tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post1069001550322850869..comments2023-09-04T21:36:48.170+10:00Comments on The Site Formally Known As: We're Not Racist But...Stubbadubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05333188150383405691noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-67589487261497825342008-12-16T20:41:00.000+11:002008-12-16T20:41:00.000+11:00Could this be construed as cyber kissy face?? Sure...Could this be construed as cyber kissy face?? Surely not!<BR/><BR/>Mr Warlock would be fine with it, he is well aware that I don't conform to his version of normality, and, what's more, I don't care to.<BR/><BR/>And you're just worried Emma wouldn't want to leave!! :-PWitchOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562967775567670188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-53683683899811782682008-12-16T19:10:00.000+11:002008-12-16T19:10:00.000+11:00Me? Why?Me? Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-32423409824930517192008-12-16T17:24:00.000+11:002008-12-16T17:24:00.000+11:00Besides, it sounds like you're a good cook and I l...Besides, it sounds like you're a good cook and I love eating. So I'd have to some too.<BR/><BR/>I can just see Mr Warlock, "And this is?"<BR/><BR/>"Just some guy I know from the internet"<BR/><BR/>"And you invite him to our home?"<BR/><BR/>"Look, he's got a really cute daughter"<BR/><BR/>I could go on and on ...<BR/><BR/>I'm taking Emma to the illustrious Lamana Hotel (google it, it's very nice) for Christmas Day. The GM is a mate of mine and his duaghter and Emma are in the same class at school.<BR/><BR/>Better stop this or Boogey will get cross.wari lasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510841562408680249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-8844220580126395192008-12-16T17:16:00.000+11:002008-12-16T17:16:00.000+11:00Tempting Witchie. But sending an unaccompanied min...Tempting Witchie. But sending an unaccompanied minor overseas to someone you don't even know would be dodgy to say the least, don't you reckon? Not casting aspersions on your character or anything ...<BR/><BR/>Besides she's so lovely you'd never want to send her back. And despite the fact that she's driving me mad at the moment, Id miss her.wari lasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510841562408680249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-90487510574091071302008-12-16T16:26:00.000+11:002008-12-16T16:26:00.000+11:00Send Emma to us for this holidays then, I have 8 s...Send Emma to us for this holidays then, I have 8 staying over and about 15 for Christmas day plus assorted drop ins (my family is only coming because they know I'm cooking this year!).<BR/><BR/>First and last year I declare it's "open house".WitchOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562967775567670188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-41798683868467631222008-12-16T16:04:00.000+11:002008-12-16T16:04:00.000+11:00Catlick, all welcome. The beauty of this place is ...Catlick, all welcome. The beauty of this place is there's so much ridiculous stuff going on all the time that whatever you did last week is forgotten, let alone years ago!<BR/><BR/>And Witchie, Emma is mostly "company starved" being an "only" child (she has a half brother and sister who she's never met), so she's always glad to see anyone. And it's school bloody holidays so I'm going nuts trying to keep her occupied. And we've got a pool and access to a lovely boat and, and. God, do I sound desperate for company now?<BR/><BR/>I'm not really, but in all seriousness Moresby and PNG in general doesn't really deserve the lousy press it gets. There's lots of upside to living in the tropics and the expat lifestyle in general is pretty good. As I'm sure FAD can confirm. Having maids and stuff is pretty cool.wari lasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510841562408680249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-47485373538735413802008-12-16T10:09:00.000+11:002008-12-16T10:09:00.000+11:00Kewl, I'll hold you to that you know! Emma would h...Kewl, I'll hold you to that you know! Emma would have a lovely time with the kids, or be bored brainless, either or.<BR/><BR/>Saw the pics of Merc Corby, it's amazing what photoshop can do. Her comment about keeping her sister (whose name escapes me at the moment) in the spotlight was overshadowed by the blatant self promotion of Mercs' "assets".WitchOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562967775567670188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-68186833899883337842008-12-16T10:05:00.000+11:002008-12-16T10:05:00.000+11:00Wari Lasi my grandfather was born in Port Moresby,...Wari Lasi my grandfather was born in Port Moresby, and his father lived and worked there for years. Given the locals would surely have forgiven and forgotten any and all Colonial excess can I visit too?catlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576403056383762758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-38233721158815244862008-12-16T09:26:00.000+11:002008-12-16T09:26:00.000+11:00You and yours are most welcome Witchie. I have a l...You and yours are most welcome Witchie. I have a lovely view of Fairfax Harbour.