Home alone.

[Goblin]

Good on ya for taking an interest. You never know, from your contact the police may of contacted CYFs, you may of started some intervention that will prevent a further tragedy in your neck of the woods, you think they’d be taking that sort of thing a bit more seriously since the last terrible incident in Rotorua.
I see that kind of thing everyday in my job, I get involved with a rang of social working agencies – there is certainly enough help available for people.
I have to say most cops do care – but have suffered a certain amount of desensitisation toward this kind of behaviour. It all depends which cop gets the call as to how they’ll deal with it – if they do.

The problem is that I didnt take an interest...I was just going about my business when this kid came to my place. I couldnt just tell it to go away! Also the cops around here are probably desensitised to this sort of thing and now I will be labelled a nark and a busy-body. I do not want to be involved with these scumbags. I didnt even know they had a child! They are mongrel mob associates so the social working angencies dont want a bar of it either. I dont think the child is being abused so they wont do anything anyway. As has been proven in this area, no one wants to do anything until it's too late and then it's blame the neighbours for not taking any action.
A good friend of mine lived directly in front of Nia's house until about a week before she was tortured. He and his daughter used to look out for all the little kids in the area. His daughter is 16 and was devistated to hear that it was her little friend Nia who was in hospital. They were evicted because a neighbour complained about loud music!

Im going to suggest to my mum that we sell up and move away from here. This place is doing my head in.

[Grub]

What ideological utopian world do you live in? Obviously not the real world.

Oh FFS, you're now suggesting that people not breaking the law get tickets? What conspiracy theory are you living in?

[smoky]

Oh FFS, you're now suggesting that people not breaking the law get tickets? What conspiracy theory are you living in?

I guess I should be berated and ridiculed for even suggesting the police may occasionally harass, ticket or charge innocent people.
I don’t remember saying anything about a conspiracy though?

The police are only human, and prone to the same fallibilities. I’ve been ticketed for doing something I didn’t do, I stuck to my guns and had three hearings on it, the cops arrogantly refused to admit they had it wrong. The case ended up in the high court – where I won.
Last year I witnessed a fellow KB’er get ticketed for 130kmhr – I know for a fact the cop got the wrong bike – no conspiracy, he just got it wrong.
Do I have to mention Arthur Thomas or David Bain – but you probably think the cops got those right as well!

[smoky]

The problem is that I didnt take an interest...I was just going about my business when this kid came to my place. I couldnt just tell it to go away!

Well thats caring...... sort of, kinda!deep down maybe!

I do not want to be involved with these scumbags.
Im going to suggest to my mum that we sell up and move away from here. This place is doing my head in.

Sounds like a good move - good luck.
Any idea where you think you might be heading to

[Goblin]

Oh FFS, you're now suggesting that people not breaking the law get tickets? What conspiracy theory are you living in?

Stranger things have happened Grub!

[Goblin]

Sounds like a good move - good luck.
Any idea where you think you might be heading to

I need to go have a look first.

[Patrick]

Do I have to mention Arthur Thomas or David Bain – but you probably think the cops got those right as well!

Done to death already, and, (since I can't help meself...) for the record,

Yes, I do... THOMAS, not soooo sure, but a lawyer friend said he was guilty as sin... as for BAIN, especially BAIN... a mass murderer celebrity... go figure... but off topic...

Good work Goblin, but couldn't help thinking that the call you made reached them just as you also told them as well that mum was found and all was good, so they thought carry on, business as usual...

EDIT: Should have seen her tho... and done the usual cursory visual checks to see if all was in order...

[sunhuntin]

I dont think the child is being abused so they wont do anything anyway.

the child is being neglected [wandering the neighbourhood alone and essentially naked, locked out of the house while "mum" sleeps] neglect is abuse. not providing the 5 basic necessities is abuse [shelter, food, clothes, love and i forget the last one]

i do think the police should have arrived sooner and spoken to the mother, not gone chasing a possible warrent being out of date.

we have a rental over the road... most recently occupied by mongrel mob [big huge patched guy helped em move in.] they seem to have vanished, but in the months they were there, they had constant fights [ambos called out at least once] parties, cars everywhere, and two dogs that rushed me as i went to work one afternoon. the house is a state house, and dogs are not permitted. i called the ranger on that one, and never heard back. and yes, there were young children involved, as well as mystery kids appearing in our immediate neighbours backyards.

give em a few more weeks, and chances are they will move out of their own accord.

