I am angry..... very angry and not with Live Journal. Who are these warriors who feel they have the right to hold witch hunts on the web? I applaud their motives..... paedophiles are an abomination and who of us wants to see children being targetted? I agree there are some very objectional sites out there..... that are still there. So while Live Journal has been smeared with propaganda.... these sites remain there! It strikes me that this blog group may find themselves targetting people that may not be offenders. They post photos and whilst I am not saying that any of those 'offenders' that are posted there are innocent..... this group is 'playing with fire'.
I am angered that these bloggers feel that they are the ONLY ones out there to save the children? Do they want a medal or an award for service? Aren't there agencies out there who are supposed to be monitoring and dealing with offenders?
To my way of thinking this is a vigilante group full of their own self importance. Maybe their motives are sound..... but surely what happened in Salem should stand as a warning. A lot of innocent women were hanged as witches.
I tried to leave a message at their site..... but it wasn't displayed.... so I am putting it here on Live Journal. These people may be genuine in their desire to help..... but they are not the only people who care about the welfare of children! I have no patience for vigilantes or witch-hunters.

I am an Australian.... I spell pedophile as paedophile'

The heat was so bad today..... over 42 degrees Celsius.... over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.... and that is definitely not good for anyone who has MS. I just couldn't sit here and type today and I had huge plans to write and share. I was still very upset over the way that Minister was treated, I couldn't sleep so at 3am I wrote to the newspaper. I am not at all confident that it will be printed and I don't care, it helped me feel better and I did get a few hours sleep. I said my piece and my mind could finally relax.
I understand that many people are of the opinion that I should just accept what happened to me (the bullying and harassment)..... but how can I do that without anyone to at least hear me out? Acceptance of a situation such as this is a process, it takes time and it can be made easier when you are allowed to have help to deal with it. I worked 30 years as a Registered Nurse, I made my fair share of mistakes..... but I worked very hard for the elderly people I cared for. The treatment I got was uncalled for and unfair. A lot of people are bullied and they face an uphill battle to get help and I think it's wrong.
That Minister was the only person who bothered to listen and that was such a huge gift to me. He was honest with me, saying he may not be able to help me at all..... and you know that was fine by me! I am sad for him now.... but there is little I can do!
Please do not think that I am wallowing in complete self pity over this..... it's just a cruel way to end your career.
I am making the best of it now, I have no other choice..... it just angers me that society buries it's head in the sand over this issue.
I went to another blog site and joined it yesterday, but after checking it all out, I decided that it was not even a quarter as good as Live Journal. So I cancelled that account....... I'll never go back to My Space!
In myself.... I am feeling a lot happier with life...... just wish it wasn't so hot!

Try as I might last night..... I couldn't seem to lift myself out of the Depression! I was very much in danger of starting another Pity Party, but I decided that I was going to be brave and try and see a few positives in my life! I'm not too sure that it worked, but I avoided driving anyone crazy and that is something.
One of the reasons that I was upset over the politician's court case.... was the fact that he was helping me! For the past 2 years I have been battling Post Traumatic Stress due to the fact I was bullied and harassed out of my last 2 Nursing jobs. I tried every which-way to get justice and get someone to hear me! No-one wanted to know! I wrote letters and searched on-line.... but I got nowhere. This MP phoned me just before Christmas and told me that he would help me if he could. He wrote a letter on behalf of me to the minister of health. I thought that finally something was happening. Now I feel shattered and scared that once more my dilemma will be ignored. I am tempted to ask "WHY ME?"
There is not a lot I can do about this..... and I need to move on away from this.... I know that is true! However it's hard after working 30 years as a Registered Nurse to end up 'thrown out' and unfairly treated.

