It seems like people who commit these crimes demonstrate themselves to be very, very unwell over and over again but the system just fails to act in any meaningful way to intervene. Gargasoulas is a perfect example. The ABC did a full story covering how utterly dangerous and obviously insane he was and he was repeatedly allowed back onto the streets. When it came time to determine why, everyone who could have intervened threw up their hands and insisted it wasn't their fault. And it isn't just attacks like these, Jill Magher's murderer is another lunatic who should never have been wandering around preying on people but was because of a completely dysfunctional system that apparently cannot determine a clear and present danger when presented with one.

@TJ Marx I used to work as a Nurse in a Psychiatric Hospital here in Melbourne before the community based focus came into being. Even though it was meant to be a short term facility (3 months or less), it often turned into much longer.  In fact, some patients would literally act up when it came close to discharge, in order to start the long road back to potential discharge again. It was generally considered that was b/c they were in a safe place with a roof over their heads, getting 3 meals a day, and as recovery progressed could access the community. Staff used to refer to the hospital as a revolving door b/c often no sooner than they were released, they would be back in - in a matter or weeks or months. I love the theory behind the community based Psych system but in all honesty don't believe it works. Not only for those who commit crime, but having had a neighbour living below me in a block of flats for several years who was constantly manic or going into psychosis, it was a lot of stress on us neighbours having to cope with disruptive behaviour such as her playing really loud music at 4am on a regular basis. My neighbour would go into psychosis b/c of medication non compliance - even with a community based order. Seems to be a change of policy might be the answer?

It's horrible that this happened again. Today I just returned to WA from my first trip to Melbourne. Compared with Perth, the Melbourne CBD has a liveliness and atmosphere that Perth doesn't come close to matching. It feels like a city you can simply spend time in for no particular reason. Does the technology for retractable bollards exist. Placing them at strategic locations along the tram tracks around the pedestrianised areas could be a solution.

I’m surprised it doesn’t happen more often.

"Tougher penalties especially for youth crime we are too soft" I'm on the same page! This video is a masterpiece.

Naa Tougher penalties and jail time for white collar criminals and corporations first.

Seems to me those that aren't part of the police department but are in the area business owners people that care people that want to see their community healthy need to come together organize and make sure folks like this can't do what they're doing it's not hard if you get your heads together humans are amazing when they come together for the right cause and their intentions are pure

take care on the roads, especially CBD areas where there is normally traffic anyway so there's not much opportunity to speed up. Incidents like these appear very cabled, it's on show due to an agenda.

Of course, you could just ban the cars. Full stop. They're a liability that we can't bear any more.

get a kill switch on e cars

You think wrapping everyone up in bubble wrap will fix these situations? It’s about time we started dealing with the people committing the crimes not removing every situation where any incident could remotely be likely. No one will be able to wear shoe laces soon.

So why isn’t the Andrews government doing more to address Victoria’s mental health crisis? Could be because they’re responsible for it and the state is now broke . . . . . . And why isn’t the ABC reporting more on this issue ? Because mental health isn’t an issue that won’t create fear, resentment and division within Australian society.

The government is not responsible for your issues.

@v erbose 😂😂😂

Take care out there. Melbourne.

Sydney wins again

If someone was running down the street slashing passers-by with a knife or firing a gun at them , officers would use deadly force . A car is no different , when driven recklessly, it is a deadly weapon . Police should be allowed , make that instructed, to use corresponding measures . Use the pit maneuver yes , but officers on foot should be allowed to fire at the driver too. Whatever it takes , prioritise the welfare of the general public over that of an active criminal . It's the reasonable thing to do.

Right, because firing a gun in a busy area like that is good for the people around🤦‍♂️

People with murderous intent using anything weapon who knew right? 🙈🙉🙊

Why not put pop up bollards in the non car section that activate when a vehicle enters to trap it immediately

Start banning cars in cities, Park on the outside of the city, walk/public transport within the city. Helps with emissions, space and ease of walking around the city. Leave the roads there and have them act as green spaces or locations for pop up stores.

100%. Barcelona has superblocks and they work great, they'll work in Australian cities too.

Cars are already banned where this happened. They've already spent $50m on barriers too. Exactly how much money are you planning to spend, and how many people are you planning to inconvenience in order to attempt to stop something like this from occurring? However big the number, all you'd be doing would be shifting the location.

Thats not going to stop attacks. They will just move to Chapel Street, or a football crowd at the MCG.

The raised paths and tram stops along Swanston are a triumph. More streets somewhat like that will allow disability, delivery and emergency vehicular traffic to continue to pass through, and make it virtually impossible to mount the curb in a heavy vehicle on a whim. It's going to require more parking at suburban stations and along the thereshold of the city center, but I believe we can do it. I hear it takes thirty year to make a city wide transformation, so we need to be in it for the long haul, politically. Never give up

​@MegaShadowThis is one of the silliest comments I have ever seen on YouTube - and that's really saying something. Congratulations 🏆

There's nothing you can do to prevent someone intent on harming others. Of course that won't stop politicians inconveniencing everyone so they can pat themselves on the back.

Ban cars from the CBD, make it physically impossible for them to go fast speeds around stations and community activity centres with infrastructure and barriers.

@Kyle Topfer Cars are already banned where this occurred. They already spent $50m on barriers. Do you want to stop all forms of transportation other than foot traffic? Waste of time and money, and will prevent nothing.

@Kyle Topfer Then they will just move to the next place right next to the CBD, or a next suburb or Chapel street. They have already spent millions on bollards and concrete planters around the city, and across the whole of Melbourne.

@tubester4567 50 million is pocket change, all the railway projects alone have cost nearly 50 billion.

