It is virtually impossible to put into words the utter shame and despair that we all must share as part of a species that can commit such unthinkable evils on people we share the world with.

Even though the vast majority of 'us' human beings are more than appalled and sickened at the recent gang rape and murder of a young female in New Delhi, the reality is that we all share similar DNA to these low bastards, and that alone is enough to bring about serious doubt as to the real value of humans. Strangely many have referred to these callous men as low dogs or animals, yet the animal kingdom is all about survival and killing for food, not self satisfying acts of terror, torture and violence. Unfortunately we can not say these acts were inhumane, because as much as we would like to distance ourselves from these men, reality is they are actually human.

Without going into the vile details, this was so much more than a gang rape which of course is vile enough. These men torn this poor young girl apart. I have seen a fair bit in the world to date and I found that even reading the brief description of what she was forced to endure as gut wrenching, even devastating.

Usually when we hear of crimes like this, we can rationalise them as committed by mentally sick individuals incapable of companion or without an understanding of right or wrong, but with 5 offenders, one being the actual bus driver, any rationalisation pretty much is without basis. How can five like minded individuals coincidentally be thrown together to commit such a horrific cruel and vicious crime. Sadly the question must be asked whether it is that humans are possibly taught to be good or taught to be bad. Unfortunately the concerning part of any debate is that so many of us appear to have a deep seated evil or sadistic gene deep down in us somewhere. We have more likely than not become adept to keeping it well hidden.

So what about all these people who have vocally attacked my views on capital punishment; so virtuous in proclaiming all human life as precious. Does this really include men such as these? I cannot for the life of me see anything precious or of value in any one of them. I want them to be killed. If not for the sake of justice for this defenseless victim and her friend forced to witness such brutality without a chance of defending her, but simply because none of us should have to fear such degrading, unprovoked and/or death at the hands of worthless individuals, or in  this case gangs.

No - the precious life crap can only be a reason to kill these mongrels and all those like them, because if we are to protect life, precious or otherwise we cannot allow such creatures the opportunity to destroy life.

The saddest part of all of this is that this is not an isolated incident. Not by a long shot, whether here in Australia or in countries where women are virtually second or even third class citizens, so many women are violated, humiliated and even killed, thrown aside like dead animals.

It is sad, even depressing to realise that so many vile creatures walk amongst us every day and it becomes a real struggle to feel inspired with the world we live in. I am not really sure how to see a better world with so much evil - maybe putting our heads in the sand is the only way... Here is hoping we can find a better way.

I'm sorry but seriously, ACA and in particular Tracy Grimshaw just don't get it. Watching the interview last night with the two radio presenters was verging on ridiculous and hypocrisy.

As tragic as this prank turned out, it had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the phone call that was made. These kind of things have been going on for years and unfortunately they just happened to connect with a woman that obviously had underlying issues. People don't kill themselves because they were tricked into transferring a call to another section of a hospital or unintentionally giving out private details.

The ridiculous part of Tracy's questioning was attempting to discover the procedures involved or process before this prank was put to air. Why? The bottom line is that had the tragic and unforeseen result of the prank not occurred, there would be no criticism of these two or the radio station. The death of this woman can by no means be attributed to the two poor DJ's, as seriously if it wasn't them or the call that pushed her over the edge then it would have been something else.

For Tracy to question or imply lack of judgement when the two realised that had been put through and were being taken seriously was nothing short of pathetic. Even though the two cannot say they felt excited at getting as far as they did, they obviously would have been because it was incredible that they were, and of course would have been entertaining. Something so insignificant like an update on Kate's condition is not exactly the end of the world or inciting war. Maybe Tracy should question the ACA reporters out there, who on many occasions have destroyed people's reputations and hounded many that they have decided overall to have done wrong. Unfortunately many times their stories have shown to be one sided and wrong. There have been innocent victims that have been portrayed unfairly as mistakes do occur.

Lets not mention the reporter that made up a the chain story. Not sure whether ACA or Today tonight.

Don't get me wrong I love crooks being exposed but these shows certainly do not have the most ethical record when it comes to getting a story to air. I suppose I better be a bit careful as I was actually on ACA last night. This not actually an attack for the sake of attacking these shows, it is more about the logic behind Tracy's questioning.  I really don't understand why she inferred that these two poor presenters should have stopped the prank when they realised how far it was going. That just doesn't make sense....

Had the unforeseen circumstances not occurred, I imagine that ACA would have had no problem whatsoever putting to air the entire prank considering the audience around the world it drew. For god's sake even Prince Charles made light of it.

The bottom line is that these two will obviously feel shattered that they had some part in this woman's death, regardless of their intentions. They will live with that I am guessing for ever. But the blood is not on their hands and they did what hundreds of radio presenters would have done in their shoes.  It is such a fine line between fame and blame, but the circumstances in this case are two very separate issues. There was a prank by a radio station and their was a woman who was obviously dealing with some serious issues that killed herself.

Sorry but see this for what it is. Extremely sad that a nurse took her life, but not the fault of the radio station. What if  a taxi driver didn't stop to pick her up and it was the final straw for her - Would we seriously blame the driver? No... Not unlike when a friend suicides and we blame ourselves for not returning a call or seeing the signs.. We don't make people decide to cash their chips in, that is their decision.

Whether you are a serving or former policeman or woman there is nothing more chilling or disturbing than the death of a policeman in the line of duty.

Hearing the reports this morning that Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson, 45, was killed yesterday after responding to a domestic dispute, immediately stirs up emotions similar to those felt when two young police offices were murdered in Walsh Street South Yarra, Silk and Miller murders and of course many, many more, some more personal than others, but all like a stabbing to the heart.

Maybe deep down we never really loose the blue blood that once ran through our veins. Regardless of the connection we may have to a police force, the murder of a police officer is still considered the most heinous of crimes that can be committed.  Well by the vast majority anyway. Yes there will be those useless piss ants in society that feel joy and openly talk with satisfaction at the murder of police officers, but we all know the type of people they are.

Rapist and police killer 'Bubble head' McEvoy, is one such brain dead twit who has taken delight in mouthing off about a young policeman's last works after being brutally murdered by McEvoy and his gang of gutless criminals, that hid in the darkness of night before ambushing and murdering the two young policeman in Walsh Street. So deprived of any moral compass this brave gift to the world has taken to contacting police on the anniversary of Walsh each year, taunting police with the words and pleading, he says was one of the policeman, last dying words. Why so brave? - Because until laws change he is hiding behind double jeopardy meaning he cannot be retried for the murders.

Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said Det Insp Anderson died following a knife attack, stabbed in the neck by a 19 year old man, after attending a domestic dispute between the man, his mother and neighbours.

The detective was treated at the scene by paramedics around 4.15pm, but later died at Hawkesbury Hospital.

Speaking outside the hospital last night, Mr Scipione said the police force had lost "one of its finest officers".

He described Det Anderson as a widely respected veteran of the force who came from a police family.

"He was an excellent officer and a damn good bloke," a visibly emotional Mr Scipione said.

Mr Scipione said it was a very sad night for the NSW police force.

"There is a family inside that hospital grieving and a wider family across the state of NSW, the police family, that will be crying inside," he told reporters.

He said he had been inside the hospital with the family of Mr Anderson, who was married with three children.

"A family is destroyed inside," Mr Scipione said.

"They are as you would imagine distraught, but taking strong support not only from their immediate family but also the police family."

Mr Anderson is the 252nd police officer to die on duty in NSW.

Any innocent life taken by the scum that lurks around our society is more than just a tragedy. When it is an officer in the execution of his duty it cuts deep to the bone.

Yes 19 years of age is young but it should not be a factoring in allowing him to ever see the light of day as a free man again.  I hope both he and his mother rot in hell.....

There is no doubt the public feel as though crime and illegal refugees are two issues that seem to linger in the too hard basket with no solution in sight.

Prisons are limited in how many happy campers they can safely cram into one area, not out of any real concern for them, but more for being sued by criminals, who may miss out on exercise time or eat meals that are forbidden in their culture. It has been recently estimated that within 18 months Victorian prisons will be at full capacity and unable to service any more incoming.

So what does that mean? More home detention, less criminals sentenced to prison or lenient shorter sentences. Oh and the biggest sham of all, earlier release dates, already the system's way of deceiving the public that sentences are getting longer. No longer does serving a minimum tern actually apply in all cases anymore.

The fuller prisons become the less likely courses that are meant to assist in the rehabilitation, will be affordable, as the costs of staff, meals, transport blah blah blah also increase, and undoubtedly the most important issue is that cuts put the safety of individual prisoners is in jeopardy. I actually say that seriously, as even though I believe inmates currently have too many rights, I also believe they deserve to serve their sentence without harm or violence inflicted by other prisoners or guards. (Please note a few exclusions i.e. Peter Dupas, Julian Knight and several rock spiders)

So why am I connecting criminals and illegal refugees? Standby, I am getting to that...

The ever-increasing visitors to our shores in leaky boats seems to be never ending. Solutions such as the off shore processing centres are failing miserably, overcrowding, hunger strikes, years of detention and of course children... The latest government idea - Let them live amongst us but no without any benefits, assistance or ability to work.. Mmm what would I do if I was hungry and had no money? I would rob every person I came across, especially if I had a family to look after as well. What a solution. Lets force these refugees into crime so at least we can throw them out as unsuitable applicants.

Now to match the two groups. Australia has so much unused land and no space in detention centres. We should pick a location, remote enough but accessible and build a town with all the amenities needed for these illegal immigrants to at least have the freedom and space to live as human beings. Houses, schools, coffee shops, a shopping centre, language courses, trades etc etc. Pretty much a town big enough to survive from within. I am guessing many of the refugees would be skilled in medicine, education, food services, farming and so on. A barter town or even a temporary currency to use.

So who builds this town in the initial stages? Who pays for this town to be built? That is where our cheap if not free labour comes in. All those thousands of men who owe a debt to society, those inmates right around Australia. We feed them and put them to work. They stuff up we give them an extra six months each time. Nothing like an honest days work or an honest 5000 days work in some cases.

First stage they build a huge prison-housing complex to keep them in. Forget all the fancy electronic alarm crap as not really escaping to anywhere. A prison village maybe? God forbid they may even feel enough pride in the structure they had a hand in building not to destroy it.

Next they build the town. Could even run the trades they take up as apprenticeships, a trade or skill for the outside world should that time ever come. Other may work in fittings and making house hold fittings, or sign painting, mechanics to maintain equipment.  The list obviously goes on and on...

Later the prisoners can be used in supervised maintenance crews. The prison can be used as a processing plant for various goods and town supplies, a postal depot and special projects unit dependent on whatever may arise. Building roads to connect towns 1000's of kilometers away. Maybe even a mining project or major service connections such as gas pipes, railway tracks... Just trying to say that the prison could, if thought out properly at the initial stages be viable for long, long time. Did I mention how cheap all this labour is....

So what are the benefits. We have a town that can house thousands upon thousands of people, mostly providing the necessary services and economy from within. We have refugees learning language and Australian culture to better allow them to assimilate into our society when the time comes. Children are being schooled; people are learning trades and skills.

Of course we need to police the town but I am guessing at a far cheaper rate than current expenditure. Maybe we use new recruits both police and army as part of their training and assessment. The prisoners would be learning trades in construction, road making, painting, carpentry and all the other trades that go with it. A cell for 18 hours taking smuggled drug or the feeling of accomplishment and worthiness. 

The cost verses the benefits? Mmm I wonder. Big project yes! Thought out properly no. Just the ramblings of an idea that came to me sometime ago and again this morning. Could a huge amount of holes be picked out with this idea? Definitely! Could the idea be worked through to be a possibility? Why not.

Bottom line is. These illegal refugees are people not animals. They will keep coming regardless of what our individual thoughts on boat people may be.  We should at least provide them with a semi decent existence for the years they are in limbo while being assessed.

We have cheap labour just sitting there costing us money. Put them to work and kill two birds with the one stone. Make them pay back their debt to us instead of costing us the fifty to hundred thousand dollars they cost us each year to house, clean and feed. Lets do something big for the long term instead of the current band-aid approach.

Forget the issues of state-by-state legislation or divide the prison area's into their own states and they can play footy competitions of even state carnivals. The administration representatives can oversee their own jurisdiction - Or in the end make up some new rules and legislation. Seriously it can't be that hard. We the public seem to have a new set or rules or laws every day.

Anyway I know I am rambling as things come to my head so please excuse the writing structure and even spelling. I gotta run and don't have time to even read over this lengthy... whatever it is. I'm not sure; I am feeling as though once I push publish I may regret it later...

Anyway so sad too bad.. Cheers.

"His word against mine, Make your mind up." Ok Julia, let me work this out.. You lied about the carbon tax. You lied about knowing anything about knifing Kevin Rudd until the day it happened. The lies and pressure you put on MP's to deny any power sharing agreement with Greens.... And of course the lies that she continues to throw out there to distance herself from any knowledge in the AWU scandal.


On that AWU scandal - Gillard has given three different reasons to three different sources. 1. Hedley Thomas from The Australian who did an interview with former Slater & Gordon partner Nick Styant-Browne in the last few days. 2. Mike Smith who has a copy of the form used to set up the Australian Workers Union Workplace Reform Association which was used to funnel the money through., which he says most likely has Julia Gillard’s hand writing on it. 3. The interview Glenn Milne did with Julia Gillard which was published on the November 11, 2007 in The Telegraph.

Nick Styant-Browne investigation into Julia Gillard – 1995

Former Slater & Gordon partner Nick Styant-Browne says that in an interview that was set up by Slater and Gordon in 1995 to investigate the fraud which was recorded and transcribed that Julia Gillard said that she ”understood the purpose of the association was to hold re-election funds for  union officials - she stated it was referred to as a re-election fund or slush fund”. (Click here to read)

Mike Smith

Mike Smith did an interview with Ben Fordham on radio station 2gb on Monday and stated that he has a copy of the original form used to set up the Australian Workers Union Workplace Reform Association. He said words to the effect that he has had a hand writing expert look at it and it is highly likely that is has Julia Gillard’s hand writing on it and the reason for setting up the association says on the form  ”development of changes to work to achieve safe workplaces”. The interview goes into a lot more detail and is well worth a listen. (Click here to listen to the interview)

To see the handwriting on the 2gb website click here.

Mike Smith in the interview on 2gb pointed out there was a conflict in what the form says and what Julia Gillard said to Nick Styant-Browne in 1995. Once I heard that I realised it also conflicted with what Julia Gillard told Glenn Milne in 2007.

Glenn Milne interview with Julia Gillard – 2007

In November 2007 Glenn Milne interviewed Julia Gillard just before the federal election which was held on the 24 November 2007.

In that interview it says “As a solicitor acting on instructions, she set up an association later used by
her lover to defraud the Australian Workers Union (AWU). But she has strenuously denied ever knowing what the association’s bank accounts were used for.” (Click here to read more)

The obvious problem is Julia Gillard has said on the application form with her likely hand writing on it that the association was for “development of changes to work to achieve safe workplaces”, she told Nick Styant-Browne that she ”understood the purpose of the association was to hold re-election funds for  union officials – she stated it was referred to as a re-election fund or slush fund” and she told Glenn Milne “she has strenuously denied ever knowing what the association’s bank accounts were used for.” Three different times, three different answers!

The main defence that Julia Gillard has been using is that it happened 17 years ago and she will not comment. The problem here is the interview with Glenn Milne happened only five years ago and the 17 years ago argument has always been a joke anyhow as there is no time statute for investigating crimes. Police set up task forces all the time to investigate old unsolved crimes. But even if you do agree with the it’s to old excuse because it happened 17 years ago, that does not cover the PM lying on the public record 5 years ago.

Is Julia Gillard going to say she lied 5 years ago and therefore does not have to answer why she lied? This is the point the MSM should drive when Gillard says it happened 17 years ago. They should respond with: What about 5 years ago and what you said then, is that too old?

Ok this scandal may be old and according to Penny Wong people are tired of hearing about it, I am guessing her opinion would be different if it was a Tony Abbot scandal, but the lies and avoidance of clear answers are not from decades previous, they are current. 

The other problem I with Gillard and her continual web of lies is that it now appears every time she is on the back foot, that sexist card comes out once again. According to Gillard, Ralph Blewitt is a sexist pig, second hand information but good enough for Gillard to defend herself once again. Ahh we must also note here that the other crook involved in this fraud, Bruce Wilson, the guy she was sharing a bed with at the time of the thefts, attracks no attack from her in relation to credibility. 

Conveniently as no bank records can be located after all this time to prove or disprove cash amounts were being paid into her personal accounts, honest Julia has no recollection of such a thing.

So time to make my mind up... Her word over this sexist pig... I'll go with the sexist pig and quite frankly it was an easy choice!!!!

Julia Gillard's ex boyfriend Bruce Wilson can be trusted when he states that Gillard knew nothing of his misappropriation of AWU funds, but Ralph Blewitt his partner in crime and subordinate at the AWU cannot.  Well this is what the Labor party would like us to swallow because we as common plebs are just too basic to understand the complexities of such a scandal, or such hypocrisy. Both these men are corrupt thieves, lacking credibility. For Gillard and her spin doctors to suggest that we should believe one over the other, is insulting and a clear example that the top office seriously think we are nothing more than a bunch of morons...

The facts of the matter will remain in doubt until Gillard or her ex criminal boyfriend release all documents relating to the corruption and theft of AWU funds. The interesting part of Wilson's tirade in support of Gillard was that he did deny that lump sums of cash were deposited into Gillard's personal bank accounts during the period in question. Wilson preferred to dodge a clear answer by stating there may have been amounts deposited but he could not recall.  Really?

Earlier this year a smug Gillard attempted to have us all believe that she was simply too naive to realise what her boyfriend and his cronies were up to. Sleep with dogs and wake up with fleas... I'm sorry but this woman reeks of dishonesty. Every defense she offers around her involvement in wrong doing or coverups, pathetically relies on a either a refusal to answer questions or playing that sex card, which quite frankly has become so frustrating if not a step backward for all women.

If there is nothing to hide, why not open up the files and have an independent investigator find the truth of her involvement once and for all? Obviously the refusal to do so can only be interpreted as sign of guilt. I believe she is guilty but that is only my opinion. I would like to know what the cash payments into her personal account were and what for. If it was not her cut for assistance in laundering stolen funds, then explain what services you supplied your criminal partner to deserve such cash payments.

Let's not forget that people lost their jobs and livelihood for merely raising the issue in the past. There is an awful stench around our first female Prime Minister, a stench that will stay with her till the end of her tenure. So damaging to the credibility of politicians has this woman's lies and deception been that she will leave a lingering feeling of mistrust and distain for Australian politics for decades to come.

Maybe it is time for another ridiculous tirade against men - it seems it is all she has left.  It will be a long time before another woman will be elected into the top job and there blame will lie solely on this dangerous and manipulative woman not men....

Victoria racing has seriously got to be kidding. Not only is the penalty of 10 months suspension given to jockey Damien Oliver ridiculous but allowing him to keep the returns he made from the illegal bet is nothing short of farcical.

Amazingly these stewarts and racing investigators have concluded that Oliver at no time during the race in question, pulled up his horse and thus was not guilty of anything more than placing an illegal bet. Nobody can tell me that a an experienced rider such as Oliver could not mask a ride to appear above board and even more importantly we must ask the question of what Oliver would have done had he found the luck of the race placing him in winning position. In simple terms if Oliver's ride and the winner Miss Octopussy, the horse that Oliver placed the ten thousand dollars on, were neck and neck approaching the winning post, what do we really think would have happened. In case you are not following me - Olivers ride would have ran second, no two ways about it. So whether the stewarts believe Oliver rigged the race or not, any poor punter out there that placed money on his ride virtually had no way of winning. If that is not corruption or race fixing then I really don't know what is.

