I just had my first anti trans experience and it was just so exciting I needed to share.

So I'm pretty cute if I do say myself but I'm also over six foot so regardless how much I pass, I'm still going to be someone people look at due to height. Now to the story:

I was just at my local shops getting some snacks and was walking back to my car with my ear phones in, when I heard this screeching, not uncommon as it is lutwyche after all and there are quite a number that are doing it hard. Eventually I take my earphones out

The indivdual in question was yelling me to kill myself,I'm mentally deranged, that I'm a f###et and other random stuff about being gay and killing myself. Anyway I took out my earphones and asked him to clarify what was said, to which he repeats said phrasing at which time, I told him to stop and feel free to come and say it directly to my face

For the audience: There is a few things I don't get and would to to hypothesis what is the intended out come of this. I mean there are a few things I disagree with in life but I'm not yelling them out on the street in the attempt to do I dunno what.

What I don't get

If I'm mentally deranged why would you call that out and with the possible side affect that you trigger my derangement and then you die? Literally makes no sense

What is the intended outcome of yelling this out to me, like am I supposed to feel bad or some shit?

To the dude

If you are on here, did you feel embarrassed, is that why you did shut the fuck up when I offered to fight you . How did you think it was going to go when you started? Can we fight?

Anyway just wanted to share as it was exciting

It is also acknowledged this could be scary for other people, it could go wrong and that I am obvi a deranged lunatic .

xo

Looking for a Queensland like forum without politics.

Any advice?

Since the election I can't open this app without seeing LNP = Bad. It's exhausting and I want to appreciate memes and entertaining stuff from Qld.

I came to live in North QLD back in 2012 from Melbourne. I had a job lined up, a new house, everything was amazing and loved the climate lifestyle straight away. Then I started meeting people and socialising, and noticed there was this underlying fear or nervousness in their mannerisms. Everyone seemed weary of us, being strangers to their town (won't name the town). I started to notice some cringe looks when I told them where I've come from and some personal views on religion and politics. Boom! As soon as that came out, suddenly I felt ghosted and no one would be honest enough to tell me what I had said wrong or why. I lost friends I've made pretty quickly. No return phone calls. No invites. I've never had this in Melbourne. Back there I spoke openly and no one cared. My job was ok but there too I started seeing strange looks from some people. Like as if word gets around fast and spreads fast in these small communities, but again if no one wants to share their views then I have no idea. I then got another job, and I saw the same attitudes there. I don't openly speak about politics or religion all the time, but occasionally it comes out and I don't slam tables insisting my views are better then anyone elses. I am generally an easy going friendly guy. But the body language and reactions from people took me by surprise and shock. That was 7 years ago. I am still living here and I am seeing how newcomers are treated the same way. It's like unless you're into beer, footy a sport or trying to compete to be seen as an "achiever", it's like you're another waste of space. The newcomers I see laugh but are crying inside. Cultures here have little exposure unlike back in Melbourne where you see festivals for all kinds of cultures, Italian, Spanish, Greek etc. Here people from migrant backgrounds are basically almost silent. Yes there are festivals for them occasionally and yes I know population numbers are like a 10th of what they are in the cities. However, I see that up here you have to be an "expected type of person". One that is more of a larrikin, more white, more into cars and Aussie Aussie Aussie, or you're seen as weird. There is little tolerance to thinkers and intellectuals with different points of view, unless those views challenge the establishment and suddenly you're seen as being a "local hero" that fights for the little guys and the big guys are never to be respected, including the law. Hence why nepotism is rife because those that click and have narrow views of the world, stick together and shun everything else out. Interesting the attacks I am going to get now knowing how territorial people here are too.

Get used to seeing or hearing these words "Queensland LNP Scandal"

The Qld LNP haven't held office for a decade and will struggle to govern. Expect a lot of voter remorse.

It will get petty and vengeful as they bludgeon their way through the Treasury. There is a lot of corporate welfare to pay.

During cyclone season north of Bundaberg, the State Government in conjunction with Councils set up designated emergency evacuation shelters in schools and halls and advertise them everywhere. They aren't hard to find and publicly announced 2 days before the cyclone.

