Cooked out of his skull...

Good grief, PB, you certainly lead an adverturous life!

I think it’s wonderful what you did.

Like you said, he may have had a head injury or epilepsy, and most people would have been scared away by his aggressive behaviour. I know I would have been afraid.

It was definitely wrong for them not to send help in the circumstances. Twice recently x-rays have revealed my kids have fractured limbs when the examining doctors suspected otherwise.

I don’t think it was right for the emergency operator to make assumptions about the person’s condition, especially when his life was clearly at risk if left to his own devices.

Would they have just left him to jump if he was standing on a window ledge?

I don’t think that’s acceptable at all.

very disapointed pb. a hole out in the brindies is where the junkies belong.

“(srsly, though, wish she were institutionalised instead of clogging up the gutter)”

Ebony – what do you mean by this?

She probably has been busted from time to time. Depending on the amount she is busted with, and if she has substance abuse issues, she is likely not going to be locked up for a long period of time (if at all)
With a lot of people who have dealt drugs for a long period of time,and involved in a life of crime, it is a way of life for them. So even is she gets busted, she is likely to go back and do the same thing upon release anyway.
The police may have bigger fish to fry, yes, however reporting is never useless. However frustrating it may be to not see your reports being acted on, its hard to know what goes on behind the scenes.

ebony57 said :

LOL! That’s the one.

Unless they are pods, and they are slowly taking over.

First Cook, tomorrow – nah, too much like an effort.

(srsly, though, wish she were institutionalised instead of clogging up the gutter)

I can see a really humorous outcome with this, The Canberra times is infamous for finding things to do stories on after reading this site. What would they say about the Police if they knew that they allowed this to go on for so long? I would piss myself if she was suddenly busted and it made the news all because of what was said on here.

LOL! That’s the one.

Unless they are pods, and they are slowly taking over.

First Cook, tomorrow – nah, too much like an effort.

(srsly, though, wish she were institutionalised instead of clogging up the gutter)

ebony57 said :

Unless “Karen” is code for “Cathy”, I don’t think so (maybe Cook has a cottage industry going), but you never know.

She’s obviously got something worked out with someone somewhere, though, considering the number of complaints made about her to crimecrappers, police and housing over the last few years (nearly 10 years, I think).

Makes a mockery of reporting anything to the “establishment”.

Karen, Cathy – Tomato, tomato. Probably the same individual that I am thinking of. If it looks like a dirt car park out the front of a crappy govvy on Lyttlton then it it probably is the same person. I think that she has been there so long she is a cook institution.

TP 3000 said :

I’ve also had a similar incident out at Point Hut Crossing on a Sunday morning, I was walking down to the water when I notice a still body, I chuck the dog back in the car & I called 131 444 (Police assistance) they answered pretty soon & just got me to try & wake the person. In my case it was another drunk person sleeping it off, but my thought was she was dead & I wasn’t going to touch the body & get blamed for the murder.

So what happened?

Unless “Karen” is code for “Cathy”, I don’t think so (maybe Cook has a cottage industry going), but you never know.

She’s obviously got something worked out with someone somewhere, though, considering the number of complaints made about her to crimecrappers, police and housing over the last few years (nearly 10 years, I think). Makes a mockery of reporting anything to the “establishment”.

We’re stuffing you like a Xmas Turkey old chap, toodle pip!

Re: ebony 57
Now there’s a suburban marketing campaign for yer:
Fings go better with Cook!
Cheers, PB, I’ll be ‘avin two pints of lager and a packet of crisps in yer ‘onor.
‘Ow’s ver cricket goin’?

ebony57 said :

Probably yet another of the charming customers of the dealer on Lyttleton. She’s been there for years, is well known to police et al, but apparently they are waiting to “catch the supplier”, or some such nonsense. Calling crimestoppers about her is a waste of a phone call – nothing ever happens.

Nice use of a government housing property, though – maybe the gubmint should get a commission on her sales.

Would this be the “Karen” that i have heard about from some police friends? I always wondered why they did not bust her but i heard it was because she had a deal worked out with them. From what i have heard, she sells a few pounds a week.