Like other piss-ants that cry poor me or I was depressed blah blah blah, when the time comes to answer charges, Oliver pulled the same stunt. He was depressed and going through a tough time over a marriage breakup. So sad too bad! Don't forget he wasn't too distraught to know how to get a bet on through his contacts that spread his bet over several bookies and he wasn't too distraught to collect his winnings or continue riding. I don't feel sorry for Oliver at all and believe if the VRC wanted to clean up the industry, that we have known for many years is as corrupt as the NSW police force in the 80's, they would have banned Oliver for life. There can simply be no excuse or leniency for a jockey that places a bet on another horse in a race they are riding in.

Let's also not forget that when that when these allegations first surfaced, this so call hero jockey blatantly denied them and even went further to cry foul that his reputation had been tarnished. How dare they accuse him of such dishonesty. Yes - Oliver was going to set the record straight and show the public that these allegations were totally unfounded and without basis - well until he confessed anyway!

Oliver is a crook and cannot be trusted to give his rides the best chance of winning. The Victorian racing committee are a boys club that are destroying the image of Australian horse racing. For us punters forget about form and keep your ears close to the ground, if you see a gangster placing a bet then get on it....  

To say our justice system have let down Sarah Cafferkey and her family is an understatement, not to mention the numerous other victims that have suffered at the hands of convicted killer Steven James Hunter.

Giving these type of criminals the opportunity to rack up more victims and even bodies is nothing short of total neglect and disregard for the safety of the community as a whole. A system we pay for with our over taxed earnings. Value for money? - I don't think so.

Not only was Hunter convicted of the brutal murder of a young girl during the 80's, but he has since committed numerous offenses involving abductions and rape. We are talking about a criminal that describes his home as the 'Rape Dungeon', yet his freedom and chance for rehabilitation, a ridiculous concept in itself, outweighs the rights of innocent victims such as Sarah and of course her family.

We are not just talking about some druggie that commits burglary after burglary and the frustrating leniency of the courts that keep throwing them back onto the streets to re-offend, we are talking about a killer, a rapist and violent offender that will never rehabilitate, meaning that he will kill and assault again and again.

The fact that in 1988, the courts believed his last victim's life was worth a minimum of 13 years is not only insensitive and disrespectful to the value of her life, but utterly dangerous to rest of society when he is released. It is a shame sentencing judges cannot be held accountable by victims or families that end up totally destroyed, ultimately by their lenient sentences. So too is the ridiculous notion that those given bail and commit further offenses whilst on bail somehow are released time and time again. Are those that make these decisions so removed or with such little regard for the community and victims? It causes one to wonder how different sentencing might be if it was their loved ones that lost their life or were brutally attacked.

If Hunter had of committed these offenses in most state of the USA, there would not have been a second or third victim, as he would have been put to death. Shame on Australia that places the rights of offenders so far above those of victims. Unfortunately we will never see the death penalty return in Australia, but at least let life mean life. At least place a real value on the lives that are taken, usually in horrific circumstances.

If not the death penalty - at the very least we should be looking at three strikes and the key is thrown away. Yes people can make a mistake but three times, spare me! The time has come for us to say enough is enough. We can no longer give these vile cretins the opportunity to continue their terror on innocent lives.

The government promised harsher penalties and we have seen next to nothing in change. How many more times to we have to swallow a murder or other serious offenses being committed by criminals that quite frankly should not be roaming our streets free in the first place? It is unacceptable whether it be the pathetic sentencing or mistakes in reporting measures, get these mongrels away from us.

Don't forget it is our money! We expect more...

Only those with something to hide would not be feeling the utter relief or even liberation that the announcement of a Royal Commission into the Catholic Church's handling of child sex abuse. In many ways it is akin to the bring down of the Berlin wall for many victims. The all once so powerful and untouchable Catholic Church will finally, in some form, be answerable to years of vile and criminal acts against children.

So who has the most to lose here. The church itself, or men like George Pell, who will now need to explain why certain actions within the church, and by him personally, covered up scores of sexual abuse claims against priests and even brutally intimidated victims into silence.

For most victims, dealing with the crime against them has been only part of the emotional struggle. The fact that their perverted attackers were untouchable and even celebrated is enough to torment even the strongest of men. There can be no comprehension or rationalisation of what has happened to them. Who are these men of god that were never held to bear. Where was the justice that they were denied for so long, if ever.

The fact that not one case of sexual abuse was passed onto police by the church, in full knowledge of these cases, is nothing short of mind boggling. It is hard to believe any person acting as a representative of 'God' could allow this to occur, but they did, time and time again. The most hideous part of it all is the transferring of offending priests to other parish's knowing only full well the offending would continue.

Comments by George Pell after the Royal Commission announcement have been nothing short of despicable. He blames the media and everyone else for singling out his holy church instead of accepting that the dirty little secrets of the church have come to an end.  Neil Mitchel commented today that Pell just doesn't get it - Oh he gets it alright because he knows exactly what come out during this Royal Commission and may even find himself behind bars. Whether through his own involvement or perverting the course of justice through the cover ups, he will be feeling the strain and so he should.

It is not only the sexually abused that are the victims here but the good priest within the church, as well as all those Catholic followers out there that will now live through the reality of what has been going on for decades upon decades.

I know what it is like to be around these perverted holy men and the feeling of utter fear, guilt and nausea. I was one of the lucky ones because things did not go to far, probably because I was an outspoken little smart arse, but yes I experienced the indignity dirty inappropriate conversations and being naked on numerous occasions all for the pleasure of a vile Marist brother.  I say lucky because I know what happened to others and I found a way out and I believe that these incidents have had no impact or bearing on my life.

I am sorry for all those innocent priest, victims and believers that will suffer throughout this Royal Commission, but this is needed and over due that it is now the only way forward for the church.

Pell can no longer hide behind his holy robes and sacred curtain. Let's just hope that this Commission has all the powers needed to find the truth and the resources required to ease the pain to some extent of the thousands of victims that have been ignored for so long.

 

Anyone that still doubts cocaine can destroy lives should be watching 'KIlling Time'.

I will would be the first to admit that in the late 80's and more so the 90's, I hated Andrew Fraser with a passion. He was basically public enemy number one. His cocky comments after Walsh Street trial left him the sole beneficiary of the total distain and fury every living copper felt after acquittal of those that killed two young policeman in 1988. A crime that most would say the worst in their police careers. I very nearly had the satisfaction of working on him as an undercover but for reasons out of my control it wasn't to be. ironically it probably would have saved him a 5 year sentence.

Watching Killing Time bought back a lot of forgotten memories, but let me say that the show was made with the assistance of Fraser's consultancy and personal views of how things went down. Fraser will always believe that the police force was and is corrupt. Call him a crusader if you must. He hated Wayne Strawhorn which was obvious throughout the series. An opinion or view I refuse to accept .I personally believe Strawny was the best copper I ever had the pleasure to work under and his trial was a farce. Regardless we all come from different sides and all have our own demons to bare.

I have had a bit to do with Fraser since his release and will admit he is a likeable guy, something I never thought I would admit. We will never agree on Strawny and his views of the force but I consider him now a friend, something I don't expect other coppers to understand. For the record, Fraser didn't get the Walsh Street murderers off, we (police) did that all on our own. 

It is no secret that Fraser is extremely sick and fighting the battle of his life and I wish him all the best. He will always be the solicitor the Victoria police force hate but I will go out on a limb and say is actually a decent bloke, regardless of our differences. Yes of course I struggle with his views and opinions on Wayne Strawhorn but he knows full well my loyalties lie with Strawhorn and the force.

Fraser is a bloke that had the world at his feet, regardless of the hatred we felt for him. Cocaine destroyed his life and he readily admits that. No excuses or any blame game, he fucked his life and he will wear that for the rest of his days. I just hope that it is longer than his current prognosis.

Other than the obvious bias towards the Victorian police, killing time is a great portrayal of an era many of us would like to forget. I am guessing especially Fraser...

Well how do I justify writing about a TV show I watched last night, that has nothing whatsoever to do with crime? Um well, I cannot really, other than to say there should be some sort of law against networks broadcasting such ridiculous reality shows featuring people that are as insignificant as those who watch them.

Yes I know! I was one of those viewers last night but I'll put that down to research or the fact that I was buggered and couldn't find the remote, thanks to Bonny the wonder dog.

So what was this reality program - My Bedazzled Life. Yes we all know the name Brynne Edelsten, not just for those ridiculous outfits she wears to events like the Brownlow Medal, but more likely for being married to that old criminal disgraced former doctor, Geoffrey Edelsten.  I say crook because he is a criminal, charged and convicted.

More than two decades ago, a Supreme Court jury found Edelsten guilty of soliciting underworld hit man Christopher Dale Flannery to assault a former patient of one of his clinics. He was also convicted of perverting the course of justice by issuing Flannery with a medical certificate that enabled him to postpone a murder trial, a tactic to avoid a particular judge. Other investigations included serious misappropriation of funds and defrauding medicare.

The good doctor spent a year in jail, an experience he described as ''life-changing and shattering''.

In 1992, New South Wales politician Fred Niles said in Parliament that Edelsten was a "fairly prominent doctor" and that since he was deregistered in New South Wales, he moved to Victoria where he was able to practice. Slow as always Victoria eventually had Edelsten struck off the Victorian medical register; his application for re-registration in Victoria has been rejected on four occasions.

In 2008, the Herald Sun  reported that Edelsten still owned three medical clinics. Edelsten says he registered the word 'superclinic' as a trademark and is challenging the use of the word by the Federal Government's Health Department nitiative to establish "GP Super Clinics" in 31 localities across Australia.

On a more personal level, I had to suffer the indignity of seeing my mighty Swans football team become the glitter joke of the AFL when Eldelsten purchased the license of ownership. Edelsten will never be considered a man of truth or honesty - Just a month ago a court found his evidence in relation to his dealings with another gold digger on the Sugar Daddy website, nothing short of lies and deception. Yes Geoffrey someone obviously set up a profile using your name, only problem is this would have prevented you receiving any messages or emails as you claim. Oh and we all give money to people we don't know....

But enough about the 70 year old criminal disgraced doctor, the show is about his wife Brynne, 40 years his junior and sadly probably 40 points under the average IQ standard.  Now please, I do not blame Brynne for being ridiculous stupid, it is an act of nature, unlike her chest. The real crime here is those that have put her in front of the camera with the intention of making her an embarrassment for pure entertainment. I actually feel sorry for the girl but let's face it, she is also playing the money game - Seriously does anyone really believe she is with Geoffrey for love?

The show was simply cringe TV. A busty dimwit with the fashion sense of a stripper talking about being a business woman with absolutely no concept of anything to do with business whatsoever. It was embarrassingly sad and verging on evil to see this girl being played for a fool. It had the uncomfortable feeling of that American dating game of bring the ugliest girl to the prom.  The only reprieve for my empathy was the disgusting wasteful spending and over indulgence Brynne proudly displayed during the program.

I will not be watching Brynne's life on TV again as there is something so very sad about this couple, but even sadder about those who watch them. An ugly old disgraceful criminal and his young ex stripper girlfriend throwing money around in an attempt to buy respect - NO THANKS....

I have used the word 'entitlement' a lot lately and its meaning seems to describe much that is wrong in this world of ours.

When a person feels entitled it usually means that they expect the world to reward them regardless of any effort on their part. I need, I want, Give me and on and on it goes. Many criminals will justify their crimes in a poor me scenario, as if taking what they want is fair. I don't have so why should you have. I am angry because life has not rewarded me, so I have the right to be violent...

Adrian Bayley, the man accused of the Jill Meagher murder obviously believed he was entitled to use and take her life simply because he had urges and needed to satisfy them.  To feel entitled means to put ourselves above all others. The concept that the world must revolve around our needs and pleasures is the root of everything wrong on this planet.

Entitlement is the disease that destroys relationships, as there can be no partnership if one feels more entitled than the other. The 'all about me" person will rarely compromise or if they do expect great rewards for it. Even sex has become an entitlement in relationships. How many judges have remarked in rape cases between husband and wife that a man was entitled to expect sex from his wife and thus lack of consent was not really rape.

Being of one religion does not entitle us to attack all other religions. Being a celebrity or wealthy does not entitle us to look down at others or expect to be treated better. I understand that having money allows one to pay for a first class seat but something is very wrong if safety equipment like life vests are of a better standard than those in the cattle seats. Wealth may equate to better comfort but life or death cannot be be a matter of entitlement based on status or fame.

Entitlement is also why our welfare system is so broken. In places like Thailand where the government doesn't hand over money to anyone simply because they don't have a job, people have a very different attitude and work ethic. Everyone finds some way to make money and works hard to get it. Eating and surviving is a dam good motivator to get out of bed in the morning. Much of our welfare system takes away any of the motivation to get out there and forge ahead. It is so ironic how hard druggies work to get a hit, hours and hours of stealing or selling themselves, yet cannot make an appointment or job interview to save themselves.

None of us are entitled to anything. We reap our own rewards through hard work and commitment. We are all part of a bigger picture of which nobody is central to all others.

For all those that the believe the world owes them something simply because they exist - get over your selves.

It is an understatement to say that Australian politics has hit rock bottom. It has actually become so unbearable that it is a crime to force us to vote for any of them. Gillard - Abbott, it matters not. Something has to give because we deserve more for our buck.

Nobody likes being treated like a fool, yet day after day we are forced to digest the utter foul indignity of hearing the vomit that spews from their mouths. Vile attempts of deception that of course have become as transparent as the people themselves.

Enough is enough! Whether Abbott is a misogynist or Gillard is a power hungry bitch, it no longer matters. Both have bought utter shame on Australian politics and unfortunately we are the poor plebs that have to suffer. But let's not forget that the games they are playing involves the use of our money.

If only we could wipe the slate clean and start again. Get rid of them both. But then what - Bill Shorten? Spare me!

The sexist cards probably frustrates me more than anything else, and it is not an attempt to stick up for Abbott. Whether he is sexist or not, he suffers foot in mouth disease and does nothing to instill confidence in change. For Labor to continually attack Abbott and the opposition as woman haters, yet vote in favour of Peter Slipper just reeks hypocrisy. Even more annoying is those women that are constantly singing Gillard's praises after that fake and ridiculous speech. Get serious - The bottom line is that any women that needs to play that card when times get tough are more of a burden for the cause than some kind of pioneer. Great female leaders like Thatcher and the like never needed to play the sexist card or use it as a defense when the going got tough.

It is kinda sad that there are those women out there that yell and scream empowerment because some woman called a man a misogynist. How sad and ridiculous. Is it about being treated as equals or griping onto any comment or reason to attack men? It is pathetic and it is damaging to real women. The message being interpreted is that woman are asking for special treatment - to be respected rather than deserving it on their own merits. The saddest part of this crap is that these women who feel power by carrying on and using far fetched twisted interpretations to promote the cause, are weakening the injustice of real sexism that still exists in many places out there.

Has it got to the point that men are not allowed to say anything without the wrath of those women, who I can only imagine need to keep playing the card due to a lack of ability or lack of belief in their own abilities?

There are so many great female leaders, executives, sportswoman and the like across all fields out there. Very interesting that the respected women of this word never seem to play that sex card, they don't need to, they demand it and need not the extra advantage or special treatment.

If men and woman are to be judged on their abilities regardless of gender then let's leave the 'poor me' or 'how dare you card' at home and get on with it. 

Oh and one last word - I would probably be in jail if I repeated some of the smut that has been said to me by woman in the workplace.  If it is equality then let's be equal...

It is not men that are retarding equality - it is those insecure women within their own ranks... Those loud mouth wannabes that still feels strength comes from attacking men - all men.

Australian politics has reached such a low that even scandal, smut and criminal behavior is nothing more than a few headlines and an emotional tirade from one side to the other in question time.

To say we the public and sick and tired of these politicians and their behaviour is really no longer correct. For most we are over it. They steal our money, help defraud sections of industry, constantly lie to us and have even been responsible for the deaths of innocent people. Yet they are still there, sitting in parliament with an air of entitlement that would sicken even the worst of the worst.

Julia Gillard is in fact a piece of work! Before last week I didn't realise that such a description of someone was a sexist comment. Have we really got to the point that to even criticise a woman is sexiest verging on misogyny? Cannot the women who openly supported and cheered Gillard's pathetic attack on Abbott last week, see that playing the sexist card when it suits or for political advantage does nothing for their cause other than weaken the real cases of injustice against women? Obviously not!

What ever happened to what is good for the goose is good for the gander? It seems that women have now gone beyond the war to be treated as equals to  a protected species unable to be criticised, or held accountable by men. I know many women still have to suffer real injustice in the work place and I would be the first to support such a cause, but Gillard is not suffering sexism or any other injustice. She as a Prime Minister just cannot do her job without lies and deception. Oh and I don't like her fashion... Sexist? No not really, I don't like Abbott's attire at time either, especially those budgie smugglers.

Personally I care not whether I work with men or women, or care which sex I may be answerable too. The problem starts however when we are required to treat work colleagues based on their gender. Why is it that I can disagree with a man's opinion or business decisions but god help me if my disagreements are with a woman.  If it is equality that is needed then why are we not playing on an equal playing ground.

All Gillard has achieved is to validate that every comment made can be taken out of context and put into the sexist basket.

Sadly I will never again vote for a woman to head the Australian parliament. Not because I believe they are not as capable or even more capable as men, but simply because the sexist card has become a factor that none of us should have to deal with on a daily basis, especially when the card is being used to either win points or avoid being held accountable. It is a bit like prostitutes screaming rape when a client refuses to pay... It weakens the credibility of serious claims.

Julia Gillard will have a lot to answer for one day! She is an example of why woman have not or can not be treated as equals. Pity that glass ceiling didn't cut her to shreds... For the sake of women anyway....

Dear disgruntled Catholic woman (mother)

Unfortunately I am running out the door to do an interview with ACA re Community Against Crime cameras. (not a meeting with the devil to buy my soul)

I received your email and take on board the shame I have bought on you and the Catholic Church.  I do not hate the Catholic faith and said the majority of the priest are decent caring individuals and believe wholeheartedly that the church has been a huge difference in so many lives. It is important for people to belong to a religion or community with similar ideals and the belief in a higher power.  I am not knocking this whatsoever nor am I judging these people. I simply cannot support a church that believes or has openly stated that an abortion is far worse than the offense of a priest sexually abusing a child.  If a religion is not strong enough to be scrutinised then it is not a real religion. My beef is not with god or his son but with the man made rules and policies that have cause so much pain in this world.

Don't worry mother I will still see you in heaven, but maybe not dressed in white.

Oh and I am the executor of your will and have been working on documents to have you listed as incompetent so do not even think about any will changing......

Your loving son Dame

The golden child without a god.

PS - Nothing a death bed confession cannot fix....

Being baptised into the Catholic faith perhaps adds to the anger in knowing that it was and in many ways still is a church of secrecy, coverups and child sexual abuse.

The hardest issue for me personally is that I know the vast majority of Catholic priests out there find the church's way of dealing with rock spiders within the ranks deplorable. For most it must be unbearable that the secrecy and protection of their own has led to an even wider suspicion of all priests and the Catholic church as a whole.

For me I cannot get over the fact that not one complaint of sexual abuse against children has ever been passed onto police. It is within this fact that even those priests who detest such perverted actions must take some guilt in failing to stand up and be counted. Not the good nor the bad did.

George Pell, our highest Catholic figure in Australia, whether involved or not in child abuse is as guilty as the dirty little men hiding behind their holy cloths. He was present during statements made by abused children and did nothing. For the church it was a matter of paying these kids some hush money and moving the offenders onto greener pastures and fresh meat.

I no longer consider myself as Catholic and will never return to any religion where man made rules will determine whether I am worthy or not to pass through the pearly gates. Nor will I tolerate a religion where violence against other religions or the damage to children or people does not out weigh the church itself.  The offenses against these children contradict everything we were taught as children and everything these religions are supposed to stand for.

Oh ye with the tickets to paradise. The men who hold the keys to the gates of heaven. Such power over us mere mortals! Power to take, use and abuse without consequence.

