Posts by Sofie Bribiesca
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Hard News: Living with the psychopath, in reply to DexterX,
I feel the sentence is an anomaly and manifestly inadequate – that is my view.
The one thing that bothers me most is, the extent of injuries suggest to me he is more than woefully inadequate. Breaking anyone’s bones, and especially a 4 month old ( plus the wee ones older injuries)should require some serious psychiatric assessment and ongoing monitoring and not just by a proby officer, and that is my view.
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It’s raining again…..
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Hard News: Living with the psychopath, in reply to Richard Aston,
Sorry to bang on about this – its a bit personal for me.
You go ahead Richard. I was actually trying to dig a bit deeper before as to how we do address the difficult situations that some people sitting outside the realm of normality put society as a whole, in. I think (jmo) that preventative detention could be our answer if the cost is not an issue because I don’t want the state to start killing people. See, then I’d like the resources put toward better education from young for everyone so we are alerted earlier to problems, but that requires the whole country treating each other as equals and that aint going to happen. As I said further back , I don’t think I could decide someone else’s outcome because I do see permanent incarceration similar to torture in that all the reasons you mentioned earlier also. Hey what about hypnotism? ;)) Ok no
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Thanks Joe.Yes, the pampas is up at Matai Bay since the massive fire and there was a couple at our place on the previously felled area on the land, so that photo is probably pampas in the background and possibly Toetoe in the fore..I find the difference between the two difficult to tell but the more purple colour makes sense now. It also has blades for the leaves in my opinion but I could be wrong and have them mixed up. Pampas is also pretty easy to pull out if you get in early.
So, not wanting to denigrate the native plants,(although I am not as precious as others), it’s still invasive. :)
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to David Hood,
Yes. The sun was on the gorse,
Shame it is sooo unpopular in this country, but completely understandable. My hands are evidence of removing the stuff. It's not so easy in an organic area, but then again that does have its own advantages.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to Jos,
Here’s a tui from this morning, outside my front door in my dressing gown…
Really nice dressing gown, the fabric, loving it. ;)
The ones up our way are really shy but there is 5 in the driveway.
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Capture: Spring is Like a Perhaps Hand, in reply to JacksonP,
see if I can capture the two Tui who play fight all day every day.
Good luck with that. I've probably put Tui 1 of 5 up before but if not.....
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Hard News: Living with the psychopath, in reply to Russell Brown,
Wilson has been in jail for 18 years. In that time he has never acknowledged his offending, and thus never even started on therapy.
I’m only posing the question of how we (society) deal with the likes of him, (he’s not the only despicable person around).And I question what we do, because I wonder if jail or a “Masons type Clinic is better for a sick/ mental/deranged person like him. The man is a mental patient in my eyes and I don’t believe in the death penalty but I am interested in how people still have a vigilante attitude in what is supposed to be a civilised society. In how quick Laws could get a crowd together.
It is decided his parole conditions are the best we have in keeping our society as safe as possible. I’m ok with that. His life is now scarred. I doubt he can continue as before. I’m a bit worried about him being able to have pets though. To me, they have every right to be protected as well as humans.In better news , I just read Valerie Adams won gold.... Excellent!!
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Hard News: Living with the psychopath, in reply to Sacha,
Isn’t it easier to just not deal with the likes of him?
Not an answer for people who care about the safety of those around them.
That’s not what I mean at all. Sacha. I am asking if keeping some one locked up for life is any different to society using capital punishment. It’s a statement that “what you have done is not acceptable” It would teach a very quick message that "you are not allowed to do that”.
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Hard News: Living with the psychopath, in reply to Sacha,
Lock him up forever, to avoid someone else having to bear the burden
So as I said before, because it's the same diff,
We should maybe, (lock and load), shoot him then, as Laws would have?
Fear/ Fair enough? Eye for an eye innit?
I don't know the democratic answer , just that I would not be able to decide about anyone else's existence. What if McCroskie, or McVicor is right? I mean, they really believe it's for the best, 3 strikes, etc
Isn't it easier to just not deal with the likes of him. Why would we need to have a memorial in a box to look at and remind us it's not acceptable?
At this point in time the guy has done what our judicial system said is his penance. Surely we could respect that (y'know us being the civilised ones) or if we don't agree, fight to change our laws. Then again thats McCroskie, McVicor, and Laws.
Oh, no laws, eek!!
