The powers that be seem to think so.
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11953407%255E421,00.html
sax ·
Aussieveedubbers · General Chit Chat
Is this child abuse?
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/34199/is-this-child-abuse
56astro ·
Sax
link don't work, dude
link don't work, dude
sax ·
You gotta cut and paste it all.
Dragster mum shocks police
By Lou Robson
January 16, 2005
A QUEENSLAND woman caught drag racing along a busy suburban road at 144km/h in a 60 zone with three young children in the back seat says getting caught is her only regret.
Rachael Weymouth appeared in Redcliffe Magistrates Court this week after being clocked doing 84km/h over the speed limit with children aged one, five and seven in the hotted-up car.
Two of the children were hers, the other her sister's.
Weymouth, 27, from Margate in Redcliffe, was racing a friend, Michael Torrisi, 25, who had his fiance and 18-month-old child in his car, along Redcliffe's busy Anzac Ave when caught by police on a Sunday afternoon in December.
A child protection group says the incident amounts to child abuse and are calling for the children of the offending pair to be taken away from them until a proper investigation can be conducted.
But Weymouth, who was fined $850 and disqualified from driving for six months, said her only regret was getting caught.
"The only thing I'm sorry about is losing my licence," Weymouth told the Sunday Mail outside court.
"Now we'll have to walk everywhere, but I'm not sorry because those kids were never in any danger."
Abused Child Trust chairman David Wood said: "They put the children at high risk of injury or death, and that is very definitely a form of child abuse.
"I would suggest that the children be removed from their parents until a proper investigation can be conducted."
The State Government has warned it will launch a full-scale child abuse investigation into Weymouth and Torrisi if they repeat their actions.
Child Safety Minister Mike Reynolds said he was horrified by the "abusive and neglectful" actions of the parents, and his department would act immediately if they were caught again.
Both parents had acted in a completely reckless way with little thought about the dangers that were facing four very young children, said Mr Reynolds.
"I am horrified that parents would place children in a situation that could lead to death or extensive injuries," he said. "If they act further in an abusive or neglectful manner, the department will immediately act."
Police were also disgusted by the incident.
State traffic task force Senior-Sgt Kevin Phillips said the behaviour was dangerous and irresponsible.
"It's just crazy," he said. "They put themselves at risk, the children at risk and other road-users at risk and behaved in a way that was unbelievably careless."
Australian motor racing great Dick Johnson said the parents were lucky to be alive.
He said it was a miracle they managed to control their vehicles at high speed in a busy residential street.
"I wouldn't take kids that age on an empty racetrack," said Mr Johnson.
"It's just too dangerous, and I just can't think who would carry on like that with youngsters in the car because the drivers could have lost control at any time."
In court this week, police prosecutor Senior-Constable Don Baille said Weymouth was racing Torrisi on Anzac Ave when traffic police pulled them over at 4.25pm on December 19.
Sen-Constable Baille said Weymouth was driving a Holden Torana and racing Torrisi when they both recorded speeds of 144km/h.
He said Torrisi, who was behind the wheel of a Holden Commodore, had his fiance and toddler in the car when the race occurred.
"When Torrisi recorded a speed of 144km/h Weymouth was seen pulling away from that vehicle," Sen-Constable Baille said.
"(Weymouth) had a male passenger in the front and three children in the car in the back seat and Torrisi had a female passenger in the front and an 18-month-old child in the back."
The friends, who pleaded guilty to conducting a speed trial, said they'd just registered Torrisi's vehicle and were "going for a drive" when the incident took place.
"It was a one-off situation and we'd just spent $20,000 on those vehicles," Torrisi told the court.
"We did race, but the car's not a piece of junk."
Torrisi told the court the pair had been punished enough by having their cars confiscated for 48 hours under Queensland's "anti-hooning" laws.
"We lost the cars for 48 hours and later sold the vehicles for less than they were worth, so we've already lost out big-time," Torrisi said.
Magistrate Alec Chilcott disqualified Torrisi from driving for six months and fined him $1100.
Mr Chilcott said Torrisi had a lengthy traffic history and needed to "learn his lesson".
"You not only put your own lives at risk, but the lives of innocent children and other road-users, and you need to take a good, long look at yourselves," Mr Chilcott said.