To mention now that at a young age, I used to attend football matches weekly with the parish priest would immediately raise eyebrows, even though this priest is one of the good guys who I respect wholeheartedly. Unfortunately the damage for the church has become too great to mend. Ask any private school boy where priests or brothers were charged with their care and most will know of some sleazy story that occurred between student and master. I cannot even remember the amount of times I spent naked inside a brother's office to be caned or asked questions about thing I didn't even understand at that age. When this certain brother was caught out he was moved to Papua New Guinea - Apparently little black boys are less likely to tell or sadly be believed.

For all those abused children out there who have suffered at the hands of those Catholic priests who were protected and those who protected them, the times are a changing and at least be content in the fact that their guilt ridden apologies or forgiveness sought from their god on their death beds definitely fell on death ears. If there is a place called hell - there they sit....

Mentally fine to drive a car, bypass a car interlock using a specially code and kill a woman but when it comes to serving time for his crime - well that's a different story.

Mrs Higginbotham, 92, died because John Stein, a serial unlicensed drink driver crashed a vehicle through her bedroom wall at the retirement village she resided. Her life ended in a instant and Stein walks free to continue drinking and more than likely get behind the wheel of yet another car.

Justice Paul Goghlan basically told Higginbotham's family yesterday that her life was insignificant, compared to the care he must afford the offender who killed her. It is the same message we hear coming from our courts day after day. Who can blame this family for feeling cheated by a system that protects the guilty at the expense of victims.

Even more dire is the message that Stein must now have received loud and clear - Commit any crime, drink and drive, kill someone in the process because we will not lock you up. How could anything be more clear to a man who has not learnt from past indiscretions.

I have dealt with crafty criminals who have the smarts to make a lot of money, but oddly enough when a trial comes around they they are either verging on retardation, don't have the mental capability to understand their crimes, sufferer depression or have health issues that cannot be cared for properly inside. Spare me! Do the crime, do the time.

A family has lost a mother and grandmother and the killer walked free. This is not justice.....

The downfall of the Victoria Police began with Christine Nixon. The soft friendly approach she left our police looking more like parking inspectors than the strong crime fighting force that we once were.

Right or wrong criminals need to fear police police to a certain extent and the public need to see us as a clean cut and disciplined unit. Christine Nixon and the other imports we allowed into our force bought with them a lack of respect for the rank structure and discipline within the force. No longer did we call bosses sir or ma'am opting for a first name basis regardless of rank or position. Gone was the clean cut image and the boys in blue suddenly looked more like crooks and bong heads with beards, long hair and tattoos becoming the norm.

Anyone who thinks image does not play a huge part in an organisation like the police force is sorely mistaken. For the elderly an unkept man at their door wearing a blue shirt is a far cry from the men and women they once respected.

For a band of rebel coppers to fight for beards and ponytails is an embarrassment to all those who wore the uniform with pride. A breach of human rights - spare me!  If long hair and beards are so important go join the public service or a hippie commune. If you don't like the rules then get out and stop wasting energies, time and money on such crap. Every day people complain to me that police have not followed up or even attended reported crimes. Just yesterday a business suffering at the hands of a counterfeit racket asked me whether I could get police to actually investigate because he was being hand balled from station to station. Maybe the time has come to get back to work instead of whinging about your hair.

Let's move on from the damage Nixon and that other twit Overland left us in and get back to being coppers. If you want to be an individual, well move on!

It is no secret that I have always despised civil libertarians. It has never made sense to me just who's rights they believe they are protecting, because it sure as hell isn't the majority. If anything their righteous little attacks on police and the government does little more than assist the criminal minority out there with much to hide.

I think it was the late 80's that police lost the right to demand someone's name and address, opting for new legislation that included suspicion of an offense before doing so. Being a policeman at the time I found the loss of power ridiculous and beneficial to only those with something to hide. A lot of time has passed since then and my opinion has not changed in the slightest.

There is not a thing wrong with someone walking the streets at 3 a.m., if they have nothing to hide. Personally I would gladly give my details to police and quite frankly be glad that they at least know who is moving around in the dead of night. What negative effect can such a situation have on me? I am not a criminal and I am doing nothing wrong. Unfortunately there are a lot of people floating around our streets that are up to no good and I want the police to also know who they are.  Ask any decent person whether they care if police check them on the streets and most have absolutely no issue with it.  Ask a criminal the same thing and it is harassment and god forbid an attack on the civil rights, blah, blah, blah... Forget about the hundreds of people's rights they have walked all over in their crime sprees.

It is the same issue now with CCTV cameras, the so called fear of the big brother society. Spare me! Those of us that are doing nothing wrong have no issue with cameras. Holy shit every mobile phone out there could be filming us at any time. Again it is those small empty vessels out there claiming privacy breaches and civil rights, that protect none other than the rock apes we need to breed out of society. Empty vessels making the most noise in the extreme. Maybe it is the only way they can feel their life is of value by arguing righteous crap and left values. If it were up to the Greens we would all be riding bikes around with no police or cameras in a la di da world of floating pixies and hairy armpits. Unfortunately it is a real world out there and fantasy land just doesn't exist.

Oh Mr right wing Marrett, how dare you want a safe society that protects the innocent rather than the criminals. How dare you for believing that the majority of hard working and honest people deserve the right to go about their business without being robbed, assaulted, raped or murdered. This most ironic thing - the loudest cries comes from that pathetic minority and criminals when god forbid they are attacked or loose something of value. The first to yell and scream that police have done nothing.

CCTV cameras are the best chance we have of putting a huge dent in the entitlement of criminals to do as they please and at least bring back the concept that our homes are our castles. Our streets, our homes and our property need to at least be off limits to the scum that take, take, take...  In many ways it is our fault for allowing them to do as they please, but times are a changing....

The Jill Meagher abduction and murder, no doubt griped Victoria in a way we haven't seen since tragedies like Port Arthur, Hoddle street or even the Walsh Street killings. 

As hard as it is to find anything good in the light of Jill's fate, it can only be the reaction of the public as a whole. For too long we the punters and general public have stood back and allowed horrible vicious crime to flourish.  It was as though we had lost the war and accepted that violent crime was just a part of everyday life that may or may not effect us in the long run.

To witness the public's reaction last week, followed by the march of support for Jill and her family, was the recognition or spark that we as honest and law abiding citizen would no longer sit back and allow criminals to rule our streets.  We are the majority, the largest gang out there. Standing together is the strongest weapon we have against those that feel entitlement to destroy life for their own satisfaction.

Of all the crimes I have seen, read about or researched, the Anita Cobby abduction, rape and murder is the one that motivates me the greatest in my hatred of criminals. How some out there can be so cowardly and without soul to commit such offenses against innocent young women is virtually impossible to comprehend, but unfortunately a reality, a vile reality at that.

Yes I believe in the death penalty, and I do so for the very same reason of those who argue against it - Life is precious. But for me it is the innocent and the victims who's life is precious not those mongrels who murder, rape and destroy life. If we need to protect life by taking life then so be it. An eye for an eye might be labelled by many as barbaric and tribal but really what could be fairer. At present the penalties these toe rags receive are so disproportionate to the destruction and suffering they cause. 

If the alleged offender in the Jill Meagher murder gets 20 to 30 years, nobody can tell me that there is equality in the suffering of her family and loved ones. He has not only taken her life but pretty much changed and destroyed so many others in the process. 

I can only hope Jill's murder is the spark we needed to say enough is enough. 

I am not even going to speculate on who or what may have happened to Jill Meagher. There is an undercurrent or feeling that police know a lot more than are letting on and hopefully that means this case will not become a future unsolved crime mystery.

There will big those loud mouth wankers out there who will feel the need to throw vicious allegations of involvement at various people connected to Jill, but truth be known they are as ignorant as to the circumstances of her disappearance as the rest of us punters.

Of course the police need to look at every aspect of this case. In the early stages of an investigation of this kind, it would be irresponsible to rule in or out anyone as a possible suspect. Unfortunately statistics show that in cases like this or possible homicides, a family member or partner is usually involved.  This is why police need to cover or investigate this possibility as part of the initial investigation.  Searching Jill's apartment or questioning her husband does not indicate any involvement by him at this early stage and it would be a sad injustice if people as a consequence pointed any suspicion towards him.

Cases such as these unsettle me way beyond normal curiosity or concern. I am not even sure why. Maybe it is a fear of the unknown or an unhealthy need to know exactly what happened, or the unrealistic desire to protect innocent people from evil.  I just cannot seem to shake the constant anxiety of knowing there are answers to crime mysteries or that evil criminals out there are walking free while families need to know what happened to their loved ones.

I know that I am just a punter, a nobody in relation to investigations of this kind but since leaving the force I still feel a need or an unhealthy pull to stop crime.  It is probably the reason that I became I board member of Community Against Crime (CAC) and why it frustrates me that the politics involved in programs like CAC directly retards the safety of the public.

CAC is similar to the old outdated version of Neighbourhood Watch that uses modern technology to keep an eye on our streets. With cameras replacing the eyes of the public, it not only deters crime but helps police identify and prosecute those who feel the entitlement to destroy or effect the lives of others. 

It is gut wrenching knowing that had CAC been in place in all suburbs, abductions and similar crimes would be virtually impossible for offenders to commit, or at least remain unidentified. All I can hope is one day programs like CAC are embraced and a real dent can be made on crime.  It is unacceptable that innocent people can not be protected against the likes of those that currently believe they are entitled to rape, murder, abduct or even assault people going about their business.

CAC has transformed many streets in the west from unbearable crime areas to safe streets.  I dream of the day that CAC becomes a state wide initiative allowing people to reclaim the safety and security that a home and neighborhood should be.

www.communityagainstcrime.com.au

Being found not guilty in a criminal trial or having the charges dropped through lack of sufficient evidence does not always mean a defendant is innocent.

A perfect example are the dogs that murdered two young policemen in Walsh Street South Yarra. Whether the police stuffed up or it was the back flip of prosecution witnesses such as Wendy Peirce, there is no doubt Victor Peirce and his band of merry toe rags, planned and executed two innocent police boys.

The most frustrating and vile consequence of a failed prosecution where the guilty go free is the subsequent claims against the state for compensation and ridiculous allegations against police of unfair treatment. Take the former terrorist suspect Hany Taha, who now claims that he is suffering post traumatic stress disorder after being held on remand in relation to raising funds for active terrorist groups that targeted the Crown casino, Melbourne rail network and god forbid the MCG on grand final day.

While eight terrorists, including Muslim cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika were convicted during Australia's biggest terrorism trial, Taha was one of four men acquitted. Does it mean he was not involved? No it doesn't. It means there was not enough evidence to convince a jury.  A far cry from being found innocent.

Taha wants the government to pay him 1.7 million dollars because he claims that he had to wear a bright orange terrorist uniform, was restricted in his ability to practice his religion and was served meals that included pork.  If Taha is a lucky terrorist that walked his claims must be gut wrenching to those that have lost loved ones by the hand of terrorism. the grief and pain they suffer each and every day compared to what gutter swine extremists have to deal with when imprisoned simply does not compare. Terrorists and all those with extremist attitudes care zero for the rights of innocent or humane conditions of those they murder, abduct or behead. Their attitudes and actions are the definition of selfishness in its purist form.

The other horrific consequence of former terrorist suspects like Taha being successful in claims against the government is how these maggots utilise these payouts. The thought of our own government's funds being used to kill innocent Australians is a thought too hard to consider.  I have to use the word alleged when talking about Taha but I don't for second believe him to be innocent. Post traumatic stress disorder to the value of 1.7 million, spare me!

Terrorist in my opinion are at the top of the tree of criminals, I care not whether they are shackled 24/7 or forced to sleep in the fat of a pig. They do not deserve humane treatment or any sympathy whatsoever.

I would not feed their flesh to a pig.

The real losers following the Islamic protests that rocked Sydney are the Australian Islamic communities that unfortunately will feel the wrath and condemnation resulting from the actions of the extremist minority.

While so many Islamic groups work hard to build bridges in order to create a peaceful co-existence with other religions and groups in Australia, these Islam extremists continue to smash down their efforts and fill the divide with hate and violence.

For the average punter out there, Muhammad is just a name connected to the Islam religion. They care nothing for him or knowledge of what he means to them. And why should they? If anything the message that comes through the actions of these thugs is a a red flag to run a mile from a religion of hate and violence. To think that such violence can result out of any scrutiny of mockery of a religious prophet is a clear sign to most that there is something seriously wrong with such a religion.

Like most if not all religions the problems stem from man's interpretation of the message rather than the actual religious message.  We just have to look at the Catholic faith and it's history to see that somewhere along the line it's leaders and those 'appointed' to run the church have basically forgotten the real message and philosophies of the teachings.  I can tell you now that the concerns of spending my afterlife in hell because I ate meat on Friday or I questioned whether Mary was really a virgin, have long since passed.  They are simply man made rules or ideals set down to keep us in fear to avoid us straying from the pack.

I will not profess to know much about Islam but I have a strong belief or should I say hesitation in accepting any religion that cannot be scrutinised or questioned without thugs calling for heads.  To see children carrying signs around calling for non-believers to be beheaded, tells me but one thing - The Islam religion you are following is not the one the majority of Islamic leaders here in Australia are preaching.  I will never accept that any real religion or the interpretation of such a religion calls for violence and cutting off heads. To preach such hate through children -well what can I say? Seriously guys, is this really the message you get from Muhammad?

Australia in many ways is such a soft and frustrating country. To give us free speech and freedom to follow any of our beliefs should be without question, but to allow other religions to force their ideals and hatred on to us is unacceptable. Get these extremists out of our country. My god I can only imagine how long I would survive walking down the main street of some middle eastern country sprouting the teachings of Jesus. Islam is definitely welcome here but these extremists need to be hunted down and silenced.  We don't want you here and whether you were born here or not I am guessing you might be a lot happier somewhere else. SO GET OUT!

I am guessing Muhammad like Jesus was a prophet spreading the word of peace and love. To turn his teaching into violent extremist views must be an ignorance or lack of respect for the true message he was sending. Maybe Jesus was nothing more than a modern day Anthony Robins, or a magician, I don't really know but I am sure nobody will call for my head by writing this. Muhammad may have been a great prophet, he may have been a little loopy for all I care but don't be chopping my head off for that.

If religion need to be forced or punishment needs to be extreme if one scrutinises it, then there are obviously some big cracks that leaders from the past didn't want us to question.  A real religion should not only be strong enough to stand up to scrutiny but should ideally welcome it.

I am pretty sure is Muhammad was alive today, he would be smart enough to realise that extremist actions like those over the weekend would do nothing to assist in spreading his message. You guys seriously cannot be that thick, or maybe you just like violence and cutting off heads, either way you are doing nothing for the growth of Islam.

Have we become a nation of soft cocks and whingers or were we just too mucho in the past?

Personally I think the appropriate line is somewhere center between the past and present. I would never make light of mental illness or depression as they are very serious issues affecting a huge number of our community, but to some degree I do believe we are teaching ourselves to expect problems and issues.

For me the police force in the bad old days was a world of serious crooks, dead bodies and a massive lack of down time. I can't tell you how many suits I threw out unable to remove the stench of death in them. Of course these things have an effect on you, I mean none of us are blocks of ice but whether it was right or wrong we got on with things and did not expect to fall apart. In fact, right or wrong, stress leave was more an indication that someone could not be trusted as it was considered a sign of weakness.

We seem to have got to a point that any tiny incident that occurs in our lives requires help, treatment or pills. Of course drinking with mates after incidents and dealing with problems on your own is not exactly the perfect medicine but we have gone from one extreme to another.

Sorry but life just isn't that hard. Well not if we don't perceive it to be. Yes we may need time out here and there and time to deal with things but when we give into the mainstream thinking that every little tragedy or incident that happens to us will destroy our mental capacity to handle life, we have gone to far.

People die, get assaulted, abused, bullied or just have shit circumstances thrushed upon them. What makes us stronger is how we deal with that, not how quickly we give into it.

Again this is not by any means an attack on people that need help, we all do at times, but our thoughts and expectations must be looked at.

I have gotta say I'm liking Daniel Grollo more and more as this illegal blockade continues. I am guessing it would be easier for him just to cave into the intimidating antics and downright thuggery of Union officials but instead he is standing strong. 

This ridiculous situation has little if anything to do with workers rights and conditions. It is all about these corrupt unions flexing their muscles and feathering their nests at the expense of workers.

For the everyday person it is hard to understand why our police are not just removing these protesters off our streets, especially as the blockade has been ruled illegal by the Supreme court.  Get in there are break it up or send the army in if you are too soft. One way or another this situation needs to be sorted. They are our streets after all.

To hear comments made by police commissioner Ken Lay this morning, one must wonder if he even knows what is actually going on at the Crocon site. Stating that it was not illegal for groups to gather in a public place is just farcical. What does he think they are doing there? Having a picnic? Not only has the gathering been ruled illegal but they are there to intimidate and threaten people who simply want to work.

Why does he think union representatives were filming the faces of workers as they entered the site? Oh sorry when asked about that he was not even aware that it happened, regardless of the fact that it was shown on every news station this morning.  As of the union men hurling abuse and threats from nearby buildings, well......

Every one of these rogue unions needs to be deregulated. Unions should not be about blackmail and crippling business to get what they want. We all know exactly how it works behind the scenes and it is nothing short of organised crime.

These unions are using the workers as cattle to make more money for themselves and strengthen their organisations. It is a sad day to see Victoria returning to the farce and corruption of Unions hell bent on crippling our economy for their own gains.

We don't want these Unions out there so get rid of them...... Just a pack of bullying maggots.....

A message to all you trolls out there, I applaud your bravery and courage. It must take a huge amount of conviction and inner strength to type a few nasty words and forward it to someone whilst hiding your identity. Ha, what lonely little lives you must have.

What sad little pathetic people you are. What is it that you get out of attacking people? Does it feel good to know you have put Charlotte Dawson in hospital? I just don't get it.

Well done Charlotte for exposing one of these useless cowards. It is such a shame that people of such insignificance in this world wore you down, but you will live to fight another day.  Something very sad about people that can only attack knowing their identities are hidden.  Stand up and be counted you little maggots.

You obviously saw Charlotte as an easy target. Not surprising! It pretty much goes hand in hand with people that need to hide behind little tweets. Instead of attacking women and what you believe to be easy targets because I don't put Charlotte necessarily in that box, I would very much enjoy becoming your next target.

Unfortunately for you trolls, gutless little threats probably wont have much impact on me but please give it a go. I can be found under Damian Marrett on Twitter and feel free to get into my wikapedia for all it is worth. Maybe you could call me a faggot or something, cause that would really crush me! 

I must warn you however - I am not Charlotte Dawson and until the laws are strong enough to wipe out sweaty little faceless plebs sitting behind their computers, switching between porn and twitter - I'll fight my own battles and I wish you all the luck in the world when I track one of you down. OMG that actually sounds like a threat - And using my own name, how bizarre.

I look forward to your campaign of hate and terror. Give it your best shot, but as I said don't sulk and carry on when the game changes. At least at that point try to show even a tiny hint of bravery, or at least pretend.

Here I am toe rags - I am so very scared......

Look after yourself Charlotte.....

If we are to get serious about breaking the back of organised crime in Victoria we need to start with the unions that control the building industry.

Not only are these unions riddled with representatives on the take but they are also infused with underworld crime figures and outlaw motorcycle gangs. I feel a tad embarrassed even writing that because it is so blatant that I am merely stating the obvious.

Bags of cash are being handed over on a daily basis to mediators and union officials by companies to avoid being crippled by industrial action. Sometimes with no result. For these criminal organisations, and I include these unions, it has become an accepted entitlement, a perk of the job.

The actual workers on these sites are already on a good wicket. So much so that it has become a bit of joke down the local where you will see them downing bourbon and cokes at midday because a light shower passed over or some union guy has shut down a site, in order to cash himself up for a holiday.