[terbang]

These neighbours have all night "rapping" parties, they smash beer bottles all over the road, they walk up and down the road at all hours yelling "Zeik Fuckin Hail"

Hmm, that explains all doesn't it. Well at least there is one responsible person living in the street. Big ups to ya Kelly for doing the right thing. Bit worried about those cops though doing traffic stuff after being called out to a domestic issue.

[mstriumph]

sick thing to think, mebbe .... but the police have prolly been called to so many similar events, and failed so many times to achieve anything that improves the situation, that they have become totally desensitised and have given up and gone for the easy option ...

after all, nearly all traffic tickets are concluded sucessfully from a police point of view - i suspect that situations concerning domestic chaos and parential neglect seldom are?

............must be difficult for them to keep on caring, keep on trying?

[kave]

These neighbours have all night "rapping" parties, they smash beer bottles all over the road, they walk up and down the road at all hours yelling "Zeik Fuckin Hail" and are nothing but trouble.

Rap music plus nazi imagery, that normally means Mongrel Mob. I assume when you wrote

Zeik Fuckin Hail

You meant "Sieg fuckin' heil"? not being a spelling nazi, just confirming that that is what was being sent. Seig Heil is the mongrel mobs gang slogan.

[Goblin]

Rap music plus nazi imagery, that normally means Mongrel Mob. I assume when you wrote

You meant "Sieg fuckin' heil"? not being a spelling nazi, just confirming that that is what was being sent. Seig Heil is the mongrel mobs gang slogan.

Yeah whatever it is, it's ferkin wrong! That poor we boy being dragged up in that environment...he was actually a cute wee fulla with big soulful eyes and as chatty and friendly as you like. Shame his mother cant be arsed looking after him.

[Ocean1]

Few years ago a nipper in nappies turned up at my place, just walked up while I was building a fence and said "hello". Looked around for mum, no sign. Took her inside and got her a softdrink and a biscuit then picked her up and walked up the street looking for panic-stricken parents. Knocked on a few doors, nothing, so I walked up the other way. Got a good half a click before someone finally said "Oh that's so-and-so's kid, they live over the road". Went and knocked on the door. Young Asian woman came and was utterly gobsmacked, nipper had been asleep in her bedroom and had escaped out the window without a sound

Saw the kid several times afterwards, mum used to walk down our way of a weekend and the girl would insist on calling in to say g'day. Used to stock the same biscuits just for the occasion. They moved away a year or so later. Nipper'd be in her early teens now, not sure if I ever knew her real name.

[sunhuntin]

Yeah whatever it is, it's ferkin wrong! That poor we boy being dragged up in that environment...he was actually a cute wee fulla with big soulful eyes and as chatty and friendly as you like. Shame his mother cant be arsed looking after him.

unfortunatly, for some, kids are nothing more than a money bringer. thats it. my mum cleans a place that does courses for youth drop outs [all govt funded] and she oftens tells of the young girls who openly say they will be preg by 18 so they dont have to work.

my brothers root has 4 kids, 2 his, and 2 not. quite often she will up and vanish, leaving him with all 4 kids, and often no supplies [naps, baby food etc] i havent met the youngest, who is only a few months old, but am quite prepared to give up my life for the almost 2 year old girl. [and im not in the slightest bit clucky, and hate the thought of giving up my bike and job, but i would do anything to give this girl the life she deserves.]

[emaN]

good job done Gob.
sucks bout the standards slipping in the neighbourhood tho. i know a rental being readied at the moment (i re-wired it) (no,nothin's blown up!) on the other side of the park from me. lemme know if you're keen. could be a 'temporary stop gap' while you decide what to do?

patrick patrick patrick; 'heads being buried in sand' comes to mind.