From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Warren Lewington Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2012 4:10 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: WARNING: Recruiter advertisements are ONLY trawling for resumes for tender responses! Not much anymore. But I have yet to take the courage and be fined and not pay; then front up in court for not voting. I really should. I feel strongly enough to do it though. And I am seriously investigating the consequences of that kind of conviction to my international travel and visa applications for the next federal election. Just in case. The law once caught up with me and I found I had 1 day's jail time to serve. I had long since moved and so compliantly turned myself into my local police station - many miles away from the seat of my crime. They took one look at the slip and told me, very irately, to report to the correct police station. Of course, I did not. For all I know I am still a criminal with a day's jail to serve. We as a society need to seriously re-engage with values that are fundamental to our cultural existence. WE all need to shape up a bit and face some desperately difficult decisions. Do you think the amoral are even aware that they ARE amoral and that there is another way? I wonder if our culture has slipped beyond that point.