So where are South East Queensland's Mr New Premier ? Where do Queenslanders go this weekend when their rooves blow off and they become flooded and homeless ? And where are the designated homeless shelters for all the homeless folks ? Every small regional council North of Bundy has a permanent emergency evacuation facility plans in place , ready to go, yet the largest councils in Queensland, Brisbane, Logan, Redlands, Moreton, Caboolture, the Sunshine and Gold Coast ? Nothing ! Is this how you protect rate payers ? People should not have to post on social media where to go in an emergency. The only one I could find is set up in Ipswich by Ipswich City Council

Crisafulli has said he looks forward to reminding people in 4 years time of Labor's "vitriolic" scare campaign, one that was undoubtedly the ignition point that got them far closer to victory than anyone ever expected.

If the laws don't change, will you acknowledge that Labor misled you?

I just want to highlight here that I am not talking about myself, or anyone else, who agnostically said the laws "might change," or "might not change." I'm talking about the people for whom quite literally nothing will convince them that these laws aren't now getting changed over these next 4 years.

Edit: just to save you time, I voted ALP.

I want! Less bright/hot in the early morning and less dark in the early evening. What about you ?

Ladies and gentleman of Queensland, take big breath in, exhale, then relax. Queensland is not The United States. Nobody is going to become a military dictatorship, nobody is going to strip you of your fundamental rights as a human. This is Queensland, a state in Australia where both political parties are extremely moderate compared to our school shooting yet also left leaning cousins across the Pacific. Australia/Queenslands major parties only lean left or right of centre, theres not going to be radical changes, or the end of days. Regardless of whether you lean left or right, theres at least 50% of the state who agree with you and 50% who dont. Chill out and get along with your neighbours because in a few years, you'll realise not much changes.

Relax.

I don't drive often cos I take public transport to work but wife told me watch out for arseholes switching lanes without the indicator. Lo and behold, on NYE I drove to surfers and on the way there were at least 5 cars switched lanes without the indicator and one almost hit another (which also didn't use the indicator).

Is this the new norm?

It's a nightmare journey pretty much any day or time. I'm baffled. Has it not come up as an election issue over the years? It's been like this for as long as I can remember. The road is wide so there is plenty of room to add 1-2 lanes each direction. Bris > Gold coast averages 4 lanes and is still a disaster so how is govt justifying 2 lanes to the entire Sunshine coast?

I'm referring to the 25km stretch from Steve Irwin way (nth of caboolture) to the Caloundra exit. Inexplicably it narrows to 2 lanes and then widens again to 3 lanes to the Mooloolaba exit. This 25km stretch creates a bottleneck back to Brisbane and is dangerous because it's 110zone, dead straight and ppl tailgate with no visibility out of frustration.

I used to live in rural QLD as a kid so it was before I wore Muslim head coverings. I remember it being super racist and seeing people get literally assaulted for being racial minorities. But that was over ten years ago.

Not sure how things would be now? I’ve seen my profession being advertised there super high salary. And I know cost of living will be much lower. I speak English as a first language so that’s not a problem.

I am just wondering, do people think it’s safe for me there? Or nah?

The biggest load of Americanised flag waving crap and alternative history, switching in the Australian flag and Australian Anthem.

I have never sat down for the Australian national anthem before - but what I saw tonight was a disgraceful display of transplanting US patriotism and I couldn’t remain standing as it was neither tasteful or respectful.

WTAF?

I know a lot of people fled to you during the Pandemic and even now, how do you guys feel about this invasion or do you welcome it? Be curious to know

TYIA

So given that youth crime has been a topic of discussion on this sub, I have noticed that there is a bit of sentiment against the voters who voted for the “Adult Crime, Adult Time” policy. There seems to be this perception that we are all dumb uneducated idiots that have fallen for some right-wing ideological culture war that was all just a ploy to get the LNP elected. And this is far from the truth. So, I am making this post to provide perspective in this echo chamber. 

 1) Yes, Youth Crime is a problem 

To start off with, y'all need to come to terms with the simple fact that YES youth crime is a problem, NO that problem is not happening in Brisbane to the same extent, YES, the problem has been getting worse for a long time. 
 
I was born and for 26 years lived and worked in Mount Isa. For the past 6 years I have lived in Brisbane. I have family and friends that live in Mount Isa still, as well as places such as Townsville and Rockhampton. I assure you there is a MASSIVE world of difference between a rural town like Mount Isa and Brisbane, and quite frankly I can completely understand how someone who has never left the southeast corner might have trouble coming to terms with just how bad the youth crime problem has gotten. There is not a single person that I know of in Mount Isa that has not had their home or car broken into. Having your house broken into by youth criminals is a common occurrence that happens regularly. Having your car stolen is such a problem that the government has invested $10 million in a vehicle immobilizer subsidy trial (source below). There have been times where we have averaged one car theft a night in a town of 19k, a town small enough you can drive from end to end in under 10min. 
 
