Would you want Dennis Ferguson in your neighbourhood?

[Wongo]

Well I know he has done his time, he is supposed to be a changed man and all that.

But being married with a young daughter I definitely don’t want to be anywhere near him. Although I may think differently if I was still single but I don’t know.

What is your view?

[craigb]

Who's Dennis Furgeson?

Sounds like he must be a kiddie fiddler.

If that is so I can well understand why parents wouldn't want him anywhere near their kids.

I suppose he's got to live somewhere though .

[DaveInOz]

I suppose he's got to live somewhere though .

no he doesn't. :mad:

[silentC]

Ferguson was convicted for kidnapping three children from their NSW home in 1987 and sexually molesting them for three days.In 1988 he was convicted of 19 charges including kidnapping, sodomy, gross indecency, indecent dealing and carnal knowledge. Ferguson was sentenced in 1989 to 14 years jail, in the Brisbane Supreme Court, with the Judge saying his chances of rehabilitation were "nil". Believed to be currently living in QLD- Brisbane

Personally, I think a freak like him should be locked up for the rest of his life in a prison or a mental home. He is clearly a sick individual. I certainly wouldn't want him in my street, town, or state and would kick up the biggest stink if he ever moved here.

As a general observation though, when someone is released from prison they are considered by the law to have served out their penalty and so they technically have the right to live wherever they want.

He should do the honourable thing but the problem is he doesn't think what he did was wrong. I have no sympathy for him and hope he spends the rest of his life in misery and gets a good beating at least once a week.

[DaveInOz]

In Vic 'mr baldy' is being released for a second time, the first time he re-offended within 3 weeks. :mad:
This time they have given him a satelite monitored anklet and wrist band and he is under house arrest. :eek:

BIG DEAL
If I found him living in my court or looking at my kids in a shopping centre I would go temp insane, and thats exactly what I would tell the judge at my trial. :mad:

[Rocker]

I suppose he's got to live somewhere though .

How about Macquarie Island?

Rocker

[Zed]

I'd recommend a necropolis somewhere - I'm sure the parents of australia would chip in for a plot for him, hell, i'd even dig the hole and do the deed if they wanted me to...

[craigb]

How about Macquarie Island?

Rocker

Is that in Tassie? Where they used to send the worst of the worst convicts?

Sure why not.

I think that Darren got to the crux of the problem though when he pointed out that this piece of low life has actually served his sentence.

I don't think that there is an easy answer to this one.

I don't have kids, but I wouldn't want a piece of scum like that in my suburb either.

[silentC]

I just heard on the radio that he has been driven out of a town in QLD. Didn't get the details, just caught the headline.

[silentC]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1294199.htm

[Wood Borer]

Perhaps he should be tested with the people who claim they reform these people. In other words, let him babysit the judge's kids or the psychologist's kids whilst he lives in their house.

If he is so safe, there should be no problems.

I don't think these types are being reformed or are capable of being reformed. There are plenty of examples to support this argument.

Perhaps we need to consider what to do with the "reformed" if we don't want them in our neighbourhoods.

Can the head shrinks help us identify others with similar problems and suggest a way of avoiding future molestings? They seem to spend their energy pleading to the courts to let these people off lightly.

Zed's suggestion would certainly stop the individual causing further grief but would it stop potential child molesters?

[silentC]

I think if the humanitarians and civil libertarians get their way on this one, pretty soon you'll see gag orders on the media that stop them from showing the faces and disclosing the whereabouts of these "people".

The thing is. you could have one of them living next door now and not know it. This guy has a pretty high profile and his face is well known but there are hundreds of convicted and released rock spiders around and you wouldn't know them if you saw them in the street. Only the most notorious make it into the spotlight. Some sort of rock spider detector would be good.

The best defence is vigilance backed up by a baseball bat.

[Zed]

hijack commences

Yesterday was the 24th anniversary of the infamous underarm bowling incident.

just thought you'd like to know - chook man's new avitar reminded me....

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[TassieKiwi]

How about Macquarie Island?

Rocker
Maybe you're thinking of Sarah Is. And no, NIMBY niver!:mad:

[HappyHammer]

He'd get the mesaage he wasn't wanted pretty quickly if he moved anywhere near me, I agree with SC should lock him up and throw away the key.

HH.

[Daddles]

I'm shocked at your reaction boys - when did you lot turn into a mob of compassionate moderates?

These creeps are uncurable. They WILL offend again so 'debt to society' and all that ******** is just ********. Lock them up forever is the only cure, in the mainstream prison community - none of this protective custody ****.

This is about protecting our children and once you offend against them, you forfeit most of your 'rights' as adults.

Richard
and that's from someone who is on the tree hugging side of compassionate moderatism

[bitingmidge]

let him babysit the judge's kids or the psychologist's kids whilst he lives in their house.

If he is so safe, there should be no problems.

Both the judge and the psychologist are doing a job as best they can, leave them alone.

Better to put the responsibility for all miscreants on the civil libertarians who are the first to defend bad guys rights to do anything to anyone or anything. It's his right to paint your car with rude slogans...just self expression.

On the other hand why not have this jerk run a home for "graffiti artists"? :D

We can't live in a free society when the rights of the individuals override the rights of the community.

All animals are equal.

Which is why we keep them in zoos, shoot the ones we're scared of, and cuddle the fluffy cute ones.....................too many pancakes for lunch has made me lose track of the whole plot.... what was that Zed???? You think we should bowl their balls underarm???

