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[SaintsSeptember]

Yes we dump people with no money, no education , no prospects for employment in our suburbs.
Yes that's a valid reason, we have an excuse.

Get them away from me. It wasn't my idea for them to be dumped here in such dire circumstances.

So do we use our budget to take more refugee's or do we spend more money assimilating them and assisting them. But then we'd be taking less refugees.

Some of these immigrants have been deported which is like the immigration minister saying..."oops i got it wrong i shouldn't have brought him here in the first place "

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[Drake Huggins]

Look at The Poms there: over 4% of the population but only 1% of the crime. Not surprised to see the Aussies over-represented for crime, given that's why we sent you there in the first place. Just a joke, just a joke

It's funny because it's true. My Ruth tells me the same thing. As a transplanted pom, she does like using the convict colony line to put me back in my box. Then again, I'm of German descent, so I get the "Two World Wars and one World Cup" line. I'm just biding my time. Come the time when ze Chermans annexe Australia, she'll be in a world of hurt.

 

[MUFKilda]

It's funny because it's true. My Ruth tells me the same thing. As a transplanted pom, she does like using the convict colony line to put me back in my box. Then again, I'm of German descent, so I get the "Two World Wars and one World Cup" line. I'm just biding my time. Come the time when ze Chermans annexe Australia, she'll be in a world of hurt.

Is your wife related to Al Murray, pub landlord at all?

 

[Brains Trust66]

Just a quick message about my back issues. On Wednesday Im finally having the operation on my back. It's taken a couple years and lots of money to get this far. The operation should reduce my pain by about 50% if it works. It doesn't cure me but tries to trick the brain into not getting the pain signals but hiding them with electric pulses. I will still have to be careful with what I do.


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[Verdun66]

Just a quick message about my back issues. On Wednesday Im finally having the operation on my back. It's taken a couple years and lots of money to get this far. The operation should reduce my pain by about 50% if it works. It doesn't cure me but tries to trick the brain into not getting the pain signals but hiding them with electric pulses. I will still have to be careful with what I do.


Go Saints

Good luck. Hope it goes well....

 

[Brains Trust66]

Good luck. Hope it goes well....

Thanks champ.


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[Joffaboy]

Hey bitches, I'm famous on #QandA again



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[VDS66]

ABS figure for 2016-17. One year in Australia, somewhat frighteningly. Deaths related to the use and abuse of alcohol. Cancers, liver disease, suicides, heart disease and brain damage. A national disgrace. These figures are kept well hidden because of the enormous amounts of tax the government reaps from the industry. Its use is so widespread that to tax it the way smoking is, would cause a riot. An election loser for sure, which is the main concern of our political masters. Why are there no pictures of the consequences of drinking on booze bottles the way there are on cigarette packets? Why not plain labelling and crippling taxes? It would curb the problem and make a huge difference to our economy, unburden our health system, not to mention the social benefits it would bring.

The abuse of prescription drugs kills eight times as many Australians as illegal drugs do, it is estimated. The real number is probably double that, according to those in the Health industry. The most dangerous place to be in Australia, if you're trying to stay alive is a hospital. Mistakes, negligence, incorrect medications etc. account for about 17,000 deaths a year, although the real number is probably way higher. Voluntary doctor-assisted euthanasia is a daily fact of life. I don't know what all the fuss is about with anti-euthanasia laws. They've been doing it since man began walking upright. A bit like abortion. Get it out in the open and regulate. Fewer botched suicides and therefore less distress all round.

The war on drugs is, like almost every war, fake. Engineered by those in positions of power to manipulate the population and generate profit. First as a copper, then as a psych. I've seen a number of sides and all of them have brought me to the same conclusion. The pharmaceutical industry and their corrupt relationships with doctors should be on the list for future Royal Commissions. Have you ever noticed how jealously the AMA protects its power bases? Why are they the only ones who can write prescriptions and decide what drugs should be administered? Nurses have been given very limited privileges in this area, mainly due to convenience and reduction of costs, rather than professional recognition or patient welfare.

Most GPs, especially those who work in the bulk-billing barns, are merely dispensers of product. You should cut out the middleman and go straight to the pharmacy. Next time you're in the GP's, have a look at how much of the office and equipment has marketing materials from big Pharma on it. Most offices are almost entirely fitted out in this way. I know this because one of my best mates is a GP who has set up his own successful practice. A veritable goldmine. The added bonus is he gets all sorts of delightful freebies all year around. These include cruises and overseas holidays disguised as conferences and information forums. Factor in The free lunches twice weekly from the pharma sales reps. And we all know there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Brilliant insight.