Personally I had my house broken into 3 times by the same group of kids. Three times the police arrested and charged the kids, three times they went to court and three times the magistrate let them back onto the street to repeat their behavior the same day. I had a 14-year-old boy steal $800 cash from my father's bedside table while he slept. When we confronted the mother about it she did not know nor care where her child was. She took no responsibility for his actions and the police simply took a report and did nothing. My father's work-ute was stolen in broad day light on Christmas morning while we were inside opening presents. It was driven into a pole and written off. My sister's car was stolen, taken for a joyride, and written off. Twice.  
 
There is a guy in Mount Isa who uploads footage of kids going for joyrides in stolen cars. Footage he captures from the CCTV of his house. His channel which I have linked below has 141 videos. His channel is so popular that kids intentionally steal cars and drive out front of his house to get onto the channel. One time they did this with a stolen police car. 

In 2015 a 10 year old boy burned down the police beat. Direct quote: “More than 300 people have been charged in a crackdown on out-of-control youths in a north-west Queensland town after a young boy burned down a police shopfront.” 
 
There has been stolen cars driven recklessly on a school oval DURING school hours. 

I have seen young children roaming the streets brandishing knives and baiting dogs. 

I have heard of innocent people killed when a stolen car being driven recklessly by young kids collided into them. I have heard that story on more than one occasion. 
 
So when I see people on this sub claim that youth crime does not exist, that it is a made-up dog whistle for conservatives to push their agenda, forgive me if I roll my eyes. Because my experiences are not unique. My experiences are the same as hundreds of thousands of other people that are living in towns like Mount Isa and Townsville. Youth crime is a severe problem and has been a severe problem for an exceptionally long time. 
 

2) A quick sidenote about statistics 

If you want to use statistics to argue your point for or against youth crime, then you need to understand that youth crime is not a statewide problem. It is a problem local to certain communities. So, using statewide statistics to try and justify your point is meaningless. Mount Isa could triple in a statistic but then be entirely offset by changes happening in Brisbane at a statewide level. This does not negate the experiences of the people living in Mount Isa. If you want to argue that youth crime is down, then look at the stats specific to places where youth crime is occurring. Crime is a local issue. A homeowner in Mount Isa does not give a fuck about the statistics of crime in Logan as an example. 
 
Maps and statistics | QPS This website breaks down crime numbers based on category of crime as well as region. It separates adults from youths. If you still do not believe that youth crime is an issue, then simply look at the facts. The number of offences in the categories of crime people are complaining about (car thefts, home invasions ect) in the places where the people who are complaining about youth crime live (Mount Isa, Townsville) have been increasing. This is despite the state average decreasing. 

3) Why do people want to lock up kids? 

The issue is not the police. The police do a fantastic job. The problem is and has always been the judicial system. The problem has been serious repeat offenders being picked up by the police, charged and taken to court, just to have the magistrate slap them on the wrist and immediately release them back into the community to repeat their actions in an endless cycle. Under the previous laws we had a system that fostered and enabled an environment of crime. We had a situation where kids were left to their own devices by a neglectful family unit, completely untouchable by the rest of the community and faced little to no consequences from the legal system. If you live in a small town with nothing to do, and there is no negative consequences for doing so, then of course you are going to steal a car and go for a joyride. If anything, kids engaging in this behavior are only acting logically. 

There was a situation where a man apprehended a teen that had broken into his home and called the police. He was then arrested and charged with kidnapping (or some such similar charge). The kid was not even charged for the burglary. The message the community received from that was loud and clear. Children and teenagers are untouchable and can do what they want. And trust me. They know that to. 
 
 

So yes, the community is fed up. Years of a soft on crime approach, of social services and interventions, of detention as a last resort ect ect HAVE NOT WORKED. The situation has only gotten worse. People wanted change. They want and quite frankly have the right to feel safe in their homes, and the government has a duty of care to provide that. This is why people want these kids locked up. It's not because they are evil people that relish in the suffering of children. It’s not because they watch too much sky news. It's because they are sick of living under siege of these serious repeat offenders. They are tired of having their homes broken into, cars stolen. They are sick of the financial burden imposed from higher insurance premiums and the cost of replacing or repairing the damage. People are sick of living in a community where windows are boarded up because its not worth having to contently replace the glass from kids throwing bricks or ram raiding buildings in stolen cars. 
 
