http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/outcry-after-rapist-jailed-for-2--years-20131016-2vmtz.html
The link gives details of a rape.
Justice was bashed and raped too, by the idiot who handed down this sentence.
2 and a half years for such an act against such a victim.
I weary at the entrenched and un-careing way we handle the victim, and fail to truly address the perpetrator.
We can only hope the community's unhappiness with the issues this thread addressed have not been hidden by gun nuts inferring wrongly people want guns for protection.

Is Mise,

I very much enjoyed our debate about the Game Council of NSW and Mr Boyle a while back. I am happy to report the following for your information and edification:

"After almost a decade of mismanagement and the wasteful taxpayer-funded promotion of recreational hunting in NSW, the Parliament of New South Wales voted this evening to finally abolish the Game Council. The Greens NSW have long campaigned for the abolition of the Game Council and today were proud to deliver the crucial five votes in the NSW Upper House to deliver that outcome." A message from David Shoebridge MLC.

Now I can say, Mr Boyle has been well and truly LANCED! The next target is to vote out the pair of 'Skippy killers' from the Shooters and Hooters Party, Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Even Dummer .

Paul,

You are well off topic, so far so that I won't point out the obvious.

Just the LNP and Greens, without the Greens amendments.

Opposed by Labor, CDP, and the Shooters and Fishers Party.

Premier Barry O'Farrell using the Greens. He will have some larger payback somewhere.

Is Mise; There was no need to reply I was just passing on that good bit of news from my mate Dave. It was only for your information and edification:
Thanks for that OTB, no matter how the vote was, the fact remains Boyle is busted! Fatty O'Barrell is useful for something. Maybe now we can get him to leave the states hospitals alone.
Now back to the topic at hand.

Dear Is Mise,

Let me make something quite clear.
Of course I am not against any person's right to
defend themselves when attacked. That's why I did
suggest that women get the proper training from an
early age. What I do have a problem with is unrestricted
gun ownership as it exists in the United States. Most
countries have restrictions and laws concerning guns.
And the US in allowing a "carte blanch" attitude towards
guns pays a very high price for it by the people who abuse
the system.

You can't drive a car without a licence, so you should not be
able to own a gun unless you meet the requirements for doing
so. This won't of course prevent people from getting guns
illegally, but I don't see any other alternative, as John Howard
stated.