Comments for Search For Your Rights http://searchforyourrights.org Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:35:51 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Search For Your Rights on the ABC by Mike Ballard http://searchforyourrights.org/news/search-for-your-rights-on-the-abc/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Mike Ballard Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:35:51 +0000 http://searchforyourrights.org/?p=340#comment-41 Go to my web page and see a clip I made of the rally. Go to my web page and see a clip I made of the rally.

]]> Comment on Why We Should Look To Texas To Tackle Crime by "Camel" http://searchforyourrights.org/news/why-we-should-look-to-texas-to-tackle-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-40 "Camel" Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:45:26 +0000 http://searchforyourrights.org/?p=264#comment-40 Australia has the second highest recidivisam rate in the world 'second' only behind America. For years we have followed the American way of law enforcement and 'punishment'. Nowhere enough emphasis has been placed on rehabilitation. I did 2 years jail in Holland the 4th lowest residivication rate in the world, there was rarely more than 1 or 2 petty criminals in a unit of 24 crims. Most of the inmates were in for serious offences. Drug addicts are given treatment for their health issues instead of punished for minor crimes commited to feed addiction, the prisons prime level of punishment is incaceration, after that it is all about rehabilitation. It was 41/2 months before I saw anything that looked like a fight on the Football field, a bit of push me shove you. The other crims had stoped the fight before the Guards had 'walked' 3 metres. In a Victorian prison a game of football ment a fight, 1 game per week at least 1 fight. In Holland 4 games of Football per week and 4 1/2 Months for a minor scuffle. Why do we follow a deteriating system, the worst in the world, isn't it common sence to follow the better systems the ones with possitive results? Silly me, common sence is not allowed in the vocabulary of Australian Politetions. Let us hope that Australia decides to follow this new way of thinking that seems to be starting in America. Mind you if the normal flow of things takes place it will be at least 10 years before they wake up to the change. I do wonder where America looked to come up with the idea? Could they have looked to Denmark, Sweden, Finland and The Netherlands? Camel Australia has the second highest recidivisam rate in the world ’second’ only behind America. For years we have followed the American way of law enforcement and ‘punishment’. Nowhere enough emphasis has been placed on rehabilitation.
I did 2 years jail in Holland the 4th lowest residivication rate in the world, there was rarely more than 1 or 2 petty criminals in a unit of 24 crims. Most of the inmates were in for serious offences.
Drug addicts are given treatment for their health issues instead of punished for minor crimes commited to feed addiction, the prisons prime level of punishment is incaceration, after that it is all about rehabilitation.
It was 41/2 months before I saw anything that looked like a fight on the Football field, a bit of push me shove you. The other crims had stoped the fight before the Guards had ‘walked’ 3 metres. In a Victorian prison a game of football ment a fight, 1 game per week at least 1 fight. In Holland 4 games of Football per week and 4 1/2 Months for a minor scuffle.
Why do we follow a deteriating system, the worst in the world, isn’t it common sence to follow the better systems the ones with possitive results? Silly me, common sence is not allowed in the vocabulary of Australian Politetions.
Let us hope that Australia decides to follow this new way of thinking that seems to be starting in America. Mind you if the normal flow of things takes place it will be at least 10 years before they wake up to the change.
I do wonder where America looked to come up with the idea? Could they have looked to Denmark, Sweden, Finland and The Netherlands?
Camel

]]> Comment on Search For Your Rights In The Media by mike hopkin http://searchforyourrights.org/news/search-for-your-rights-in-the-media/comment-page-1/#comment-39 mike hopkin Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:36:01 +0000 http://searchforyourrights.org/?p=322#comment-39 Hi, I'm trying to get in touch with Alex Cassie. Don't know whether you've seen the west's coverage of Rob Johnson being heckled outside parliament yesterday http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7087104/johnson-heckled-over-search-laws/ We're doing a bit of coverage of the issue in Inside Cover at the moment, I'd llove to speak with Alex if you have a phone number I can reach you on. Or please get in touch with me direct on 9482 3370 cheers mike hopkin inside cover the west australian Hi, I’m trying to get in touch with Alex Cassie. Don’t know whether you’ve seen the west’s coverage of Rob Johnson being heckled outside parliament yesterday http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7087104/johnson-heckled-over-search-laws/

We’re doing a bit of coverage of the issue in Inside Cover at the moment, I’d llove to speak with Alex if you have a phone number I can reach you on. Or please get in touch with me direct on 9482 3370

cheers
mike hopkin
inside cover
the west australian

]]> Comment on Why We Should Look To Texas To Tackle Crime by Richard Titelius http://searchforyourrights.org/news/why-we-should-look-to-texas-to-tackle-crime/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Richard Titelius Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:57:37 +0000 http://searchforyourrights.org/?p=264#comment-36 Why would you want to tackle crime any other way than putting resources into those communities to solve the social and economic problems which cause large numbers of those people to end up in teh criminal justice system? Re : Papalia article on Texas progam "Justice Reinvestment" Rally today was also a triumph of reason notwithstanding the astonishing views of the Police Minister Rob Johnson on why these laws would be appropriate. Why would you want to tackle crime any other way than putting resources into those communities to solve the social and economic problems which cause large numbers of those people to end up in teh criminal justice system?

Re : Papalia article on Texas progam “Justice Reinvestment”

Rally today was also a triumph of reason notwithstanding the astonishing views of the Police Minister Rob Johnson on why these laws would be appropriate.

]]> Comment on COMPLETE THE SUNDAY TIMES LAW AND ORDER SURVEY by peter http://searchforyourrights.org/news/complete-the-sunday-times-law-and-order-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-21 peter Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:55:24 +0000 http://searchforyourrights.org/?p=279#comment-21 law & order ha ha law & order ha ha

]]> Comment on COMPLETE THE SUNDAY TIMES LAW AND ORDER SURVEY by peter http://searchforyourrights.org/news/complete-the-sunday-times-law-and-order-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-20 peter Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:49:10 +0000 http://searchforyourrights.org/?p=279#comment-20 after driving taxies in this town for ten odd years i would trust the bikeys before the cops ray oconner a clasic eg minister for police & all this ice around the cops must know alot more . i am of the apinoin the the press & the media are the protecshion between the polies & the police but the time terry willasee on a show called in perth two nite and tolled perth 178 james street & eltravatorie he was droped from the show after ray got in parlament & said ther was no gambling or prostation to the best of his knolage when there was about 50 brothels & 30 or 40 casenows after driving taxies in this town for ten odd years i would trust the bikeys before the cops ray oconner a clasic eg minister for police & all this ice around the cops must know alot more . i am of the apinoin the the press & the media are the protecshion between the polies & the police but the time terry willasee on a show called in perth two nite and tolled perth 178 james street & eltravatorie he was droped from the show after ray got in parlament & said ther was no gambling or prostation to the best of his knolage when there was about 50 brothels & 30 or 40 casenows

]]> Comment on COMPLETE THE SUNDAY TIMES LAW AND ORDER SURVEY by Jennifer McErlean http://searchforyourrights.org/news/complete-the-sunday-times-law-and-order-survey/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Jennifer McErlean Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:12:45 +0000 http://searchforyourrights.org/?p=279#comment-16 Question 31 is asking two things ... it should be two questions. Question 31 is asking two things … it should be two questions.

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