Low life thieving scum

Sad but its true, lowlife are not dealt with strongly enough I think too. If the police know who this person is then obviously whatever action has been taken int he past has had little effect.

In Singapore in the gardens there are a number of diorama depictions of consequence for crime. steal and they cut off your hands, maybe we should bring that back

Then we would have to support them...give them the chair i say

Hi Bonz, when my wife and I were in Singapore we had a couple of grand in cash but I didnt want to leave in the hotels safe so we took it with us everywhere, wife had half I had the other. When I was paying for a cab fair when I pulled the money out he noticed the amount of cash in my wallet, he said you should leave in motel incase I lose my wallet I said would rather have it on me, he said, if they steal from you in this country they in big trouble, and if they steal from you in this city, the police shut either end of the city down, no one comes in or out till they find the person. He said no hanky panky in Singapore you very safe. And how write he was, my wife and I walking everywhere, catching trains etc, not once did I feel threatened. I would go back tomorrow only killer over there is the humidity.

Hi Josh Glad to hear your girls have settled down luckily she screamed and you got the bag back but the main thing the girls wernt touched. If you did catch him I would have made sure he wasnt walking back out again and im sure their would have been plenty of places to dispose of the piece of rubbish. Total scum and as Warfer has said we have the doo goodgers to thank for the way this place is becoming, dont slap, teachers cant even put their arm around a little girl or boy in the school playgrounds now if they hurt themselves and you have the older kids telling the teachers to get fu%#ed. Would have had 6 of the best if I did that at school then the old man would have given me another lot when I got home. Maybe time to put them in some sort of self defence classes, main thing is your all ok can always replace a wallet/purse. All the best,

and girls your in dads safe hands so go out and enjoy all the 4wdriving and touring your doing with mum and dad, its some thing you will always remember and then tell your kids. All the best. WHG

There is a new movie coming out called IP Man Ip Man....Its a true version of Wing Chung,what my daughter does.She is about halfway along the belts.Its not a macho form where they yell and scream. Yip Man taught Bruce Lee also..Great movie couldn't wait and downloaded (naughty boy). It has a good storyline when the Japs invaded Shanghai in the early 40's and left in 1945 when we kicked there asses just like we should over whaling (If we had lost the war would we be telling them how we live..It really pees me off big time)..

Anyway goodluck mate..


Cheers

Thanks guys,
Girls are still fairly shaken in morning. Have be careful not to walk in without them knowing or they get a fright. The cops here were really good. They sent some plain cloths around during the night to keep an eye out. They saw how scared the girls were so they took it seriously. Petty I didn't catch him. It would have been him ringing the police asking for help. Well we are tying not to let it get to us but very frustrating, just glad he went home empty handed. If something like this happened to a politician there would be an outcry from them to lock him up. When will our judges stop being a joke and get serious about stopping these scum. Bring in public naming of repeat offenders I reckon. The do gooders should shut up and mind their own business. People make mistakes but repeat offenders should be made examples of, may stop others. Noone seems to be accountable for their actions any more, it's always someone else's fault.

Josh

Josh, You have to remember that judges and magisrates were all previously defending scummy people for the 30years previously as lawyers and baristers.. Its no wonder we have the problems we do!! Michael

Josh - I'm really glad you didn't catch him and turn vigilante. The way our law system works- you would have received 10 times the penalty for dealing with him yourself, than he would have got for his misdemeanour. I know it is not fair- but it really isn't worth it. Not to mention the possiblity that he could have been a really loose unit and done something nasty to you. I don't confess to know what the answer is here. A person must protect their family first and foremost, but on the other hand -the law really is crazy and the mostly law abiding citizen seems to have less rights than the criminals.Where does it end? Perhaps you could get the girls involved in rigging up a cheap but effective warning system for night time - fishing line strung across the annex poles and attached to a sack of empty tin cans. Simple, effective and their involvement may help restore some confidence. Also arm them with a powerful torch each. A torch shone into an intruders eyes will quickly blind him and give you an advantage. Once again- simple, easy and safe for the kids to have beside their beds, and may give them a little more confidence to go to sleep.Cheers, doc.

I agree with OZDOC, while catching someone and beating him senseless certainly feels like something we'd like to do, I'm not sure it'd have a good affect on your children, and potentially ruin you and your family's life with the potential penalty - especailly if things got out of hand.

I love the torch and cans idea!!

