It is great to see a person who has attempted and succeeded to be the best they can be despite the adverse influences in their lives. Yes, many of us have had challenging times and some live the life of a victim whilst others choose to learn from the experience, ensure that the adverse actions are not repeated or imposed on others and choose to stand up and move forward at every opportunity.Skids wrote:Geez you soft cocks just don't get it do you!?
Everybody has got a story, had a tough hand dealt to them. Winners get up, losers make excuses!
I've disclosed plenty about my upbringing on here before, the sexual abuse by a mates Dad in my early teens, the domestic violence, the alcohol abuse and subsequent results.... did I sulk, did I serk to lay the blame on somebody else, did I become a sex offender, did I abuse authority.... ?
No! I got on with my life and made the best I possibly could of it.
Am I perfect?... Vic Parkers know I'm far from that, but please, lets stop the protection and pandering of oxygen thieves with NO desire to contribute to or, be part of a civilized society.
Call them for the trash they are and deal with them accordingly.... for fuvks sake!
Remember this loser...
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Yes, we all have our own narratives about overcoming adversity.Member 7167 wrote:It is great to see a person who has attempted and succeeded to be the best they can be despite the adverse influences in their lives. Yes, many of us have had challenging times and some live the life of a victim whilst others choose to learn from the experience, ensure that the adverse actions are not repeated or imposed on others and choose to stand up and move forward at every opportunity.Skids wrote:Geez you soft cocks just don't get it do you!?
Everybody has got a story, had a tough hand dealt to them. Winners get up, losers make excuses!
I've disclosed plenty about my upbringing on here before, the sexual abuse by a mates Dad in my early teens, the domestic violence, the alcohol abuse and subsequent results.... did I sulk, did I serk to lay the blame on somebody else, did I become a sex offender, did I abuse authority.... ?
No! I got on with my life and made the best I possibly could of it.
Am I perfect?
Call them for the trash they are and deal with them accordingly.... for fuvks sake!
But I'm not sure that too many of us got to where we are out of that lad's kind of adversity. "Disadvantaged" doesn't even begin to capture it.
I don't doubt that the boy has made his very own personal mess of things but, at the same time, I struggle to see what a statistically "acceptable" outcome for someone with his start in life would look like. I acknowledge that it'd have been convenient for the rest of us if he'd managed to emerge from his upbringing as a well-adjusted, happy, law-abiding have-not who whistled Disney tunes to himself as he waited at Centrelink - but, sadly, some people do find themselves angry and resentful about what they haven't got when they see what other people have got and are rightly able to recognise that many of the people who have got lots just happened to be born in a better place.
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Like $100k ??? Poor little tyke heyPies4shaw wrote:Yes, we all have our own narratives about overcoming adversity.Member 7167 wrote:It is great to see a person who has attempted and succeeded to be the best they can be despite the adverse influences in their lives. Yes, many of us have had challenging times and some live the life of a victim whilst others choose to learn from the experience, ensure that the adverse actions are not repeated or imposed on others and choose to stand up and move forward at every opportunity.Skids wrote:Geez you soft cocks just don't get it do you!?
Everybody has got a story, had a tough hand dealt to them. Winners get up, losers make excuses!
I've disclosed plenty about my upbringing on here before, the sexual abuse by a mates Dad in my early teens, the domestic violence, the alcohol abuse and subsequent results.... did I sulk, did I serk to lay the blame on somebody else, did I become a sex offender, did I abuse authority.... ?
No! I got on with my life and made the best I possibly could of it.
Am I perfect?
Call them for the trash they are and deal with them accordingly.... for fuvks sake!
But I'm not sure that too many of us got to where we are out of that lad's kind of adversity. "Disadvantaged" doesn't even begin to capture it.
I don't doubt that the boy has made his very own personal mess of things but, at the same time, I struggle to see what a statistically "acceptable" outcome for someone with his start in life would look like. I acknowledge that it'd have been convenient for the rest of us if he'd managed to emerge from his upbringing as a well-adjusted, happy, law-abiding have-not who whistled Disney tunes to himself as he waited at Centrelink - but, sadly, some people do find themselves angry and resentful about what they haven't got when they see what other people have got and are rightly able to recognise that many of the people who have got lots just happened to be born in a better place.
NT Government and Dylan Voller reportedly reach legal settlement over Don Dale treatment.
THE Territory Government has reportedly reached a legal settlement with former Don Dale detainee Dylan Voller.
THE Northern Territory Government will pay former detainees Dylan Voller and Jake Roper more than $100,000 in compensation for their treatment in youth detention. Lawyers for the Government agreed to settle a long-running civil case earlier this month, with details of the settlement kept confidential.
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/nt-govern ... ea6c3dcd0e
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Settling a case is a commercial decision based on legal advice but also on the cost of continuing to run the case, both financial and reputational.
The added advantage is the confidentiality and (usually) mutual non-disparagement clauses, neither of which are part of a decision handed down by a judiciary.
The added advantage is the confidentiality and (usually) mutual non-disparagement clauses, neither of which are part of a decision handed down by a judiciary.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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It's an interesting one.
If, as you say, the defendant considers their reputation already trashed, then it does come down to the $ to settle vs the $ potentially lost in accordance with the legal advice.
I used to work for (insert name of large telecommunications company here) and was involved in several settlements, all of an employment nature so I take your distinction.
If, as you say, the defendant considers their reputation already trashed, then it does come down to the $ to settle vs the $ potentially lost in accordance with the legal advice.
I used to work for (insert name of large telecommunications company here) and was involved in several settlements, all of an employment nature so I take your distinction.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.