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My issue with the father’s comment is that it was a very leading and loaded question that was asked. It was essentially, “Could your son have any reason to have an issue with women?” You could ask, “Could your son have any reason to have an issue with people who are wealthy?” and the answer...

I agree with all this and was wondering if there is a concern about misconduct. That might explain the seemingly poorly timed adjournment, request for outside officers, and involvement of the Police Commissioner? It would not surprise me, given the racism that has abounded in this matter, if...

I don’t disagree with the assessment, but I can absolutely see Milat moving the body around himself or, yes, forcing Joanne to reposition Caroline. Milat was exceptionally sadistic. The rape for which he was acquitted many years prior already demonstrated that, as did what happened to the many...

While I cannot stand Elon Musk, it is correct that Australia cannot enforce its orders in other jurisdictions. If they are attempting to, that is absolutely wild overreach.

It’s an interesting podcast for its information. I’m not sure it can’t be explained though, on the basis that Milat was already unusual in using multiple different methods to kill people, so why wouldn’t he possibly use different guns and ammunition. He was already a bit of an anomaly in his...

WTF? Where did they get the mushroom link from then? Did they just wildly speculate that because she had had a drink with mushrooms in it that must have been the cause?

Yeah, that’s pretty much what I thought about his attempts to foray into sex work. I also doubt that was the only brothel or sex worker he contacted. It’s not as unusual as she makes out but anyone who does it is definitely known/recorded in phones as some variation of “Weirdo”. I have no...

The 19 year old arrested as part of the riots is not what I would call the sharpest tool in the shed. Mansour allegedly filmed himself kicking two police cars during the riot before uploading the footage to Instagram. Speaking to reporters outside Blacktown police station on Thursday, he said...

I now really want it to turn out that she’s running a dodgy mushroom dealing business from within jail.

On another note regarding the possible mushroom poisoning at Clunes, I think any incident like that raises probably the biggest component of reasonable doubt in this case, which is that it is possible to end up with dodgy mushrooms by accident. Mushrooms have become a thing in the health and...

I kind've hope this turns out to be the case just because of how wild it would be.

I don't have a lot to do with him now, not for any reason other than people drift apart over life, but while he has had his ups and downs he seems to have been stable for the most part since he was diagnosed and received treatment. In his case his diagnosis was probably delayed by the resistance...

I think this is a fascinating case that is hugely complex. There is an obvious argument here that, if this was even a criminal act, it is more akin to manslaughter. To prove murder, the prosecution has to demonstrate that she either intentionally used poisonous mushrooms or that her level of...

I can't see any major downside for the government. Visas that are given at the discretion of the Minister don't establish any sort of precedent. (That's how they were able to offer visas to the Biloela family without changing their position on whether Tamils generally qualify for protection...

The other security guard who was attacked but survived, Muhammad Taha, has also asked for a Visa. I don't think there is any great conspiracy or discrimination here. Damien Guerot's request was mentioned in a major interview so everyone was aware of it. I don't think anyone was aware that Taha...

After what happened the other night and with tensions amongst the community still significant I suspect it was a combination of precautions and sending a message. The atmosphere in that area of Sydney is very similar to how it was during the Cronulla riots.

I thought I had seen something like that in the thread already, but very hard to keep track. Yes, very similar concepts.

Quoting myself because I had another thought on this. If the intention was suicide by cop, he may have targeted people that he knew would attract significant police attention - as in, the baby and women - and also stayed away from anyone he thought would be a threat so he didn't get apprehended...

I would think a suicide note would be something of interest, not nothing of interest. But it's also possible that she was referring to something directly and obviously of interest, and something else might emerge as they more thoroughly check the notes and drawings.

He may have. It's hard to say if that's something police would have mentioned by now since they have searched his unit, because they may want to engage in further investigation before sharing that type of information. I'd guess if he did leave a suicide note of sorts it would more likely be on...

They have arrested someone in relation to the riot. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-17/nsw-wakeley-riot-warrant-stabbing-sydney/103735608

I was thinking that the theory posited that this was about suicide would fit with a lot of this. He decides he wants to die but he wants to take people down with him, perhaps women because he's angry with them or something about them has set him off. So he plans the attack with the intention of...

Probably yes. It depend on whether there is another Patrick Stephenson in Ballarat. Tamanika appears to be one of the major Ballarat lawyers so it's possible that he would be the go to person for representation and therefore that another Patrick Stephenson would also have sought him out. But I'd...

I came across this article just before and don’t believe it has been posted. It’s a longer article about the two security guards who were attacked, particular Faraz Tahir who was killed. It’s nice and very sad to learn a bit about him. I’m glad his colleague survived...

Usually escort sites require you to confirm your identity by communicating with them directly with a selfie holding a piece of paper with something they tell you to write on it, via the phone number you have provided them. There are slight variations on this, but along those lines. Of course...

Interesting. In your friend's case it sounds like quite late onset schizophrenia or at least that the symptoms were well masked when he was younger. What you are describing about the Stephen King book is familiar to me with my friend - there were lots of times I felt as though he was confusing...

Fair points re him having time after the actual day to move the body. However, I would assume that if they used data to place him in the same location as SM, to the degree that it contributes to them alleging murder, that they are then able to use data to track his movements from that point...

I suppose it's possible, in light of what happened with the kid in Victoria, but I'd think it unlikely given they have said he was not known to police for anything to do with extremism.

As a former sex worker and with many male friends who are also sex workers, I found Cauchi's profiles laughable. I've even wondered if he got escort sites confused with dating sites. He used his real name, for starters, and his photographs and profile were about him being an average guy looking...

Slightly off topic question, although on the topic of schizophrenia. I had a close friend from childhood develop severe schizophrenic symptoms and ultimately be diagnosed in his late 20s (might have been early 30s). When I looked back to our childhood, though, I realised that there had been a...