RE: Judges and magistrates.

It's the old law of supply and demand. If there is a greater demand for their services the more they can get paid. Therefore it's not in their interest to maximise sentences as they'd be putting themselves out of a job. Sad but true.

Skulldug,

Why the hell did you turn this into a "slagging the coppers off" thread. Give it a rest mate. One cop with a town full of indigenous drunken kids...yeah, right. I'm sure he would have everyone on his side to help them. And of course you would HAVE to believe the caravan park owner.

I am thankful the young girls in the original story are OK now and that no one got hurt...I hope you bought them a big ice cream or something

I live by a rule in life that "every dog has it's day"...it usually comes true, so all will be ok.

We also have to remember that a lot of people in this forum did a few silly things when they were young...which still doesn't excuse anyone for theft. I know I was a little bloody terror, but never hurt anyone.

We still have to be responsible for our own belongings and be vigilante against these people and then there is no issue.

Was this problem in Normanville during the school holidays? We had an extra police officer here for that time but the area they are expected to cover is enormous. Also the problems do not seem to happen out of holiday time and coincidentally the graffiti drops to approximately zero then as well. Methinks the local kids are too busy with the farm work and volunteering in the community and emergency services to have time to cause problems. Because it happens in a particular location don't automatically blame the locals.

"responsible for our belongings" Dunco. The bag was inside our tent with us inside in bed. Yes if we left it outside that's asking for trouble but this mongrel came inside our "house". It was the fact the girls were scared by it that got me going.
I used to do a lot of youth work with street kids so I know first hand how useless the courts are. If punishments were harsh early on it might stop them younger. This guy was mid thirties and has done the same thing here before. Having worked with the legal system before I know what I can do defending my family which is inside the law. Mind you when done properly it can make thier life painful. I don't condone vigalante actions but I have always said, touch my family and answer to me as the courts are a joke.
Oz doc we are looking into and setting up an alarm system for at night. I suggested a 12 gauge pointed at the door but my wife said no.LOL. Thought mabye one of those door chimes for shop doors or something similar. More for the girls peace of mind than anything.

Josh

Longtooth and Dunco,
It wasn't during the school hols. We tend to stay away from caravan parks at that time. Dunco, Normanville is just south of Adelaide and not a black kid in sight.

Skull

Josh...as a quick relief for the young ones...how about those door chime frogs that croak very loudly as you pass them. PIR located in the mouth and they sit on the floor and point in direction of approach.

I think you get them from the National Geographic shop and they are battery operated. Just place near the door at night and you have very distinct intruder alert that looks very innocuous.

Sad that we have to alter our lives because of scumbags like that.

All the best Matt.

Had a similar incident years ago but in single mens accommodation in the bush. The port was disappearing at well above normal rates. Crushed up a couple of containers of "Ford" pills and dissolved them then poured the mix into a port bottle. Didn't take long to find the culprit :) Couldn't say 's**t' and he did. Still laugh about it.

exactly - what do you get for your $xX.Xx each night in a caravan park

One of the main reasons i own a 4x4 and an offroad poptop- i am not limited to caravan parks where some of the dregs of society live due to lack of good jobs and $$

i can do without hot running showers when i can do this ......

Nice security system, and I guess if you did ever catch someone it would be easy to dipose of the body. My uncle work for a guy years ago who had a home made system. A bare wire around each window and door that went directly into a power point. My uncle said to him that he will kill someone, the response-"yes but he won't take anything".

Josh

Very nice...little fella!

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65kgs and lean...although he doesnt look it when he leans againts the wall!! He can stand on his hind legs and place his fore legs on my shoulder and we see eye to eye...Im 6 foot.

Matt.

Great security systems, but pricey to maintain. 8D

Not as bad as you would think... $20 a fortnight for a bag of Supercoat and a few bones (dinosaur) or chicken carcasses and he is happy...

Even had his annual vet check C5 and heartworm injection last week and didnt cry a bit....I did when they gave me the bill though...heartworm is calculated /kg hahah!!

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Nice doggy!!!

Hi Seakaravan,
We are in the Able Tasman park near where the boat comes in. There is an access gate at the rear of the park which should be locked at night but isn't. I now lock it for them. I thought there duty of care would be to lock it, especially after what happened. Apparently this guy has done this before at this park. The girls are still abit scared but much better. You think they are going ok then something happens and it sets them off and you realise whay effect it had.

Josh