Police must stop being so politically correct

Posted to The Age (15/3/2016) on 16/3/2016 at 1:14AM
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Introduce Glass Windows Policy now! Due to its implementation by former Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, New York has become the second safest city in the US, something beyond many people's expectation. No crime is too small, no matter what the age, sex, religion and race of the offender is. Big crime starts from small crime!

What happened last week is just the beginning of the doom of Melbourne, the most liveable City of the world. Police says similar incidents happened in other suburbs on occasion, but what has the police done to curb such disturbance from recurring so far?

Compounding this is the gangland shooting in Carlton yesterday. Bad news spread quickly, with the aid of almost instantaneous international news broadcast and social media. The once very safe Melbourne will soon be less attractive to overseas tourists.

No one should be above the laws. Laws should not work around these hooligans, but all Australians and immigrants must abide by the Australian laws.

Police fine motorists $40 million over three years for ignoring safety

Posted to The Age (7/11/2011) on 7/11/2011 at 3:13 AM
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There is one simple way to solve this problem. Pass laws similar to the Hoons Laws to give authority to confiscate the mobile phone on the spot, and crush it in front of the driver. As to the phone number, it is barred or suspended for 6 months or longer effective immediately. In addition, driver will be fined for $250 and 3 demerit points.

Will anyone be silly enough to break such laws? Don't whinge, ACT!

Baillieu ditches crime database update

Posted to The Age (20/4/2011) on 21/4/2011 at 5:05 AM
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Professionals in 3 industries rank badly as rip-off artists: IT (software), real estate and used car sales in that order. The biggest IT con in world’s history was the Y2K bug. We have seen many systems failed in Melbourne including the infamous RMIT enrolment system, NAB glitches, LEAP, Myki, just to name a few. The most spectacular and well known software failure in the world was the Wall Street Crash in 1987 costing USD 500 billion in one day!

All good software systems rely on good programmers, and many so-called programmers don't have the grey matter for the job. Programming can be boring, and many good programmers move to other IT areas very quickly. Many of them don’t have the chance to see the systems through to implementation. New batch of programmers start from stretch looking at the same programs, solving some bugs but introducing new ones.

The larger the system, the more money goes down the drain. Large systems involve a lot more unproductive personnel, endless users’ meetings, left hands don’t talk to right hands, million cups of coffee and cost mega-bucks.

Good old programmers don’t die, but got wasted by consultant / employment agencies, and young IT managers who are feeling so insecure that their jobs may be threatened by the grey hair applicants. To add to the insult, many IT managers are good at playing politics, like asking for another $100 million budget, but have no idea about software or hardware systems.

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There are many institutions churning out the so-called IT personnel, or programmers who have learnt to code some “Mickey Mouse” programs. They bluff their ways in writing resume and application letters to satisfy the selection criteria. It is time that skill audits be done in the many larger IT departments to weed out those useless “professionals” who bring shame and disgrace to this industry.

It is not a matter of just spending another $100 million to get a new system or fix the existing one. The question is what’s wrong with the present system. All systems can be fixed, but not at that price - the price is highly inflated. I firmly believe that the system can be fixed at a fraction of the cost. How can this be done? Well, just call in the grey army, and send them away on a 4-week refresher course. The revamped system can be up and running sooner than you think!

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More than four million Aussies drink to get drunk

Posted to Herald Sun (16/4/2011) on 12/4/2011 at 3:26 AM
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A casual society "breeds" disrespect; with no hierarchy, there is no authority. Children today call their parents and grandparents by name - they are friends. The same goes with students and teachers, "subordinates" and managers.

This is a bugger-all society, where law and order do not exist in the eyes of many, particularly the xyz generations.

Everyone talks about rights and equality, and therefore the drunkards, hoons, thugs and crims, can still argue their way out of trouble, and the law cannot do anything about it.

It is true that history shows there were corruption in the police force and cases of brutality. But then only small percentage of the police tainted the image. There are a lot more good police than bad ones. We cannot just throw our hands up in the air and keep curbing the police power. We have to give them a bit more power to carry their duties, and entrust them to keep us safe from the scum of the society.

Binge drinkers normally drink to excess when they are with their “mates”. They have low self-esteem; are show-offs in a group, but behave like “chickens” when in isolation. Once again, the public is picking up the tab to look after someone's children.