Blog - Friday, March 26, 2010 20:59 - 5 Comments

What kind of world?

Gary Ablett was probably not well known outside of Australia but today that all changed, although I am not convinced he would be thoroughly pleased with the reputation he has rightly earned.

“Today, our newspapers, televisions and computer screens are full of shocking and horrible crimes, detailing a very serious decline in morals and values in our community.” – Gary Ablett

Up until today Mr. Ablett was known for not being too bad at chasing inflated balls of animal skin round a patch of grass, being a drug addict, suffering from depression, beating people who have the unfortunate privilege of sitting next to his wife, giving a 19 year old girls heroin in his hotel room (she later died), and being assaulted by a man who later jumped from a Melbourne high rise apartment block the day before he was due in court to defend himself.  Convenient.

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