Some of the most powerful states in the world -- the US, the UK, France, Italy -- have increasingly reoriented large parts of their state bureaucracy to control, detect, stop, detain, and deport basically vulnerable and powerless migrants.
Jeff Kennett, the chairperson for mental health advocates Beyond Blue, described Nitschke's actions as "absolutely abhorrent," while a scathing segment on 7 30 Report, a show on the ABC, concluded that the doctor is basically helping vulnerable people commit suicide.
Critics contend that the Twelve Tribes is a cult that actively recruits at concert venues by preying on the heavily inebriated and highly vulnerable — basically, stoned kids.
This delicate balance between stress and vulnerability is well documented, particularly in the case of psychosis, by the stress-vulnerability model, which basically shows that the more vulnerable you are to stressors, the less stress it takes to tip you over the edge.
And although the percentage of pregnancies that end in abortion is basically unchanged, a particularly vulnerable group, teenagers, is having fewer babies and fewer abortions.
a concept that frightened her: "Sharing that song with other people, exposing, and basically allowing myself to be vulnerable the and judged, it scared the heck out of me".
"These talks delivered basically nothing for the poor and vulnerable in developing countries," said Harjeet Singh from Action Aid International.
But there's one problem with a big heart, explained O'Gorman - its size makes it potentially more vulnerable to problems as, basically, there's more of it that can go wrong.
As Bonnie and Scott note, the law basically divides people into minors -- vulnerable and incompetent--and adults, who are autonomous and responsible.
"You're basically crimping the growth of the more vulnerable companies.
"He just basically was very concerned that America was vulnerable and nobody was listening," Mr. Helms said.
