The most effective therapy known comes in the form of a 6 foot 7 Samoan by the name Jonah to grab the sufferer by the collar and punching the 'cunt' of him similar to the way the priest exorcises the demon from Regan MacNeil in the 1973 classic The Exorcist.
Seriously what a joke.... there are genuine cases of mental illness which people deal with on a daily basis, I'm unaware of any of them which directly lead to the abuse of women, cab drivers, bar staff and hotel clerks. The fact he is attempting to use mental illness as an excuse for his impetuous and aggressive behavior is a disgrace and should taken into account against not for him when he faces the judge. He makes no attempt to improve his behavior, instead fleeing the country and hiding behind this smoke screen he has created for himself.
Meanwhile, there are people with genuine mental illness' depression, addiction, anxiety issues who day by day struggle to keep there heads above water. Ben Cousin's has been dragged from pillar to post by an melodramatically infatuated media who seems to have very little understanding or empathy of his plight. They fail to comprehend how a Brownlow medalist, All Australian, Premiership winner can be an addict, they don't understand the fact that mental illnesses don't discriminate. Either they don't understand or don't care so long as their next story makes headlines, recent footage of an enraged Cousin's pushed to the limits screaming at a reporter who had followed him on a flight and then proceeded with a badgering line of questioning exemplify this. It was an ugly incident and I'm sure he regrets it but to a degree it is understandable.
Some are of the belief once you become famous and earn a handsome wage at the public's expense then you open yourself up to this intrusion, I can't agree. When does it end, when you run out of money? When you ruin your career? When you lose your family? When you overdose? It is a personal matter and he should get the same privacy an office worker with the same issues would.
Some are of the belief once you become famous and earn a handsome wage at the public's expense then you open yourself up to this intrusion, I can't agree. When does it end, when you run out of money? When you ruin your career? When you lose your family? When you overdose? It is a personal matter and he should get the same privacy an office worker with the same issues would.
It may seem that I am defending Ben, which maybe I am. I have heard statements from ill informed adjudicators which make me wonder how far we as a society really have come in regards to mental illness. 'I think Ben is just a party boy, how can an addict have the discipline to be an All Australian footballer?' came from Sam Newman. 'I think the documentary and book were just attention seeking exploits' was another. Just because he has documented his problems in the public domain by no way cures him from the day by day grind it will take him to beat his demons, writing a book while cathartic does not magically cure him. People nowadays may be outwardly more inclined to be sympathetic but still lack education.
My point is, Ben's issues are real and he more than anyone he realises he has to face them. The one person he hurts most is himself but he and many others dont go out of their way punching the lights out of people when they dont get their own way. Of course his family suffers the brunt of his burden, as all families in this situation do.
Newton to me, is a petulant brat.. the son of a famous Australian couple with no discernible qualities apart from a short temper and a feeble right hook. Possibly his frustration stems from a lack of talent which has so far me-eked out poor attempts at humor on 'Thank god your here' and the worlds worst attempted Kiwi accent in the second series of Underbelly. He is hiding behind a wall of a taboo subject in the hope it may gain some sympathy for a someone who doesn't deserve any. Until he puts his fists down no one is inclined to listen to him.
Hopefully the judge will find him guilty and imprison him for a period long enough for him to wake up to himself, his lesson might be more advanced with a cell mate similar in dimensions to Jonah.
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