ABC is a puzzle how it sometimes allows comments.

I think the comments on this in depth channel are often on, probably depending on how controversial the comments are (or the topic is). I think the real problem here is that the news companies can get sued based on comments on channels, which is crazy.

Unlike 7 and 9 who are guarded and fake. Probably still a f ck up lol

Tougher penalties especially for youth crime we are too soft

That’s creating it.

We don't just have a slap on the wrist problem we have total problem with the Australian justice system in general

Naa Tougher penalties and jail time for white collar criminals and corporations first.

@michael andrews starting with the politicians

As a Queenslander, Melbourne seems like a foreign country to me. I don't think it's a safe place to be and I wouldn't ever go there. The absolute state of VIctoria is disgraceful.

You're consuming too much negative media. If you like urban places, Melbourne is a good weekend trip. The CBD is busy and safe. Though of course, be sensible, 3am in any city is a silly idea.

As a Victorian I’d never go to Queensland because there’s people like you.

Queensland has plenty of problems.

@AUSSIE most of those problems come from Victoria

@Will M Good, please don't. This state was never better than when they closed the borders during Covid. An absolute paradise until they opened them back up and half of VIctoria decided to move here. Stay where you are sir. Enjoy your violent rampages and traffic "accidents"

They should ban car. Those vehicles are deadly and killing many people. Everyone needs to walk. Absolute ban and tough penalties for those that break the law. It’s getting too deadly with these dangerous vehicles on the rode. I don’t feel safe knowing some many have them and can use it for nefarious purposes.

If I go into the city I will run from bollard to bollard.

CBD = Central Business District, for anyone like me who kept wondering what this has to do with cannabidiol.

Motive? nobody interviewed the perpetrators. To solve the problem, address the root cause, not the symptoms, like installing bollards.

Yeah stop abusing random people 😊

Because the reason may resonate with many people doing it very tough right now, the rich are terrified of this happening and own the news networks.

What’s a violent vehicle?

make everyone roll around in those big bubble things

Ban cars in the CBD :)

0:24 This would've been better without the dramatic music - it's a report, not a Christopher Nolan film.

Out of the entire report, this is what you come away with. Such an asinine concern given the story being reported

ABC love to over edit, including adding engine sounds to electric cars.

Stop bullying..

The violence in Australia these days is getting worst.

Nope. It was worse decades ago, and has been on a steady decline. The only significant rise is in assaults in NT. In almost all other crime statistics everywhere else, all crime is on the decline, including violent crime. You can easily find the ABS crime statistics for yourself. You're probably confusing what you see in the media as getting worse.

no, it's just social media makes the report stand out. Victims of racist hate in the past just aren't reported as much without social media

@Ausf yeah the statistics say that violence is on the declined but I don't believe it in this case. This act was senseless and tragic especially for the victims and their families.

@Ai GenX Violent crime has gone down overall, but sensationalized individual acts of random violence like driving cars through pedestrians are covered more in the media. The ABS is a reliable source of statistics. If you don't believe that, then I'm not sure what source you would find more reliable. Social media posts?

Ban cars

Only thing that can stop a bad guy w/ a car is a good guy w/ a car.

They just need to ban them outright. No one needs them except emergency personnel and government officials.

Gotta ban those assault cars

I feel the same, those vehicle are dangerous and hurt many people everyday

Nothing can be done to stop mental people, doing mental things , better than another out on bail should be in jail story

Increaae mental health funding.

What more can be done to prevent deadly rampages in Melbourne's CBD? That's easy, "remove" repeat offenders from society.

... This guy was NOT a repeat offender? your thinking is outdated and unhelpful

How about some cops!

city is swarming with cops, i think that the cars are the problem

we should ban cars completely

What more ?! lock the gates !

Toughen up on penalties and deportation for non Australian criminals.

He was a citizen though. If you’re suggesting deporting Australian citizens (I’m not sure where to?) that’s creating a dangerous precedent. Do you really want the government to have this kind of power? Regardless, this was a mental health incident and had nothing to do with terrorism or gang related crime. Toughening up on penalties will never stop crimes like this because they aren’t in a sound enough state of mind to process that. Something definitely needs to be done, but your suggestions won’t help prevent these crimes from happening.

One person sedated into a permanent stupor is infinitely more preferable than death, carnage, first responders PTSD, familial grief, property loss, communal stress, misinformed outrage... the list of knock-on effects from these poorly managed individuals is seemingly never ending. Any effective solution is better than what happened.

One problem with this: the cafe owner (in 2018) was stabbed by a Muslim. “Religious extremist” could mean a member of any religion.

Think you meant to post on the Pauline Hanson page

@v erbose You probably intended to write something useful.

@Brian Jones Well that makes one of us

They should sell permits for BBQ’s.

Ban cars, seems to be the idiotic reaction for everything else.

Melbourne needs more diversity bollards…

2:49 A religious extremist? Care to elaborate?

You can google if you want more details. The story is not about that offender.

The religion with the book where on page 1 it calls for killing anyone who doesn't have the exact same version invisible friend.

Sounds like an American

Install a computer in cars, set up camera's GPS and Ai program that doesn't let you hit people.

We all know the answer but everyone is afraid to say it.

Yeah the truth is even with the push to reduce carbon emissions, nobody wants to ban cars.

No@A H

Tax the rich so people can live without a boot on their necks 24/7

Lollll Gargasoulas was screaming that "Allah is the true God" and identified as Muslim, yet Islam had nothing to do with it... 🤣

He is also human, male, was wearing clothes, driving a car, probably ate breakfast, breathed air, watched tv...

Ban cars