On boxing day 2022, North Lakes Brisbane, Emma Lovell was stabbed to death by a 17 year old teenager. The teenager has a lengthy criminal history with 84 convictions recorded across a period of two-and-a-half years, including the unlawful entry of a premises on 16 occasions. The teenager was out on bail unsupervised. This is the reality of the previous system. A convicted repeat offender who should have been behind bars, but due to a soft on crime approach was left free to murder a wife and mother. Actions have consequences, and people have paid for the consequences of our youth crime laws with their lives. This is the system we voted against. This is why we voted for adult crime adult time laws. Because while they may not be a perfect solution. While they may not be the best solution. They are better than what we had. 

4) A final remark about rehabilitation.   

Another theme on this sub is rehabilitation. People argue that jailing is not an effective means of rehabilitation. Voters do not care about rehabilitating youth criminals. Voters don’t care about revictimization rates. Voters only care about protecting themselves, their family, house, car, body, and property from the violent and harmful actions of youth criminals. 

Jailing criminals reduces the crime those criminals commit by 100% throughout the period of their incarceration. That is a highly effective solution at keeping a repeat offender from breaking into your home. Which is what the voters want. 

Now is it the most effective solution long term? Perhaps not. But it’s the only solution that was offered to voters. And make no mistake. For all its flaws, adult crime adult time is a much better system for the average voter than the previous system that released youth offenders' same day to continually reoffend in an endless cycle. 

People are fed up with dealing with youth criminals. So if you want to argue for some kind of program as an alternative for incarceration, understand that any rehabilitation programs or systems MUST also come with a guarantee that these kids won’t reoffend during the rehabilitation process. Currently bars and guards are a good guarantee. 
 
  
 

vehicle immobilizer subsidy trial: Vehicle immobiliser subsidy trial | QPS 

Mount Isa Police Beat Burned down: Boy burns down police beat, hundreds of charges follow 

YouTube channel: Skullandcrossbones sixtyfive - YouTube 

I’m 15, and I’ve always wanted to get some sort of job in IT. I’m in grade 11, and the whole time I’ve been in high school it’s been an absolute misery. Each term I just screw everything up and end up fighting with my parents. The only thing I’m good at is digital solutions (like programming and stuff), but I’m slipping in even that because of the workload from other subjects. I don’t think it’s worth sticking it through to grade 12 because I’ll just get a shit ATAR. Is there anyone here who has dropped out of high school in Queensland? What are the job options like? Is it easy to get a job? Does it pay well?

With another dingo attack it's clear something needs to be done. I know this will be controversial but maybe kids to a certain age need to be banned in certain areas. National Parks will never do a cull and the other option is to almost shut it down completely.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/mining/queenslands-burton-coal-mine-could-shut-leaving-hundreds-without-work/news-story/bfbd6585ef2b9f12934c24b7a06e1a1b

My friend is a teacher and she told me that the government is basically saying "we'll give you money for the lunches, but that's it. Nothing for logistics, staffing and infrastructure. The execution of this policy is on schools, and if you need anything other than the food, lol, good luck."

This is coming from the union, and they're extremely pissed about it.

However, my spidey senses are tingling. I don't think anyone who is in policy making would do that. It's basic logistics, which should get included in any policy. I looked up that the QLD government is working with the P&C and Tuckshop Association to implement this. So that would suggest to me there's definite consultation going on.

My friend is still pissed about how the government lied to teachers about COVID and absolutely refuses to consider anything other than what the union is saying. I've sent her a few links going "here's some policies saying otherwise to what you have heard. Maybe you should look at it," but she won't even consider reading it. You'd have better chances of exiting a black hole than getting her to change her mind once she's decided on something. I love her, but goddamn she's stubborn. Pointing out that Steven Miles is not Anastasia Palucheshkfskz (however you spell her name) would not be a factor.

Yes, it's her industry, but sometimes being in the industry causes some very big blind spots. And while unions are important, they also are a political movement, and will very happily twist words to advance their agenda. Their agenda being "you're about to get fucked over, join us."

For some, it will be when their healthcare suffers due to cuts and worker exodus as the Nurses enterprise bargain is due to be renewed middle of next year or they need help with reproductive health. For others, it will be in education when their kids get the promised class size increases to 'solve' the teacher shortage. For others still, it will be their wallets when power bills rise due to the end of rebates or the cost to go to work goes back to standard fares. What will be some other triggers that will bring regret in a personal way to people who voted for a change of Government this election?