If I personally know of numerous occasions where companies have handed over large sums of cash to underworld figures who have then split this with unions, then obvious the so called industry watchdogs also know and yet the giggle continues, more and more blatant as time goes on.

Nobody can tell me the recent illegal blockades are made up of workers fighting for better rights. I guarantee many of those fat guys punching and kicking police horses are members of outlaw motorcycle gangs and hired thugs. Big tough guys used as pawns to assist others to line their pockets with huge amounts of cash. Touch one touch all - Pity the one's at the top don't have divide buttons on their calculators.

We all hate thugs and bullies. It is not surprising they have to gather in numbers. Take their colours off and most of them are simply some smelly fat guy in the fish and chip shop not worthy of a second glance. Together they become tough enough to threaten people's families and children. Sadly without strong enforcement bodies or anyone prepared to stand up to these stand over tactics, well it is just money for jam. We have basically given the thugs of the industry permission to take cash at will. What a fucken joke!

They have the industry by the balls. They have our politicians by the balls and they are laughing all the way to the bank, or in this case the sock drawer.

Sack them all. Deregister every one of these rouge unions and lets get on with it. There are enough people out there willing to put in an honest days work without unions in their ears urging them to take, take, take....

PS. Why do most of these union representatives have Scottish or Irish accents...

I have not been a fan of Derryn Hinch, nor his producer Shannon, since it became obvious to me that a half baked headline grab was more important than an ongoing investigation into the movements of a convicted paedophile.

For Hinch and his producer it mattered not that I was already watching this sex offender and his involvement with children. Not even the promise of exclusive rights to any information I may have uncovered could trump a three minute opening rant on his drive time program.  In the words of his producer - "We don't care".  "We can do anything we want" And they did. For what benefit I still am not sure. I am guessing Shannon does not have kids or at least the integrity to look past a headline filler at the expense of really exposing a sexual predator. But of course the buck on this occasion must stop with Hinch, it is he who ultimately made that decision.

To make matters worse was the information had come to them by the person who had asked me to investigate the offender in the first place, believing Hinch's program would be the perfect outlet to expose this offender's interaction with children.

For the record I was not being paid one cent to document this creep's movements. I was not working toward any headline or publicity. It was simply a case of a registered child sex offender showing total disregard for any conditions placed on him in regards to working and being around children.  Unfortunately we may never know what this offender may have been up thanks to a man more content on being seen to be a champion of victims than actually being so.

Does this mean that I am glad to see Derryn sacked from 3AW? - Definitely not. No matter what his real intentions may be, he still exposes more child sex offenders and pushes for victim's rights than anybody else in the public eye.  For victims of these vile and unforgivable crimes, Hinch has been a pillar of strength and given unwavering support, not just through his radio program but personally. For that he deserved much...

As disappointed and frustrated I was to realise that in the end it was all about a quick headline in relation to information, I honestly hope that his radio days and not yet over. (Shannon not so much..) We need personalities and tough journalists like him to ask the hard questions and butt heads with despots of this world.

So sad too bad....

Sorry it is too cold to blog today... Maybe later.

It is all so very easy to get caught up in our own little world, oblivious to the realities of suffering that continues in many countries, including our own. Have we become so desensitised and self absorbed that images of starvation, injustice or abuse have become a mere raise of an eyebrow before returning to what really matters? - Our own life.

He said this. She did that. The tram is crowded. Petrol has gone up... Spare me! How utterly insignificant our problems really are. It is hard to believe that an overcooked steak in a restaurant can cause more emotional turmoil than children being bought and sold in sex trades around the world or children being bullied to the point of taking their own lives. What have we really become? What will it take for us to become active in order to change so, so many things that are wrong in this world?

Somebody recently remarked that it would be waste of time trying to free a child in sex slavery in a country on the opposite side of the world because it is happening everywhere. Hard to fathom that just because it is in a distant land or that there are thousands of other in the same boat, a child’s freedom from a torturous life is any less important.

Maybe with age the insignificant crap that people feel they need to share with us becomes less and less important. Most of the time they are only playing the victim to get some much-needed attention anyway. Yes, I have upset many friends with my lack of sympathy or blunt remarks but seriously people - I don't give a rats that someone kept you waiting or said something that you have interpreted a certain way.  Time to grow up a little and stop being a soft cocks. There are so many more serious problems out there that deserve your energies.

By no means am I saying that just because we are privileged we don't have the right to get upset or feel down. Of course we do, our problems are very relative to our own lives but at least pick an issue that has a bit of merit to it. 

We have become such a pansy nanny state, so politically correct that somehow we are actually telling ourselves that we are entitled to be upset over such trivial little comments, usually with no malice intent or sexual innuendo whatsoever.

We have so many months donated to different causes, Movember and dry February and the like (obviously I don't take part in those dry months cause I am sure it aint Feb), I think we need a Novictim month where nobody can talk about their own sad lives.  Maybe many of us will realise that just getting on with it might be the best medicine or teach ourselves to step out of ourselves.

This by no means should take away from the extreme pain that the women on 'Farmer wants a wife' are feeling when they are dumped. Their love is real. How can it not when they have known this man for two days?.... So Sad... I really feel for them....

It is all getting a tad exhausting.

For years I have been an advocate for outlawing gangs, including bikie, organised crime and thug associations. Why we continually wait until the problem is already upon us is hard to swallow. Blind Freddy could have predicted the influx of notorious motorcycle gangs into Victoria as far back as the late 90's.

Thanks to politics and budget constraints we unfortunately live in a reactive rather than a proactive world.  It is a little like waiting until a house is overrun with termites before taking action.

The biggest problem we face with the head start we have given these bikie gangs is that we have allowed them to already lay some strong foundations in our state. Legitimate businesses have been taken over, mostly by threat and force, and even the infiltration of government departments, such as VicRoads and the justice department.  One only need to dig into various cleaning contracts to realise the depth of of criminal roots and position of vulnerability we have already placed ourselves in.

The new laws, albeit too late, however are a good start, providing they are strong enough to stand up in our courts. We only have to look at the court rulings in other states to agree anything other than a strong and united stance across the board will result in huge costs for little gain.

Without knowing the entirety of the new anti association laws, I hope to high heaven that they include the vital legislation regarding corruption within our government bodies.  For organised crime to flourish it needs the assistance of persons of position to assist it.  Unfortunately there are numerous officials in Victoria ready to line their pockets with cash from the very people they have been entrusted to stand against.  And it is not so much the police that I am referring to, it is the politicians and government that rubber stamp contracts and deals knowing only to well the repercussions for the state of Victoria.

If we are to be serious about fighting organised crime, we need the strongest legislation possible to deter the lining of pockets. Many will say that harsh penalties does not deter criminals and in many cases that is true, however anti-corruption legislation is not aimed at criminals per say.  Many of the corrupt officials that assist organised crime are as staunch as a wet tissue.  For the typical politician or public servant the thought of prison time and strict liability for involvement in any process deemed to assist criminal activity, would act as a big deterrent in the decision making process. 

Anti- corruption laws and penalties need to be water tight. Those that break these kind laws by receiving secret commissions and the like, need to be charged as a principle offender of the criminal activity that they assisted. If we are going to get serious about breaking the back of the ruthless criminal gangs with legislation then it needs to be across the board. Politician need to become accountable and not just seen to be doing things for newspapers and TV.

Likewise the legislation and penalties for criminal gangs approaching or intimidating persons to join the giggle needs to be the toughest of all. At present some high positioned state politicians and managers of large projects, such as the Desal plant have received very real threats against themselves and their families to turn a blind eye, and even allow huge on paper costs and wages to stream into criminal coffers. 

As much as I understand the reluctance of many in position to stand up against the intimidation of organised crime - if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen and make way for those that can.

The time has come to draw a line in the sand and clean up our state.

There is no simple way to describe the failure of the Queensland judicial system to release the remains of Daniel Morcombe back to his family, other than pathetically weak and disrespectful. 

If DNA testing is required by the defense in order to positively identify the remains as that of Daniels then they should have been ordered to do it within a reasonable time frame. For the defense to declare that they are unable to offer an estimate of time needed to carry out these tests is nothing short of intentionally attempting to cause even more heartache and grief to the Morcombes.

The Queensland courts have the power to direct the defense to carry out the tests immediately or accept the results of the testing already carried out by the state coroner. 

I understand totally the prosecution's reluctance in avoiding any chance of evidence being lost or ruled out but this situation reeks of a judicial system without the balls to direct the relevant parties involved to conduct themselves with decency and respect for the victims of this horrific crime.

For the Daniel's parents the thought of their son's bones being tossed around between the evidence room and the courts must be unbearable. To cause this continual suffering is inhumane, considering the fact that it could have been avoided. The defense are playing games at the expense of a grieving family.  If Brett Cowan, the alleged killer of Daniel is guilty, he is being given the freedom to continue tormenting these parents by keeping their son from them. The most pathetic part of this senseless game is that Cowan already knows the remains belong to Daniel, making this entire process nothing more than a sick and depraved enjoyment on his part.

Lawyers are extremely well versed in rationalising questionable methods they use in defending vile killers and sexual predators but the bottom line is many are void of common decency. Further test would reveal that the Coroners findings were correct and knowing this is a reflection of just how low some of these heartless mongrels will stoop.

Someone needs to grow some gonads and return Daniel to his family to at least allow them to lay this child to rest with all the dignity he deserves.

 

At the risk of appearing like a Gillard basher or a little Bolt, I just cannot help but continue expressing my frustrations with a woman who I believe not only to be directly responsible for the deaths of hundred of boat people but is corruptly dishonest.

To remark that she was in love, young and naive in relation to setting up accounts for a previous boyfriend allowing him to embezzle large amounts of money belonging to union fee payers is absurd.

Yes we are talking about a 17 year old crime, but so what? This woman reeks of dishonesty. At the time Gillard was 34 years old and a lawyer with Slater and Gordon.  The fact is that she set up a slush fund for her then boyfriend AWU state secretary, Bruce Wilson which allowed him to misappropriate large amounts of money belonging to union members.  Many in the know still say that at least a million dollars is unaccounted for.

On Saturday, more questions were raised about what Gillard actually did for her then-boyfriend. A testy and defensive Gillard refused to answer any questions relating to her part in the theft.  She has never been held to scrutiny on the scandal because other than telling a woman's magazine many years ago that she was in love and naive, reporters have been warned off digging any deeper. Some have have lost their jobs for trying.

It kinda makes sense now she showed little if no action against Craig Thomson for so, so long. Another thief in the Labor camp with a sense of entitlement to others money. (Alleged)

In October 1995, Gillard said she had "no intention" of leaving Slater & Gordon. Days later she was gone. Ask Gillard and she will tell you she left on her own accord. Unfortunately we the public are not as naive as the claim she wishes to hide behind.

I am not sure what angers me more. 1) Gillard up to her neck in the middle of a large scale misappropriation of workers funds. 2) Her refusal to be questioned over the scandal. 3) The only defense being that she was 'in love, naive and young. or 4) That many have lost their jobs and suffered career blocks for daring to question her involvement in the affair.

The corruption within the Labor ranks is well known by many insiders. The government for the workers or at least for their funds. Their is no statute of limitation for theft and any person who wishes to stand as our leader, making decisions for the good of our country and people, has no right to avoid scrutiny for any questionable conduct, past or present.

I am so tired of coverups and criminal politicians ripping off hard working Australians. For too long we have all just shaken our heads knowing only to well the joke has been at our expense, unable to penetrate the walls of  corruption that protect the likes of Gillard and her thieving cohorts. The time has come to demand better, to hold these people accountable.

Gillard can no longer hide behind her spin and lies. She can no longer refuse to answer the hard questions. She has been described as our most distrusted prime minister (I have used lower case on purpose), a title she deserves and more.

Julia Gillard and her government have the blood of 338 people on their hands.  Forget the spin and the blame games, or even the blatant lies that this woman has frustrated us with. Now it has been revealed that she put her leadership before the lives of hundreds of desperate people.

Yesterday during a press conference she had the gall to say, "I am over it, we are all over it. It is time to get something done" Well that is not good enough, especially for the thousands connected to those that lost their lives.

Politics before lives. There is absolutely no other way to describe this woman's conduct. Anything to protect her own leadership and avoid looking weak.  When Rudd dumped the Howard policies on asylum seekers and off shore processing, the boats began to arrive in Australia in droves. It was an obvious mistake that would only mean certain death for many of the thousands that risked the voyage in leaky boats.

Immigration Minister Chris Bowen readily admits he always believed that off shore processing (the Howard model) needed to be reinstated but as reported in the Australian Newspaper today,  on October 13 last year he urged Gillard to reintroduce off shore processing.

He urged her to do the deal to reopen Nauru, to do the deal with Tony Abbott to stop the boats. Gillard, knowing that further death was imminent, rejected such measures because she believed it would weaken her leadership. It was a decision made purely for political reasons regardless of how many desperate people would suffer death by drowning. Since that rejected recommendation 123 boats have arrived and 338 men, women and children have drowned at sea.

The back flip, that Gillard prefers to call a compromise, brings us back to a stance that should never had been dumped in the first place. For her stance and obsession with her own leadership she is directly responsible for 338 deaths.  Yet still she places the blame everywhere but herself.  The comment that she is over it is a reflection of a woman who will do almost anything in pursuit of her own ambitions.  Did I say almost?  There is nothing more sacred to this woman than herself. 

It is a sickening thought that politics can be played on such a level. Somebody needs to be accountable for these deaths. Chris Bowen will continue to hide behind cabinet privilege and Julia can blame the opposition all she likes. The fact of the matter is that rather than look politically weak she must now accept the blood of hundreds of people on her hands.

I hope one day that Gillard will reflect on her time in parliament and suffer the realisation that she was responsible for these deaths.  I would like her to suffer, to see the faces of these victims and accept her own ambitions she never have been put before innocent and desperate people. 

There is a stench around this woman will fatal consequence.  You might be over it Julia but many will never forget. Especially those that lost loved ones simply because you did not want to look weak.  Unfortunately for you - you are the definition of weakness and everything foul in this world.

I don't have kids but if I did I know bullying would be one of my main fears.

The thought of sending your young ones off to be tormented and demoralised by their peers would be the most heartbreaking and gut wrenching thing to deal with.

Sometimes it may be because your child is a little different but that is not always the case. Bullying can be the simple matter of some other kid deciding that your child is the one to target. We all know the bully themselves has their own insecurities that drive them to somehow gain a false sense of worth by putting down others, but this knowledge does little if anything to assist the victims who endure the relentless attack on their own self worth.  The saddest reality for victims is that they rarely if ever recover, often affected both mentally and physically for the entirety of their lives.

For the parents the damage has already been done before they even become aware of what their child has had to deal with on a daily basis and of course relentlessly over the internet and mobile phones.  The thought of failing to protect their children also staying with them til the end of time.

A story on the Sunday Night program last night bought home the helplessness that both parent and child must be feeling.  One female principle from an American school showed just how pathetic some of those in charge of your kids just doesn't have a clue.  Although watching and listening to her she would have you believe she is the guru of child care.

After watching one poor kid being constantly tormented, stabbed with pencils and have his head rammed into the metal seat rails on the school bus, I felt a little relieved that at least something now may be done to help this child.  His teary parents could not believe what they were seeing and of course blamed themselves for being so unaware of the living hell their child was enduring.

The tears were still evident as these parents sat before the self proclaimed guru who offered no solution other than to brighten up the parents day by showing them photos of her newly born grand daughter. She did however add that she would be upset at the thought of a similar fate being bestowed on one of her own.

Instead of removing the self obsessed ignorant stick that had obviously been inserted at birth, the guru had another bullying issue to deal with for the cameras.  Two boys - one that had obviously been dealing with the daily hell of being a victim and the other the bully.  Her solution was to force the two boys to shake hands.  The bully of course showed no resistance and put out his hand while the poor beaten and demoralised child resisted.  Obviously this child saw nothing to gain by shaking his tormentors hand, knowing nothing would change.  His protests were so logical with a degree of pleading that some be be done to save him from his daily ritual.  But no for this principle it was just a matter of a hand shake and all would be good in the world.  It was obvious that this victim felt even more ridiculed at the thought of having to shake this bully's hand as if it were an invitation or vindication of his attackers actions.

After being forced to shake the bully's hand, he was kept back by the principle who oddly enough told him he was as bad as the bully for initially not offering his hand.  His reply was perfect, "I am as bad as someone who bashes me and picks on me everyday, for not shaking his hand?"  According to her, yes he was.

Whether or not kids realise the tragic consequences their actions have on others is not the case.  No kid needs to endure suffering at their hands.  Education and policy changes has done little if anything to change the issue.  So what is the solution?  Maybe a central boarding school for bullies.  Whether they are sent there for 6 months or a year depending on the severity of their conduct, at least the instigators are being removed and not the victims.  Time for bullies to learn some hard and valuable lessons. Give them some real discipline without the comfort of their parents and at least offer some possibility of some deterrence for their actions.

As for that self proclaimed guru without a clue - Go F**k yourself.....

Call me harsh. Call me a right wing Nazi if you must, but I feel no sympathy for Australians that are caught trafficking drugs in foreign lands, regardless of the severe consequences.

The Herald Sun would like us to believe Emma Louise L'Aiguille is one of us, a poor Aussie battler and mother of six, facing the death penalty in Malaysia. As much as they attempt to pull at our heart strings with declarations of family heartache and pleas to Australian officials to save L'Aiguille, the truth of the matter lies somewhere between the lines of the printed text.

Not in one statement from the family has there been a point of view that L'Aiguille may be innocent or set up. There appears to be a census or acceptance that she has in fact committed the crime but understandably do not want to see her hung.

As for being a mother of six, spare me! Simply giving birth does not or should not guarantee the presumption of everything the word mother usually comprises of.  She does not care for any of her children and has basically abandoned them, for at least the last two years, to enjoy a drug filled life with her Nigerian boyfriend in Malaysia.

The problem I have with people like L'Aiguille is that they live their lives without a thought for others or the damage they inflict until it is all too late. Yes if she is found guilty of trafficking Ice she may face the death penalty and yes no one likes to see someone killed but the consequences in Countries like Malaysia are well know and there is no doubt she herself knew the risks.  I don't feel sorry for people who spin the dice and lose.

Whether or not we as Australian's are against the laws and penalties that exist in many Countries like Malaysia is irrelevant.  The laws of the land are the laws of the land and we as visitors must abide by them.  Regardless of the mush reported by the Herald Sun, I think most Australians care little for drug traffickers that are caught overseas.  Don't do the crime if you are not willing to suffer the consequences. On this occasion that may mean death - So sad too bad.

This morning I spent another 1 hour and 53 minutes being passed around Telstra Bigpond. It is the forth day in the last week that my life and time has been put on hold for at least an hour each time. So far they owe me at least six precious hours of time.  I doubt not that this morning ritual will reoccur either tomorrow or Saturday morning.

The upside is that I am beginning to understand more easily those foreign accents, many customers list as their biggest gripe with off shore call centres.  The downside is utter frustration and vile hatred for Telstra customer service or to be fair those in management who train and set up a virtually impossible system to achieve customer satisfaction.

Not only did I have to repeat my account number, name and date of birth 7 times this morning but I also had to explain the problem from scratch each time I was put through to the correct department.  Oh and I won't mention the two annoying little individuals who put me on hold to disappear for ever.

The issue, for the upteenth time is that for three years my usage planof 25 gig has never been reached and I have never had to suffer the slow down of my internet connection. When I say slow down I should be saying cut off as not even an email can get through.  Suddenly in the last two weeks I am using about 5 Gig a day, mostly in uploading usage.  Impossible I would have thought as the only uploading I do is this blog which, thanks to this problem has not been updated for the past two weeks.

