tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post1736920742222439342..comments2023-08-18T19:57:30.372+10:00Comments on humanities researcher: Vigilantes R UsThis old world is a new worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-25293160249481427522008-04-04T10:57:00.000+11:002008-04-04T10:57:00.000+11:00Yeah... I like to think that if I had caught him, ...Yeah... I like to think that if I <I>had</I> caught him, I would have been able to subdue him with my well-chosen words of anger.<BR/><BR/>Dreaming on...This old world is a new worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-52296399285780487552008-03-30T22:16:00.000+11:002008-03-30T22:16:00.000+11:00Wow! How excitement! I was trying to tell my son t...Wow! How excitement! I was trying to tell my son the other day (probably the same day this happened) about how fear can freeze people up, and how the trick to being brave is to get ANGRY. Nothing like a maternal instinct to get you angry enough to act! Onya!Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-73360940802204665852008-03-27T17:10:00.000+11:002008-03-27T17:10:00.000+11:00Possibly -- but I have at least two very clear mem...Possibly -- but I have at least two very clear memories of both you and his father resolutely refraining from being overprotective of J when he was little, and of being filled with admiration for that. It may have upset him to have seen the confrontation, but he will also have seen (a) you being fearless, (b) the neighbours rallying round, (c) the cops being goodies, and (d) justice being done: Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-77599920266945253042008-03-27T14:19:00.000+11:002008-03-27T14:19:00.000+11:00Thanks, all, for good wishes. No, nothing stolen: ...Thanks, all, for good wishes. <BR/><BR/>No, nothing stolen: I think he had just come through the front door as we came in the back.<BR/><BR/>In retrospect, I probably should have gone out the back again and into our neighbour's house (we have a little gate in the fence) and called the police from there. We might not have caught him, but I think it would have been less upsetting for my son than This old world is a new worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-45749875588653457442008-03-27T14:14:00.000+11:002008-03-27T14:14:00.000+11:00Had he stolen anything from your house?Had he stolen anything from your house?Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987383983530564029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-13924422717844527562008-03-27T08:34:00.000+11:002008-03-27T08:34:00.000+11:00I'm glad he chose to run when confronted! And that...I'm glad he chose to run when confronted! And that all ended up OK. I imagine you've got conflicting feelings of violation, 'what if', and the warm squishiness of a community that turns out (contrary to expectations derived at least partially from the media) to be really pretty damned nice.David Thornbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12129481335342570688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-87317716733329708182008-03-27T07:05:00.000+11:002008-03-27T07:05:00.000+11:00Wow, that's really scary. I'm glad you and your f...Wow, that's really scary. I'm glad you and your family are safe and sound.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-14950502918164928422008-03-26T21:50:00.000+11:002008-03-26T21:50:00.000+11:00Wow! I'll never cross you in a scholarly panel; yo...Wow! I'll never cross you in a scholarly panel; you're fierce!<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, what a violation of your home space. I'm happy everything is OK.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-17541603624631509262008-03-26T17:53:00.000+11:002008-03-26T17:53:00.000+11:00*Shrieks*Great story; horrid episode. I'm very gla...*Shrieks*<BR/><BR/>Great story; horrid episode. I'm very glad you are both all right. <BR/><BR/>(Word verification: drcct!)Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.com