Just curious, did you get PTSD from your time in the force?

 

[Drake Huggins]

Brilliant insight.

Just curious, did you get PTSD from your time in the force?

I did. I realised it too late. It wasn't until studying 3rd year abnormal psych. that I reslised something was seriously wrong with me. I still battled on and ignored it. One divorce and a massive heart attack (open heart surgery) followed and i finally started to make an effort to resolve it.

I'm much much more betterer now, thanks to some major lifestyle changes and the love of a good woman. It's a complicated condition. For me there was a significant amount of unresolved trauma and grief from my childhood. It wasn't a happy time. The job merely iced the cake.

This is not unusual. Some are chemically and hormonally predisposed to it, especially if they are high cortisol secretors. This hormone is the one involved in flight and fight syndrome and is also responsible for reinforcing snd embedding memories.

For many first responders and military, alcohol is the weapon of choice in dulling the pain. This is because of its legality, availability social acceptance. These factors are responsible for the drinking cultures that exist in the aforementioned jobs. It is the worst possible drug for depressives and trauma sufferers as it is a depressant.

I'm taking part in a study that is trialling Ketamine as a therapy. Early results are promising, with some chronic sufferers reporting almost spontaneous resolution of symptoms. Ironically, overseas trials involving LSD are also showing great promise. The war on drugs? pfft! The only war being waged is on us by big pharma.

 

[VDS66]

I did. I realised it too late. It wasn't until studying 3rd year abnormal psych. that I reslised something was seriously wrong with me. I still battled on and ignored it. One divorce and a massive heart attack (open heart surgery) followed and i finally started to make an effort to resolve it.

I'm much much more betterer now, thanks to some major lifestyle changes and the love of a good woman. It's a complicated condition. For me there was a significant amount of unresolved trauma and grief from my childhood. It wasn't a happy time. The job merely iced the cake.

This is not unusual. Some are chemically and hormonally predisposed to it, especially if they are high cortisol secretors. This hormone is the one involved in flight and fight syndrome and is also responsible for reinforcing snd embedding memories.

For many first responders and military, alcohol is the weapon of choice in dulling the pain. This is because of its legality, availability social acceptance. These factors are responsible for the drinking cultures that exist in the aforementioned jobs. It is the worst possible drug for depressives and trauma sufferers as it is a depressant.

I'm taking part in a study that is trialling Ketamine as a therapy. Early results are promising, with some chronic sufferers reporting almost spontaneous resolution of symptoms. Ironically, overseas trials involving LSD are also showing great promise. The war on drugs? pfft! The only war being waged is on us by big pharma.

Thanks for sharing.

I spoke with a therapist who treats sufferers from the force.

He reckons it's pretty tough and there is still a stigma attached to it if you come out publicly. Victims are still perceived to soft or weak to a certain degree by their peers.

 

[VDS66]

I did. I realised it too late. It wasn't until studying 3rd year abnormal psych. that I reslised something was seriously wrong with me. I still battled on and ignored it. One divorce and a massive heart attack (open heart surgery) followed and i finally started to make an effort to resolve it.

I'm much much more betterer now, thanks to some major lifestyle changes and the love of a good woman. It's a complicated condition. For me there was a significant amount of unresolved trauma and grief from my childhood. It wasn't a happy time. The job merely iced the cake.

This is not unusual. Some are chemically and hormonally predisposed to it, especially if they are high cortisol secretors. This hormone is the one involved in flight and fight syndrome and is also responsible for reinforcing snd embedding memories.

For many first responders and military, alcohol is the weapon of choice in dulling the pain. This is because of its legality, availability social acceptance. These factors are responsible for the drinking cultures that exist in the aforementioned jobs. It is the worst possible drug for depressives and trauma sufferers as it is a depressant.

I'm taking part in a study that is trialling Ketamine as a therapy. Early results are promising, with some chronic sufferers reporting almost spontaneous resolution of symptoms. Ironically, overseas trials involving LSD are also showing great promise. The war on drugs? pfft! The only war being waged is on us by big pharma.

Pharma doesn't create cures, they create lifetime customers...

 

[St BKD]

I watched a documentary about that exact issue on You Tube recently.

Basketball diaries?

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[St BKD]

Thanks for making it a racist issue

For what its worth.
I'd consider there are some pretty rough groups of Sudanese and sometimes Maori's round my area. I'm sorry if they don't group up like a TV sitcom, with 3 white guys, one of them gay, a token black and maybe an Asian for your super simple politically correct world.
I don't think there are any particular issues with dark skinned Australians, Indians, Americans. That's not to say that some of them aren't trash.