On the 30th of July I was told by one of these highly trained supervisors that the problem was definitely not at my end, not even a matter of some piss ant hacking into connection.  He initiated an investigation with technical support and was so apologetic that he stated he would personally check my account each day to ensure there enough gig in my account until the investigation had been completed.  Now that is customer service. Who could ask for more than that? ... Except of course he was just speaking nonsense and the problem continues day after day.  If you think it is just a matter of speaking with customer service guru again then you are a bigger twit than me.  According to the last female I spoke with at Telstra it is virtually impossible to find that supervisor, even though he has added notes on my file, because of the privacy act.  I am not even going to comment further on such a ridiculous statement.  I do however wonder which countries statutes she is referring. How dare I try and find out who was dealing with my account and made assurances to me.  Just who in the hell do I think I am?

Obviously the Privacy Act was a nonsense, as was the comments made by the first female I had the pleasure of dealing with today.  According to her I was now to blame for connection problems because members of Telstra technical support had made several attempts to contact me but I had ignored them.  So 20 minutes later I asked Technical support who referred to the current investigation report to discover there had in fact been no such attempts.  But of course I would need to speak to billing again because they were unable to access notes made on my file.

So back and forward I go. Each time starting at the beginning. "Let's do some trouble shooting exercises Mr Jack to see what your problem might be.  OMFG!!!  At one stage with a soft and defeated voice, I actually begged one girl to please, please read the notes on my file to save another 20 minutes of time wasting.  Thankfully she agreed and put me hold while she did this.  I never heard from her again.

Strangely the most helpful girl this morning and I say this only because at least she offered me a solution.  To fix the problem of my over usage, a problem they have already agreed is not mine, she could sell me a bigger data package of 200 gig a month instead of the 25.  All I have to pay is an extra $30 a month and transfer my mobile over to Telstra.   Oddly I felt a little uncomfortable paying for more data as I was not using the data that created the problem and refused her kind offer.  Mind you this is the same bright spark that insists the privacy act prohibits me speaking with the same person twice.

Finally I had to go. Enough was enough. "Don't forget to stay on the line to answer a few questions about the customer service you have received today".

*At least I was promised that a supervisor from 'Melbourne' would call me before midday. 

Midday was twenty five minutes ago.

 

Even though it is but a recommendation for a parliamentary committee to consider, forcing catholic priest to report criminal confessions to police is a waste of time and plain ridiculous.

You have got to wonder who comes up with these bright ideas. I know it has been legislated in Ireland but it is unworkable and let's face it, who in the hell is going to confess criminal behavior to priests knowing he is working as a middle man for police.

If anything, such legislation will only force offenders to further secret their evil deeds removing any chance that priests may offer some hope of helping broken people changing ongoing behaviors. Whether we think their assistance or counseling has any impact is of no consequence. Without this privilege there is nothing, just deep seated guilt and secrecy, with no chance of behavioral change.  The church may as well just scrap the practice or tone it down to the hundreds of kids forced into the box to confess the trivial sins of taking two biscuits instead one.

The real issue for the church is the coverups and lack of responsibility taken by the church in dealing with offending priests and of course the victims of child abuse who's lives have pretty much been destroyed for ever.

The seemly solid and impenetrable blue stone wall that protects the catholic church needs to come down once and for all. The movement or hiding away of offending priests can no longer be the part of the risk management procedures of a desperate institution that is hell bent on saving face over the dire consequences for the unsuspecting young prey.

Like any business or company, the buck needs to stops somewhere.  The hierarchy within the church must be held accountable for those under their control or supervision. And if that means jail time then so be it. It is hard to fathom that the teaching of the Catholic church are so out of whack with the reality.  In many, many cases I hold those that transfer and coverup of these perverted priests more criminally and morally responsible than the rock spiders that use the church as a lolly shop.

It would seem logical that the virtuous and real priests out there, devoted to the teachings of the church must want change and transparency, if not to firstly negate the mistrust many have for all priests.  All religions need transparency and be open to scrutiny, gone are the days of blind faith and respect for those that hold the keys to those pearly gates. If a religion is true to it's philosophies and beliefs then it will withstand any of this scrutiny and strengthen.  To continue in the vein of secrecy and unquestionable power will be the death of it.

The Catholic church has become like Telstra, we may use their phones but hate the company.

 

I have been banging on for years about the drug problem inside our prisons, even offering a newspaper a feature on exposing the ease at which inmates could get their hands on illegal substances.

I find it remarkably naive of so called expect commentators offering solutions such as rotating staff, in an attempt to inhibit relationships forming between guards and inmates.  If a guard is susceptible to corruption then relationships involving drug trafficking can be formed in a very short time frame.  It is all about money rather than any friendship or trust gained.

No matter who has been rotated or moved about, guards will be approached either by inmates or connections on the outside with the temptation of what may seem to be easy money, a decision to be made regardless of close friendships being formed.  It must also be a consideration that the best managers of these prisons are logically those that know them best.

Many of us have known for years of the corruption within our prison system and the ease that convicts can lay their hands on drugs, weapons and communication devices.  The question needs to be asked how items are smuggled in, nothing to do with relationships between guards and inmates.  Nobody can tell me there is not a huge problem in the detection of drugs being smuggled in by guards and visitors. What needs to be looked at is the screening process and drug detection equipment at the initial point of entry.  I cannot fathom that guards are not searched or screened themselves for contraband.  Pilots and air staff are screened every time they enter departure gates at airports.

A year or so ago I entered a prison in South Australia and could not believe how inadequate the searches I underwent were before I was allowed to see an inmate.  Sadly I really don't think any of those guards actually gave a shit whether I was carrying any drugs or weapons into the prison or at least that was the attitude that came across. If the prison system really wanted to stamp out drug use behind bars they could.  Even the urine testing procedures are flawed or so I am told.  Let's not forget that many of these prisons are under private contract and a high level of failed drug tests would be a nasty black mark on the companies security procedures in the first instance, possibly affecting the outcome of future contracts.

Corruption whether in the prison system or the police force is about opportunity and temptation.  A chance to make money with the smallest amount of risk.  What a better environment for this than a prison where the guilty can monitor everything their partners in crime do.  No chance of secret meetings with police or anti corruption officers and let's face it why would a crook dob in someone who is supplying them exactly what they want.  Unfortunately it has been going on for years and will continue to happen until it becomes a priority for those above to stop it.  The PR and spin machine that we heard on news reports last night from both police and the justice department was such an obvious attempt to contain this operation and the arrests to being a small isolated incident.  Nothing could be further from the truth. 

Let me leave you with one comment made by a reformed heroin addict that not long ago was looking at a sentence for previous crimes - "I know if I go back inside I will be a raving junkie again"  Sad state of affairs when it is our jails over the streets that offer the greater temptation for relapse.

Justice Whelan

Weighing up the pros and cons of Mokbel's impisonment on his health (heart disease).  He believes Mokbel's health is relevant.... A consideration.

Mokbel's pleas of guilty taken into account. 

Expression of remorse - Whelan unpersuaded of his remorse...  Offended over a number of years.  Drug trafficking was your business.  Your area of expertise. Your career. 

Harsh regime re high security unit.  Sentence will be served in this unit for a considerable amount of time.

You were the leader of this drug trafficking network and you should be charged as a serious drug offender.

Offences were committed whilst on bail. (cocaine importation) Accumulative sentence...

Rehabilitation - there are prospects of rehabilitation.

State and Commonwealth overlap complex.

Arrogant contempt for the law... 

Persuaded not to sentence to life...

Fixing a non parole period of 22 years...

Plus federal sentence - 13 years imprisonment.

Non parole period until 22 years from today less time served. 

30 years with non parole of 22 years.  Had you not pleaded guilty he would have sentenced Mokbel to life.

While the rest of us sit and wait to see how long Tony Mokbel will be sentenced for his drug crimes, his mother places his fate in the hands of God.

""I don't know whether it will be one, five or ten years" she said from her Brunswick home yesterday.

One thing is for sure the chances of Mokbel's sentence being anything under twenty years is virtually zero.  Most predict the twenty three year minimum that was hatched earlier in proceedings between the prosecution and Mokbel's defense. 

Oddly in his favour is the fact that he pleaded guilty and saved the enormous expense of full trials.  Let's not forget however the huge financial costs involved in tracking this drug baron down and bringing his back from Greece, where amazingly Fat Tony brazenly continued to run his drug empire whilst on the run. 

According to Mrs Mokbel she never saw any drug trafficking and only a mother could remark now that "I don't believe it is true".  Mokbel would like us to believe that he has seen the light and is a changed man.  Unfortunately the level of his drug dealing, accumulated wealth and underword profile make such a suggestion impossible to fathom. 

Mokbel is considered one of the largest dealers that Australia has witnessed.  Today we find out whether our legal system is serious about crime and penalty.  Personally I think he should get life but I won't hold my breath.  Anything under thirty years with a minimum of twenty three will be a disappointment and a reflection of a state soft on crime.

Let's wait for the live stream and find out what hopefully the final chapter on the Mokbel saga reveals. 

Update to follow.

The sky may not have fallen in on yesterday but that by no means will cool the anger and frustration of a tax that will virtually have no effect whatsoever on saving the planet.

Whether you are a believer or cynic of global warning it matters not.  Our complex and costly tax will not impact or cool down temperatures by any significant margin.
Even if the rest of the world followed our lead, which they wont or at least by the massive price Julia has placed on carbon, temperatures would still not be impacted enough to avoid Armageddon. 

Gillard and Swan talk of compensation and that struggling Australians will be no worse off under this ridiculous tax, some even better off.  What a crock! If you are stupid enough to believe that only the big polluters will pay then you are sorely mistaken. It is small business and consumers that will be hit at every corner.  The bottom line is that there is no good reason for this tax and it is obvious that not even the Labor government knows what effects this tax will have across the board. 

For Labor to compare this tax with the GST is to compare apples and oranges.  The Carbon Tax is very much the great unknown, unlike the GST. 

This government has become an embarrassing joke with serious consequences for all of us.  To watch Trade Minister Craig Emerson dancing and singing in the streets of Whyalla with Special Minister of State Gary Gray in an attempt to mock the oppositions predictions of Carbon Tax devastation, was pure and simply a sad and pathetic example of a juvenile out of touch government.  As was Wayne Swan's visit to a supermarket waving around dockets to prove prices had not changed.  Something seriously lacking in the credibility department.

This tax will never be sold to the Australian public and this joke of a Prime Minister will suffer the consequences at the next election.   What a shame that glass ceiling didn't cause injury to this pathetic twit.

Whether Denis Tanner murdered his sister in law or not is a question that I doubt will ever be answered.  Just as we will never really know what happened to Adele Bailey, the transsexual prostitute, whose remains were found in a Bonnie Doon mineshaft just 5 kilometers from the Tanner property.

Most people would find it hard to believe that a Jennifer Tanner, with one gun shot wound to her forehead, could possible re work the bolt action firearm and fire a second shot into her own head, not to mention the wounds to her hands.

As for Adele Baily, the fact that Tanner was the last police member to arrest her, followed by her remains being located within 5 kilometers from his property adds weight to his guilt, albeit evidence at best being circumstantial and by no means strong enough to warrant charges being laid against Tanner. 

The fact that Tanner did not take the witness box at either of the Coroners Inquests to defend himself or fill in some of the blanks in this case, leaves many of us concluding an even greater probability of guilt.  Tanner claims he remained silent on the advise of his lawyers but one must wonder what concerns they must have had to use this tactic. It seems highly bizarre that an innocent man would not or could not clear his name by explaining his whereabouts and innocence by taking the stand under oath. Was there something to hide or questions to avoid? Again we will never know.

Nothing in the Herald Sun interview with former police detective Ron Irwin and Tanner struck like a bolt of Tanner's innocence and I suppose I will have to wait until I read his book before my mind is swayed one way or another.  A book I will read with an open mind even though I have one leg on the other side of the fence at this stage.

If Tanner is innocent he and his family have suffered a great injustice. If guilty then he has not suffered enough. Sadly a mystery that will never be solved, unless of course he confesses.

No matter what your stance is on the boat crisis and refugees in general, I'm sure nobody supports less than humane treatment of others regardless of their situation.

The Malaysia solution goes against every core value we here in Australia have adopted as part of life.  The thought of a child being detained in a country with such a poor record of human rights is, or at least should be, intolerable to every Australian that has been afforded the gift of being born to or became part of a fair and just country that holds the value of human life in the highest degree.

It pains me to watch a Labor government, under Julia Gillard, play a political guilt game with the lives of what we must consider desperate people.  I cannot accept that any person with a strand of compassion running through their veins could even consider such a solution, knowing all too well the horrific record relating to human rights or failure thereof, in a country such as Malaysia.

We must ask ourselves - Why is the government so hell bent on getting the Malaysia solution through the senate when there are plenty of other countries that are signatories to the UN Human Rights Convention? We may very well ask but the answer is unclear.  It doesn't make sense.  Pathetically I assume it comes down to the simple matter of Julia Gillard not wanting to back down from the knee jerk solution she devised in an attempt to look as though she could problem solve based on another promise to fix just one of many issues she took on after stabbing her boss in boss in the back. 

I watched her this morning on one of the morning shows looking like a cat that had swallowed the canary as she played the usual dishonest game of political point scoring.  Hollow statements relating to the passing of a bill in the lower house, that includes her precious Malaysia solution, knowing only full well the chances of it passing through the senate are next to none.  What a complete and utter waste of time and immoral way to score points of the back of human suffering. 

In Gillard's eyes she can now claim to have given us the solution to the boat crisis, only failing because that negative group of the other side of the table, blocked it from passing through house.  Unfortunately for her the ruse is as see through as every other broken promise or lie we have suffered from her mouth.  The constant spin has made us all a little wiser as to the real motivations that lie just below the surface of our politicians and thankfully we are all in a better position to decide what is right and wrong for ourselves.  Love or hate the Coalition, anyone with a reasonable sense of morality must support their stance against the Malaysia solution.

If Gillard was sincere in her words in parliament yesterday and that finding a solution was not about political point scoring, she would have agreed to the amendments offered up by the Coalition and dropped off shore processing in any country that is not a signatory to the UN Human Rights Convention, instead she wasted the parliament's time and frustrated the public with a bill that is doomed to fail.

The OPI concluded that no specific evidence of actual interference was found relating to the rape investigation of both Milne and Montagna.   Maybe they should stick to destroying people's careers and bugging private citizens because when it comes to investigations let's face it - they are a joke.

No evidence of actual interference... If this wasn't such a serious case of corruption and perverting the course of justice, it would be the joke of Melbourne.

So within hours of victim and witness statements being taken, the St Kilda Football club just happened to be in possession of this evidence by some act of god.  Sorry but this entire farce stinks to high heaven and a young female victim has been tossed aside because and football personal believe the footy club comes first. 

Just another footy slut is how they will rationalise their involvement, unfortunately though, this was just a decent young girl who happened to think Montagna liked her. 

The OPI cannot be blamed for continuing the coverup as their only crime is being pathetically in competent.  As for the police involved - obviously their loyalty to the cause will be rewarded....  Pity the cause is not about justice but rather futuring their own interests.

And they wonder why the public has lost faith....

Keep kicking goals Milne... your a champ...

"If they want to get together in gangs terrorising members of the community like you have, the law will come down very hard on them."

"callous, inconsiderate and violent way towards a complete stranger".

This was just some of the comments made by a Magistrate during the sentencing hearing of Sudanese born Chol Adub, earlier this month.

Adub had pleaded guilty to offenses relating to the bashing and robbing of innocent train commuter, in company with up to seven other men of African appearance.

Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard Adub and his gang were armed with knives.  One victim on the train was surrounded by the gang who demanded he hand over his mobile phone.  When the victim refused and attempted to move seats, Adub struck him twice to the head and then repeatedly kicked the victim.

Not surprisingly Adub had been sentenced just four days earlier for other serious offenses involving violence against innocent victims.  The Magistrates court also heard that Adub was considered a high risk or re offending.

In sentencing, Bakos also remarked that she had to send a strong message to the community.  I am guessing that the message she was referring was that, violent and thuggish behavior was no longer to be tolerated.  Of course that is what she must have meant because this is the same message that we have been hearing daily in our papers, and let's not forget that our new government pretty much rode into victory on the back of a tougher stance on crime.

I suppose you could be forgiven at this point, during the hearing, for believing that this violent thief would be about to suffer the consequences of his crimes and justice for his victims would prevail.  Well you could be forgiven, but as usual what dribbles from the mouths of Magistrates and Judges does not exact reflect or follow through with action.

Such "serious acts of violence" towards "innocent members" of the public, as Bakos put it, deserves no more time in prison than the time already served, 51 days of pre-sentence detention.  Free to get back to what he does best - rob and bash innocent victims. 

Of course we have to consider the fact that Adub has done it tough since arriving in Australia some 11 years ago. In fact let's give him a free card to kill his next victim.  There are a lot of people that have done it tough in the community, why this automatically becomes an excuse to act with indifference to the suffering of others, I will never understand.  I am guessing he would have had it a hell of a lot tougher had he not been given the chance of a new life in Australia. This cowardly little thug is a foul virus for all those African born Australians attempting to better their circumstances by settling here.  Maybe the Sudanese community themselves need to deal with trash like him.                                                                   

I know what it is like to be bashed and robbed on a train and I can tell you it is scary. Especially when you are out numbered, not that I could have fought back as I was only 13 and they were men, white Australians.  The broken teeth and bruises heal of course but the hatred for gutless cowards remains. 

Black, White or Yellow there can be no excuse for violent attacks on innocent people.  I care not whether they had a tough life or for what ever other 'poor me" excuse they so readily offer the courts to save themselves.  The fact of the matter is that we can no longer tolerate violence against others.  It is time for our courts to send a strong message and not just the half arsed and substance lacking comments made by Magistrates like Donna Bakos.

I wonder when it was that she last caught a train...

It would be fair to say that Australian politics is at an all time low.  With a government plagued by scandals and bungle after bungle, the mood of the public has gone past frustration to the worrying path of apathy.  

Even though I too have become apathetic I still have bouts of frustration and even anger.  None more than for the Craig Thomson scandal.  

It is not so much that this entrusted public official felt entitled to use other peoples money with a sense of entitlement, we have become accustomed to politicians living the big life on our hard earned tax dollars.  It is this new touchy feel attitude in regards to Thomson's mental state - we would hate the bloke to neck himself!!

Craig Thomson is not about to kill himself, he is too busy misleading the parliament and public with probably the worst production of excuses and conspiracy theories ever told.  It seems the only person silly enough to believe him is his own wife, the one person that has to listen to his pathetic poor me attitude 24 hours a day, less of course when she is showering for the benefit of channel 7.

I'm sorry but I always believed that public officials were supposed to be transparent, open to be questioned and scrutinised, especially when the allegations involve the misuse funds of around $500.000 dollars.  

I care not one iota that this self obsessed liar visits hookers, that is for his wife to judge him on. No - what pisses me off is those that feel we are not entitled to question and push for the truth because this grubby little man might not be able to handle it and god forbid he may harm himself.  

Pathetically Thomson himself has picked up on this sentiment and is now all to eager to throw it back at the media and his accusers.

"Is this about trying to push someone to the brink?" he said. "Enough is enough."

Sorry Mr Thomson but you do not decide when enough is enough.  In fact, if your statements in parliament were not so fanciful with a blatant disregard for the truth, there would have been no need for the media to track down the prostitutes you enjoyed or film statements from those you so easily slandered to save your own neck.

Crying may have worked for Bob Hawke, but it certainly won't fly with a public that are fed up with the lies and spin forced down their throats, day in, day out.  

If you can't do the time don't do the crime.  It is that simple.  

He is a man that has definitely shown his true colours. Weak and dishonest, two character traits that seem to go hand in hand. Thomson needs to either leave parliament on his own accord or be pushed. If he is too fragile to be questioned and scrutinised over extremely serious allegations then he is unfit for public life regardless.  I certainly don't want a guy in parliament that has a little cry every time the going gets tough not can I stomach gutless liar, prepared to blame everyone else than take responsibility for his actions, dishonest actions at that.

At the very least Thomson should have the decency to protect his wife and child from this stench by standing up and taking his right whack.  The longer he plays the denial and hard done by game, the longer the scrutiny will surround him and without doubt more and more will be uncovered.  

