Thread: Oz Crime Show last nite

Originally Posted by landyfromanuthaland

Did anyone catch that oz crime show last nite with the guy in WA that murdered 4 people with an axe and his life sentence was overturned by a judge saying he could be rehabilitated as he wasnt the usual stereotypical type murderer and is apparently due for parole in 2011,

Ivan Milat and Martin Bryant both murdered in a premeditated fashion and there cards are stamped never to be released, why is this guy in WA so special, he planned his murders, he new full well what he was doing.

Anyone find this a bit wierd?

Laugh and the world laughs with you, fart and you stand alone!

Andy

I think he once was on the WC Eagles rookie list

Pretty horrific crime, i can sort of understand killing 1 person ( not in this instance ) but to bludgeon to death 2 helpless little girls with a tomohawk while they slept is about the lowest act i can think of- just because the woman wouldnt put out for him, then he tried to fake being attacked by trying to sever his penis with a filleting knife Left to rot in jail i reckon.

prime candidate for a shaka zulu timber implant imho...

Well I dunno what it's like to be a Judge but if your working life was spent defending people as a solicitor or barrister, even when the're guilty as sin, earning a wage most people only dream of, living in an environment with people of similar business and economic standing, then being appointed to a position whose ulimate doctrine is to 'preserve human rights' before retiring on a HUGE superannuation benefit and then be offered more dollars for presiding over inquiries, commisions and reviews.....why would you consider what happens in the real world? You are not answereble to ANYONE. So why would you care about the victims or their family. Unless of course you or your family is directly affected by crime...

Now I know there are some excellent Judges and Magistrates and not all solicitor and barristers are sell-outs, but really, if those within the profession thought these sort of decisions weren't acceptable they'd push to do something about it...but no one does.

There was a time when magistrates were drawn from members of the comminuty but then the gaols got full, lawers became politicians and wow! it all changed.

Originally Posted by mudmouse

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There was a time when magistrates were drawn from members of the comminuty but then the gaols got full, lawers became politicians and wow! it all changed.

While I share your views on lawyers in politics - I suspect that your view of the past is a bit rose coloured. Current prison numbers, in NSW at least, is the highest it has ever been as a proportion of population. This is one of the reasons why judges are reluctant to impose long sentences - the parole boards, faced with space shortages in prisons, will just let them out again.

John

Originally Posted by landyfromanuthaland

Did anyone catch that oz crime show last nite with the guy in WA that murdered 4 people with an axe and his life sentence was overturned by a judge saying he could be rehabilitated as he wasnt the usual stereotypical type murderer and is apparently due for parole in 2011,

Ivan Milat and Martin Bryant both murdered in a premeditated fashion and there cards are stamped never to be released, why is this guy in WA so special, he planned his murders, he new full well what he was doing.

Anyone find this a bit wierd?

Laugh and the world laughs with you, fart and you stand alone!

Andy

The justice king;

You got me John The rosie spectacles are a favourite but that was also before the summary offences legislation was largely repealed - you used to get locked up for being intoxicated in public, now it's just tolerated . It's pretty hard to get a full time gaol term these days and when they do, they really deserve it. I'm surprised to read the per capita rate of incarceration is higher now than in the '70's. Maybe if the summary offences act and size 10 legislation were still about and effective, the problems would stop there rather than letting the punters keep pushing the boundaries.

Originally Posted by barryj

The justice king;

...Man's got to know his limitaions..