Post election hangover

Another polling day gone, but no result. As I write, the Coalition has 71 seats and Labor 70. Not too many were celebrating last night, except some individual MPs. Some, I noted, were incredibly ordinary. It was as though people wanted to be represented by the primary school teacher they had in 1975. In fact, some of them probably did. It's said that we get the government we deserve. Is the fact that we don't yet have a government our just desserts for being unwilling to choose? As a voting population, we failed to either back the incumbent government or bring in a new one. Do we also deserve the pandering to the holders of the balance of power which will now occur? Sadly the answer is probably 'yes'.

Tucked away amongst the election news was an item about stolen Apple laptops being traced because of online registration. Apparently those caught with them said they bought them 'from a bloke in a pub'. At less than half their normal price. There is a term for this and it is 'receiving stolen goods'. I hope everyone who's ever bought something in such dodgy, shonky circumstances at least suffers from having their ill gotten item taken from them by the police for return to that innocent party called 'the owner'. Preferably these purchasers of items in pubs (or do they go to the car park to make the transaction?) would be charged with receiving stolen goods. Of course that is much too harsh, impinging on that good old fashioned right to buy shonky things from 'blokes in pubs'.

Dob in your neighbour

Indeed one could dob in a neighbour for all sorts of jolly offenses. This could revolutionise 'justice'. Under a new bill of rights (paying homage here to some article I saw many years ago in some satirical magazine or other), it could be directed that 'No one shall be found guilty unless a police officer says that he/she did it'. This went on to suggest that no sentence over 10000 years could be imposed, and that any cruel or unusual punishment must be televised. This was based around the US model, but you get the idea. The important thing is to be denouncing one's neighbours all day long (and twice on Sundays).

Management

It was very wise of my manager to give me a prod to get on with blogging. I'm not sure I have too much to say on the election as it is all a rather mediocre affair thus far. I think the class elections for class captain in Year 3 generated more emotion and indeed interest. There is one election idea, perhaps instead of a bonus to 'trade in a clunker', what about 'dob in a clunker'? A $2000 bonus to report one's neighbour. Without even the requirement to bear false witness against them (an extra $1000 bonus for that).

Coming Soon - Mycroft's Election tips

Dear readers
Service has been somewhat interrupted, but Mycroft will be back on the job soon, giving his views on the upcoming Federal election.
Best wishes
Mycroft's manager

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