How can I be so sure that Craig Thomson is guilty? Well that is simple - He basically admitted it by his ridiculous and non sensical denials.  Do I care if he is pushed to the brink? Not at all.... 

I certainly do not need a court or judicial body to tell me whether or not he is guilty.  Innocent until proven guilty does not mean we cannot make judgement on what Thomson puts out there and the findings of enquiries already conducted.   

I care that Thomson is now using that same moral blackmailing himself against the media and public, typical of a man lacking common decency or integrity. 

If the day has come that we can no longer question criminals and thieves because we might make them cry or 'push them to the brink" then we may as well give up now. 

We have highly trained Police officers ready and willing to storm the Keilor house where career criminal Christopher Dean Binse feels entitled to keep police at bay, even firing shots at them at will.  

According to Detective Superintendent Brett Guerin, police are prepared to wait days for the siege to end, and public safety was the No.1 priority.
‘‘We’ll wait him out,’’ he said. ‘‘We’d rather be dealing with a long siege now, that may be over in one or two days, hopefully a lot sooner, than fronting the coroner.’’ 
I am all for peaceful outcomes but when dealing with a criminal of Christopher Binse's calibre the removal of threat is paramount regardless of whether it ends in his own bloodshed or not. 

This is not the case of an ordinary man pushed to the brink making some very bad decisions.  This is an extremely calculated and violent criminal that knows exactly how to play police and determine the outcome of this situation, one way or another.

If anyone believes Binse is a man police can negotiate with then think again.  

If there are hostages or others in the house it is all the more vital that police move to end this siege sooner than later because the value this criminal places on human life is pretty much non-existent. 

Christopher Binse has escaped prison on at least 7 occasions and is known for his taunting of police, whilst on the run, taking out a half page a newspaper advertisement - BADNESS IS BACK.  

He was the first prisoner in recent times to be continually shackled in chains because he was literally to violent and slippery for authorities to keep in custody.    

It would seem logical to me that the longer police draw this out the more likely public safety is in jeopardy.  Lets not forget that this is a violent armed bandit who has escaped some of our most secure prisons and has shown that time and time again he will never surrender quietly.

So we have a mad dog sitting inside a house in a built up area and police are prepared to sit and wait it out.  For how long?  For how long do the residents of this normally quiet street have to put their lives on hold while this criminal dictates to police how this siege will end.  It has now been 24 hours and apparently there has been very limited communication between police and Binse.  Police now say that Binse is negotiating with them yet in the next breath confirm that he has now fired nine shots at them.  Let's not forget that police have not fired a single shot yet, a pretty good indication of the criminal's intentions in bring this siege to a close.

This is not a farm house in the middle of nowhere where police have the luxury of time and control.  This is a busy Melbourne suburban street and the lives of residents cannot be put on hold forever.  

Of course a peaceful conclusion would be the best outcome for any situation of this nature, but personally, barring a hostage situation, I believe police need to bring things to a close so that people from this area can get on with their lives. 

Binse has been given the option to surrender peacefully and instead has chosen to fire even more shots at police.  Really what are they waiting for?  He probably has enough amphetamines and firepower to last days on end and of course become more and more violent.  With an animal like Christopher Binse, the wait game is more likely to be nothing more than deferring the inevitable.  

The waiting game does not not ensure a peaceful ending to this situation, especially if Binse is in possession of even more firepower and drugs.  With the training and resources available to police they need to end this not send a message to all those violent mongrels out there that we have become a passive police force unable or unprepared to aggressively act against violent threat. 

Giving a violent and dare I say intelligent criminal like Binse the time and space to dictate terms of a resolution will more than likely end in tears.  

Less than 50 years ago, debate raged in the United States over the legalising of interracial marriage.   Hard to fathom in this day and age, that is if we forget about those halfwits out there sprouting their white supremacy nonsense.
Oddly those arguments, before the 1967 Supreme Court of the United states deemed anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional, were much in line with the ignorance surrounding the opposition for same sex marriage.  What moral nation could ever allow marriage between human beings and blacks?  At least those against same sex marriage are educated enough to accept that Gays are human albeit suffering some kind of retardation or disability, providing they are not just those ones out there confused. 

What a waste of time and energy, debating a topic that sooner than later will be yet another embarrassing moment in history when ignorance and a fear of difference prevailed.  Just as we look back now at those times before blacks joined the human race or the mentally ill were obviously possessed by evil spirits.  

So who are these modern day door stops destined to become future embarrassments of the past.  Well not surprisingly the Catholic Church is a big opposer of gay marriage.
  
Only last week Church leaders urged Victoria's million-plus Catholics to campaign against gay marriage, saying it would undermine family life and damage society. 

Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne Denis Hart and five other bishops sent out 80,000 letters asking parishioners to take a stand against proposed new laws and influence politicians' vote.  One bishop said the push was about protecting traditional marriage, and while today's discussion was on same-sex laws, "next it might be polygamy".

The bishops argue the foundation of marriage is the sexual difference between men and women and the "potential for new life". 

"Without this there would be no human beings and no future," the letter says.

Ahh the potent ion for new life.  I forgot about new life! Of course now it all seems to make sense - If we don't let them marry they will obviously forget about this silly little phase they are going through and start breeding.  Or maybe if we refuse them this certificate they will go and get cured, a revelation stolen straight from the dark ages by none other than a well educated doctor in a government advisory position.  What is wrong with these gays?  We said no, so give up these urges and confused desires and become 'normal'

As for polygamy, well if I could afford it - who knows.
As for, undermining family life and damaging society, I cannot help be a little angered with such a hypocritical statement.  How dare the church talk of damage to society or undermining families values when still today the number of lives and families that have been destroyed through sexual abuse, cover ups and intimidation runs well into the hundreds and thousands.   Ironic that a church can see homosexuality as an evil virus of morality and somehow allow grubby little rock spiders continued access and power over young vulnerable children, knowingly aware these crimes were and still are being committed. Let's not ever forget the power is in the hands of those that hold the keys to heaven. Before any halfwit thinks there is a correlation between pedophilia and homosexuality please get a clue.  One is a sexual preference for the same sex and the other is the sexual abuse of children.  One a heinous crime while the other simply the sexual preference handed to them at birth.  Probably the most ironic thing about the arguments relating to the devaluing and undermining the sanctity of marriage is that we hetrosexuals have pretty much achieved this all on our own.  Infidelity, divorce and even domestic violence whether verbal or physical is maybe what the church should be looking at to improve rather than laying blame of couples that just want get married like the rest of us.  (us not necessarily including myself)Do I give a rats if 'gays' want to marry - Not particularly.  Do I give a rats if we discriminate against them by not allowing them to marry - Bloody Oath.  *Note to the Catholic Church - Maybe if you guys look at priests marrying whether gay or traditional, you might find that sexual frustration some priest and brothers have been unable to control with disasterous ramifications might just save you guys the billions paid out each year to keep the problem under the rug.     Note to self - Polygamy is also wrong.



 

At 1.30 pm this afternoon I received a phone call from Shannon, a producer with the Hinch drive program, informing me that an on going investigation being carried out by myself on a convicted sex offender was of little value to her and Hinch because the radio program was going to run the story at 4 pm today.

With little more than information that this sex offender was on the sex offenders register while involved in underage sporting events somehow justifies running the story immediately, regardless of what further information or movements of the offender the investigation may have revealed.

I was pretty blunt in stating that I found her attitude in want of breaking a story (half baked) instead of determining whether there are further victims and breaches of the sex offenders registry, was at best irresponsible.  What should I expect - Of course a news headline trumps victims and vulnerable children which is exactly how Shannon summed it up by telling me she did not care for my opinion - they (drive program) can do what they want.  And they will - All care no responsibility.

Sadly sex offenders don't just commit one crime at a time.  Sadly we may never know what else this guy, a former music teacher has been up to.  Whether he is working under assumed names or even giving private music lessons to underage children it obviously does not matter - as long as Hinch gets a headline.  Personally I would prefer to believe that Hinch has not been totally informed as this stance would make a lot more sense.

So much for the crusader against child sex offenders, a man prepared to lose his freedom over the cause.  But hey a story is a story and who am I to have an opinion.  It matters not that I am not being paid to have this offender's movements tracked or that I will have to drop everything to retrieve devices in place - as Shannon told me, not once but twice "I don't care"......

Anyway better get going and pack up stumps...before the BIG story...  Hope it is worth it... 

Oh and for the record Shannon - I can also write what I like and I think your attitude stinks... We may never know where else this grubby little fellow may have been sniffing around.  Thanks again...

* Another reason why an investigation may have be

It is no wonder Australians have become so apathetic in regards to politics, policing, big business, advertising, television and even relationships.

Is there actually anything real left out there?  Spin, corruption, drugs and blatant lies seemed to have become so second place in society that most of us no longer care.  Why should we? It is not as if protest or complaint can change things, especially as we sam to have no alternatives.

Government leaders can corruptly misuse public funds then look squarely down TV cameras in shameless denial and pathetic refusal to accept personal responsibility for stealing our money. Some even feel righteousness enough to add a smirk of defiance, further rubbing salt into the wounds of a public that have frankly been treated as mere numbers if not morons for far too long.  Have we become so distant in the minds of the self serving power hungry politicians, that we are no longer of consequence?

'If we are not happy we can vote them out' is the cry we will hear from those that still oddly believe in democracy.  Unfortunately though if the entire crop is rotten the entire process is but a waste of time. Nowadays it is the politician that can handle back room deals and coverups that will be hailed as the next great leader.  Bill Shorten seems to be a better liar than Julia so why not put him at the wheel.  What a sad state of affairs.  All those that hated John Howard with such intensity must, if truthful, be looking back wondering what it was that was so bad...  At least he was only caught a few times telling blatant lies.  For Julia, deceit has become so engrained in her persona that even if she were to blurt out some truth, no-one would believe her anyway.

Labour MP Craig Thomson comes across as a man who believes he had every right to spend our money on whores and indulgences, although he won't admit it.  If someone says you stole the church steeple, simply deny it.  If it is hanging out your arse then deny it even more strongly.

It is similar to the reaction from TV stations that are quick to remark that if we don't like something then we all have the option to change channels - mmm so if I don't like a bullshit story that had been promoted on say ACA as the biggest scandal to hit Australia, I can simply switch to Today Tonight and watch exactly the same crap again.   

And it is not just politics where spin and deceit has become the norm.  Police spin under Nixon and Overland virtually destroyed any faith the Victorian public had left in a police force already damaged by era of corruption and apathy.  A tweak here and a tweak there and suddenly crime statistics show a super force bucking the trend of a violent and out of control wave of criminal behaviour that had hit our town.  We all must have been mistaken by what our eyes were seeing or for what we were experiencing out there because according to that egotistical and politically minded outsider Overland - things were just rosy!!  God help us all...

The problem with crime statistics is that they will never tell us the true story.  Take the horrific and cowardly attack on two senior citizens and their disabled daughter in recent days.  Just an assault, maybe a serious assault but no weapons or any of the other bell ringing boxes need be ticked when it comes time to report collating.  We all seem to know how violent and scary our town is becoming, but the stats - well they are but a percentage point either way. No need for concern, unless of course it may be our sister, daughters or mothers raped or beaten to a pulp.  

So why did I mention relationships? Why not?  Online dating sites have become a breeding ground for scams and fake big noting.  A recent survey in the USA revealed that 70 percent of personal profile pictures were at least 5 years old and 82 percent of people lied in their written profiles to make themselves appear more of a catch.  Not that anyone needed a survey to tell them that!

Better off meeting a possible mate in a pub or club - at least when the drugs wear off by the morning, if you are lucky enough to get that far - You may just see the real person, come down and all, that you would have to deal with for the rest of your life, if silly enough to go down that route.  Just keeping it real dude.... 

Finally the OPI has released the report into the the investigation that police members had derailed the Milne rape investigation in 2004 through intimidation and pressure  on the detectives to drop the case. 

I believe whole Milne should have faced charges at the time and even though the OPI has recommended the case be revisited it is doubtful, due to the passage of time, that he ever will.

I haven't seen the OPI findings yet but I hope it also recommends that the officers involved in perverting the course of justice are also bought to justice.  Anyone that would put a football player before a young female victim of rape is as valuable a person as a dirty toe rag.

So what motivates toe rags like these - let's start with one of the officers working with the St Kilda football club with a hope to get even more involved.  The other person that should be looked is Grant Thomas himself.  Hard to believe that a father could be so hellbent on looking after a player alleged to have raped a young woman than allowing justice to take its course.  How is it that statements from the victim were in his grubby little hands and being shared with alleged rapist and his team mates within hours after being taken from the victim? 

This girl basically had no chance at justice.  I wonder just how vocal this opinionated twit (Thomas) would be had one of his own children been treated with such disrespect in similar circumstances.  Obviously we all know the answer to that.

Oh and just for the record - The daughter of an ex AFL champion footballer text Milne at the time with words to the effect of "Oh no! you have done it again"  Covered up by police because she feared what her father might do. Other text messages at the time include a list of who is who offering support for the alleged rapist.  Kinda sad that being an AFL footballer trumps right and wrong in the eyes of many.

But hey! What is all the fuss?  Just another footy slut.  Forget the fact that she is actually a decent young girl from a good family who just happened to have a crush on an AFL footballer named Montagna.  (not Milne) 

Ever heard of the term "footy fuck"  -  It means young girls that players fuck and pass onto their team mates.  It is also a term used during this investigation....

As for the OPI -  I find it ridiculous that this investigation has taken them two years to complete.  No wonder there is a total lack of faith in their abilities to investigate corruption.  For a body that also investigates leaks to press by police and public officials, I find it astonishing that somehow the Herald Sun somehow received yet another "leak"giving them the heads up before the report was released.  A very reliable source has told me that it was in fact the OPI's office itself that leaked their own findings to the paper in order to trump channel 9 that already had information on the report.  So who is investigating the police that investigate the police....

Did I say alleged enough.  If not alleged, alleged, alleged.....

At about 4am on Saturday night a 14-year-old, from Mt Druitt, drove a silver Honda sedan on to the footpath on Darlinghurst Rd Kings Cross, with complete abandonment or any care for the safety of pedestrians on the strip.

Not so shocking in itself as nowadays we have become used to the selfish and dangerous antics of crap like this, albeit trapped in children's bodies. 

When an unsuspecting and innocent woman became trapped under the vehicle, police were left with no option other than to fire shots through the vehicle's windows in order to remover these cretins from the car and avoid further serious injuries to the trapped woman.

So sad, too bad - one of these piss ants was injured.  A bullet in the neck and as discovered later another lodged in his arm.  The 14 year old, now in a serious condition in hospital is now at the center of claims of police brutality relating to the incident.

Internet footage of the incident involving joy riders shows a police officer appearing to punch one of the teenagers as he's pinned to the ground.

Troy's father Peter Taylor slammed police for the bloodshed.

"It was just totally unnecessary. What happened to the Tasers? What happened to the sprays?" he said.

Well Peter - Tasers and sprays would have had no effect removing your your child from the vehicle that, and lets not forget this fact, your son had driven onto an innocent woman.  Instead of blaming police for the injuries suffered by your son, maybe you blame yourself for the pathetic values you have instilled on him.

"He was dragged out the car and literally dragged out and physically punched in the head then put up against a shop window ... all the time with a bullet in his neck," Mr Taylor said. 

I wonder if Mr Taylor has ever heard of the concept of consequence?  Consequence for the brutal and life threatening actions of his son.

It does not surprise me that the interviews and statements made by Peter Taylor offers no apologies for son's behaviour and total disregard for public safety.  From the sewer come a stench.  Maybe it is the fault of this reckless woman daring to get in the way of his son behind the wheel of a car on a footpath.

I don't think there would be any public sympathy for your son or these other thugs.  In fact many will believe they got what they deserved - I do. 

What a shame Peter Taylor cannot be charged for the role he has played in his son's development.  Instead he will be looking to sue police in order to make some easy money.  Just as he would be outraged and suing had it been his son that was an innocent pedestrian trapped under a vehicle driven by a drug and alcohol affected 14 year old thug.

Well, well, well - Long time between drinks.... Sadly I have not had much time to myself the past few weeks and of course this blog has suffered to the point of near collapse.  Oh well, back to square one...

No doubt anyone that has purchased a newspaper today or tuned into the TV or Radio would be aware that the leading news story relates to ANZAC FURY...

A taxpayer funded report has warned the Federal government that celebrating the centenary of ANZAC Day could promote division in multicultural Australia.  The centenary is a "double edged sword" and a "potential area of divisiveness" because of multiculturalism.

What a media beat up! What a waste of taxpayer's money and what an absolute load of crap.  I doubt whether there are any new Australians or parts of ethnic Australia that support any such views.  If anything the division between 'us' and 'them' and I say that on purpose, can be blamed on ridiculous reports such as this and the blatant beat up our papers and irresponsible reporters.

Any reporting on this story should be entirely related to the absolute waste of our money on such reports not with the spin that new Australians are against our diggers and ceremony.  So irresponsible is such reporting that our bogan simpletons will see this as yet another excuse rationalising beating up on any person not wearing a wife beater and scratching their nuts. 

Like me I think most of us would love to see the breakdown in the costing of these outrageous reports.  Where do these public servants get their information and data and who in the hell are they paying as so called experts.  Obviously someone is being paid well and one suggestion in the report - More research into the impact of ANZAC Day commemorations on recently arrived Australians is needed.  Someone is looking to rip even further dollars from tax funds. 

I am guessing that the high majority of those that have migrated to Australia realise that if our diggers had not fought in the great wars they may not have had the opportunity to even consider the move.  Maybe the Germans, the Japanese or other possible victors that would have ultimately enjoyed the divy up of a defeated Australia would not have been so generous in opening the doors to multiculturalism.

This is an irrelevant report that cost us 370K.  It will end up in the bin at Parliament House and our diggers will enjoy ANZAC Day's 100th celebration without incident...

LEST WE FORGET...

MEDIA RELEASE

DAMNING CHAPEL STREET SAFETY REPORT RELEASED
 
The Nightclub Owners Forum has released a report it commissioned from former Victoria Police Inspector, Matt Dillon highlighting safety and security problems in the popular Chapel Street Entertainment Precinct.

According to prominent Melbourne nightclub owner, Peter Iwaniuk, the Dillon Report has identified serious social and public safety issues in the area and a failure by Government to provide adequate police, transport, and other essential services.

The issues include:

• Gangs of African and other young people roaming the Chapel Street area with impunity engaging in anti-social behaviour, harassment and intimidation, assault and robbery - A video of typical gang behaviour in a Safeway car park can be seen on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZKSn6tkx8g

• No police street patrols on Friday nights and only limited vehicle patrols on Saturday nights despite this being one of Melbourne's busiest tourist and entertainment precincts

• Large numbers Illegally drinking alcohol in the streets, car parks and other public places, with minimal or no enforcement, as well as high levels of 'preloading' (ie drinking by patrons before they enter bars or clubs to avoid paying high drink prices)

• Unconscionable behaviour by taxi drivers with up to 20 taxis on one occasion driving past, slowing down and even stopping opposite a lone youth being savagely assaulted by a gang of up to 12 African youths. Not one taxi driver rang 000, beeped their horn, or provided any other assistance. Video of this incident can be seen on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hq5-CDthJU

• A shortage of taxis at busy times and other problematic behaviour by taxi drivers including trawling for and 'cherry picking' fares, double parking, etc

• A failure at State and local Government levels to provide adequate night time infrastructure in the form of police resources, private security, CCTV cameras, public transport, public toilets, street lighting, signage and street cleansing services.

• Large volumes of litter associated with late night take away food outlets and convenience stores, as well as discarded alcohol bottles and cans.

