I never want to have surgery through my nose again. That said I hope it is never necessary. The operation was a success. I no longer have a leak of CSF from my left sinus and I am on the mend.
Nobody knew I was walking around with this potentially deadly defect. I cannot praise the care I received from the Doctors, Nurses and Staff of the Canberra Hospital, moving to Canberra did save my life.
It is still a strange feeling knowing that all this has been linked, but I hope this will be the end of it. Family and friends have been so supportive and I am humbled by the kindness and understanding I have received from total strangers while I have been ill.
My thanks are not enough, but I will continue to praise and thank those who have had a hand in my recovery.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Not just another Women's Rights post.....
Ok, I guess there are people out there that believe that violence can be provoked. However, over 200 stab wounds is just a tad of an exaggerated response.
I would hate to think that an archaic defence like the one exploited in New Zealand could exist in the Australian legal system. The accused had the power in their relationship, being a tutor at the Institution the victim attended. Was this his way of punishing her disobedience?
Crime against women is taken for granted. As a society are we becoming desensitised to what is happening everyday? A man can beat a woman everyday and often the crime is not reported because the system has some fatal flaws.
If that battered woman kills her offender 9 times out of 10 she is imprisoned.
So lets get back to this trial in New Zealand....
A 33 year old man has murdered a 22 year old student and his method has left over 200 stab wounds in the victim.
The defence has been allowed, by the court, to deem the victim's mother an unreliable witness, while the murderer has been filmed giggling, all the while using the "She deserved it, she pushed me to it.." defence. He felt he was justified and they were not reprimanded for this line of defence.
As I have mentioned earlier, I hope this defence is not available in Australia or there will be more social unrest than the justice system can cope with,if it is ever used, and the Police may decide to take their RDO's on mass that day.
I would hate to think that an archaic defence like the one exploited in New Zealand could exist in the Australian legal system. The accused had the power in their relationship, being a tutor at the Institution the victim attended. Was this his way of punishing her disobedience?
Crime against women is taken for granted. As a society are we becoming desensitised to what is happening everyday? A man can beat a woman everyday and often the crime is not reported because the system has some fatal flaws.
If that battered woman kills her offender 9 times out of 10 she is imprisoned.
So lets get back to this trial in New Zealand....
A 33 year old man has murdered a 22 year old student and his method has left over 200 stab wounds in the victim.
The defence has been allowed, by the court, to deem the victim's mother an unreliable witness, while the murderer has been filmed giggling, all the while using the "She deserved it, she pushed me to it.." defence. He felt he was justified and they were not reprimanded for this line of defence.
As I have mentioned earlier, I hope this defence is not available in Australia or there will be more social unrest than the justice system can cope with,if it is ever used, and the Police may decide to take their RDO's on mass that day.
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