It's paywalled but essentially Arete said "trust us bro, possum was actually fine and once it bounced off the concrete,got over its convulsions it pulled itself together then went about it's day. Think it dropped by the smoko shed for a bit. Trust me"
The boom operator was given a stern talking to and won't do it again, he promised.
Police have declined to investigate and RSPCA have done their version of "gee, slotta work for a possum, maybe we'll look at it if we can find a fundraising angle, (lot of exec salaries to pay ).
I don't think justice is going to prevail here tbh.
Posted by PerceptionRoutine513
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What the actual fuck?
Spewin’. Fuck those cunts
Police and RSPCA aren’t doing anything.
How about Worksafe? That was a physical and psychosocial hazard.
Allegedly DETSI are investigating.
I said it before and I’ll say it again. Give me the names of these shitcunts so I can hex them into impotence that no medical intervention will ever cure 😡🤬
How stupid does he think we are to believe that? I’ve rescued a few possums falling out of trees on grass and the fall is enough to give them a few injuries. 0% chance any animal can survive that height on hard concrete. Even monkeys would have no chance
Our police are lazy. Don’t ask how I know.
Possums don’t survive falls from electricity lines, or being hit by cars. That would be a similar impact to a 30m drop. Disgusting.
I enjoyed your summary. You should summarise shitty news articles professionally.
For those that want to see the article.
https://archive.md/uSadV
Thanks for the update OP
Non-paywall link : [https://www.archivebuttons.com/articles?article=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/construction-worker-caught-on-camera-shaking-possum-off-30-metre-boom-20260216-p5o2nm.html](https://www.archivebuttons.com/articles?article=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/construction-worker-caught-on-camera-shaking-possum-off-30-metre-boom-20260216-p5o2nm.html)
This makes me so mad. How can anyone hurt any defenceless animal. Why do some men think it’s weak to be kind.
Extreme failure of justice – shame on QPS and RSPCA
Some people can be so cruel. Poor possum didn’t deserve this.
I save bugs out of our pool from drowning so this is just shocking
Campaign of legal annoyance anyone? Be a shame if Arete suffered a never ending stream of minor inconveniences.