One of our own bashed at Sydney train station....
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We sat on the main level platform 1/2 way up & on the right side that night. We got in right before PJ went on so they didn't bring us all the way down by the stage.
Beating a defenseless man in a wheelchair, I'm sickened :evil:[/quote][/quote]
I saw a guy in a wheel chair with a blonde lady that was on the left side in the corner of the barrier in front of Jeff....I wonder if that was the same guy?
Its so sad and such a senseless act....
My love and thought to him and his g/friend .... xx0 -
Yes that was the guy, he was next to me and Gus at Melbourne.
Let's get active and do something: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1250030 -
As a fellow Fan, Board Member and human, I am deeply sorry to see what has happened to you. As this story makes headlines around the world, you have support of everyone.
You are loved my your community here, your home country and the world.0 -
15 yrs old and 16 years old....
jesus christ
it makes me sick to the stomach, the fact these wankers will be given a cushy little punishment 'rehabilitated' and let back out to live their lives. (topical at the moment with the news in the Uk about the horrible bastard that tortured Jamie Bulger)
Revenge benefits no one, but a good beating is the only thing that would teach idiots like this - i think they perhaps need to feel the pain they seem to enjoy inflicting on others.
The fact that this guy was in a wheelchair just beggers belief, if you are reading this my friend, I wish you a speedy and full recovery.0 -
What a terrible story!
My best wishes to him for a full and speedy recovery.All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.0 -
I have just read on his Facebook page that his operations were successful and he is conscious and has been able to speak to his girlfriend and mother.
Please consider helping us get him a great get well soon card. A lot of you would have met him at the West Coast shows last year and the Australian shows. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1250030 -
friends of the attackers are claiming it was self defence. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Two fully able guys beating on a wheelchair-bound person with metal bars is self defence?
from http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/cbc- ... d=23619968
Canadian beaten in Australia recovering
A 35-year-old Manitoba man is recovering from surgery in Sydney, Australia, after he was beaten severely late Tuesday night.
Heath Proden suffered a fractured skull and deep cuts during the beating, which happened at a train station northeast of the city at about 11 p.m. local time. He underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.
Closed-circuit television cameras at the station recorded video of Proden, who uses a wheelchair, being stomped on by two young men, who also hit him on the head and body with metal bars, including one from his wheelchair.
Police have charged two boys, aged 15 and 16, with intent to cause bodily harm and armed robbery.
Both have been denied bail and are expected to remain in custody pending future court dates.
Suspects claim self defence
A friend of the suspects has told police that Proden had harassed them and that they were acting in self defence, reporter Phil Mercer told CBC News
Police on Wednesday said the beating "appeared to be a random act."
Proden, who is from Winnipeg Beach, has been living in Australia with his girlfriend, Kristin Sharrock, since November. He was on his way home from seeing a Canadian band play at a bar when he was attacked at a commuter rail station.
Proden's grandmother, Vivian Proden, said he has used a wheelchair since breaking his back in a snowmobile accident in 2000.
"He's a kind, generous, strong individual," Sharrock said Wednesday, fighting back tears. "He doesn't deserve what's happened to him."
An Australian travel company has offered Proden's mother, Shellan Proden, a free ticket from her home in Winnipeg to visit her son.Gimli 1993
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pdalowsky wrote:15 yrs old and 16 years old....
jesus christ
it makes me sick to the stomach, the fact these wankers will be given a cushy little punishment 'rehabilitated' and let back out to live their lives. (topical at the moment with the news in the Uk about the horrible bastard that tortured Jamie Bulger)
Revenge benefits no one, but a good beating is the only thing that would teach idiots like this - i think they perhaps need to feel the pain they seem to enjoy inflicting on others.
The fact that this guy was in a wheelchair just beggers belief, if you are reading this my friend, I wish you a speedy and full recovery.
Sorry, but I have to completely disagree with this sentiment. Lock them up and throw the key away (and even if they get a light sentence, that is no reason to take matters into our own hands). Eye for an eye is not the answer.