• Contradictory planning decisions by artificially restricting the development of the Chapel Street entertainment precinct yet allowing the local population density to increase enormously with recent approvals of large high rise residential developments some as high as 40 storeys

"None of these problems can be attributed to the conduct of local bars and clubs yet there is where the blame is being laid by Government and some local residents" said Mr Iwaniuk.

Mr Iwaniuk added "The recent decision to amend the Stonnington Planning Scheme to severely restrict the size and trading hours of new licensed venues was short sighted and out of step with public demand.

"In this modern era, entertainment venues are community centres where people meet to socialise and escape from the stress of their everyday lives. Around 50% of Prahran and South Yarra's population is aged 20-39. In the City of Stonnington, 58.7% of the population is single and 31.5% live in single households.

"A survey by the Stonnington Council found that the most common reason for visiting Chapel Street is visiting bars or nightclubs and this reason is two to three times more prevalent than coming to Chapel Street for dinner. Placing artificial restrictions on demand for entertainment venues is counterproductive both socially and economically and denies local single young people adequate opportunities to socialise.

"It is contradictory planning policy to be rapidly increasing local population density and at the same time attempting to restrict and reduce community social hubs.

"Residents will be forced to travel to the CBD and other suburbs for their entertainment and socialisation, further increasing traffic congestion, further stressing taxi services, and encouraging more people to risk drink driving. In inner suburbs such as Prahran, South Yarra, and Windsor, residents should be able to walk to diverse, vibrant and safe community friendly social hubs.

"Market forces ensure that the entertainment industry remains competitive, offers good customer service and value for money, and is constantly seeking to adapt to new fashions, trends and cultural influences.

"The Baillieu Government and the Stonnington City Council should instead urgently address the critical social, security and infrastructure problems identified in the Dillon Report and adopt all of the ten recommendations in this report" said Mr Iwaniuk.

The ten key recommendations in the Dillon Report are:

1. Chapel Street on Friday and Saturday evenings should be managed in the same away as any other major event with high level planning, coordination and resource allocation being managed by a team of senior officers and key stakeholders from Victoria Police, the City of Stonnington, local licensees and traders, the Victorian Taxi Directorate, etc. A Chapel Street Combined Response Project should be established in conjunction with the Stonnington Licensees Accord and Forum.

2. On Fridays and Saturdays, as well as other busy evenings, a highly visible police presence should be provided in and around Chapel Street in the form of foot patrols, officers regularly appearing at key 'hot spots' and regular police vehicular "drive by's".

3. As a partial and immediate solution to the lack of police resources, the City of Stonnington should fund teams of security guards (as does Frankston Council for example) that can be deployed in key locations and assist police, licensees and other traders through agreed protocols and an effective communication network.

4. The priorities of police should move away from saturation policing of licensed premises to 'reclaiming the streets'.

5. A concerted campaign involving police and Council local laws officers should be immediately implemented targeting drinking, littering, urinating, vandalism and other anti-social behaviour in public places, supported by signage, education and public awareness campaigns, including in and around the local housing commission estates.

6. A multi-agency task force should be established to look at the issue of street gangs with a particular emphasis on African youth. Whilst the immediate problem of street gangs should be tackled with a strong enforcement campaign, a high priority should be given to working with the African and other ethnic communities in regard to education, public awareness and social support. Increased opportunities for socialisation should be explored, including alcohol-free underage (and possibly all ages) events on local licensed premises. A strategy to this effect could be developed through the local Licensees Accord.

7. A high quality security camera (CCTV) system should be fast tracked by the City of Stonnington that provides coverage of the entire Chapel Street Entertainment Precinct. The CCTV system should have live monitoring the same as occurs in the Melbourne CBD. CCTV systems without live monitoring have limited impact.

8. Adequate infrastructure must be provided for public transport, public toilets, improved signage, and street lighting. A subsidy scheme should be put in place by the City of Stonnington to encourage installation of sensor lights in commercial properties.

9. The Stonnington City Council must urgently introduce an improved strategy for street cleansing on busy nights. Bars and Nightclubs are not responsible for the large amounts of litter in the streets at night. They do not sell food or liquor for take away. Take away food outlets, convenience stores and bottle shops are responsible for the litter problem and must be part of the solution. Perhaps a 'cleansing' levy could be imposed on these traders, with additional Council rubbish services introduced on busy nights. Planning restrictions could be introduced which prevent any more late night food outlets from opening unless certain responsibilities are accepted in relation to cleanliness of the precinct.

10. A protocol similar to the Tasmanian Taxi Watch Scheme should be developed with the taxi industry to report crimes observed immediately to 000 or other agreed police reporting number, either directly or through their base call centre. The taxi industry has a huge capacity and could demonstrate a social responsibility by being the 'eyes and ears' on the street.

"Our late night entertainment industry needs the support of the Government, media and wider community. A healthy industry is vital to our social and economic well being.

"Those who misbehave or break the law in public places must be made to take responsibility and face the consequences of their actions before any meaningful change in behaviour can be achieved. This is the basis on which the road safety campaign operates and why it has been so successful.

Unless the Baillieu Government addresses gang violence, illegal consumption of alcohol in public places and provides a secure, well serviced environment, Chapel Street is in danger of losing its reputation as a vibrant, tourist precinct" warned Mr Iwaniuk.

Matt Dillon concurred: "Chapel Street is a great, vibrant and exciting precinct which is not achieving its potential and is at risk of further deteriorating as an attraction and community asset. It is an extremely popular retail, hospitality and entertainment precinct which, unfortunately, is currently being spoilt by the fact that there are management issues and failures which need to be addressed by the City of Stonnington and Victoria Police in consultation with other agencies and stakeholders. It is an asset at risk of turning into a liability".

END

The recent disappearance and likely abduction of missing schoolgirl Siriyakorn “Bung” Siriboon in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs bears frightening similarities to the Karmein Chan abduction and murder in 1991.

The mere mention of the name ‘Mr Cruel’ is enough to reignite the fear that struck the very hearts of families in Melbourne suburbs during the mid 80’s and early 90’s.

Responsible for at least four known kidnappings and sexual assaults, Mr Cruel is also suspected of having attacked up to 12 other children.  His last victim was believed to be that of 13-year-old Karmein Chan.

Abducted from her leafy Templestowe home in April 1991, Karmein’s deteriorating body was discovered a year later in Edgars Creek Thomastown, stumbled upon by a dog walker.  

For Police the discovery of her body came as a complete dilemma considering the man, the media had dubbed Mr Cruel, had assured all his past victims that they would not be harmed and had even been described by victims as weirdly friendly with them.

One young female victim told police - “He appeared to be acting out a fantasy like he was married to me.  He showed this by the affection he showed to me and how chummy he was to me.''

According to FBI profilers assisting in the case, it is extremely rare for serial paedophiles to kill their victims.

Police believe Karmein may have been killed after either removing her own blindfold or his mask, seeing the molesters face.  For a man so meticulous in covering his tracks it would be an act that could only end one way. 

Whatever the reasons may have been, Karmein was found murdered, execution style with three bullet holes in her skull and Mr Cruel instantly disappeared off the radar.  Still to this day police are no closer in making an arrest in one of Melbourne’s most notorious cases.

Now missing for over 6 months, 13 year old Siriyakorn “Bung” Siriboon has police concerned.

  

Chief Insp John Potter admitted police were looking at several past cases, including those of Mr Cruel. "There are aspects in this case that happened with Mr Cruel 20 years ago," he said.

"We are looking at the replications with Karmein Chan.

"Bung is Asian, the same age and it happened in the eastern suburbs. At this stage there is no direct link but we continue to look at persons of interest."

For police the thought of Mr Cruel re-emerging is a frightening prospect.  A sex predator who planned his crimes so methodically and with some rudimentary knowledge of crime scene evidence – many still believe he may have a background in law enforcement or forensic procedures, making his detection and capture all the more difficult.

Despite a police taskforce codenamed Spectrum that ran for nearly 3 years in the early 90’s, at a cost of just under 4 million dollars, Mr Cruel has never been identified.  It is a case that still sits annoyingly in the psyche of detectives and the public alike.

Late in 2010 the Victoria police revealed that a covert police operation named Apollo had been investigating new evidence and possible suspects after detectives working on the case unearthed new intelligence.  The information was uncovered after a review of the original Spectrum files and further intelligence gathered since its closure in 1994.

According to Detective Superintendent Doug Fryer, Taskforce Apollo had uncovered ''more than one suspect'' not identified in the original investigation.

''We are cross-referencing any new leads with more than 12,000 pieces of information gathered by the original Spectrum taskforce,''

He said the new investigation would run for ''as long as it takes''.  But if history is anything to go by that may be a very long time if at all.

 There have been many theories floated over the years as to why Mr Cruel had suddenly stopped offending.  Some believe that he may have been riddled with remorse and killed himself, while others say he may have fled back to his possible homeland of New Zealand.  It was also possible that he may have been imprisoned on separate offences but as time passes by this scenario grows seemingly less likely.

The fact of the matter is that there is only one man who knows if Mr Cruel is dead or alive or whether he will or has struck again and that is the monster himself.

Detectives working the case constructed a fairly detailed profile of the man they believed was Mr Cruel.

Aged between 35 and late 40s, slightly built, with sandy or ginger-coloured hair, clean shaven, softly spoken and "quite caring in his own monstrous way".

Some of his victims told police he used terms such as "bozo", "worry wart" and "missy" before releasing them.  Terms more likely to be of New Zealander origin than Australian.

Some of his victims were able to describe in detail the layout of his house and provided police with a detailed sketch of his bedroom.  Another reported seeing a camera on a tripod through a gap underneath her blindfold.

Two of the young girls both told police that they had been chained to a bed with a rough neck brace and one reported hearing planes landing and taking off in close proximity to the house.

In all cases Mr Cruel left virtually no trace evidence.  He was meticulous in his endevour to hide any forensic matter that may lead police to his identity. And for the most part he was largely successful.  Police however have admitted that some evidence, able to identify DNA with modern testing has been lost over the years.

He completely washed and bathed his victims carefully before releasing them, with one victim describing the act as "like a mother washing a baby"

On one occasion he thoroughly cleaned his bathroom before laying down a sheet over the lino-covered floor to avoid leaving any forensic evidence or footprints.

He took a second set of clothes from one the girl's homes to dress her in before she was freed and another he dumped wearing only garbage bags some distance from her home to prevent police testing her original clothes.

Police and profilers believe that Mr Cruel almost certainly would have kept photos and video he took of his victims.  They believe if still alive he would be active in swapping child pornography over the Internet and may be grooming and talking with children online.

FBI profiles were critical of the nickname given to the sex predator.  The name Mr Cruel suggests an evil looking man when the opposite is more likely to be true.

''He is a functional individual, one with steady employment, is generally regarded as a good neighbour, polite, quiet, somewhat introverted, but may be involved in certain community-minded projects.''

The profile also indicated ''the offender has an intense interest in children, especially children in the age group he is assaulting. He will spend a great deal of time with these children in what appears to be selfless dedication to students.''

Ironically for a man so hunted he is very likely to be right under our noses. The thought is a haunting one and if alive he will surely attack again, if he has not already.  Only time will tell whether ‘Bung” is another victim of Melbourne’s most notorious child sex offender.

 

Victims

Karmein Chan

Abducted from her family home in Templestowe on the 13th of April 1991 while both parents were at work in the family restaurant in Eltham.  Her siblings were locked in another room before the 13-year-old female was taken.  Her badly decomposed body was located a year later with three bullet wounds to the skull in Thomastown.

Nicola Lynas

Abducted from her bed in Canterbury on the 3rd of July 1990 at 11.30 pm. He placed tape over her eyes, disabled the phones and searched for money.  He drove her to another house and molested her for fifty hours before releasing her at a power sub-station in the suburb of Kew.

Sharon Wills

Abducted after Mr Cruel broke into their Ringwood home on the 27th of December 1988 at 5.30 am.  Armed with a handgun and knife he bound and gagged her parents after demanding money.  The 10 year old had tape placed over her eyes and a ball gag in her mouth.  She was sexually assaulted before being released 18 hours later in the grounds of Bayswater High School.

Unnamed victim

Attacked an 11-year-old female after breaking into her Lower Plenty home on the 22nd August 1987 at 4.am.  Armed with a knife and a gun he tied the hands and feet of both parents and locked them in a wardrobe. Her brother was tied to a bed during the attack.

As more and more of us are using the internet to find love, it is so important that we realise the dangers that lurk behind the scenes.  From money scams to even rape and murder, the stakes can be very high.  Just remember until you have met someone in person and get to know them they have the freedom to be or give you the impression to be anything they want - More so anything they think you may want.

The internet has become the playground for the unscrupolous and serious sex offenders as to date these sites are unregulated and care only for numbers to make their money.  In fact time and time again even persons that have been reported to these sites are welcomed back within weeks, even days.

Date screen, a service created by Melbourne detective Julia Robson is currently the best site available to satisfy your concerns about people you may be talking to across the net.  Sadly many come to the site when it is too late.  Check it out www.datescreen.com.au There is also a lot of information on the site to at least give you some tips of what to look out for.

Here are 3 tips of mine.

1. Any suggestion of money or hardship is a scam.
2. Usually if someone sounds too good to be true then start questioning.
3. Reasonable requests from you that are met with excuse after excuse means danger.

We all know how easy it is to fall head over heels just don't allow it to stop your head working as well. Head over heels or heels up...

Sorry if I am starting to sound like a advertisment.

I have always believed that crime or should I say the majority of crime only exists because we allow it to. Whether it be organised crime or even street crime, both need either the assistance of so called good people to look the other way or failure by every day people to get involved.

What resistance do we as the public offer against the thugs, hoons and thieves that wander our streets seeking opportunity to steal, assault of simply carry on with their anti social behaviour? Answer - Little if any.  Imagine a world where we all stood together against crime.  Imagine if we made it hard for these no hopers to commit crime. The basic reason crime is flourishing is because the majority of us are either to scared to get involved or have that pathetic attitude that it is someone else's problem.

As a policeman on the beat I was always a little shocked how many times when investigating a serious assault or sexual attack on a woman, a door knock would reveal numerous people having heard a woman screaming for help yet no-one left their houses to assist the woman in trouble.  I suppose it is easy for someone with a police background to judge these people or be sickened by their cowardice but I can also understand their fears.

Years and years ago when my father visited New York, probably in the late 70's, the only thing I recall from his stories and adventures was that he said people can get mugged on the street and people simple walk past. Nobody gets involved.  I couldn't believe that such a scary prospect could exist.  I was so thankful that I lived in a country where people would always be there to stop or assist others.  Maybe I was naive back then but I suspect it is more the case that Australia has changed a lot in the last 30 years or so.

The scum that walk our streets feel secure in the fact that we are all too scared to stop them.  No longer do we look out our windows when a car or house alarm goes off.  No longer do we note down a suspect rego number of a car or look out for our neighbour's properties.  How easy have we made it for criminals?  We have even stopped calling police in the fear that those we have dobbed in will come looking for us or that fact police may not even turn up.

Lately I have been speaking and getting involved with a program that is attempting to turn the tables of the security that these crooks thrive on.  It is giving the power back to the people to fight crime and quite simply there is power in numbers.  How many crooks would continue to assault that woman if they knew everyone that heard her scream would be in their face within minutes or that they were being filmed.

Community against Crime (CAC) is a growing non-profit organisation empowering people to fight crime in a non-confrontational and passive manner.  Still in its early stages the growth is staggering and the results are already on the board. The most exciting prospect is that as it grows there is a real prospect that crime and anti social street behaviour in our streets can be eliminated - Not just reduced but eliminated.  There is power in numbers and quite frankly the idea of throwing the fear back onto the crooks is an exciting thought and more importantly a reality.  People power at its best. 

Please check out the website www.communityagainstcrime.com.au and get involved.  Some refer to it as NeighbourhoodWatch on steroids, but I see it as the most logic and best way to fight crime...... Well until that plan of mine to implant trackers in all crooks passes through government...

To be honest I cannot stand Julia Gillard, but it has nothing to do with her being a woman, or at least it didn't before all this sexist rot started.

So sick of hearing that same statement 'it wouldn't be an issue if it were John Howard or Tony Abbott' is a load of absolute rubbish.  Lets take Johnny's eyebrows or his choice in tracksuits or Abbott's budgie smugglers.  How on earth is his any different to the focus on Gillard's fashion sense or lack thereof.

Just what are these remarks, questions or sexist behaviour these commentators seem so concerned about? And please forget about the latest comments from Bob Brown, he lives in a world so far removed from reality that his views, whether real or tainted with a shifty intention to win points, are simply not worth a second thought.

What was sexist about Willesee asking Gillard if she had cried since becoming PM. Holy shit! We saw Rudd bawl his eyes out and when didn't we Hawke cry? So please someone educate me on how Gillard has been treated so badly because she is a woman.  Sexist, no, not at all.  Another excuse, whether being driven by the woman herself or her supporters - definitely.  Strangely every disaster this government has had a hand in, is ultimately someone else’s fault.  From Abbott's negative smear campaign to Rudd's conspiracies to overthrown the woman who did the exact same thing to him.

Sadly for women, I doubt we will see another woman in the top job for a long, long time.  It is not about a woman's ability to run the country but all the crap and accusations of sexist bullying that surrounds such an appointment.  It is the same in every office around the country - sexist to ask a woman to make a coffee so now that is a bloke's job.  It is this blurred line that causes nothing but headaches for both men and women who simple want to achieve and be able to rest on their own laurels.

I'm sorry Miss Gillard but I think your failures, broken promises and sell outs in a bid to grip onto power have caused a total mistrust and lack of confidence in your ability to run our country.  Whether or not you need to wear a box when playing cricket has absolutely nothing to do with it.

If the world was turned on it’s head and Bob Brown was Minister, I am sure we would all be homophobic for questioning his destruction of ourcountry.


 

Unfortunately policing in Victoria is so reactive rather than proactive that we will always be behind the eight ball when it comes to dealing with crime.  In a sense we are committed to cleanup policing.  Taking several years to set up the processes needed to fight organised crime groups that seemingly have years of freedom to lay their foundations before meeting any real resistance.

The Outlaw motorcycle gangs currently flocking to Victoria 'the promised land' from the tougher states around Australia, are yet another prime example of how easily we allow serious problems to flourish before we even consider taking action or fighting back. Already these organised crime groups have been successful in infiltrating government agencies and major projects around our state.

One such major government project in Victoria has seen a return to the bad old wharfy days, where at least ten percent of the work force on the project are employees on paper, people who get paid but never actually do any work or even attend the site. Outlaw gangs getting rich without lifting a finger.

Hard to believe in modern times that these groups could get away with such extortion and intimidation, especially on government projects, but quite simply we have nobody to stop them.  If you think that the small group of coppers that were recently bought together to tackle the bikies, can make any in roads into sorting out these criminal empires - Please get serious.

Behind the scenes these organised crime groups are raging war on each other in a bid to secure territories across our state.  Pubs and clubs are being sold to various gangs with little resistance - who really has the balls to refuse a reasonable offer, knowing that standing your ground could easily be the second last piece of ground you ever occupy. 

Government departments and even VicRoads have employees that have been placed there by these gangs, and that means power.  The level of sophistication outlaw motorcycle gangs have achieved in the last decade or so is frightening.  Even more terrifying is the ease in which they able to infiltrate and lay strong foundations.  Sometimes covertly but even more arrogantly - overtly. 

Project management and even politicians have received direct threats and even pictures of their own children to ensure that it is crime as usual.  It doesn't seem to matter who or what you are - nobody is untouchable.  And don't be fooled, they will actually carry out their threats.

The OMCG's will soon be Victoria's biggest crime issue.  Maybe they are already.

_ Tony Abbott has not been the man to turn things around for the Liberal party, that honour belongs to the current Prime Minister Julia Gillard. 

The latest scandal that led to the ugly and dangerous scenes on Australia Day must surely be the last nail in the Labour party coffin.  Can this woman be so daft to honestly believe she can distant herself from the mess by simply claiming to be ignorant of anything that took place by her own staff or others.  Even now she still claims that not one single person informed her of anything to do with the scandal even though her office and the Federal police knew that her adviser played a big hand in firing up protestors in a bid to make Tony Abbott look bad.

