Murder- Suicide on our roads

[ford71V8]

Originally Posted by ea90gl

So you have not read it in the media in order for you to make a final assumption? So you are basically saying that you are incapable of using your own brain to figure things out? If the media tells you how it is it must be true then.

If the media tells you that you need to jump off a cliff then that must also be acceptable to you?. I do apologies for all of the above and I must be wrong since I do not rely on the media to tell me how it is. Using your own brain to figure things out would be useless since I didn't happen to tune in to the 6pm News Feed...

My point was you attack someone else for thinking they know everything, yet you are doing the same thing.

No, I don't need the media spelling things out for me, and yes I can make my own assumptions. They just happen to be different to yours but somehow you think you are right and everyone else is wrong.

[GasoLane]

And now....................back on topic please.

[Itsme]

Originally Posted by EDManual

Its all a shame.

What I find interesting is that the statistics that this bloke has caused will go down in the roadtoll as "speed related". And so with the 50% or single car accidents (that are suicides that also go down as speed related, and suicides into trucks, will add to the statistics that "speed kills" so the normal a to b driver has to slow down further.

Makes me mad.

Deaths that have nothing to do with normal driving (ie out driving to Kill) should NOT be included with the road toll whatsoever. They are suicides and murders.

I think you make a very valid point for government statistics that can be perverted for any of their road safety campaigns but remember Coroner reports do contain a lot of recommendations to the State Government for changes to be put in place if necessary.

[Mercury Bullet]

Originally Posted by EDManual

Its all a shame.

What I find interesting is that the statistics that this bloke has caused will go down in the roadtoll as "speed related". And so with the 50% or single car accidents (that are suicides that also go down as speed related, and suicides into trucks, will add to the statistics that "speed kills" so the normal a to b driver has to slow down further.

Makes me mad.

Deaths that have nothing to do with normal driving (ie out driving to Kill) should NOT be included with the road toll whatsoever. They are suicides and murders.

Mmm but talking about suicide is verboten in Australian media.

How many people jump in front of trains each week? Lots.

[aussiblue]

There is a reason for inclusion in road toll stats; think for example of road safety features that might have prevented or mitigated against this: solid dividing road barriers; fool proof self driving cars etc.

[getabout]

I've struggled with depression and addiction for most of my life. I had a beautiful, shiny XY Falcon that I wrecked in a moment of absolute and total insanity while under the influence of grog and pills, many years ago. I bounced off a parked Commodore, destroyed three wheelie bins, a paling fence and ended up bouncing off a house and then stopped in their brick garage. To this day I thank God that I didn't hurt or kill someone. I was totally out of control in my life at the time and have a vague memory of lining up the parked car deliberately. Am lucky to be alive after being cut down from a tree and revived, numerous times waking up in ICU after overdosing etc. I still struggle but no matter how hard it got I would NEVER consider harming someone else if I wanted out. NEVER. Life is still hard but many many times better than it used to be..no comparison. I've often thought that one of the worst things about topping yerself is that you aren't around afterwards to see just how much people really cared, tragic in many ways.

[aussiblue]

I started this thread and my initial comment about the death penalty reflected my immediate abhorrence and shock in seeing this video. On further reflection I know that there is still no reason to have a death penalty and we can hope that after an appropriate time in detention this person can turn his life around and somehow make good to at least partially repay his huge debt to society and his and the victims families.

[ea90gl]

Edited and deleted

[aussiblue]

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/ma...13-gux6r1.html

The man accused of going on a deadly rampage down Bussell Highway in Capel in February has been charged with murder after his 4WD collided head-on with another car killing its driver, Jenni Pratt.

Shaun Southern, who remains in hospital after being injured in the crash, was charged with murder, acts or omission causing bodily harm or death and reckless driving

[EDManual]

Another one :

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/tr...18-gv17mx.html