Police then had to remove Weymouth's partner, who didn't want to be identified, from the court when he became abusive.
The man, who wore a Holden Racing Team shirt and cap, told the court the justice system was "f-ed".
Redcliffe traffic branch Senior-Sgt Garth Peake said the incident shocked local police.
"News of the number of kids in the car and the speeds they were doing spread very quickly and everyone was disgusted by the way these people behaved," he said.
"It's not something you come across every day, and it was truly atrocious behaviour."
The Sunday Mail (Qld)
Dragster mum shocks police
By Lou Robson
January 16, 2005
A QUEENSLAND woman caught drag racing along a busy suburban road at 144km/h in a 60 zone with three young children in the back seat says getting caught is her only regret.
Rachael Weymouth appeared in Redcliffe Magistrates Court this week after being clocked doing 84km/h over the speed limit with children aged one, five and seven in the hotted-up car.
Two of the children were hers, the other her sister's.
Weymouth, 27, from Margate in Redcliffe, was racing a friend, Michael Torrisi, 25, who had his fiance and 18-month-old child in his car, along Redcliffe's busy Anzac Ave when caught by police on a Sunday afternoon in December.
A child protection group says the incident amounts to child abuse and are calling for the children of the offending pair to be taken away from them until a proper investigation can be conducted.
But Weymouth, who was fined $850 and disqualified from driving for six months, said her only regret was getting caught.
"The only thing I'm sorry about is losing my licence," Weymouth told the Sunday Mail outside court.
"Now we'll have to walk everywhere, but I'm not sorry because those kids were never in any danger."
Abused Child Trust chairman David Wood said: "They put the children at high risk of injury or death, and that is very definitely a form of child abuse.
"I would suggest that the children be removed from their parents until a proper investigation can be conducted."
The State Government has warned it will launch a full-scale child abuse investigation into Weymouth and Torrisi if they repeat their actions.
Child Safety Minister Mike Reynolds said he was horrified by the "abusive and neglectful" actions of the parents, and his department would act immediately if they were caught again.
Both parents had acted in a completely reckless way with little thought about the dangers that were facing four very young children, said Mr Reynolds.
"I am horrified that parents would place children in a situation that could lead to death or extensive injuries," he said. "If they act further in an abusive or neglectful manner, the department will immediately act."
Police were also disgusted by the incident.
State traffic task force Senior-Sgt Kevin Phillips said the behaviour was dangerous and irresponsible.
"It's just crazy," he said. "They put themselves at risk, the children at risk and other road-users at risk and behaved in a way that was unbelievably careless."
Australian motor racing great Dick Johnson said the parents were lucky to be alive.
He said it was a miracle they managed to control their vehicles at high speed in a busy residential street.
"I wouldn't take kids that age on an empty racetrack," said Mr Johnson.
"It's just too dangerous, and I just can't think who would carry on like that with youngsters in the car because the drivers could have lost control at any time."
In court this week, police prosecutor Senior-Constable Don Baille said Weymouth was racing Torrisi on Anzac Ave when traffic police pulled them over at 4.25pm on December 19.
Sen-Constable Baille said Weymouth was driving a Holden Torana and racing Torrisi when they both recorded speeds of 144km/h.
He said Torrisi, who was behind the wheel of a Holden Commodore, had his fiance and toddler in the car when the race occurred.
"When Torrisi recorded a speed of 144km/h Weymouth was seen pulling away from that vehicle," Sen-Constable Baille said.
"(Weymouth) had a male passenger in the front and three children in the car in the back seat and Torrisi had a female passenger in the front and an 18-month-old child in the back."
The friends, who pleaded guilty to conducting a speed trial, said they'd just registered Torrisi's vehicle and were "going for a drive" when the incident took place.
"It was a one-off situation and we'd just spent $20,000 on those vehicles," Torrisi told the court.
"We did race, but the car's not a piece of junk."
Torrisi told the court the pair had been punished enough by having their cars confiscated for 48 hours under Queensland's "anti-hooning" laws.
"We lost the cars for 48 hours and later sold the vehicles for less than they were worth, so we've already lost out big-time," Torrisi said.
Magistrate Alec Chilcott disqualified Torrisi from driving for six months and fined him $1100.