<BR/><BR/>And FAD, the cops normally ask, "Was he Blues or Marooons?". They do indeed take their rugby league very seriously here.wari lasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510841562408680249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-70569111950849678272008-12-15T21:18:00.000+11:002008-12-15T21:18:00.000+11:00So Wari, can we have our next family holiday at yo...So Wari, can we have our next family holiday at your place?? ;-)WitchOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562967775567670188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-6061450315391836532008-12-15T19:27:00.000+11:002008-12-15T19:27:00.000+11:00And I'm surprised that any camera could record any...And I'm surprised that any camera could record any detail with the reflected flash from Merc's choppers.Fad MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682635778182144243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-4485815156710272152008-12-15T19:25:00.000+11:002008-12-15T19:25:00.000+11:00Friends who have been posted to Moresby have told ...Friends who have been posted to Moresby have told me there is only one certainty there, and that is that the suspect in any crime that is committed can be described as "departing the scene wearing an NRL jersey".<BR/><BR/>Which basically sums up rugby league for me.<BR/><BR/>Oh and on the original post - the coppers are damned whichever way they approach it. Too much protective gear and they may escalate the situation, too little and there are in real danger.<BR/><BR/>For me, if the guy made it through a couple of hits of capsicum spray (that stuff REALLY hurts) and ignored some warning shots into the ground (as Jamie said - this is not standard procedure), then there's not much more that could have been done to stop him.Fad MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682635778182144243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-39869421240134882562008-12-15T16:33:00.000+11:002008-12-15T16:33:00.000+11:00I counted her teeth and I make her age around 624....I counted her teeth and I make her age around 624.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-9032415397950294482008-12-15T16:09:00.000+11:002008-12-15T16:09:00.000+11:00And sorry to go off topic, but Mercedes Corby has ...And sorry to go off topic, but Mercedes Corby has done a photo shoot for Ralph Magazine.<BR/><BR/>Now that sounds like something truly worthy of a good ralph.wari lasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510841562408680249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-74475005626281771322008-12-15T16:06:00.000+11:002008-12-15T16:06:00.000+11:00What about a society with games like Bladerunner?C...<I>What about a society with games like Bladerunner?</I><BR/><BR/>Come to Port Moresby Witchie. Here we call it "Race the Raskal". Trying to get home from a nightclub half pissed at 3 o'clock in the morning. You get pulled over at a roadblock manned by police who are more drunk than you are and get harrassed for money or cigarettes. Or they want to know where the girls in the car are from and are you married? You leave that debacle K50 (about $26) lighter only to be later accosted by the fuckwits the police <I>should</I> have been hassling who step out in front of you with a gun in attempt to take your vehicle. Instantly sober, you drive straight at the prick/s who normally jump out of the way, arrive safely home, call the police who, if they answer at all, say they don't have a vehicle and besides they've probably run away by now.<BR/><BR/>And I'm not joking. But did I say I love it here?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps that's where my complete lack of compassion for people who can't just be peaceful and abide by the law comes from.wari lasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510841562408680249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-38559017776004560932008-12-15T15:28:00.000+11:002008-12-15T15:28:00.000+11:00What about a society with games like Bladerunner?What about a society with games like Bladerunner?WitchOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562967775567670188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-72491798369523225882008-12-15T15:01:00.000+11:002008-12-15T15:01:00.000+11:00Bring Robocop out of retirement. Problem solved.Bring Robocop out of retirement. Problem solved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-21945383262255197882008-12-15T13:33:00.000+11:002008-12-15T13:33:00.000+11:00How much equipment would you like a standard divvy...How much equipment would you like a standard divvy van to carry? I'm not sure every copper has a flak jacket either but I'd happily stand corrected.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276765027706053664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-41289761791765423062008-12-15T13:30:00.000+11:002008-12-15T13:30:00.000+11:00"ideally the police would have some other option. ...