Australian mother of 8 (?) kills 7 and her neice :(

[Boogalou]

This makes absolutely no sense and shows that yet again you are completely incapable of defending your beliefs or the things you write. Last I checked Boogalou does not go around writing bigoted things about minority groups so there is no plank in her eye. You, on the other hand, do this on a fairly regular basis. And when called out you run from the thread. You should really think about why you believe things that are so indefensible that you must leave threads whenever you are questioned deeply about the things you say.

Thanks for translating that for me FG. I think it is interesting that you do not defend your own behavior but rather accuse other people of doing what you have done.

If you see any posts I have made that are offensive and bigoted against entire groups, please let me know and I will apologize for those comments because I do not ever intend to write anything like that.

[DaffyDill]

Please explain.

I asked her the same thing Jecca, twice in two different posts, but I think she may have run away after being rightfully IMHO, set straight regarding her initial post. She did try and explain herself at one point, but hasn't returned to answer any questions.

Maybe she didn't realise that there were real, live actual Australians on FJ who may know more about their own country than she does...? Who knows. :shrug:

[Jecca]

I asked her the same thing Jecca, twice in two different posts, but I think she may have run away after being rightfully IMHO, set straight regarding her initial post. She did try and explain herself at one point, but hasn't returned to answer any questions.

Maybe she didn't realise that there were real, live actual Australians on FJ who may know more about their own country than she does...? Who knows. :shrug:

I did hope, given all she learnt about Australia has come from the internet, that she may recognise my question. Perhaps she is undertaking further 'research'. :D

[DaffyDill]

I did hope, given all she learnt about Australia has come from the internet, that she may recognise my question. Perhaps she is undertaking further 'research'. :D

:lol:

Perhaps we can be lab rats :D

[Burris]

Given the way some media outlets are handling this story, it seems a few journalists believe the woman had been receiving social assistance and presented what little is known of this situation in such a way as to reflect their bias.

A staff writer for the Oregonian made some observations during his coverage.

"The accused has a name that differs enough from the average: Mersane Warria, charged under her full name of Raina Mersane Ina Thaiday, is facing eight counts of murder in the deaths of seven of her children and her niece..."

...and...

"Asked how the children's five fathers were coping with the tragedy, [Detective Inspector Bruno] Ascinar replied: 'I don't think we need much imagination to understand how they are feeling.'"

The Courier Mail in Australia was more blatant, beginning an article on this case with the following sentence, bolded: "FIVE fathers have lost children as a result of the mass murder in Cairns." (The CAPS LOCK was just one more way the reporters who developed that article could draw attention to what they believe are Mersane Warria's moral failures.

A writer at NewsCom.au began coverage with the following question: "LOOKING at the three-bedroom housing commission fibro house on Murray St, the site of one of Australia’s worst alleged domestic massacres, you have to a wonder: could anyone ever live in that place again?"

These are only a few examples of how reportage is necessarily filtered through the biases of whomever is covering a story - especially when a crime has taken place that members of the public want to better understand.

Warria (a) has what I assume is an unusual name, or one that reveals her ethnicity, especially when recorded in full; (b) had borne seven children by five men - a situation often assumed to be associated with poverty*; and © lived in a "housing commission fibro house."

In short, it's possible that what reporters believe to be true - whether there is yet proof of it or not - will show in their writing, influencing the reader in such a way that neither party is aware of the bias at all, let alone that it was passed along in such a way as disease.

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* A report released by the Institute for Research on Poverty ("IRP") - Family structure, childbearing, and parental employment: Implications for the level and trend in poverty - claims that, as of 2006, 39% of all children born were to unwed mothers (whether single or cohabiting). The study reflects that the potential for poverty increases when children are being raised by one parent, and more so when there are several children.

The authors suggested, maybe with a trace of cynicism, that bringing additional children into a family by several fathers can help to offset the effects of poverty assuming child support payments are forthcoming (24).

Another study, reported and discussed at the NBC News site, claims that one in five women in the United States have children with multiple fathers. This research agrees with findings by the IRP: Single mothers, and especially those who have borne children with multiple men, are not only at an economic disadvantage but authors claim they also tend to have less education - another condition associated with poverty.

The situation in Australia might be different, but I doubt it's that different: Social services exist there as well, and are made available specifically (though not exclusively) to women and children who live with low incomes.

[SarahD]

**just seeing this again now I cant post much as I mentioned but just wanted to say that I didnt 'flounce'.. by the time I get a computer and internet I doubt I'll return to this thread but I'll try and remember :)

[DaffyDill]

**just seeing this again now I cant post much as I mentioned but just wanted to say that I didnt 'flounce'.. by the time I get a computer and internet I doubt I'll return to this thread but I'll try and remember :)

I, personally, can hardly wait.... :roll:

[WhiteRun]

Frankly I'm not surprised it happened in Queensland. It's not a particularly nice place to live unless you're in a wealthy area. The place is crime ridden. And the police presence is minimal unless an absolute tragedy occurs.

It's extremely sad to say the least about what happened. It sounds like the woman was suffering from a mental illness.