P (just an excitable boy)

:cool: :rolleyes: :eek: :confused: :mad: :p ;) :)

[reeves]

I am in Toowommba and Murgon is just up the road a ways.


This has been topic of converstaion around these parts as he was ousted from here last week.

basically no one wants him around.
Problem is he has to live somewhere.

as some pointed out, there are other problem pople in the community we dont knowwho they are.at we know who he is.

Ferguson is pretty high profile.

still as some else said, maybe he should have an accident....

[JackoH]

Sterilse them (Castrate without aneasthetic!) If that don't take away their perverted desires, shoot 'em. Why should they live out their life in jail at the poor bloody taxpayers expense?

[Wood Borer]

Sterilse them (Castrate without aneasthetic!) If that don't take away their perverted desires, shoot 'em. Why should they live out their life in jail at the poor bloody taxpayers expense?

Should the knife be sharpened Jack?

[silentC]

Not with a knife, WB, with a bolster and a lump hammer :eek:

[HappyHammer]

What about string and a turnkey?
HH.

[JackoH]

How about a used (very) bandsaw blade?

[TassieKiwi]

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Outta here!

[silentC]

Get the bandsaw from Carba-tec - the one with the sausage attachment.

That's enough, I'm going home.

[Wongo]

still as some else said, maybe he should have an accident....

That can be arranged. :p Oh no, I was just joking.

[JackoH]

You can tell it's raining in Melbourne. http://www.ubeaut.biz/umbrella.gif
Byehttp://www.ubeaut.biz/waving.gif..

[HappyHammer]

Chucking it down in Sydney too, can't see the harbour anymore.

HH.

[Tikki]

So, he's a man running scared huh? At least he can run, unlike those poor children. What goes around comes around. Let's hope he scared for a long, long time.

[Sturdee]

I don't think these types are being reformed or are capable of being reformed. There are plenty of examples to support this argument.

Perhaps we need to consider what to do with the "reformed" if we don't want them in our neighbourhoods.




May I suggest that the "reformed" criminals be sent to live in Parliament House. They will fit in well with the rest of the inmates.

And if the other inmates can't hack it and get attacked its their own fault for not having the guts to legislate stronger legislation. :mad:


Peter.

[beejay1]

This sort of issue always raises emotions. My beleif is that seldom does a child molestor reform yet penal authorities, shrinks, and governments alike seem always to want to show that the system and processes in place for reform can and do work for all criminals.
Personally i think that criminal acts like this should be always be given a life sentence without parole. Child molestation unlike murder is always pre meditated and i would think a sickness that cant be cured so I would like never to see people like that on the street. Childrens lives are too precious to put at risk.
beejay1

[silentC]

I read something about the original trial yesterday. The judge who put him away said he thought there was little hope for rehabilitation. That being so, why did they let the freak back out on the street?

[simon c]

Get the bandsaw from Carba-tec

We can't afford to wait that long

[simon c]

When I was in my early 20's I had a group of friends/aquaintences and one of them "disappeared" (basically he stopped going out and went to stay with his parents). He wasn't a close friend - ie I probably never went out for a drink with just him but he was one of the crowd and he was invited to my wedding as part of the crowd. He didn't come to the wedding because it was during his period "away". There were lots of rumours about HIV, cancer, family calamity etc.

When I got home from honeymoon the real story had come out.

He had followed a 12 yo girl home from school and knocked on the door of her house and asked questions if her parents were home etc. He did this a couple of times and then in the last time he forced his way into the house. An uncle returned and found him there and stopped anything happening. The court appearance was while I was on honeymoon. He got "a number of" years sentence for attempted rape with a minor. He hung himself during his first week in prison.

At the trial, his girlfriend (a really nice girl) stood by him. He was aware of his problem and was receiving counceling. This was his first offence.

It was a big shock to the group of friends. There were about 20 people in the list of firneds and if you were to ask me which one was going to be a child molestor, I would have picked a fair number of others before I even considered him.

It split the group in two. The ones who were his closest friends wanted us to remember him as he was to us - a party animal, always relaible for a bit of a laugh, etc. They renamed the annual golf game they used to play in his honour. Others were disgusted, they couldn't believe that somebody they knew, who had been to their house etc could do this. They thought about the 12 yo girl, who was badly affected. They thought about the girlfriend who had been such a stabling influence on his party behaviour.

Because it all happened while I was away, it all seemed other-worldly to me and I don't think I ever resolved the issue. I'm not sure I really eber connected the bloke I knew to the person who did this.

Simon

[Zed]

no offence simon but rock spiders get no sympathy from me. sounds like he's better dead.

[simon c]

Don't get me wrong zed, I wasn't looking for any sympathy for him - I tend to agree with you. The thought amonst the group at the time was that it was sad that this had happened to a friend of ours but it was probably for the best.

[Wood Butcher]

I have two kids under 7 years and waht scars me is that enis Ferguson refused pysch help in jail. Why was he let out is he refused help???????????

[Wood Borer]

I have read that these types firmly believe that having sex with children is perfectly OK. They consider the rest of us as being a bit dumb when it comes to our opinions.

When they are caught, they consider pretending to be sorry and pretending to be reformed to be a little white lie and keep up this pretence so they can quickly get back to their craft.

The behaviour of many of them seems to confirm this idea.

If that is the case then we don't need them - they cannot be reformed - they will re-offend - they will continue to destroy the lives of more kids.

These kids often become predators on kids when they mature and the whole cycle continues.

Rub them out. Don't gaol them, don't bother wasting time unsuccessfully trying to reform them. Slit their throats, not their scrotums.