The Story Behind the Brand BARBWIRE NOOSE

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Brand Barbwire Noose® began following an Human Rights outcry made by myself against the neglect and sexual abuse I witnessed of clients in government disabled care in South Australia, AUSTRALIA. 

Articles 1 - 6 of the Universal declaration of Human Rights outline the basis of Human Rights disregard I witnessed as a Disabilities officer employee of a Government Organisation.

Article 1

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are

endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a

spirit of brotherhood.

Article 2

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this

Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex,

language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin,

property, birth or other status.

Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political,

jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a

person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 3

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 4

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade

shall be prohibited in all their forms.

Article 5

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading

treatment or punishment.

Article 6

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the

law.

 

Initially, my reporting was a fight for the disabled persons I cared for to not be subject to degrading treatment - equality in dignity and rights. By 2022 Barbwire Noose represented not only these Human Rights but overwhelming all Human Rights with emphasis on Article 6 - Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. As brand founder I found myself forced into an open forum, whistleblowing against a cover up, to gain justice regarding sexual criminal  offending against myself and non-cognitive mute disabled persons. Barbwire Noose and my activism are not just a fight for a better quality of life for these disabled clients but a fight for justice for all. 

From the, at the time running, Disability Royal Commission I wanted to obtain an public apology at the least from the Labor Government - governments in general. An apology too and for the suffering that these disabled people endured under government organisations in South Australia. This  fight for justice, fighting for Human Rights is what the trademark registered words  ‘Barbwire Noose®’ and ‘Fear Is the Root of All Weakness®’ represent. Fear Is The Root Of All Weakness® – a slogan which had held a long-term place on a yellow  curtain blind purchased in 2002. Stolen from myself in 2022 during VICPOL torts against myself aimed to cover up sexual misconduct within police forces. It’s not a straight forward story, it’s easy to get embroiled in the drama of it all, the bottom line of Barbwire Noose® is the Empowerment of Survival, overcoming Fear, Adversity, Greed and a determination to Not allow society to flounder to the point where the government takes the tax payers money with no responsibility like the bad royalty it replaced.

 

It was at 19 years of age that I began work with the government organisation Intellectually Disabled Services Council (IDSC), I started to report to management about the neglect and sexual abuse I witnessed. A teenage whistleblower. 

To start with my actions were not whistleblowing, just a simple campaign of lead by example hoping to influence change, transformational leadership. I began to address the shortcomings within the disabled caring field by being the example of, for lack of better wording, the ‘perfect carer’. No one is perfect, but I damn well did my very Best, Everyday. Never missing any duties, feed times, medication, personal hygiene and comfort needs - heating/cooling and entertainment such as Television or Stereo system sounds. I conducted all of my work to the highest of standards. It was going the extra mile with heating and cooling, televised/musical entertainment, which only some carers engaged as with a genuine consciousness in presentation with clothing choices. I would pick up on any jobs the other carers were ignoring, a bitter-sweet choice and almost a mistake as the vigilance was obvious and left myself with a much heavier workload. The worst of my co-workers deliberately floundering at the duties knowing I would not leave a client without their necessary care. I then started to report the misconduct I witnessed and nothing changed. Meetings were held to discuss the ongoings, meetings which seemed to focus on myself rather than the problems. Managers writing letters in reply to my letters full of empty promises to address raised concerns. Empty promises as Nothing ever changed. To me it seemed like the approach was to ignore me and cast aside the concern with petty commentary hoping I would go away. I finally addressed the Disabled Minister of South Australia - Jay Weatherill when the ignorance and passing the buck had span over a year. Writing to the highest of authority in the sector about serious neglect and sexual abuse, still No result that brought a better standard of care, No investigation by police or sexual assault charges and No Dismissals. The fact that No police investigations were ran into the sexual crimes I reported witnessing really bothered me, especially with the residual of the sex acts occuring prominate on observation of the client. The Mount Gambier hospital, only a stone's throw away from the high dependency home Sharley House. The reality that victim clients were never taken for a rape test, the most appauling reality behind gaining justice for such hideous criminal offending against voiceless, non cognative persons. The state labor government's complete disregard for these lives became more evident with the sector's finances wasted on renaming IDSC to Disability SA. More action than there was put towards efforts to better conditions of criminal abuse and neglect. My pursuit for human rights for incapacitated persons - the most severely disabled in our society, voiceless, only lead to myself being harassed at the disabled care facility house of Sharley Avenue and eventually, after years, pushed out of my position all together. A disheartening experience as a teenage to early 20 year old and The Story Behind The Brand - BARBWIRE NOOSE.

Barbwire Noose® was created at this time in 2005 when I was put on paid leave. The experience of fighting for justice you should not have to fight for and therapy in a song ‘Pretty Noose’ Leading myself to thinking and interpretation of the worst strangulation one could endure - a barbed wire noose. The birth of the brand name 'Barbwire Noose'. The Song by American grunge band Soundgarden and my upset, raging imagination, the birth child for change and motivation to do something more. Contribute to ‘A Better World’. The slogan was too long to be a brand name, Barbwire Noose® instantly resonating as something I liked, was meaningful and was not too long. I secretly trademarked both the Slogan ‘Fear Is The Root Of All Weakness’ with the Brand name ‘Barbwire Noose’ as Intellectual Property at IP Australia 2005 away from prying eyes at my friends parents house. Years later, I started to share my secret brand Barbwire Noose® with the world, printing my first threads in 2008. Barbwire Noose® forging its foundations of Empowerment to make ‘A Better World’.

Autobiography written by Founder Barbwire Noose - ISBN: 9780645786002