Probably yet another of the charming customers of the dealer on Lyttleton. She’s been there for years, is well known to police et al, but apparently they are waiting to “catch the supplier”, or some such nonsense. Calling crimestoppers about her is a waste of a phone call – nothing ever happens.

Nice use of a government housing property, though – maybe the gubmint should get a commission on her sales.

Jivrashia said :

let natural selection run its cause.

“Course” not cause.

Ronnie said :

I reckon I would have done this sorry gutter wretch with two swift yet slightly uncoordinated chops.

You have to first yell “It’s coming right for us!”

My thanks for the replies.

The guy was so drunk/stoned/out of it, my darling daughter could have taken him with one hand tied behind her back.

Even though he was claiming to be drunk, there was no profound alcohol smell, and his presentation, first on the ground, then after, was not of a common or garden drunkard.

I’m guessing, but I think (if he hadn’t taken heroin, or some other soporific) he may have had a head injury, or as I said above, epilepsy/diabetes. (?Psychosis?)

Cor blimey, do what? You’re avin a laff me old china!

Gor blimey guv’ner,
What a super geezer you are wiv yer mountain rescue skills and black belt, second dan.
And, fair dues, you’ve every right to give that geezer some verbals for bein’ ‘ow’s yer favver” in public, and givin’ no “respect” to yer Good Samaritan act.
Yer ‘avin’ it large, givin’ it sum and doin’ ve bizniz, old matey.

I’ve had the same problem before with an ambulance or police reluctant to come. The man was drunk, missing teeth and had been knocked out cold. I explained to 000 that even though he said he didn’t want an ambulance, my judgement was that he needed one. They dispatched police instead – and took 45 minutes while he played in traffic on Melrose Dr. Only cared because I was at work and he was discovered at our site. At least I discharged my obligations, but had he been hit or something happened to him afterwards, I don’t think the emergency services discharged theirs.

Jivrashia.. you’re dead right!!

PB and the Cook rescue gang – well done. Great to know people like you are out there. Like you PB I too am a master of a martial art. I achieved yellow belt (just) in Taekwondo back in ’84 and I reckon I would have done this sorry gutter wretch with two swift yet slightly uncoordinated chops. To the drunk dude – You’re lucky you walked into a tree and not me! (spoken in a Mr T voice)

I’ve also had a similar incident out at Point Hut Crossing on a Sunday morning, I was walking down to the water when I notice a still body, I chuck the dog back in the car & I called 131 444 (Police assistance) they answered pretty soon & just got me to try & wake the person. In my case it was another drunk person sleeping it off, but my thought was she was dead & I wasn’t going to touch the body & get blamed for the murder.

PB.

As much as I commend highly for your altruism,
there’s a point where you have to step back and let natural selection run its cause.

There’s a line in the sand that separates humanity and beasts. The first couple of verbals from the creature should have alerted you that you’re dealing with a beast of the jungle and, in the same way that film crews never interfere in the affairs on the plains of Kenya, you should have left this creature be.

Fair play to you sir for trying to assist the moron with the enlisted aid of the cyclist.

Can you really get that wasted just from the drink? Suspect there may have been other substances involved.

And while I can appreciate Ambos getting sick of calls to assist drunks & druggos, that’s not a call for a phone operator to make. If a call is made by someone on the spot, especially with a person on the scene with some expertise, just despatch the ambulance.

(Things have never been the same since those blokes jumped on the moon 40 years ago!)

We need less nasty bashings and more good thumpings in this world.

Had a similar experience, a chic was passed out at a bus stop, looked like she was going to roll off the path onto the road and get run over by said bus. When we tried to help she tried to get up and run away – didn’t make it too far though…. She didn’t seem to believe we only wanted to help get her home safely.

Is it really the place of the ambulance phone operators to debate the need for an ambulance with you? Precisely how much medical training do they have?

Top notch for helping, should have give him a kicking for giving you a mouthful for trying to help.

Bloody good story though, nicely written, laughed my ass off.