An update on my blog entry yesterday...... the precedent sadly seems to have been set. The Member of Parliament was found by the court guilty of assault. For stopping a woman from suiciding! I'm just so angry as he was my local member and he was the only MP to talk to the people. He's out of the party...... and I feel left out in the cold. I'll explain more when I feel better.

http://www.macarthurchronicle.com.au/article/2007/01/16/1996_camden.html

I am sharing this link because I feel outraged over it and I really do feel that a precedent is being set that we will live to regret.
What would you do if your wife, husband, partner, sister or friend tried to hurt themselves, to take a lot of pills and said they wanted to die? Would you try in which ever way you could to stop them? Consider the fact that they are hysterical, lashing at you and fighting, adrenalin pumping and you you have to do anything you can to stop them! After it's over.... the suicidal person charges you with assault!
What if you are a state politician.... and your career is on the line because of these charges?
What sort of precedent are we setting here?
Would he have been better to have said to her "Okay..... kill yourself!" Leave the area and then face the guilt when she dies?
You cannot always discuss the situation rationally with a suicidal person.... so what do you do?
Will a new law be passed to suggest that suicide is acceptable and that no-one will intervene? I could go on and on........ but I'm just angry over this. He is my state member and he has been doing a great job.

Well folks..... I had a wonderful Pity Party, but now it's all over and life is returning to normal. Sadly the hot weather stopped me from getting on the computer but I did catch up on a bit of reading. A few years ago I collected the whole series of 'The Agatha Christie Crime Collection', with 3 complete stories in each volume. I have only recently decided to actually read them.... usually books are best read and not allowed to gather dust on the shelf. Over my week away I read 'The Pale Horse' and it took me 3 days to read that. Then I started 'Cards on The Table' and got so engrossed that I read that in a day! Right now I'm half way through 'Dumb Witness' and I'm enjoying myself. I have no excuse to feel bored.... I collected so many books and all of them are waiting for me to read them.
Usually I prefer True Crime books and other Non- fiction books.... but I am starting to enjoy a few works of fiction. Variety is the spice of life.... I think that is the old saying.
My family and I went off to see 'Night in a Museum' with Ben Stiller, Robin Williams and Owen Wilson. We absolutely loved it.... never mind the critics comments..... I'm sure the critics wouldn't know good humour from horse manure! Russell enjoyed it and everyone laughed..... and as far as I am concerned the critics are idiots.
I sometimes think that I will first check the movie reviews before viewing the film.... and if the reviews are bad.... I'll go see it! I can remember years ago the critics raved about 'Gosford Park'. I watched it once and was thoroughly bored... I guessed who was the murderer and commented that if Miss Marple had been the sleuth.... the movie would have ended 5 minutes after the crime was committed! It was definitely a dreary film..... yawn.
So today was a good day....... hope there are many more...........................

Merry Christmas one and all. I'll be away from the computer for one week. I just needed to write this so you will not think I've vanished.

Hello there,
Can anyone tell me whatever happened to Christmas cheer? I don't know about you.... but it just seems to be missing around here. It seems like everyone is wearing themselves out, buying gifts, dashing to and from the department stores. Spending money (usually on credit) on gifts for everyone, buying the biggest and the best..... and what is the point? Aren't we supposed to enjoy this time of year? Why is it so important to buy the best gifts, the biggest gifts..... is it for the joy of giving... or are we worried that people will think less of us! After Christmas the bills come in..... and trying to pay things back haunts us. We're still paying for this up until the following Christmas! Then we start again.
Well I can tell you one person who hasn't bought one gift as yet! And isn't about to either! The only thing in my purse besides dust is moths.... no money... well that's an exaggeration.... there maybe a few 5 cent pieces.
Welcome to the Loneliness capital of the World..... I just wish that everyone could slow down and stop stressing about Christmas. No-one has time to talk, send an e-mail or to just be around.... they are desperate to get things done to entertain others, only to end up exhausted and burnt out at the end.
My daughter Alison has been to more Christmas functions than anyone can name, husband Russell has a golf day and lunch day on Friday, my other daughter Rebecca had her big work part last week.... that leaves me.... at home, nowhere to go, no invitations..... and I will be so glad when Christmas is over and done.
I know this seems such a dirge.... I'm just not happy today and if it annoys you.... then I'd hate to say how I feel about it!