As was stated above the Sudanese are over-represented. There are well know reasons for it, mostly to do with the environment they came from, and its not because they are black. I do have issue with people not predicting that they were going to be trouble and we end up with them cruising the nearby suburbs looking to steal things and hurt people, and laughing at how soft our cops are compared to those back home.

Idiots like you telling people its not happening don't help. Now take your politics out of it.
If groups of Lithuanians were kicking in peoples doors and bashing them, I'd be racist against Lithuanians in your (partially closed ) eyes , for daring to mention it.

I have Lithuanian blood and whilst I don't take offense to this because of the reference as you are clearly going for a very uncommon race... I take offense to your stupidity in trying to attack someone for no particular reason.
An absolute almighty stretch by you to jump on a high horse here to search for a reason to be offended. Jog on.

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[Brains Trust66]

Hey bitches, I'm famous on #QandA again

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Well done Champ [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]


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[Yawkey way]

Pharma doesn't create cures, they create lifetime customers...

There was a great documentary on Eli Lilly and what they did to extend their patent on Prozac.

One drug like that is worth billions per year in profits, blood sucking leaches.

 

[Yawkey way]

I did. I realised it too late. It wasn't until studying 3rd year abnormal psych. that I reslised something was seriously wrong with me. I still battled on and ignored it. One divorce and a massive heart attack (open heart surgery) followed and i finally started to make an effort to resolve it.

I'm much much more betterer now, thanks to some major lifestyle changes and the love of a good woman. It's a complicated condition. For me there was a significant amount of unresolved trauma and grief from my childhood. It wasn't a happy time. The job merely iced the cake.

This is not unusual. Some are chemically and hormonally predisposed to it, especially if they are high cortisol secretors. This hormone is the one involved in flight and fight syndrome and is also responsible for reinforcing snd embedding memories.

For many first responders and military, alcohol is the weapon of choice in dulling the pain. This is because of its legality, availability social acceptance. These factors are responsible for the drinking cultures that exist in the aforementioned jobs. It is the worst possible drug for depressives and trauma sufferers as it is a depressant.

I'm taking part in a study that is trialling Ketamine as a therapy. Early results are promising, with some chronic sufferers reporting almost spontaneous resolution of symptoms. Ironically, overseas trials involving LSD are also showing great promise. The war on drugs? pfft! The only war being waged is on us by big pharma.

So many people are self medicating it’s ridiculous but I guess it has been this way for as long as I can remember.

I hope the ketamine works out or leads to some effective treatments for ptsd, panic disorder, anxiety etc.

 

[St Muir]

Just a quick message about my back issues. On Wednesday Im finally having the operation on my back. It's taken a couple years and lots of money to get this far. The operation should reduce my pain by about 50% if it works. It doesn't cure me but tries to trick the brain into not getting the pain signals but hiding them with electric pulses. I will still have to be careful with what I do.


Go Saints

All the best mate, I’m sure it will work out well for you.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

I have Lithuanian blood and whilst I don't take offense to this because of the reference as you are clearly going for a very uncommon race... I take offense to your stupidity in trying to attack someone for no particular reason.
An absolute almighty stretch by you to jump on a high horse here to search for a reason to be offended. Jog on.

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I prefer to think its the gangs of Africans who are attacking people for no reason.
Yes they are Africans.
No i didn't say all Africans. No i didn't attack them.

 

[Joffaboy]

Just a quick message about my back issues. On Wednesday Im finally having the operation on my back. It's taken a couple years and lots of money to get this far. The operation should reduce my pain by about 50% if it works. It doesn't cure me but tries to trick the brain into not getting the pain signals but hiding them with electric pulses. I will still have to be careful with what I do.


Go Saints

Good luck mate. All the best

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[Joffaboy]

Thanks for sharing.

I spoke with a therapist who treats sufferers from the force.

He reckons it's pretty tough and there is still a stigma attached to it if you come out publicly. Victims are still perceived to soft or weak to a certain degree by their peers.

have a friend who is an ex copper. Was involved in a shooting resulting in a death. Has been dragged through enquiries and coroners court for three years.

The day he was cleared is the day he resigned from the force. The shooting in Bourke St brought it all back and he couldnt sleep again for a couple of weeks.

It is so easy for the keyboard warriors to blithely say 'just shoot them' every time a problem arises.

They convienently forget that police are humans, and taking a life is a bloody huge thing regardless of circumstance.

The job is hard enough but the ignorance to the aftermath of police actions is a bit annoying.

You are a good egg DH, hope you are working through the issue mate. Great respect for you guys.

