Video of meeting in Cairns about crime

Click on the link to view the meeting some speakers and residents had important points

http://cairnsvideonews.blogspot.com/

Protect our emergency workers

Action against people who are not community minded who think the country owes them a life.
What do you call a person who has no respect for emergency workers in our community?
It is ever increasing that these people have no respect for other community people and I think more people need to pressure these types of people to respect others rather than act like thugs thinking they will get away with it which they do now. Recent incidents such as when police went to help a young female was being beaten by her partner .The police were set upon and one officer knocked unconscious as it turns out the female who was being beaten by her partner turned on the police kicking him while he was down .Two other persons who assaulted police are in jail yet the female got bail with a curfew. I wonder if the police ensure she sticks to the curfew or will she disregard it.
These people will go before the court and probably get a light sentence of course they will have free legal service and put a hard done by story up. It’s time for the Government to make attacking a emergency service people an immediate jail term this will discourage these types of people from using the emergencies as a punching bag using a lame excuse for their actions. These sorts of crime will only get worse unit action is taken to make change in the community.

Link to Residents Agaist Crime

Below is a link to Residents Against crime this group has a great site of information for everyone




http://www.residentsagainstcrimes.com/

Home Hill 4806 form group to patrol streets

A meeting last Monday night had people volunteering to patrol the streets at night , They will not be taking the law into their own hands they will simply report to the police and when needed call for a presence to show they are wanting to keep the thugs off the streets.

The down side of this is we have three levels of government and the community need to do this its clear we have too many bureaucrats in offices and not enought police on the streets

Community Compromised by Ineffective Deterrents

Community Compromised by Ineffective Deterrents
The Burdekin Community Action Group Against Crime believe that changes such as those below are sorely needed to regain control of community peace and security, we believe that: Any person that has an interest in present law and order issues are very disappointed with the way the offenders are dealt with through the legal system,we continuously see that the majority of offenders are dealt with too leniently, also that the principal of deterrent is almost non existent, if those in power have let this escape them then it's time they took notice, the incidence of the rights of residents are being constantly violated , thefts, bashings, taunts, disrespect, home break-in's, smashing shop windows, destruction of public property, & vandalism have gone on for far too long and if any thing, they are getting worse and more frequent?

Do the law makers responsible for the activation of penalties live in another world and can't see what is happening nation wide,don't they realize that this community terrorism is not going to go away and that it's their responsibility to take action to curb this disturbing trend.

The juvenile justice act sees jail as a last resort, well what is the alternative:~ good behaviour bonds, community service, fines, these things have been tried an proven useless,although there are recent changes to the act such as:
1- Persons who do not comply with conferencing requirements, 2- Contravene a conference assessment, 3-Fail to attend a drug assessment session, can now be arrested and taken to court, but what then, if they are issued with a fine the majority just don't pay it, remand and good behaviour bonds are useless with these juvenile criminal elements.

Another recent change is that young offenders can now named, if the court believes it is in the interests of the community.

We must see detention centers as a re habilitation area, or we at least need minimum security centers that equates time served,as an off set, to work off their debt to society,let's say hard labour & just basic amenities, food, shelter medical etc. no television or common social pleasures unless they earn them, in effect it will be a place that they would not want to return to!!

Magistrates need to be able to say that this will be their fate after a third offence, for goodness sake give the deterrents some teeth!!

We also suggest that the department of youth services need to become more active, along with the dept. of child safety as many of these juveniles are roaming the streets at night with out parental control, (disenfranchised) there is also a dire need for local citizens to report matters that are of community concern, there is no need to feel intimidated as you can remain anonymous, although to be fully effective you need to stand and be counted , if you don't do this you as a local citizen are letting your self and the community down, we'll get no where unless people are prepared to take the bull by the horns!!
No! it's not some one else's job it's yours.
Yes if we're vocal enough, better futures will begin when laws are justly deployed to protect the continuous violation of citizens rights, and not seemingly pander the perpetrators.

Going to meet with James Bidgood

This Tuesday we are going to speak with James Bidgood ,I guess we have to try him and push for changes on a federal level as it appears the Bligh State government government seem to be of the opinion every thing is fine in Queensland

Draft letter to reply recieved from attorney general

We recieved a reply from the attorney general relating to the petition ,our general feeling was that he did not address the issues and told us about other law changes being put in place.
We are drafting a letter to him to point this out and ask for a meeting with him and also invite him to come and discuss these issues