Aussie news: Re-offending rates up - prison study

A STUDY of Australia's prison populations has found young men and those from indigenous backgrounds are most likely to have more than one spell in jail.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics study, covering prison census data from 1994 to 2007, found the rate of recidivism leading to added jail time was roughly steady, with about 56 per cent of prisoners having done a period in prison by 2007.

Over the period of the study, prison populations increased by an average of 3.7 per cent a year.

The proportion of men in the jail system varied from 92 to 94 per cent over the 13 years of the study, while the number of indigenous prisoners varied between 18 and 21 per cent.

But the number of prisoners being jailed after previously serving a prison sentence rose by 3.2 per cent over the same period.

"Re-imprisonment was strongly associated with being young, being indigenous or having been previously imprisoned," the ABS report said.



"To a lesser extent, re-imprisonment was also associated with being male."

The re-imprisonment rate was highest in the Northern Territory, where about 68 per cent of prisoners had been jailed before.

This was blamed on the demographics of its prisoners, many of whom were young men, the report said.

"In all jurisdictions except Queensland, prisoners released in recent years were more likely to be re-imprisoned than prisoners released in the mid-1990s," it said.

Almost 60 per cent of all prisoners released in the three years to June 1997 had not been sent to jail again before June 30, 2007, the report found.

Those jailed for serious offences, including those involving illicit drugs, sex offences and road traffic offences, were much more likely to return to jail for similar offences.

Opinion: Indeed it is a worrisome sign, implicates that the crime rate in the jailing and jurisdictions system in Australia had failed in nurturing the transgressors to turn over a new leaf particularly in young indigenous men. Why men? Why crime and men are always closely associated with higher number of men put in jail. Why the men don't even have a sense of remorsefulness after what bad deed they had did before? Well, it is a crucial issue to think about. Indubitable the young men tend to like to solve problems and overcome their stress in an aggressive way. However, it is also up to one EQ to control their own emotion and behaviour. This biological culprit can't be blamed solely though. May be it is the time for Australian government to revise their litigation and education system to halt this problem from further protracting.

News (continued): Woman who binned cat fears losing her job

THE British woman caught on CCTV throwing a cat into a rubbish bin fears for her job as a bank teller because she thinks no one will want to be served by her. Mary Bale, 45, who is now being investigated by police and the Royal Sociey for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Just who wants to be served by the woman who dumped the cat in a bin?

Ms Bale, from Coventry, England, said she wanted to apologise in person to the cat's owners, Darryl and Stephanie Andrews-Mann, but was told by the RSPCA it would be "inappropriate," as an investigation was underway.

While Ms Bale had given an profuse apologised and only drew a cool response from the owner of the pet.

"I wouldn't let that woman within a mile of (our cat) Lola," they said. "She might recognise her and have a fit. Why fling a living creature into a wheelie bin if you don't mean to harm it? There's something wrong with the woman."

Ms Bale denied claims that she threw the cat in the bin because of a ongoing dispute with the couple.


Newspapers from China to Sweden covered the case of the mysterious cat trasher, and Ms Bale received numerous death threats and remains under police protection.



Opinion: This callous action is reprehensible and now the woman will have to face the Nemesis for what she had done.

Malaysian News: Malaysian government workers evicted for having sex outside marriage

MUSLIM civil servants caught having sex outside marriage have been evicted from government housing in Malaysia's administrative capital, authorities confirmed.
Islamic officials launched a campaign to stamp out immoral activities in Putrajaya, a grandiose collection of ministries, wide avenues and subsidised housing that lies south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

Sex between unmarried Muslim couples is a violation of Islamic laws.
Che Mat Che Ali, head of the Federal Territories Islamic Affairs Department, confirmed reports that civil servants were ordered to vacate their homes by the Shariah religious court but would not say how many people were affected.

"I can confirm that this is happening," he said of the Towards Zero Immoral Activities in Putrajaya 2010 campaign, which already caught government employees in "khalwat" - close proximity between an unmarried couple.


"It may seem harsh, but we want the people of Putrajaya to know that we take this matter seriously," he told the country's New Straits Times newspaper over the weekend, adding that the department "used to receive a lot of complaints from the public about Shariah offenses.

Among them was that we did not monitor immoral activities around the Putrajaya mosque," he was quoted as saying. "We are not going to be lenient with [suspected offenders] anymore."


Opinion: Indeed what the Malaysian government did was true and appropriate. Regardless of religion, pre-marital sex is strictly prohibited as it will deteriorate the noble value, self-esteem, integrity and image of someone. For free thinker, it's more on the concern about morality. Thus, it should be seen as the greatest sin that can be atoned once being committed. It is against the humanity and transgressors should be punished without leniency. Be faithful and loyal to the future husband and wife!