 

[Drake Huggins]

have a friend who is an ex copper. Was involved in a shooting resulting in a death. Has been dragged through enquiries and coroners court for three years.


The day he was cleared is the day he resigned from the force. The shooting in Bourke St brought it all back and he couldnt sleep again for a couple of weeks.

It is so easy for the keyboard warriors to blithely say 'just shoot them' every time a problem arises.

They convienently forget that police are humans, and taking a life is a bloody huge thing regardless of circumstance.

The job is hard enough but the ignorance to the aftermath of police actions is a bit annoying.

You are a good egg DH, hope you are working through the issue mate. Great respect for you guys.

Thanks, JB. I appreciate your kind words. I have largely got it under control. Interestingly, a couple of my melts on here told me to revisit my attitude to it. It does surface from time to time and manifests in peculiar ways.The problem in my day was no one knew what we were dealing with. Half the office at Homicide was either heavily self medicating with grog (me included) while the other half Was on prescription drugs for anxiety.

I remember being asked to fetch something from a colleague's draw one day. In it i couldn't help noticing a bottle of pills labelled "Haliperidol". An anti-psychotic!

For me it was always the death of kids thst got me. The ICU at the Children''s hospital must be the saddest place in the world. Turning off life support on anyone is traumatic enough, but there's something especially tragic when it's a three year old. The last straw for me was a case near Shepparton, where a six year old had been r*ped so badly, her hips were dislocated and she'd bled to death. She was discarded near a truck stop like a piece of garbage. I went home and told my ex missus i wasn't going back. And i didn't. I never told her why. I didn't mix business and family.

 

[st_trav_ofWA]

just changing topic a little iwas in bunnings the otherday and i saw a new collection bin for the needy .. it was dignity bags - to my understanding they are handbags or backpacks that people fill with sanitary products ect for homeless or struggling women in the community ... my wife told me she has know about it for years and we (apparently i dont pay attention) have done one before ... personally i think this is a great idea and we are putting together some packs recycling some of my wifes old handbags (i swear its a ploy for her to just update her collection)

 

[Drake Huggins]

just changing topic a little iwas in bunnings the otherday and i saw a new collection bin for the needy .. it was dignity bags - to my understanding they are handbags or backpacks that people fill with sanitary products ect for homeless or struggling women in the community ... my wife told me she has know about it for years and we (apparently i dont pay attention) have done one before ... personally i think this is a great idea and we are putting together some packs recycling some of my wifes old handbags (i swear its a ploy for her to just update her collection)

Beware, grasshopper. Your suspicions are well founded. Still, everyone wins here. The needy get a much needed boost, your wife will be happy with her new wardrobe, and the retailers will get a Xmas boost. You will get the warm inner glow of satisfaction that comes from setting such a train of goodness. (sarcasm alert)

 

[Brains Trust66]

have a friend who is an ex copper. Was involved in a shooting resulting in a death. Has been dragged through enquiries and coroners court for three years.

The day he was cleared is the day he resigned from the force. The shooting in Bourke St brought it all back and he couldnt sleep again for a couple of weeks.

It is so easy for the keyboard warriors to blithely say 'just shoot them' every time a problem arises.

They convienently forget that police are humans, and taking a life is a bloody huge thing regardless of circumstance.

The job is hard enough but the ignorance to the aftermath of police actions is a bit annoying.

You are a good egg DH, hope you are working through the issue mate. Great respect for you guys.

Very well said Joffaboy [emoji106]


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[St Muir]

Thanks, JB. I appreciate your kind words. I have largely got it under control. Interestingly, a couple of my melts on here told me to revisit my attitude to it. It does surface from time to time and manifests in pevuliar ways.The problem in my day was no one knew whst we were dealing with. Half the office at Homicide was either heavily self medicating with grog (me included) while the other half Was on prescription drugs for anxiety.

I remember being asked to fetch something from a colleague's draw one day. In it i couldn't help noticing a bottle of pills labelled "Haliperidol". An anti-psychotic!

For me it was always the death of kids thst got me. The ICU at the Children''s hospital must be the saddest place in the world. Turning off life support on anyone is traumatic enough, but therr's something especially tragic when it's a three year old. The last straw for me was a case near Shepparton, where a dix year old had been r*ped so badly, her hips were dislocated and she'd bled to death. She was discarded near a truck stop like a piece of garbage. I went home and told my ex missus i wasn't going back. And i didn't. I never told her why. I didn't mix business and family.

I like that you posted this but feel sad that you and others have to go through this sort of shit. I've worked with disadvantaged people for decades and seen and heard some terrible things. I'm eternally grateful for the work you and your colleagues have done and continue to do.