know everything, so I'm not sure who should have the final call either way.
Just a further comment. At an 18th male birthday party last night, it was reported that many were discussing this case at some point with appropriate dismay and sadness for Jill. Even our young men can see the gravity and tragedy of this offence. My opinion only.I am a long way from Melbourne.
All of my close friends are upset. My observation here is that my male friends are more shocked than my female friends. All equally upset, but the blokes are just having a different time of it with their emotions. Maybe it is a primal thing.
In Jill's case people aren't saying that. Thanks to social media, people are now starting to pay attention to the fact that not all murders are just another murder that they don't really know about. In this case people are starting to pay attention to the fact that the parole system in Australia has let us down.
This image was posted on twitter. Graffiti in Melbourne CBD. Is a twitter link ok this once? I couldn't work out which mods are online. Can't work out how else to post it. http://twitter.com/aideenblackwood/status/252337698558332928/photo/1
This image was posted on twitter. Graffiti in Melbourne CBD. Is a twitter link ok this once? I couldn't work out which mods are online. Can't work out how else to post it. http://twitter.com/aideenblackwood/status/252337698558332928/photo/1
Just the link is fine... thanks for posting it loqi!
I'm tearing up and I don't cry
I also understand though that some parents/spouses couldn't bear to not know everything
My observation here is that my male friends are more shocked than my female friends.
Snipped: I agree the parole system needs an overhaul, there isn't a jail in the world that has a parole system that is 100 percent correct all the time. I believe it starts before that, and Victoria are ahead of other states with that.
Life should mean life, 20 years should mean 20 years, that goes back to many things - starting in the court room.
I appreciate your point, but one purpose will be served. It is much more likely that it will lead to community outrage which will result in the parole system being overhauled. As I mentioned before I don't have a problem with the parole system where it relates to property theft. It's good to give people a second or third chance when it comes to stealing. But the system IMO is far too lenient on perps who commit outrageous crimes against people.
I think it's far too common to say, oh it's just another murder, and thinking that it's crime or drug related.
In Jill's case people aren't saying that. Thanks to social media, people are now starting to pay attention to the fact that not all murders are just another murder that they don't really know about. In this case people are starting to pay attention to the fact that the parole system in Australia has let us down.
My observation here is that my male friends are more shocked than my female friends.