Mr Chilcott said Torrisi had a lengthy traffic history and needed to "learn his lesson".
"You not only put your own lives at risk, but the lives of innocent children and other road-users, and you need to take a good, long look at yourselves," Mr Chilcott said.
Police then had to remove Weymouth's partner, who didn't want to be identified, from the court when he became abusive.
The man, who wore a Holden Racing Team shirt and cap, told the court the justice system was "f-ed".
Redcliffe traffic branch Senior-Sgt Garth Peake said the incident shocked local police.
"News of the number of kids in the car and the speeds they were doing spread very quickly and everyone was disgusted by the way these people behaved," he said.
"It's not something you come across every day, and it was truly atrocious behaviour."
The Sunday Mail (Qld)
buzzbug ·
cut and paste dude.
that is shocking, people like that should be locked up and slapped senceless.
that is shocking, people like that should be locked up and slapped senceless.
jo_tas ·
*sigh* bogans.. when will they learn....
almost ran down a young family today (a guy and a girl, looked like they were in their late teens) as they went running out across the road.. pushing their pram with a baby in it...
This was right in front of me as i had a green light (and had been green for quite some time) really scared me.. but really pissed me off too... just managed to slow down enough to avoid the twits....
[Edited on 16-1-2005 by jo_tas]
almost ran down a young family today (a guy and a girl, looked like they were in their late teens) as they went running out across the road.. pushing their pram with a baby in it...
This was right in front of me as i had a green light (and had been green for quite some time) really scared me.. but really pissed me off too... just managed to slow down enough to avoid the twits....
[Edited on 16-1-2005 by jo_tas]
waltermitty ·
YES IT IS
Lokita ·
without a doubt.
vwombat ·
ABSO-FREAKIN-LUTELY! Sterilise them all while your at it!
The_Bronze. ·
Throw away the key.
Bogans is a bit weak I think. I was thinking 'Dickheads!' Their heads fill of $h!t and they were dam lucky they didn't have balls to obstruct their view.
Bronze.
Bogans is a bit weak I think. I was thinking 'Dickheads!' Their heads fill of $h!t and they were dam lucky they didn't have balls to obstruct their view.
Bronze.
penguin ·
Yes.
Grey 57 ·
Yep sure is.
kombi_kid ·
that is shit i have a mate who got caught 45 kmh over and lost his licence for 9 months and got fined $1500 (the maximum amount)!!!!!!!!
cheers
rhys
cheers
rhys
buzzbug ·
qld is pretty weak with there punishments
ColumBUS ·
qld is pretty weak in general... :P
penguin ·
Yeah?
we will make you cut your hair :P
damn sassenach!! (well, I am not scot either, but its better than just southern woofter :P) VTIC!!!
I can't help it if you are born south of the border and want to try and come up here to better yourselves 😉
we will make you cut your hair :P
damn sassenach!! (well, I am not scot either, but its better than just southern woofter :P) VTIC!!!
I can't help it if you are born south of the border and want to try and come up here to better yourselves 😉
buzzbug ·
calm down KK
qlder here unfortunate enough to have to live in nsw.:cry
:P:P:P:P
qlder here unfortunate enough to have to live in nsw.:cry
:P:P:P:P
penguin ·
BTW Buzzbug,
a few too many salds during Xmas break???
a few too many salds during Xmas break???
buzzbug ·
nope,
should have had more haha
that was a song that homer and bart were singing on the simpsons tonight.
it was the homers B.B.B.B.Q. episode....its a little slimey its still good, its a little airbourne its still good.
god i love the simpson.....now thats tragic.
should have had more haha
that was a song that homer and bart were singing on the simpsons tonight.
it was the homers B.B.B.B.Q. episode....its a little slimey its still good, its a little airbourne its still good.
god i love the simpson.....now thats tragic.
penguin ·
Mmmmm
alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of lifes problems 🙂:beer:beer
alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of lifes problems 🙂:beer:beer
Starbug ·
im amazed they thought they could get away with it on anzac ave at 4:30 in the afternoon...
im also amazed there werent many cars around so they could get up to those speeds, and im truly shocked, appauled and really amazed that they could be so F'king stupid as to do it with kids and passengers.
these people should be suspended from driving for a number of years, not months!
if they must race, go do it somewhere that no-one but themselves can be hurt, and if they are hurt, well, then thats just natural deselection.
im also amazed there werent many cars around so they could get up to those speeds, and im truly shocked, appauled and really amazed that they could be so F'king stupid as to do it with kids and passengers.
these people should be suspended from driving for a number of years, not months!
if they must race, go do it somewhere that no-one but themselves can be hurt, and if they are hurt, well, then thats just natural deselection.
koolkarmakombi ·
Take licence for good.
