More rocks thrown at Adelaide traffic.

More rocks thrown at Adelaide traffic.:

"Police are investigating two more incidents of rock throwing at traffic in suburban Adelaide."

Came as a shock to other suburbs, they too could have rock throwers. Best thing that has happened in a way because now I understand why their has been a reluctance to deal with it. People believe quite wrongly that the southern suburbs are places where anti social behaviour occurs. Truth is, I moved from a post code preferred area to the southern areas, not only because there are better resources and venues for children, but because I feel safer here. The postcode preferred area had the attitude I saw on the news tonight. "Doesn't happen in our suburb". "We're not like that". The belief it's north or south for society's ills in Adelaide is the biggest delusion we carry and it immobilises us. Because the southern people and northern people aren't worth it. Well, think again Adelaide. They have apprehended one rock thrower and we are on a roll here. Adelaide police, bus companies and ambulances have gone away and they have come out thinking and had some typically successful Adelaide results. After one day of a changed approach, we have got one. Now we need to keep it up and keep the team effort going.

While I am on about team effort , the police and ambulance teams staged a "real" road accident for the students at one of our high schools. The full box and dice. No toning down. The acting looked very authentic. The students thought it was real and the impact on the students was a bullseye. They finally got it. Our news showed parts of it and I have to say the approach was brilliant and the success of getting the message through was heartwarming. There is no use pussy footing around. Our kids are killing themselves and we have tried to get through in a rational, logical way. Well, a "real" accident worked. Truth speaks louder than fiction. Great approach and hopefully now, we have some chance of kids learning to keep themselves alive. They do not respond to reason. They respond to "reality."