More violence just begets more violence. My full support to the victim and his family in a speedy recovery.Gimli 1993
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It's just so horrible,disgusting, and sick to my stomach.
The teenagers should be punished for what they did to him.
Can't imagine how heartbreaking his mom was.
My thoughts go out to him & have a speedy recovery.0 -
restlesssoul wrote:man this is really terrible. bastards. i saw him in seattle and I think LA.
pretty sure his brother posts on here too. (didnt read the thread to see if he has posted here)
here is my picture of him and his incredible moment with Ed is Seattle. Happier Times.
Get Better Man.
Thanks so much for posting this.
This is when Heath was handing Ed the Wishlist scrapbook that was made by everyone at the preparty.
Ed threw Heath a tambourine back after taking the scrapbook. (Heath also snagged a second at one of the LA shows)
Seeing him launch out of his chair onto the rail to give Ed the scrapbook really makes me smile. It shows the kind of fan he is.
It was a great moment...... I had a blast with him at those shows. We just chatted with him last week on Facebook. I still can't believe this happened to Heath. I'm still torn up!Honolulu Dec 2, 2006
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Johnny Sitar wrote:pdalowsky wrote:15 yrs old and 16 years old....
jesus christ
it makes me sick to the stomach, the fact these wankers will be given a cushy little punishment 'rehabilitated' and let back out to live their lives. (topical at the moment with the news in the Uk about the horrible bastard that tortured Jamie Bulger)
Revenge benefits no one, but a good beating is the only thing that would teach idiots like this - i think they perhaps need to feel the pain they seem to enjoy inflicting on others.
The fact that this guy was in a wheelchair just beggers belief, if you are reading this my friend, I wish you a speedy and full recovery.
Sorry, but I have to completely disagree with this sentiment. Lock them up and throw the key away (and even if they get a light sentence, that is no reason to take matters into our own hands). Eye for an eye is not the answer.
More violence just begets more violence. My full support to the victim and his family in a speedy recovery.
Sure, this is right, absolutely but the whole notion of the pampered state, the do gooders who behold rehabilitation drive me up the wall....animals like this are not cured. This has been shown time and time again. They are scum. I have zero respect for them.....and my post which i admit i made on the spur of the moment was motivated by that fucking moron who butchered that little boy all those years ago - the same fucking moron who is back in side - at taxpayers expense. Why he is still breathing is beyond me....yet we are going to pay £250,000 to give him another identity and another start in life. Justice....yeah right.0 -
pdalowsky wrote:Johnny Sitar wrote:pdalowsky wrote:15 yrs old and 16 years old....
jesus christ
it makes me sick to the stomach, the fact these wankers will be given a cushy little punishment 'rehabilitated' and let back out to live their lives. (topical at the moment with the news in the Uk about the horrible bastard that tortured Jamie Bulger)
Revenge benefits no one, but a good beating is the only thing that would teach idiots like this - i think they perhaps need to feel the pain they seem to enjoy inflicting on others.
The fact that this guy was in a wheelchair just beggers belief, if you are reading this my friend, I wish you a speedy and full recovery.
Sorry, but I have to completely disagree with this sentiment. Lock them up and throw the key away (and even if they get a light sentence, that is no reason to take matters into our own hands). Eye for an eye is not the answer.
More violence just begets more violence. My full support to the victim and his family in a speedy recovery.
Sure, this is right, absolutely but the whole notion of the pampered state, the do gooders who behold rehabilitation drive me up the wall....animals like this are not cured. This has been shown time and time again. They are scum. I have zero respect for them.....and my post which i admit i made on the spur of the moment was motivated by that fucking moron who butchered that little boy all those years ago - the same fucking moron who is back in side - at taxpayers expense. Why he is still breathing is beyond me....yet we are going to pay £250,000 to give him another identity and another start in life. Justice....yeah right.
yep, I agree with you. But unfortunately it's the best, nay, ONLY, solution we presently have as a society that still seperates us from the animals.
