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Greville Whittle

Mon, 19 Sept 2016 08:54:48 +1200

Sometime the fear of a place can be collective. There was an old folks home, and a few other oldies living on our street, so there were a few people that'd say 'Hi' and have a chat. I was a polite kid and obliged them. Until one old man tried…

Son of Dad

Fri, 16 Sept 2016 15:27:23 +1200

Thank you for sharing that Emma. It made me think of 'Barlow's House' by Dead Famous People:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU6qBS0m2bo

Hilary Stace

Thu, 15 Sept 2016 22:44:20 +1200

Some people who were incarcerated in the past in the mental health/disability system have told me about a similar reaction they have to the 'bins'. Even when the buildings have gone the site itself remains distressing.

Emma Hart

Thu, 15 Sept 2016 21:16:14 +1200

Maybe this will do instead:

Since posting this, I've had four people tell me there is a house like this in their past. In once case, it had been bulldozed and built over. I'd love to watch this one burn down.

Paul Campbell

Thu, 15 Sept 2016 18:51:00 +1200

Maybe this will do instead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM

william blake

Thu, 15 Sept 2016 17:41:41 +1200

Sadly, I got the madness. X best.

Emma Hart

Thu, 15 Sept 2016 17:17:27 +1200

I started reading with Talking Heads bouncing along in my head

I was aiming for Madness. Ah well.

Paul Campbell

Thu, 15 Sept 2016 16:46:11 +1200

I started reading with Talking Heads bouncing along in my head ..... and crashed .... that was not the read I expected ...

Sister Mary Gearchange

Thu, 15 Sept 2016 13:17:21 +1200

That sounds an awful lot like "hey, why don't we put more women at risk so they can help men overcome their violence problems." The idea that prison is a safe place for people seems naïve.

I'd suggest that your idea of prison is limiting you. I'm not saying that…

B Jones

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 14:37:18 +1200

Well, that’s certainly something else.

It’d be worth citing your claims about Spain – as far as I could tell with a quick google, female prisoners are generally separated from male ones there.

Tom Semmens

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 14:16:11 +1200

That sounds an awful lot like “hey, why don’t we put more women at risk so they can help men overcome their violence problems.” The idea that prison is a safe place for people seems naïve.

several overseas countries, including Spain, do it already to generally positive results. All I…

James Littlewood*

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 14:12:15 +1200

Thanks Emma. That story and its conclusion mean a lot to me.

B Jones

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 12:48:25 +1200

Maybe while in prison male and female prisoners can form better relationships?

That sounds an awful lot like "hey, why don't we put more women at risk so they can help men overcome their violence problems." The idea that prison is a safe place for people seems naïve.

Thomas Goodfellow

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 12:32:54 +1200

I'm trying to remember when a government last took justice and incarceration seriously enough to face down the inevitable calls for it to be both harsh and cheap ("spending all that money to mollycoddle thugs while hard-working taxpayers etc etc etc"), or took the time to argue through the long-term…

Tom Semmens

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 12:01:23 +1200

Fiddling around with the law isn’t going to change anything. It never does. WHERE IS THE EXTRA MONEY??? We need money for specialist family courthouses and courts and judges and lawyers. We need specialist councillors and programs. We need TV, radio and print media campaigns to change attitudes. But I…

Emma Hart

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 11:32:33 +1200

Just to be clear, not tell you was the right thing to have done or?

Yes, on consideration I think it was the right thing to do. I was fifteen when he died, and he was living in Brisbane. I hadn't seen him for about three years. I don't think…

Silke Hartung

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 11:29:41 +1200

Dear Emma, lots of love to you! I too am terrified of a house and it took me years to understand why that is. Shared blood isn't enough... x

Raymond A Francis

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 11:28:32 +1200

Nicely said Emma or rather written.
.Nobody told me at the time, which was probably the right thing to not do.
Just to be clear, not tell you was the right thing to have done or?

Public Address

Wed, 14 Sept 2016 11:28:32 +1200

Discussion from blog post.