What to Do When Snakes in Suits(Mining Company or MNDM Variety) Come To your Community

What can communities do?

Understand what you are dealing with: If communities become aware of the possible presence of a psychopath, they should take steps to help any potential or actual victims understand the nature of the troublesome disorder.

Get help: Put these names into google with the word aboriginal. Call a lawyer. Chris Reid, Pape and Salter, Ron Maurice, Alan Donovan, Bryce Edwards, Kim Murray, Louise Mandell, Jackie Esmonde, Peter Grant. Lawyers help communities overcome such fears and confront opposition in an open but non-aggressive manner.

Do not try reason: Logic and rationality don't work on a psychopath and can be turned against the unsuspecting individual who is trying to resolve a situation.

Do not plead: If reasoning with a psychopath is useless then pleading is downright foolish as it's likely to be exploited as a sign of weakness.

Establish a power base: The best advice in dealing with a psychopath is to understand that power is likely to be the only language they'll respond to. Contact Mining Watch, Amnesty International, Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace, Forest Ethics, Wildlands League, Anglican Church, Deputy Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler.Judy Rebick.Evelyn Baxter.

Exercise power with great care: It may be the only language a psychopath understands but wielding this power against such an individual or corporation is typically filled with difficulty.

Protect the victims: It's important to remember that the damage done by a psychopath in any community can adversely affect not only primary victims of manipulation but your land, water and the future of your children.

Psychopathy in the mining industry and government bureaucracy is a matter of mounting concern. Its impacts are evident in the recent rash of bad behaviour that could be characterised by excesses of callous greed and ruthlessness. Dealing with psychopathy will never be easy but increasing knowledge and awareness of the issue is the first step.