Garry Andrews

Unofficial Unregistered Garry Party. Sign seen on Fulham Road Townsville.

Is it a crime to be a philosopher?

Fear and frothing at the mouth in Townsville.

 

I believe that it is in the state of Queensland Australia. Queensland is clearly a police state and the over regulated life which is power out of control, is in my opinion only a very thin sliver away from totalitarian rule.We have very sadly, regressed to dumb and docile compliance with any form of governmental control.The worst offenders are the local city councils. Closely followed by the state, bureaucracy on steroids.Let me cite an example, at Port Douglas I recently discovered that the local redneck council workers had bolted shut a series of public GPO power outlets because a traveller had dared to recharge there mobile device from the facility. A tad weird I  thought, given the town promotes itself as an international tourist destination.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I was recently booked by the Qld constabulary for alleged wilful damage to property, and alleged possession of  implements to cause graffiti, after being dobbed in by Darryl the water boy. It was fascinating to observe Darryl brown-nosing to the officers, who, in my opinion, could possibly have spent there time more constructively for example there may be actual crimes involving real human victims that are not solved. Get my drift? Well, I guess staying on after the alleged crime to "clean up Australia" (after all, loads of litter everywhere; as there is along so much of Queensland's intercity highways) was obviously and act which cut no swathe with the boys in blue. Anyhoo, as far as I am concerned, I felt intimidated and despite the fact I am an experienced public artist, documentary photographer, an expert in colour paint and design, an individual who, as I calmly articulated to the officer...
" I was simply exercising my right to the freedom of expression of that right; under the Australian constitution".  My intention was philosophically driven, not driven by malicious intention.

Talk to the hand.

Darryl the dobber presented as a picture of innocence, especially when he squealed...."someone's got to pay for this, that's ten thousand dollars worth of paint" I pointed out to Darryl that the paint was in fact already flaking off,  I said "it  really would only be about $40 for the paint.Something tells me that local government aré not necessarily getting particularly good value for money based on Darryl's economics. .....want to read more about this ?STAY TUNED.