bobnrob on Yesterday at 19:41:02
It's amazing how some put across their point of view - the ABC had an agenda, & researched, filmed & edited to put across a story they'd hope would gain ratings.
I've known a few 'lads' in my time that came from 'spoil & nuture the child' type homes, who would be equal to, or worse than the likes of some of them names mentioned in that ABC link!
You obviously didn't read it properly, and since when does the ABC compete for ratings?
When I wrote "It's amazing how some put across their point of view", I was referring to the ABC, & not you Symon (I could see how it may look like I meant you
)
Yes, you're right, ABC doesn't compete for ratings per se, & my apologies for mis-leading. But they
must perform/secure ratings for shows, or the show (if a series) will be axed, the Journalist's, Producers, Reserchers etc would not hold a job for very long if their Investigative/Documentry show/storie(s) didn't hold peoples attention.
Any Gov dept that don't 'perform', loses money, & we all know when money is taken from areas, Management start head-chopping.
As for not reading it properly, again you're right. I got to some of the names, read the gist of the story & thought to myself...same rubbish I've read & heard ad nauseam.
Why were these people in there in the 1st place? certainly not because they were angels. I don't have the stats, but I would put good money on it being some - if not a large portion - were already well & truly on their way to being 'career criminals'. In fact, from that ABC article "Those who
badly misbehaved or tried to escape were packed off to Tamworth to be strictly disciplined".
Not those who were good, or just a bit naughty, not even just misbehaved, but "badly"
But you know, Tamworth wasn't the only place of it's ilk. Burnside (Pennant Hills) was just as notorious, just didn't have so many 'big name' types coming out of it I guess.
And not all entered these places as delinquents either, some simply had the misfortune of being born to someone who didn't want them, nor any other 'family' wanting them. They were all treated badly irrespective of why they lived (sic) there, no one will ever get an argument from me saying they weren't. What I will argue is, claims that majority of people severly punished continously - & that's the direction you sent it when others were talking about simple belting/smacks for misbehaving - will turn out violent mungrols. As I wrote previously, I've known blokes who've come from Brady Bunch type homes, who've grown to be extremly violent. I also know blokes who've been bought up with violence, who're now pillars of society.
My belief? Some can be trained to be violent, others can be nutured...it's all in the idividuals makeup & which path they wish to take.
Anyways, the OP was meant as some light humour based on nostalgia, & I've made the mistake of seeing red...I let my emotions rule my head
This is the point where I bow out & let wiser than I solve the mysterys of the Universe
