Arbeit macht frei: - Fredrick Töben

compulsory courses on aggression, on relationship training, and whatever
else department theoreticians dreamt up.
But Jim recalls he learned much more about life’s meaning when he, for
example, helped cows during calving or milking times. Often workers take
their aggression out on the cows, hit them and generally mistreat them.
While he worked with the cows he never had to hit any of them. He raised
a rosella from infancy to adulthood, and he nurtured to wellbeing a budgie
with a broken leg that someone found. Jim constructed a special spoon with
which he feeds his budgie in a most delicate way.
What surprises me about his case is the statement from the Premier’s
office: ‘No Early Release for Earley’. So it is no surprise that Jim follows
intensely any news concerning the premier’s doings. When on the evening
of 1 October 2009 Australia’s media outlets blaze away with a sensational
story that shook sleepy South Australia where politicians had been relatively
safe from public abuse until then, Jim smiles and thinks there is such a
thing as justice.
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SA Premier Mike Rann assaulted
AAP October 1, 2009, 11:39 pm
South Australian Premier Mike Rann has been assaulted while attending a
function at the National Wine Centre.
South Australian police say a man has been detained and is currently
being interviewed at the City Watchhouse.
They say the attack on the premier happened at 8.45pm (CST) on
Thursday.
Labor Party state secretary Michael Brown, who was at the function, said
the man hit the premier, before two guests - Police Association president
Mark Carroll and Police Association secretary Andy Dunn - grabbed hold
of the man and held him until police arrived.
‘(Mr Rann) had a slight bruise but he didn’t look seriously injured,’ Mr
Brown told AAP.
‘He seemed fine but he left the function a short time later.’
Mr Rann was treated by two doctors who were at the function.
It is believed he did not require hospital treatment.
The function was attended by 180 of Adelaide’s top business leaders.
South Australian Premier Mike Rann’s denial of having sex with a former
parliamentary waitress has been backed by a senior government minister.
A day after sternly rejecting claims from Michelle Chantelois that he had
sex with her, Mr Rann adopted a business-as-usual approach.
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