<I>"ideally the police would have some other option. I know there's plenty of opposition to tasers but I'd much rather by tasered than shot, even if I did shit my pants."</I><BR/><BR/>If this were either/or, then yes the taser is a good non lethal option to a service revolver. Unfortunately in most cases world wide where the taser is used, it was not used as a harm minimising alternative to lethal force, it was used to reduce risk to officers in a physical but not life threatening confrontation. It has become the weapon of first choice. In a situation where batons would be deemed an outrageous abuse tasers are routinely used. (Of course civilians are "entitled" to use tasers in the States, and they now come in pretty colours and a purse pack.) <BR/>Perhaps the days of having burly officers using their size and strength to subdue an offender are past. Perhaps it is unreasonable to ask police to get bashed in the line of duty. But let's call tasers for what they are, and not pretend they are to help perpetrators.catlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576403056383762758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-53481191255489863752008-12-15T13:26:00.000+11:002008-12-15T13:26:00.000+11:00Not much time to gather the riot gear, CAT team an...<I> Not much time to gather the riot gear, CAT team and social workers. </I> So if the kid had a gun would they rock up without bullet proof vests? They wouldn't need full riot gear for a kid with a knife and I'm interested that they don't carry sufficient protective clothing to deal with this type of event i.e. person with knife, which isn't that uncommon. And the capsicum spray didn't work? Why the hell not? How did the kid manage to corner one cop when they presumably arrived together? I can't wait for the inquest and am obviously not the only one who is wondering how adequate police procedures, equipment and training are.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, this kid was probably too far gone to ever be a contributing member of society.patchouligirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462983717621525841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-20535800614865738232008-12-15T12:48:00.000+11:002008-12-15T12:48:00.000+11:00Let me clarify, threatening the cops in a deadly m...Let me clarify, threatening the cops in a deadly manner, yes, I'd say he deserved to get shot. Not to die, but getting shot was a realistic expectation after the threats and the physical intention to carry out those threats.<BR/><BR/>That Spanish chef foams everything, he works 6 months of the year in his lab on new types of foam he can make. I'd say capsicum foam is old news to him now!<BR/><BR/>Les Twentyman was a good guy once upon a time, now he's a publicity hound and boring with it.WitchOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09562967775567670188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-58622539800944844262008-12-15T12:17:00.000+11:002008-12-15T12:17:00.000+11:00Completely agree Jamie. I don't think the cops we...Completely agree Jamie. I don't think the cops were wrong, but the poor saps, I'm certain, would rather not shoot people.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-69756615778014474392008-12-15T12:09:00.000+11:002008-12-15T12:09:00.000+11:00I agree, LB, but I also think it's premature to su...I agree, LB, but I also think it's premature to suggest the cops were wrong before all the acts come to light.<BR/><BR/>It's true the boy himself phoned 000 to say he intended to kill someone but he did so within two minutes of the divvy vans arriving. Not much time to gather the riot gear, CAT team and social workers.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276765027706053664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-34687363266315396722008-12-15T12:01:00.000+11:002008-12-15T12:01:00.000+11:00I think ideally the police would have some other o...I think ideally the police would have some other option. I know there's plenty of opposition to tasers but I'd much rather by tasered than shot, even if I did shit my pants. I think I'd shit my pants if shot by a revolver in the largest body mass, and most likely die.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949589573125647543.post-37564406174209727472008-12-15T11:56:00.000+11:002008-12-15T11:56:00.000+11:00Yeah, Pers. It's the second I've covered this year...Yeah, Pers. It's the second I've covered this year. The other one was down in Kings Way, when the cops shot dead a bloke who was shooting at them.<BR/><BR/>You never get to speak directly to the cops involved.<BR/><BR/>Patch, I'm almost certain divisional vans are not equipped with riot gear.<BR/><BR/>And I'm not necessarily saying the cops involved did everything right.<BR/><BR/>But in the dark and with someone running at you armed with two knives, who hasn't even been slowed up by capsicum spray, there surely aren't too many options available.<BR/><BR/>The coroner will rule on the case, so don't expect a police whitewash.<BR/><BR/>Good call on that police assault yarn, Ramon.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13276765027706053664noreply@blogger.com