Caring more about cars than most vulnerable

DOMESTIC violence is a silent scourge.

Victims are too afraid to speak out for fear of retribution and perpetrators go to great lengths to cover it up.

Magistrates and police must look past the clean cut guy in the suit sitting in the docks because this is not the same man the victim is dealing with.

The current system of issuing domestic violence orders (DVO) are useless if police aren’t going to enforce them.

We are arming these vulnerable women with a piece of paper and throwing them in the lion’s den.

If a woman comes forward repeatedly and is in fear for her safety and/or the safety of her children we must believe her and take measures to protect her.

Enquiries and investigations of the QPS are useless, they have admitted failure in the case of Kelly Wilkinson. We need action and we need it now.

JOHN Kerry, the new “Climate Envoy” in President Joe Biden’s administration, admitted to reporters last month in the White House briefing room, that the problem of climate change would not be solved even if US emissions today were “zero”.

So perhaps our own regular climate warriors Taylor, Cunneen et al, can write in and explain to us simple folk (or “deniers” as you label us) if America’s very own climate change envoy admits zero emissions would make no difference at all to the planet, then why is Australia, and the world, being pressured and bullied into joining Joe Biden’s pointless climate crusade?

The US will never meet Biden’s targets, the world’s worst climate criminal, China, is again let off the hook as a “developing country”, this is all just

A two-year trial in Tasmania conducted by the justice department ending late last year found the use of tracking devices for high-risk domestic violence offenders resulted in a 70 per cent reduction in assaults, 80 per cent drop in threats and a 100 per cent reduction in reports of stalking.

Compelling numbers I would say.

This technology is readily available to QPS and they are about to roll out these GPS trackers to curb the teen car theft problem.

So do we care more about cars than our most vulnerable?

We must also treat the cause of domestic violence not just the symptom.

Mandatory anger management programs and counselling for perpetrators must be a condition of a DVO and enforced.

As a community we are tired of the talkfests that follow these preventable tragedies. We need real-time solutions and we need them now.

grandstanding and posturing to win votes as these governments know they will not even be around come 2030, or 2050, so they are just saying what all the gullible climate change supporters want to hear so they all can sleep snugly at night knowing they are saving the planet.

Why is Australia being asked to spend a trillion dollars and commit to a fantasy target in 2050?

We all eagerly await your wisdom and explanation gentlemen.

T BRIEN, HOPE ISLAND

MAYOR Tom Tate recently had a tongue-in-cheek “guilty pleas” letter published (GCB, April 24) in which he extolled his green credentials.

It was heartening to read Richard Faure-Field’s witty response in a recent edition of the

Sadly for every tragic death from domestic violence there are many more who suffer in silence and the inaction by the government and police service sends a very clear message to these victims that we don’t care.

There are many fantastic community groups dealing with the aftermath of domestic violence but sadly are underfunded and are overwhelmed by the demand.

More funding for these services and emergency housing is imperative if we are to keep vulnerable women and children safe.

It is evident that as a community we care deeply about this issue as we have seen by the outpouring of support and outrage expressed by many over the senseless death of Kelly Wilkinson.

Saying “enough is enough” and drawing a line in the sand is not a solution.

Proactive measures and zero tolerance to domestic violence is the only solution and as a community we want this now.

Bulletin. He could have added to his rejoinders council’s recent approval of developments that are built right to the boundaries of adjacent properties, completely failing to comply with the City Plan’s requirements for setbacks and site coverage.

Monaco and Masthead are just two examples of developments that have virtually no landscaping – merely the few plants trailing over balconies that this council accepts as greenery.

To add insult to injury, developers claim that it is acceptable for their bulky towers to “borrow” the green and leafy amenity of the large and attractive gardens of neighbouring properties, leaving their residents with only “view corridors”. View corridors are the weasel word equivalent of “ocean glimpses”.

Is this concreting over of

suburbs that are famous for their sub-tropical gardens really the legacy that Cr Tate wishes to be remembered for?

SUE DONOVAN, PRESIDENT THE MAIN BEACH ASSOCIATION

CAN someone explain why the council is happily spending our money on training dogs whilst we have roads that desperately need to be resurfaced, like Cotlew St and Benowa Rd near Southport Park?

This is the promotion:

Pet Education and Training Sessions (PETS) commence in May. Free sessions for paw-rents to better understand dog behaviour and body language.

It is the responsibility of dog owners to train and look after their dog’s behaviour, not the council.