The Random thought thread

[nomadpete]

9 hours ago, willedoo said:

change their name to Superdear.

Supercheep and Repco are now a car accessory duopoly.

[old man emu]

Here's your answer:  Supercheap Auto is owned by Super Retail Group Limited (ASX: SUL), a publicly listed Australian retail company.  

 

Repco: Owned by Genuine Parts Company (GPC) through GPC Asia Pacific, a large American automotive parts giant.

 

Autobarn Australia is owned by the automotive aftermarket company Bapcor Limited. Bapcor also owns other well-known automotive networks, including Autopro, Burson Auto Parts, Midas, and Opposite Lock. 

 

Pedders Suspension & Brakes is a 100% Australian, family-owned company managed by the Pedder family (until they sell out to an American hedge fund mob).

[red750]

Independent politician Helen Haines has lost her second leg following the horrendous attack on her at Wangaratta. They keep saying this is the first political attack in Australia, but ALP leader Arthur Calwell survived an assassination attempt in 1966.

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

There were two others, one in 1921, and more recently John Newman, NSW State MP, killed by Vietnamese displaying their gratitude for being allowed into Australia.

[Marty_d]

He was killed by another politician/businessman who happened to be Vietnamese, but any opportunity for a bit of casual racism I guess 

[facthunter]

There was one bloke in Griffith who ended up disappeared too. McKay?   Lost of weed grown there, and No Vietnamese..Nev

[Litespeed]

Yes,

 

Donald McKay, was a local business man with a furniture shop and local politician.

 

Was rumoured to be turned into blood and bone, a nasty end.

 

 

[nomadpete]

Wiki:-

 

Donald Bruce Mackay (13 September 1933 – 15 July 1977) was an Australian businessman and anti-drug campaigner. He disappeared in 1977, but his body has never been found. In 1986, James Bazley was convicted for his murder.

 

 

Where does Vietmaneses migrants come into this?

 

I call BS on that

[facthunter]

You should be able to work that one out, Pete.. No Vietnamese to Blame. There are criminals in all races. Triads, Mafia various terrorists.  Mercenaries. Hit men. Nev

[nomadpete]

7 hours ago, Grumpy Old Nasho said:

John Newman, NSW State MP, killed by Vietnames

This one, yes the convicted killer was a ex Vietmanese migrant. Who was also a competing politician.

 

A weak case to try to paint all migrants as criminals. We don't call all whities criminals just because most crimes are committed by that group.

 

Co-incidence does not equal causation.

[pmccarthy]

My friend's ancestor shot a Royal in Australia, but only winged him. A prince I think, in about 1870.

[pmccarthy]

Looked it up

• Target: HRH Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria, who was visiting Sydney as captain of HMS Galatea.
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• Location: A public picnic and sailor's home benefit at the beachfront pleasure grounds in Clontarf(Sydney, New South Wales).
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• Assailant: Henry James O’Farrell, an Irish-born man with a history of mental instability and heavy drinking, shot the Prince in the back with a revolver.
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[old man emu]

I reckon that it should be made illegal to drive a motor vehicle into flowing water.

 

Just look at the news from Queensland of the number of rescues of people who had driven into fast flowing water. The example I saw only involved the driver, but how many time in recent years have we heard of both driver and passenger being drowned? Not only the lives of the vehicle occupants, but the lives of the rescuers are put at risk.

 

I believe that the death of a passenger after a driver drives into flowing water should be dealt with as Involuntary Manslaughter. This is a homicide where there is no intention to kill, resulting instead from criminal negligence or an unlawful and dangerous act where a reasonable person would realize the act exposes someone to a risk of serious injury. 

 

Am I being too harsh? I think that through the publicity of the results of driving into flowing water, a normal person should know that such an act is dangerous. Harming another person by an act that is dangerous is accepted as being wrong. We know that the Law evolves to deal with new situations. This practice of driving vehicles into flowing water is one of those new situations.

[facthunter]

Education is better than Penalties. Nev