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Sydney church stabbing: Bishop stabbed during sermon - reports (www.bbc.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A bishop and several other people have been stabbed during a sermon in Sydney that was being streamed online, local media report.

The incident reportedly happened on Monday night in the suburb of Wakeley.

Police responded to reports that a number of people had been stabbed but said none of their injuries were life-threatening.

They added that a man had been arrested and was assisting them with their inquiries.

It was not immediately clear what weapon was used in the attack, which is reported to have happened at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Wtf is happening in Sydney recently

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Maybe this is the result of all the cuts to mental health services :/

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago

I remember when Abbott's government cut the budget for mental health and within around a month it seemed like the homeless population in the CBD doubled.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Media contagion. People on the edge see news coverage about an event and "get inspired" by it.

A classic example of media contagion is how after wall-to-wall coverage of Curt Cobain's death suicides spiked. This led media organizations to police themselves when it comes to how they report on suicides. Those guidelines still exist and are (usually) voluntarily adhered to.

There are solid arguments (and ongoing research) into media contagion driving mass shootings and other acts of violence. In fact, it is widely cited as the reason why people who wanted to commit public attacks switched from bombings to shootings after the media coverage of the Columbine shooting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Stabbings, clearly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Knife control now!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

0 deaths, because he didn't have access to firearms.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ima guess poverty on the rise sinec they have decent access to mental health care

[–] Deceptichum 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hah decent access, good one mate.

[+] [email protected] -8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Nationalized healthcare failng you?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Australian healthcare is actually pretty amazing. I had endocarditis last year and had two collapsed lungs with my blood oxygen plummeting and no clear reason for the infection. The bacteria ate one of my heart valves so my heart had to do 4 pumps to have the effect of one, pushing my heart rate up to around 140 bpm while sleeping. I was flown from my regional town to the best hospital for the job and had an emergency valve replacement. I was up and walking 2 days later and I was flown home a couple of weeks later. I now take Warfarin and will for the rest of my life, along with a beta blocker. My biggest healthcare costs involved with this whole thing is my monthly medication cost of about $30 from 5 prescriptions including ADHD medications.

That all said, mental health care is not as good here as it used to be nor as it should be. We had a conservative government for 12 years and they absolutely gutted the mental health care system. They cut funding for extremely effective programs and did some real harm to vulnerable people (if interested look up robodebt). So yes, mental health is not great here. It is way better than in the US or in the UK but it is not in line with best practice research.

The fact that we can do better does not eliminate how we we do. I didn't die from something that should have killed me, and this is the second time I have had a really major injury that required surgeries and so on. Well, third technically. Still, I have never paid a cent at the time of use for any medical care and I have paid for the medical care of others with my taxes. Am I coming out ahead of my costs? I hope not to be honest. I hope I have contributed more than I have cost the system because I care what happens to other people. I hope I have paid my way but I will be sure to honestly file my taxes every year knowing the system I am paying in to is the same one that has saved my life. Again. Man I am stupid.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank you for the writeup! Your second paragraph really sucks to hear tho.

Its wild cuz here in USA feels like we are being mass prescribed anti anxiety meds/SSRIs/etc as of late, but its the rest of the care thats hard to get for a lot of people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, meds are not the solution to all problems. Some meds can at some times be useful for some people, but it is not appropriate to just blanket the population with benzodiazapines and consider the population to be mentally healthier. All sort of other stuff like improving social connection, reducing working hours, building skills, and so on can do a lot more to reduce anxiety and depression, but where is the funding for a local community garden or woodworking class?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Indeed. Id rather people have job security and feel good about the climate instead of wanting/needing pharmaceuticals to feel in a "positive" state.

Mental work is hard, and a proper therapist can do wonders! I realize now how I focused on the meds side, and I really do hope our peoples can find a way to improve society AROUND the systems in place designed to not give a fuck.

[–] Deceptichum 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It’s better than the alternatives by a long km.

What’s failing us is conservatives and right wing governments.

But at least we’re not as bad as America.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

OK, makes sense. My original point was in the same vein as your last sentence and I got flamed so I wasnt sure if Aussies NHS (idr name) was having difficulties or something.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

No, conservatives, as per fucking usual.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There isn't a healthcare system in the world that can cure "driven to murder multiple people". The pro-gun community blames "mental health" not because it's the root cause but because it will take 100 years to fix.

After 20 years of scapegoating things they find undesirable (like video games, gay marriage and music), they've finally blamed a few things that are at least contributing to the problem but ultimately they're being just as dishonest as they've always been.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Most studies show lowering poverty and providing easy access to mental health as the two driving factors in preventing violent crime

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Did those studies use prison populations?

While poverty and mental health problems can contribute to violence, they're not the answer alone. Patients in a psych ward have 24 hour mental healthcare and it doesn't magically cure violence.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hmmm rename to Stabney ?

Too soon

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Shivney

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Shitney

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Well yeah a priest getting stabbed to death .. he probably had it coming for SOME reason 🫠