Meanwhile in Melbourne, I’m extremely over my word count. Once again, somehow a 10,000-word essay is being packed into 5,000.

I don’t mean to detract from seriousness of the sickening and horrifying actions of these men, I just can’t help but marvel and wonder at how different the government, media and judicial responses would have been had this taken place in an NT ‘Emergency Intervention’ community. You get the sense that they are on the look out for stories like this up here to justify their actions, and yet it happens in a Melbourne suburb and the crime and punishment (or lack there of) passes without comment.

I wonder if the parents, who laughed it off as a bit of fun, will have half their welfare payments docked? Will their houses be put onto 5 year government leases until they can show that their little darlings are under control? Will they be forced to register their details, including intended place of consumption, when they buy more than $100 worth of alcohol (that is assuming they are still allowed that privilege)? And obviously there is no apparent reason to restrict their access to violent pornography! They are responsible parents after all…

Also, she was not a ‘little child’ and, therefore, not ’sacred’. I assume that was the reason behind the lack of jail time.

I don’t know enough about the whole ‘the parents were aware’ angle of the story or I’d definitely consider vigilantism.

that’s all i can say. that and if i wasn’t so against it in principle, i might become a vigilante.