Aus - Schoolie on drugs hits Bali tourist

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Aus - Schoolie on drugs hits Bali tourist

JAKARTA: An 18-year-old schoolie narrowly escaped being arrested in Bali this week for punching a woman in the face while under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

The young woman, who was a tourist in Bali from the Czech Republic, is believed to still be in hospital being treated for facial injuries.

The man has returned to his home in the Northern Territory after recovering from the effects of the magic mushrooms, which are openly available in Bali's nightclub district.

Bali police said the man's parents had immediately flown from Australia when they heard of the incident and had ''settled'' the matter with the woman's family. As a result, she would not press charges, they said.

Police have told Fairfax Media the boy was heading back to his hotel either late Monday or early Tuesday morning after a night on the town in Kuta when he bumped into the young woman and her boyfriend in the street.

An altercation followed in which the woman was punched and injured.

Police chief I Gede Putu Dedy Ujiana said they did not arrest the boy because he was clearly suffering from the effects of the drug. He was taken instead to the Bali International Medical Clinic.

Paul Mergard, the Bali co-ordinator of community group Red Frogs, which helps schoolies, said magic mushrooms were one of the worst threats for revellers in Bali.

In the week his group was there, they had sent perhaps 10 young people to hospital suffering ''quite significant effects''.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/schoolie-on-drugs-hits-bali-tourist-20121206-2ayh1.html

 

[Portillo]

In the week his group was there, they had sent perhaps 10 young people to hospital suffering ''quite significant effects''.

Fascinating.

 

[Captain.Heroin]

''settled''

lol

 

[poledriver]

Schoolie punched woman on drug rampage, says witness

HORRIFIC new details have emerged about an 18-year-old Australian schoolie in Bali who punched and hospitalised a young woman and experienced a psychotic episode while under the influence of hallucinogenic "magic mushrooms".

A witness to the attack, which happened at about 9.30pm on Saturday night, said it was “unprovoked” and had happened at the Bali resort where the young man was staying.

“They had him tied at the legs with a garden hose and he was handcuffed and broke two sets of handcuffs,” according to the witness, who did not want to be named.

“He was having psychotic episodes every couple of minutes.

He was unable to lie still and you could not understand much of what he was yelling. I do not believe it was a language. He was yelling throughout 'get out of me'. It was like he was possessed – the only way I can describe it.

“The noises he was making was like a wild animal and extremely loud that could be heard whilst inside my room with the television blaring to try to drown out the noise.

“As a mother I was extremely concerned for this young man and believe he required treatment earlier.

Another lady at the resort phoned his parents in Darwin and asked them to contact the Australian Consulate (yes we live in a wonderful country) and once they did within minutes he was receiving medical treatment.

“I couldn't understand why medical treatment couldn't be given before this, but apparently [it was] because the young lady's consulate was involved they wanted him arrested first.

“The police were scared of his behaviour, and when they moved him from the concrete just outside the resort to the grassed area inside it took many, many men to carry him.”

The young woman, a Czech tourist, is believed to still be in hospital being treated for facial injuries.

The Australian man has returned to his home in the Northern Territory after recovering from the effects of the “magic mushrooms”, which are openly available in the Bali's nightclub district.

The witness, who was in Bali accompanying her own son and his mates at schoolies, said she hoped every schoolie read about this incident and took notice.

“But unfortunately they are 10 foot tall and bulletproof and believe that this would never happen to them,” she said.

Bali police said the man's parents had immediately flown from Australia when they heard of the incident and had “settled” the matter with the woman's family. As a result, she would not press charges, they said.

Police chief I Gede Putu Dedy Ujiana said they did not arrest the boy because he was clearly suffering from the effects of the drug.

He was taken instead to the Bali International Medical Clinic, where he continued to make trouble, allegedly breaking restraints on his bed.

Australian consular officials confirmed they had offered consular support to an 18-year-old man earlier this week, but would not provide further details.

Paul Mergard, the Bali co-ordinator of community group Red Frogs, which helps schoolies, said magic mushrooms were one of the worst threats for revellers in Bali.

In the week his group was there, they had sent perhaps 10 young people to hospital suffering “quite significant effects”.

“There was lots of anxiety ... they were hallucinating and seeing weird things. Some reported that their vision had gone funny and they were seeing things that were not there,” Mr Mergard said.

Bali police say that, while psilocybin, the drug contained in magic mushrooms, is illegal in Indonesia on its own, the mushrooms themselves are not. As a result they are openly spruiked and advertised in the Kuta area.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/scho...drug-rampage-says-witness-20121207-2azq5.html

 

[Stevenski]

Fuck that you belt a woman & you deserve to go down as far as I am concerned. If that means a year in Kerobokan well tough shit sonny.

 

[edgarshade]

His behaviour is almost up to the standard of someone who was drunk. Maybe not quite that bad.

How many people get assaulted by someone under the influence of alcohol in every city of every country on every day?

 

[Stevenski]

His behaviour is almost up to the standard of someone who was drunk. Maybe not quite that bad.

How many people get assaulted by someone under the influence of alcohol in every city of every country on every day?

I am more talking about hitting a woman or more specifically punching a woman. The issue is not that he punched someone (young lads have fights & thats life) but he punched a woman. Where I come from that is a low act regardless of your substance choice.

 

[edgarshade]

Agreed. But the media have made the drug of choice a big issue by reporting when it happens on mushrooms, or any other demonised substance, and probably not reporting all the instances where it happens on alcohol.

 

[poledriver]

true.

 

[Stevenski]

^^ very valid. There would have been 100 assaults by drunk teens that week. Still when needs must the media can conjure up a story out of nothing.

 

[poledriver]

but yer, i also agree with you about the violence to chicks, its not on. Doesnt matter if ur pissed or on shrooms or meth or whatever.

I wonder how much the kids parents paid the Czech chick off with?

 

[dragonix]

I wonder how it had more to do with his mind than psilocybin also you don't see them publishing articles about all the alcohol punches I wonder why like someone said they need a story that sells

 

[Jabberwocky]

I wonder how it had more to do with his mind than psilocybin also you don't see them publishing articles about all the alcohol punches I wonder why like someone said they need a story that sells

The internet is FULL of drunken Aussies starting fights in Bali

Schoolies behaving badly in Bali

Fist fights, underage drinking, youngsters dancing through traffic, the ever-present smell of vomit. Welcome to schoolies week in Bali.

www.smh.com.au

Drunk Australian starts schoolies Bali brawl in his underwear

A drunk Australian celebrating schoolies week started a brawl dressed only in his underwear.

www.newshub.co.nz