News: Siberian tiger kills keeper

Time for brief news. A tragedy had happened in China where a siberian tiger had killed a keeper. The keeper had been mauled to death in eastern China after being left to roam the cage as it was being cleaned. According to the person in charge, The tiger bit Zhan's neck, inflicting fatal injuries. He was attacked by the tiger while cleaning the cage at a wildlife rescue centre in Anhui province.

News: China landslides kill at least 96, thousands missing

Landslide happened had caused the loss of 96 and now there are still 2000 reported missing. This mudslides swept away homes and destroyed roads in northwestern China as the nation battled its worst flooding in a decade. Authorities have sent nearly 3000 soldiers and about 100 medics to help in search and rescue efforts after the landslides in the mainly Tibetan region began late on Saturday. At least 50,000 people have been affected by floods which have submerged half of Zhouqu county. The root cause was that the landslides swept mud, houses and other debris into a river flowing through the county, blocking the waterway and hence triggering flooding. According to the agency, the torrential deluges happened in the swathes of China had at least cause 1454 death and 12 million to suffer the plight if homeless. Yet, the meteorologist warned that another round of torrential rain may strike the China again.


Opinion: Life is just fragile. One may say that we human can control our path, our future ourselves. I can't deny this stance. As the more effort you put on, the more the fruits of delicacy you can have. But still, there are many things beyond our control happening. Anything can just happen at any time making our plans go into an awry way or taking something precious from you. Is it a faith set the God or is it a coincidence? Well, no one can give an exact answer. But what I do know is that we should grateful on what we have now and always feel contented on what we manage to have.

News: Cop accidentally Tasers 14-year-old girl

In England, a police officer is being investigated after he accidentally Tasered a 14-year-old girl. The officer shot Jodie Gallagher in Stapleford, central England, during a stand-off with a 20-year-old man who was resisting arrest. A Taser is an electroshock weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles. According to wikipedia, Tasers were introduced as less-lethal weapons to be used by police to subdue fleeing, belligerent, or potentially dangerous subjects, often when what they consider to be a more lethal weapon would have otherwise been used. However, the police using this weapon had missed the target and shot a 14-year-old girl who was standing nearby. Luckily, no treatment is needed and the girls only suffered the muscle cramp on the spot.

However, it is quite controversial on the usage of Tesar gun. The reason is that it may also cause dire injury and death. It is also subjected to abuse and this can be very torturous.

News: Having a sister makes you happier - study

Again tonight is a news telling night. Here is the news that I found interesting and worth to give a glance at it, haha. It is about a study done by a new study under the lead of Dr Laura Padilla-Walker. The study claims that having a sister whether younger or older can make you happy and away from a range of depression. Moreover, researchers from Brigham Young University in Utah found that people growing up with at least one girl in the family were protected from feeling lonely, unloved, guilty and self-conscious. The only reason being is that because girls are better at talking about problems and are more likely to take on a role of carer. In other words, every girls do have the mother nature in their characters, especially during the mature age.

Meanwhile another another study done also have the contention that siblings having family can nurture a child with good EQ. The endless fighting between siblings, this was good because through arguments and hostility children learn how to make up and regain control of their emotions and this are the skills that equip them well for life.

News: Russian fires spread as toll rises to 30

A catastrophic bushfire had happen in Russia and toll had raised to 30. This monstrous fire had engulf more than 14,000 hectares across Russia. To halt the spreading, almost 240,000 emergency workers had been mobilised to fight the blazes, along with 2000 members of the armed forces. In this accident, 1257 houses had burned down across Russia and 600 people on the vicinity had been evacuated. They condemn the authorities for being incapable to lend help on time that caused them to lose their house and loved one.

This fires were unleashed by one of Russia's worst heatwaves have devastated the regions in the centre and the Volga river basin, to the east and southeast of Moscow. Temperatures were forecast to hit 40 degrees Celsius over the next few days in affected regions, with the emergency ministry warning of an "extreme risk" of more forest fires.

Opinion: Albeit remarkable advancement in technology and civilisation have been achieved throughout the human history, there are still many unpredictable misfortune that can easily drags life of many in a blink of eye happened. Yet, this statement is undeniable true. But don't it is oblivious that some of the misfortunes are the consequent incident of what human had done to the earth. Bushfire, was it merely a natural disaster? Well, personally I don't think so. What could have caused this heatwave on Russia? 40 degree Celsius which is rarely happened in Russia. To be more sarcastic, it may be caused by global warming which is anthropogenic. Hence, a moderate development and advancement are needed to preserve the earth from destruction.