Aha!

I see the posts from toppa have mysteriously disappeared. The phantom moderator strikes again! I hope, phantom moderator, you are paying as attention to the "Suggestions for OLO" topic as you are to this one.

I was going to say toppa, if you do manage to put some police in an ambulance you might get an unexpected bonus. With luck your cell will be right beside Fergusons, and you will get hand out your justice to him at your leisure.

But now your posts have gone without a trace, toppa, people will wonder what on earth I am talking about.

Knowing people, whether they're neighbours, friends or family, means SFA. Serial killers have neighbours, friends and family, as do suicide bombers, rapists, burglars and completely innocent, law-abiding people. Knowing someone does not automatically make that someone a good person. After all, the vast majority of child sex offenders are known to the victim as a neighbour, friend or family member.

Statistically speaking, several of the lynch mob in question, neighbours, friends and family, are themselves abusers and several have been abused by members of the mob calling for blood.

I can understand why nobody would want Ferguson living near them. I sure as hell wouldn't. But the mob's behaviour can't be justified on the grounds that they're known to one another.

It's costing so much to keep him where he is because our justice system doesn't presently have any other way to deal with him. It's politicians you need to be hassling about that.

Hi Toppa

Why not ask your mate to put the noose thing away? After all, why risk your good name for a paedophile?

If you incur a conviction for threatening with a noose, your entire future careers may be jeopardised and you could regret having a blemish against your name. This blemish may show when potential employers request a police check etc prior to employment.

In addition, Fergusson's quite adept at seeking compensation. Do you want to incur the potential of having to pay out a paedophile?

I know how you feel Toppa. I was once a passionate 18 year old too, seeking justice for the more vulnerable in my community.

Rule with the head Toppa. Brandishing a noose is not the way to go and will reflect badly on your own character.

Cheers

In our society,there is no longer serious consequences for bad behaviour.The legal system with it's moral equivocation can justify all manner of deviant behaviour because some within their own ranks indulge it themselves.It is this moral eqivocation that blurs the line between right and wrong that has ordinary people taking the law into their own hands.

Not until you have your own child defiled by one of these monsters can you truely know the wrong.While it is true that most paedophilla happens within the family unit,the internet seems to have spawned a proliferation of these creeps who know no shame.It is a deep seated sickness whereby the thrill of being caught intensifies the experience.After the act they may be contrite and even remorseful but are ultimately drawn back to the thrill of the chase that is the pinnacle in the defiling and destruction of our common humanity.
Solution?Have serious consequences for deviant behaviour.

Welcome to OLO Judy. It is very good indeed to have your comments presented on this forum.

I fully support the decision to keep Ferguson where he is until the appeal hearing. We must not give in to vigilantism.

But please don’t think too harshly of senior constable Heather Steinberg. She was only presenting her point of view, which she is entitled to do. She must not be prevented from doing so by being a member of the Qld police force or public service. She must not feel that there is pressure for her to not express her views. Freedom of expression is very important. I remember Peter Beatty saying as much and Anna Bligh has not said anything to counter it.

A lot of people have genuine concerns. But there is also some real over-the-top stuff coming from a lot of those who are against Ferguson staying in Carbrook. This episode has given a lot of people the opportunity to express some very heavy sentiments. It has brought out the nasty side of human nature, which in some of the most vocal critics, indicates that they are potentially as bad as he is.

Indeed this not just about Ferguson. We need to watch our kids and make sure they are aware of the dangers, as potential paedophiles could be anywhere….especially within family circles.

If anything, this sorry little episode has reminded me that freedom and the rule of law can be a fragile thing and how little some people actually think about the price paid for it.

Freedom comes at a price people. Previous generations gave and risked their lives and their children's lives for it. Don't throw it away on stupid paedophile.