Hey, when I first read about this, don't you think my first thought was getting my hands on a metal pipe and beating the living shit out of those two as well? I don't think a human being can be called normal if they don't have that reaction. But I think it becomes a problem when we verbalize it to others. Inciting violence is not a difficult thing to do, so I'm very wary of saying such things to others, especially in an open forum like this.
Peace bro. I know how you feel.Gimli 1993
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PerilJam wrote:but who in their right mind would be going to Mount Druitt anyway?! utter sh*thole of the earth IMO.
He's Canadian, so clearly he probably doesn't know the area . . . if I were vacationing there, I'd have to assume that it's "safe"Barrie 08/22/98
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yep, I agree with you. But unfortunately it's the best, nay, ONLY, solution we presently have as a society that still seperates us from the animals.
Hey, when I first read about this, don't you think my first thought was getting my hands on a metal pipe and beating the living shit out of those two as well? I don't think a human being can be called normal if they don't have that reaction. But I think it becomes a problem when we verbalize it to others. Inciting violence is not a difficult thing to do, so I'm very wary of saying such things to others, especially in an open forum like this.
Peace bro. I know how you feel.
i know i know, what you say makes perfect sense.....its just frustrating that the system seems to fail the victim so badly in these cases.
But then again ask me for a better system and Im sure i couldnt give you one. Some would say society has failed some of these idiots in the first place leading them to do what they do...I dont always agree but there may be some merit in that.
Its a tough one, and the knee jerk reaction is to want them to hurt too....but yeah i agree, its wrong, that would make us just the same.0 -
The article in the Globe & Mail today mentions him having met his girlfriend at PJ show in Seattle.
This whole self defense thing would laughable if it wasn't so infurating (sp?). Karma should revisit those punk ass bastards.0 -
I am truly sorry for this petty crime. I hope the children involved in this get what they deserve.
I am also saddened to read what people think when they hear the word Australia. Please don't think we are all violence and so on.
Sending positive vibes for a speedy recovery!!!I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky, but why, why, why
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It is kind of strange you say that cause 15 years ago today there were 35000 of us to see PJ at Eastern Creek & Mt Druitt was the closest station the raceway. Ok it is not a nice area but he went to see a band at a club. The sister of one of attackers said he provoked them, BOLLOCKS!PerilJam wrote:Was he at the Sydney show - I think if he was I was next to him for a while there. What utter scumbags - but who in their right mind would be going to Mount Druitt anyway?! utter sh*thole of the earth IMO.
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Hello Everyone,
I am his sister, and I just wanted to let everyone know his is recovering and seems to be doing well. I talked to him last night after his surgery and and he sounded really good. I told him about this thread and he is grateful for all your kind words, encouragement and support.
Thanks again,
Tye
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Yea like they won't get the shit beat out of them in prison :twisted: . That stuff never happensJohnny Sitar wrote:pdalowsky wrote:15 yrs old and 16 years old....
jesus christ
it makes me sick to the stomach, the fact these wankers will be given a cushy little punishment 'rehabilitated' and let back out to live their lives. (topical at the moment with the news in the Uk about the horrible bastard that tortured Jamie Bulger)
Revenge benefits no one, but a good beating is the only thing that would teach idiots like this - i think they perhaps need to feel the pain they seem to enjoy inflicting on others.
The fact that this guy was in a wheelchair just beggers belief, if you are reading this my friend, I wish you a speedy and full recovery.
Sorry, but I have to completely disagree with this sentiment. Lock them up and throw the key away (and even if they get a light sentence, that is no reason to take matters into our own hands). Eye for an eye is not the answer.
More violence just begets more violence. My full support to the victim and his family in a speedy recovery.
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tyemarie wrote:Hello Everyone,
I am his sister, and I just wanted to let everyone know his is recovering and seems to be doing well. I talked to him last night after his surgery and and he sounded really good. I told him about this thread and he is grateful for all your kind words, encouragement and support.
Thanks again,
Tye
xo
we're all thinking of him0
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