government taking away their freedom?
Aidan,
Wrong way of looking at it ! 12-18 months of serving the nation is not 'taking away freedom', it's doing one's part for the privilege of living in a reasonably safe Nation !
The gimme, gimme mentality that's kept Paul1405 alive is not supported by those who put in the effort !

Indy,
Your post would make more sense if your first exclamation mark were a colon!

Who are you to tell the younger generation that their way of looking at it is wrong?

>12-18 months of serving the nation is not 'taking away freedom'
So you're saying it should be voluntary?
Or are you just lying?

>it's doing one's part for the privilege of living in a reasonably safe Nation !
Paying taxes fulfils that function less intrusively.

"Punishment is what these little bastards need"

A lot of people in my neck of the woods are upset today.
This event occurred about 10 minutes away from where I live, and a 5 minute walk from where close friends live.
- I'm told he got 6 and a half years and will serve 4 and a half.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-08/hit-and-run-pregnant-couple-alexandra-hills-brisbane-leadbetter/101135384

- Outrageous -

Paying taxes fulfils that function less intrusively.
Aidan,
Your comment highlights the problems to perfection !

Hi AC,

As a "local" myself to the Alexandra Hills area of Brisbane, about 15km away, I was "shocked" with what I perceived as the leniency of that sentence in that particular case, maybe it needs further examination.

But I'm not in favour of hanging kids for stealing a lollipop, as it appears some on the forum are. This Indy idea, and he's put it up on the forum for years, Youth National Service, its full of spit and venom for young people from an out of touch old men.

BTW Indy; If SERVICE is such a wonderful idea, why didn't YOU do it when you had the opportunity?

why didn't YOU do it when you had the opportunity?
Paul1405,
Those who paid the costs for the rest of us to live in relative safety & undeserved comfort must be turning in their graves with regret when reading your posts !