It emerged he'd been involved in about 80 cases of abuse all up,

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/our-hidden-tragedy/more_headlines

"It's about putting those sign posts in and classifications in, so that parents and rule setters in private spaces where TVs or films are being viewed, they can say kids leave the room, because smoking is going to be in this , and i don't…

We'll also be looking at smoking on screen in the wake of the US Centre for Disease Control's call for an R rating on any movies that depict tobacco use. Prudent public health policy or social engineering?

Can I just say, after watching Media 7 last night that Prudence woman…

"Well if you can't trust the media who can you trust?"

Judge Neil MacLean

I'd suggest family, friends, your doctor, nurses, teachers, your lawyer? Certainly when a high level member of the judiciary says something like that, it's understandable that New Zealand has such a high suicide rate.

I thought…

Pants a while.
Rant kinda finished.
Loathing isnt.

Don't hold back buddy, get it off your chest.

Wiki re copycat suicides
And from a link in there about Epidemiology of suicides
And from there to mass suicides

Shit... it's almost religious. A penchant for…

And that the Japanese Kamikaze were just really bad pilots?

Wait, no...

What annoys me about the "social science" part of this debate is no one ever seems to mention that the increase of suicides when they're mentioned in the media doesn't have a thing to…

enjoin, enjoy

From Ian's superb link, I couldn't resist quoting this:

J.P. is a good fighter. He's a man of action, see. Sometime last year he was at home hoovering and cleaning his house one night. He got a call. J.P.'s a sweet kid... still is. There was a dude…

Which catches me by surprise – but it's so long since my own loss that my focus has been more on the overall.

It has made a change in you, I hope it is not a difficult burden.

Do you think anything can change those core belief structures?

You did…

Do you think anything can change those core belief structures?

Certainly, I feel there is a constant dialogue of influence between all involved. The thing that disturbs me most is how those core belief structures have been influenced by the censorship of this issue, and the difficulty distinguishing between the…

a joyous life-sustaining greeting to us all

Pants a while.
Rant kinda finished.
Loathing isnt.

Spring is here
sap rising...
bud to blossom
glowthings...
not loathings
save life breath
for those that
do good...
not wastrels

join the push back:

We just try and win over one person at a time with poetry and it's all one…

So for those suicide survivors there is a distinct lack of openness, discussion and support.

This is…

Really seriously: I find it utterly bizarre that, as a civilisation, we grossly underpay those who make the most difference (nurses, of all kinds; teachers; frontline police& GPs (if you think GPs are overpaid – just spend a week with a rural GP. And,…

*St…

Really seriously: I find it utterly bizarre that, as a civilisation, we grossly underpay those who make the most difference (nurses, of all kinds; teachers; frontline police& GPs (if you think GPs are overpaid – just spend a week with a rural GP. And,…

Would giving free help-phone/email/text numbers, preferably for trained non-religious (or otherwise-committed to viewpoint) people – and other pertinent info – along with any report of a suicide – be a good idea?

Yes excellent idea.
But to really make a difference, we as a species, NEED to value those who…

I have a vested interest in this topic. After my mother killed herself back in 1999, I've found the media coverage, discussion, and avoidance around suicide in New Zealand to be most interesting.

One thing I learned…

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-did-the-media-help-to-pull-the-trigger-2020927.html

This is…

If you feel life is so bad your only answer is killing yourself surely it is better to know that you are not the only one and that it is not that weird to think about it

Well OTOH a person who is contemplating suicide is often acutely aware of…

Vulnerable people may be susceptable to self-harm from many sources, too many to protect them from…

It's all over the radio too, I'm surprised this isn't all sub judice till after a court case or coronial hearing...

I think they've decided to go back to practicing journalism in the mould of Cary Grant in His Girl Friday – but without the class.

I've just seen Nat Torkington win an Emmy

Nah, can't be – not enough swearing :)

...Piranha 3-D , whose highlight is a chap getting his cock chewed off and squabbled over by carnivorous goldfish? (The glorious cap to that scene is the bulimic winner puking up the tasty morsel in the direction of the camera.

It's been a long time since I've laughed at much…

The highlight of that "hard R" masterpiece is

You know, I avoid going to that sort of movie so I don't have to know what's in it. Although I generally agree with your point.

the stand-in for the dead man appears to be Nat Torkington...

Can't be, I've just seen Nat Torkington win an Emmy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8KJ7bqctZ0

the stand-in for the dead man appears to be Nat Torkington.

The bloke applying the squeeze also reminds me of front-row forward I can't quite place.

Incidentally, James Hollings writes carefully and does his research, even if some of his journalists colleagues don't. I have just written a chapter on…

I've been quite shocked today about the reporting of homicide on the front page of the Herald, I must say.

It's all over the radio too, I'm surprised this isn't all sub judice till after a court case or coronial hearing...

...but this is the paper that "reported" a missing…

We'll also be looking at smoking on screen in the wake of the US Centre for Disease Control's call for an R rating on any movies that depict tobacco use. Prudent public health policy or social engineering?

None of the above: "fucking stupid" is closer to the mark. So, the…

former New Zealand Labour Party president Mike Williams?

Whoops. And heh.

And do we trust news organisations in this fevered age to use any new freedoms responsibly

Probably not — but I've got to admit every time I hear that out of Jim Anderton's mouth, I qestion whether MPs can be trusted to use parliamentary privilege responsibly. There's ample evidence that…

We'll also be looking at smoking on screen in the wake of the US Centre for Disease Control's call for an R rating on any movies that depict tobacco use. Prudent public health policy or social engineering?

I suppose that means I should finish this-here column on smoking censorship...

Um, of course they're more…

He is tremendous value, isn't he? You should have him more often.

We thought the same thing ourselves.

I've been quite shocked today about the reporting of homicide on the front page of the Herald, I must say.

Yep, that illustration certainly made me go WTH into my morning coffee. With that in mind, Russell's question:

And do we trust news organisations in this fevered age to use…

and Denis Welch on the weekend newspaper market

He is tremendous value, isn't he? You should have him more often.