KIds? weelllll thats a toughy as the foster system is worse than the bottom feeder parents they already are stuck with.
More chlorine needed in the gene pool.
Anzac Ave at 4.30pm?????? Stupid stupid stupid
I suppose they were driving holdens 😉
KIds? weelllll thats a toughy as the foster system is worse than the bottom feeder parents they already are stuck with.
More chlorine needed in the gene pool.
Anzac Ave at 4.30pm?????? Stupid stupid stupid
I suppose they were driving holdens 😉
HotRodMatt ·
bloody morons.
And it isn't drag racing either! When the media does this it brings the legitimate sport into disrepute. Call it what is - street racing by idiots.
And it isn't drag racing either! When the media does this it brings the legitimate sport into disrepute. Call it what is - street racing by idiots.
Robo ·
I think she needs her head examined, they should take the kids off her and put her into protective custody to save her from herself, obviously she dosen't have a clue!
Rob...😎
Rob...😎
vwombat ·
All the hoons should be made to go and live on the set of the Colony for a year to get over themselves.
Spook ·
You can't leguislate against stupidity.
BiX ·
well it was redcliffe!!!!
Darwin Awards?
Darwin Awards?
jenz58 ·
I read it in the qld paper ....what idiots....kids don't have a chance unless someone decent comes into their lives to show them better ways
buzzbug ·
unfortunatley for some people there hope,
those poor kids will more than likely grow up to be the same as mum and step step step step step step dad.
those poor kids will more than likely grow up to be the same as mum and step step step step step step dad.
bugeyedbabe ·
Well,
I thinks it's crap. the question shoudl not be did she do it....but how the F*d she'd do it??
On a sunday, one of the MAJOR shopping days (last before xmas) in a street full of great shops, and lord knows how many lights at 4.30M...not AM PPL..PM!...so how did they clock that speed?....HOW HOW HOW?
And really let's face it....If they haven't learnt that what they did was bad...they never will. Sending them somewhere won't help.....We just have to wait about 50yo...stick em in the back of a street car, and let their KIDS take them for a ride....alright granma...hold on tight!!!
AND.....WHO SAID ALL FOSTER PARENTS ARE BAD?????
I'm one, and I'm good. Thanks very much. but ur right, there are bad ones out there, which have given us a bad name. But there are also corrupt DOCS officers which make our lives hard. BUT the investigations have uncovered a huge problem, and it looks like it is getting fixed, slowly but surely.
BUT, PLS PLS PLS, WE'RE NOT ALL BAD.
Cheers
d4
I thinks it's crap. the question shoudl not be did she do it....but how the F*d she'd do it??
On a sunday, one of the MAJOR shopping days (last before xmas) in a street full of great shops, and lord knows how many lights at 4.30M...not AM PPL..PM!...so how did they clock that speed?....HOW HOW HOW?
And really let's face it....If they haven't learnt that what they did was bad...they never will. Sending them somewhere won't help.....We just have to wait about 50yo...stick em in the back of a street car, and let their KIDS take them for a ride....alright granma...hold on tight!!!
AND.....WHO SAID ALL FOSTER PARENTS ARE BAD?????
I'm one, and I'm good. Thanks very much. but ur right, there are bad ones out there, which have given us a bad name. But there are also corrupt DOCS officers which make our lives hard. BUT the investigations have uncovered a huge problem, and it looks like it is getting fixed, slowly but surely.
BUT, PLS PLS PLS, WE'RE NOT ALL BAD.
Cheers
d4
buzzbug ·
THEY ARE ON TV NOW,
CHANNEL 7 TODAY TONIGHT.
qlders it will be on in 55minutes
CHANNEL 7 TODAY TONIGHT.
qlders it will be on in 55minutes