The flip side of the coin is that if by some chance she was not informed then her dishonesty can be replaced with pure incompetency.  For a Prime Minister to be kept in the dark by her own office speaks volumes of a pathetic leader with a lack of control and respect.  The entire incident, if not so dangerous can only be described as a pathetic example of a woman hell bent on looking after her job before anything else.

The leaking of information or misrepresentation over what Tony Abbott did or did not say also proves how easily the aboriginal activist group can be manipulated or rather used.  Why? Because they are a moronic group, hell bent on causing trouble, empty vessels unable to move forward.  Their actions in attacking Gillard and Abbott as well as burning the union Jack did nothing but add to the divide of black and white Australia. God help anyone that would dare to burn their flag.

What we should remember though is that these people do not represent all indigenous Australians.  In fact many Aboriginal leaders have already condemned their senseless actions.  Unfortunately troublemakers like Kim Sattler does nothing to help the plight of our indigenous, in fact she and those like her set the cause back with their mindless and dishonest tactics. 

Gillard’s then press secretary, Tony Hodges and troublemaker Sattler should be charged with inciting this riot.  Those protestors that took part in the burning of the flag should also be charged.  Why we seem to have two sets of laws, one for them and another for us is beyond me.  That is right, I said them and us, simply because the powers that be force me to refer to us as two separate groups. 

Nobody is denying we have a foul history of mistreatment of the original owners of Australia, well maybe Andrew Bolt but that's a different story.  I have spent an incredible amount of time researching Australian history relating to the treatment of the indigenous, but unfortunately the past is the past.  Yes Australia Day may be better described as invasion day but it is time to move on.  We cannot take back the past and we cannot hand Australia back and get out, so instead of let's focus on moving forward.  Australia is what it is, a predominately white country that is will not be changing anytime soon.  It will take both groups though to move forward and the blame game does nothing for the process.

I find so much of the Aboriginal culture and history fascinating however these protesters and the sly activists setting fires are far removed from the real indigenous of this country.



 







 

Amazingly some nutter plugs his birth of date into a missing person data base, decides he is one of the missing Beaumont children and Australian media outlets report the story.  How this can even be a story, I just don't get it.

Forget the fact that he has a Kentucky birth certificate or that he once claimed he was the abducted love child of Elvis Presley or even the fact that his own mother says he has always tried to deny his roots. There is one simple flaw in this poor fellow's story: If he was abducted when he was 4 years old as he states then it would be very unlikely that he would know his true birth date.

I will stick with the Derek Percy link and sadly these three children were killed not long after being abducted. I feel for Nancy Beaumont who is still alive and kicking, but pretty sure she has heard it all by now....

I’m back! Apologies for the long delay between posts but I have to admit it was kind of nice not to concentrate on crime so much over the Christmas period. 

Although the last blog I posted had little to do with crime and more to do with the ridiculous mentality of local councils and their dash cash. 

Anyway, to keep you updated on that situation; I received my Infringement notice during the break for – CONTRAVENING COUNCIL ORDERS.  Sounds pretty serious.  I still find it hard to believe I could have been so disobedient to the rule of my local council, The City of Port Phillip.  Luckily I escaped with but a fine, $122.00.  I am sure if Council Officer. Samantha ARMSTRONG had of been in a less pleasant mood, things may had been a lot more serious for me.  A severe lashing (wearing a leather jacket though), imprisonment or even sterilization.

So many thanks to Samantha for her leniency.  How do you repay someone like this?  I have but little offer.  Being an investigator, I will however dedicate as much of my time as possible in tracking down those that stole her smile and sadly her personality.  Trust me Sam, it is only a matter of time until those responsible are bought to justice.

In the meantime, I will be seeing in court in defense of this heinous crime.  Sadly it is the only way possible for us to be together once more. But please don’t worry, I will be defending myself and of course the magistrate or whoever hears these serious matters will realize my defense that a small dog getting out of a vehicle and walking 10 paces to the sand of the beach is trivial and not in the interests of community harmony.  Ridiculous I know, but it is the only argument I could come up with. 

Meanwhile the outlaw motorcycle gangs that have flocked to Victoria and began taking over town though extortion and infiltration will have to wait as the more serious issue of whether police can have beards and ponytails needs to be addressed.

Why shouldn’t police in uniform have the right to look like the druggies and shit they chase each day.  Looking like a united and disciplined clean police force is a crazy notion.  Ponytails – spare me! Go work for the council if you want to look like shit.  Pull your heads in and start fighting crime because we out here are getting a little jack of it all.

Is there a council offence for sarcasm?  Lock me up!!!

  On Thursday morning my crime spree came to a quick end. In some ways it was a relief, no longer was I looking over my shoulder, wondering when life of crime would finally catch up with me.

At 8.45 am my life, as I knew it would never be the same.  Within 3 meters from my car, and just another 4 steps to the sand on the beach, my French bulldog Grace and I could not be blamed for thinking once again; we had pulled off our daring yet blatant crime.  Six meters from the car to the sand and I, as arrogantly as I had done each morning, did not attach the leash dangling from my criminal little hand, to Grace's collar.

Of course it was just a matter of time. Deep down I knew this. I even expected the day to arrive. It took three animal police to bring me down. Grace and I knew immediately it was over. With nowhere to run and out numbered as we were, surrender was our only option.  We had snubbed our noises at authority and nothing could save us now.

It was obviously the most senior of the three dog-Nazi police that see I got my just deserts. There would be no smiles, no how's your day or even the slightest personal touch, this was far too serious. After all I had attempted to walk 6 meters from my car to the sand and for that I deserve the full weight of the law to rain down on me with all its wrath and sting.  I had shamed myself and needed to punish, no questioned asked.  I thank god that Grace who obviously should be listed on the dangerous breed list, did not pounce. I can only imagine the damage she may have inflicted and the subsequent predicament we would now be in. 

Thank god for the dog police and the work they do.  It is for us that they patrol without fear or favour. Risking their lives daily in pursuit of justice, with but one motivation, our safety.  Who knows what could have happened if Grace continued her daily 6-meter dash unrestricted.  We deserve our Infringement notice. I only wish there could have been further penalties available to these fine councilmen and women.  This is not about local councils making more money off the very people that pay them, this my friends is about a lawless man, a ferocious dog and the brave heroes that stopped them.  I just pray there are more women with faces of stone to stop all the other rate payers that believe somehow, and in some way, deserve to walk free and unrestricted over the 6 meter path to freedom.

And for my little nephew too sick to leave hospital on Christmas Day, there will be no presents from Uncle Dame tomorrow.  No new crutches as promised.  I broke the law and unfortunately I have a responsibility to pay the fine.  Maybe next year tiny Tim. 

The police footage of two officers assaulting car hoons could easily be a trailer for the latest dumber and dumber film.

It is a video clip starring five dim-wits. The first two for doing burnouts directly outside a police station and the other three, supposedly that should know better for dishing out some old fashion justice, foolishly in a modern world.  Foolishly indeed, considering they must have been well aware that every blow was being filmed by their very own police car cameras.  Vision that cannot be edited or deleted...

There will be some that undoubtedly say these two meat heads deserved every bit of what they got, maybe even applaud the return to good old fashioned policing but the majority, albeit fed up with hoon drivers, can see the dangers of such extreme and disproportionate penalties being handed out by police as they see fit.  All that these dumb arse coppers have been successful in achieving is landing themselves in court as defendant while at the same time giving two shit heads the opportunity to collect some good cash in compensation, not to mention the hundreds of crooks that will now be lining up to complain about police brutality.

As much as I believe the modern day coppers are behind the eight ball in relation to the accountability and scrutiny they are forced to bear, I would have thought they would have at least been intelligent enough not to be caught by their very own cameras.  Even harder to accept that not one of the three thought to switch off the vision.

It is hard to feel sorry for any cop that gets caught out as a result of their own blatant stupidity.
 

Well we wont have to worry about one evil menace on our streets for at least another 32 years. Caged like the animal he is, Matthew Charles Johnson will not be eligible for parole until he is 70 years old.

Yesterday Johnson was sentenced by Judge Lex Lasry and summed up the murder as follows...

"On 19 April 2010, you, Williams and Ivanovic were released from your cells into the common area of your high security unit at about 8:10 am.

Everything that occurred thereafter was recorded on CCTV.

At about 12:30 pm, Williams returned from having a visit with his father.

At 12:48pm, having earlier obtained the seat post from the exercise bike, you approached Williams from behind as he sat at a table reading a newspaper.

The CCTV shows clearly that Williams had no idea you were there and about to attack him.

You struck Williams once to the right hand side of the head causing him to fall off his chair.

Once on the ground you struck him another seven times to ensure that he was dead.

The strong likelihood is that he died before you finished striking him.

The pathologist, Ms Melissa Baker, located injuries to the head of Williams consistent with at least five blows and her examination of the CCTV footage led her to conclude, as can be seen, some eight blows in total.

You left Williams where he fell for a short period of time, then returned to cove the immediate area of his injuries with a towel.

You returned again and dragged his body into his cell where he lay dead until the alarm was raised at about 1:15pm by Prison Officer Gajic, after you told her that she should press her buzzer.

You said very little after the killing of Williams except to emphasise that you acted alone and to demonstrate disinterest in the reaction to Williams’ death by saying, “What’s the big deal? People die every day."

This was an appalling murder and is offending near the top of any notional range of offending.

It was a killing which appears to demonstrate your belief that you have some special entitlement to kill when you think it appropriate or your ego demands it according to some meaningless underworld prison code.

I am left with no choice but to punish what you have done with an appropriately heavy sentence".

Johnson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 32 years to be served. It is doubtful that any parole board will grant him an early release, effectively resulting in 'Life' actually meaning life...

Johnson is one of those criminals that never should walk the streets again. He has spent the majority of his life behind bars for serious and violent crimes. 

Probably the best way to sum up the disregard this murderer has for the law and order is the now notorious contempt of court charges that arose during a county court trial in 2002.

At that time four maximum security prisoners, Matthew Charles Johnson, 29, Sean Jason Sonnet, 33, Jason Brian Paisley, 23, Stephen Wenitong, 30, and Lindrea, 40, were accused of bashing another crook multiple murderer Gregory John Brazel, 47, a contract killer who boasted of breaking all 10 Commandments in his life.  Brazel had turned 'dog' testifying against the men. A jailhouse commandment that should never be broken.

The fireworks began when Brazel testified, sparking some of the worst acts of contempt of court witnessed in this state.

Paisley hurled a bag of excrement into the jury box, Johnson passed wind into a microphone, and Paisley and Wenitong bared their buttocks in the dock.

The faeces incident and vicious verbal abuse of Judge Fagan saw them expelled to another courtroom linked to the hearing by television screens.

Paisley's barrister, Mark Taft, described the video evidence of the contempts as a "tribal outburst which is chaotic . . . disorderly . . . offensive . . . but utterly self-defeating".

At the end of the trial, Judge Fagan told the 11 remaining jurors - one was excused after being struck by the excrement - that he would ask authorities to ensure their safety after they heard that Brazel had allegedly obtained the forewoman's address.

All four claimed at their recent contempt hearing that Brazel had provoked them and Judge Fagan had failed to control him.

Unfortunately for Williams he too broke that jailhouse commandment.  It was common knowledge that he was dogging to police. The day of his murder it was even revealed on the front page of the Herald Sun that police had been paying school fees for his daughter Dakota.  His death benefited a lot of people looking down the barrel. Just who and how many we will probably never know now.  The most published and obvious was that of former police sergeant Paul Dale for his involvement in the Hodson murders.

So the question must be asked - Was he killed for simply being a dog or was Johnson carrying out orders from Dale connections or others looking at being screwed by Williams.  Well the police investigation goes on and on, round and around but where it stops nobody can really know.  For Commissioner Ken Lay it is a PR nightmare and one he would truly love to put to bed.  Whether that means it fizzles out or is solved, we will just have to wait and see.

For the victims who lost a loved one in Carl Williams, I have no sympathy whatsoever.  He was a murdering prick himself and what goes around comes around.  'Que Sera'

There is no doubt the 'tent girl' incident looked bad for police. A poor girl left in her underwear, abused and violated. Exactly what these morons were hoping for.  My sympathy for this girl - mmm let me think.... arr zero.

Whether the cutting of her tent dress was wrong or right. Whether left in her underwear in public was wrong or right it doesn't really matter.  The ridiculous facts behind all these incidents is that these great unwashed dole bludgers is that they are given fair warning, not once but over and over before the police take action. It verges on consent or at least daring the police to act.  There were four tent wearers who were warned to either take off the tents or at least put some clothes on underneath. Three of the four took up the warning while little miss hard done by opted for the publicity. She could of at least worn decent underwear but foresight is obviously not something these people are blessed with.

My initial thought when I first saw the video was that if handled properly by this group, it was a win that could get a fair bit of mileage, even public sympathy from the public. However, predictable as these kinds of people are, they stuffed up any leverage they may have had.  Yesterday, tent girl and her righteous, self-absorbed mates attended court in order to apply for an intervention order against police and council workers.  Goodbye public sympathy and hello support for the coppers. Such a ridiculous move, it make one wonder whether anyone is this group has the slightest tactical insight or intelligence.

The bottom line is that 'Occupy Melbourne' believe they have the right to take over our public land.  Pathetically their message, whatever it is has not got through.  All I know about their cause is that they do not like ‘some’ having more money than others. It is little wonder considering that for the past 52 days or so, none of these twits has done a hard days work.  So how do they support themselves - Our taxes? 

I am all for public voice against wrongs but these kinds of groups are not really fighting for any cause. Their cause is but a reason to justify being a waste of space in the world.  It sadly makes them feel significant.  Next week it will be a protest against toilet paper or clothing.  I dare anyone to find a group of these professional protestors and ask them about this cause and I guarantee that other than the organisers, all you will get from them is the standard line that some people are poor while others are paid too much.

It verges on Communism but again they have failed to think ahead. How many of them realise that the systems they voice should be in place would require them to work for a living and of course submit to government policies.

I know I have little regard for these kind of protestors but seriously, why should I? For me they are just unwashed lost souls searching for significance.  Get off our land and quit the hard done by crap. 

 

Can I get anymore right wing?....  I think I can…

Surprise! Surprise! The State Government's controversial sentencing survey found a wide gap between the demands of the public and the legal profession.

They want judges to consider the impact on victims, and premeditation by the offender, as reasons for heavier punishment.

The maximum sentences that can be handed down by our courts for serious crime are already in place yet Judges are letting the public down time and time again.  A life taken must be worth more than six or seven years.  The math just doesn't add up.

Early last year, former Attorney-General Rob Hulls treated us all like absolute fools by announcing a review on maximum sentences.  A complete sham when you consider the rarity those maximum penalties are handed out. It was a political stunt to give the impression that the Labour party was getting tough on crime.  A waste of time and money but even more, a foul misjudgment for the intelligence of the public he is meant to represent.

At the time, Crime Victims Support Association president Noel McNamara said there was no point making maximums higher "if judges don't do the right thing at the other end".

"You can make maximum sentences 100 years or whatever you like, but it's not going to make any bloody difference," Mr McNamara said. "There's nothing wrong with the maximum sentences we've got now for offences like murder, rape, armed robbery and manslaughter.

"The problem is the minimum sentences fixed by judges who are all over the place like Brown's cows.

Attorney-General Robert Clark said the findings in the survey had steeled the Government's hardline approach on tougher sentences. Is that similar to the steely resolve on crime that allowed this government to be voted into power? A toughness on criminals that, lets face it we are yet to see.

Victorian Bar chairman Melanie Sloss, SC, said the survey should be treated with caution. She said the Sentencing Advisory Council was better placed to inform the Government.  Unfortunately Melanie that expert advice you are giving the government does not reflect public views and is quite simply out of whack.  Shouldn't our justice system reflect public expectations? Obviously not.

For the public, crime and justice has become a joke.  Not a very funny one though.  How can victims feel justice has been served when punishments dished out are merely an inconvenience for offenders compared to the torment and suffering they as innocent victims, endure for years and sometimes life.

Recently a grown victim of a pedophile gang, who suffered for years at the hands of Mr Baldy and his sick mates, in what these mongrels called a "kiddy farm” said, "For me and the others it is a life sentence... they get out, they threaten us and keep on offending” 

One of these perverted individuals can still not be named, even though convicted of these foul crimes against children, protected by our own justice system, as Hinch found out the hard way. 

Sorry but that is not justice.  

Crime Victims Support Association president Noel McNamara said his criticisms of sentencing had been vindicated.

"It sends a clear message to the judges: you've got it wrong," Mr McNamara said

AFL legend Ron Barassi is a great man.  He is the epitome of decency, courage and old fashion values. 

When he jumped from his seat to save a young woman in the early hours of New Years Day 2009, he did not stop and consider his age (75 years) or the danger he was putting himself.  He saw a thug belting a young woman and had to intervene.

So what was in the minds of every other person in the crowded street that night?  Why was it just Barassi, an aging man that felt compelled to act?

As much as I find Ron’s actions inspiring and brave, I feel greet disappointment that he was the only one in the crowd to step forward.  What have we become? Is it only men of his generation that stand up for the values they hold? Or even more concerning do the younger generations even have the same values?

The mongrel, Travis Bowling 29, like any other gutless thug obviously has a very different set of values.  For him beating a woman is totally acceptable, as is the beating of an aging man.  Something to brag about over breaky the following morning with his worthless mates.   It was no shock then that this brave young hero could not even admit to his crimes when fronting court. 

Bowling of St Kilda was found guilty of intentionally causing serious injury to Barassi and Tessa Green, to whose aid the former footballer came to in the early hours of January 1, 2009.

He was remanded in custody to face a further hearing today.

The offence of intentionally causing serious injury carries a maximum 20-year jail term but even with the publicity and profile of this case don’t expect any great justice to be handed down.  If he even gets 12 months, I would be surprised.

Of course at his sentencing hearing we will hear all about this toe rags sad life, drug addictions and depression, oh and offcourse how remorseful he is.  Always an odd statement when they refuse to admit their crimes in the first place. 

There is always so much emphasis placed on young offenders and their chances for rehabilitation.  Maybe that is why Bowling has received two suspended sentences in the past for similar offences - Our great justice system at work.

Bowling has a string of prior convictions for offences including theft, burglary, assault and drug possession, and is now facing his first stint in jail.

Barassi said he hoped Ms Green, the innocent woman attacted by Bowling, would feel some solace from the jury's finding, delivered after two days of deliberations.

"I hope this gives some comfort to the victim and her family and the police who put in such good work," he said in a statement.

"Party drugs and alcohol make these losers feel like Superman.”

"Typically these cowards and bullies travel in packs."

You are so right Barassi and thank god there are still a few good men left out there.  Imagine a world where everyone immediately stepped in to stop these thugs.  I guarantee it would be then end of cowardly violence against others, at least in public anyway. 

To all those couples in the papers this morning or those ranting and raving on radio programs because the hand out you get for having a child has been reduced by $400 - guess what? Children and having babies are expensive.  If you can't afford it then use a condom.  If 400 bucks is going to make such a huge difference then seriously you are not ready.  Financially anyway....

Amazing really, that people can actually whine and moan about the size of a handout.  The money is actually not a birthright, it is a gift, a freebee to ease a little of the financial pain of birth.

One single mother, irate at the government cuts stated, with that hint of poor me in her voice, that she may have to think twice about having a second child, until, WAIT FOR IT..... Until she can afford it.  Her words, not mine.   Am I missing something or have things gone a little crazy out there?  Someone needs to inform these people, and I say that exactly the way it sounds - those people as distinct from people like me.  If you can't afford something then you can't have it.  If you really want it or have to have it - try what the rest of us do and work for it.

Do not for a second get me wrong here - I am not talking about those that need assistance to survive.  I am talking about people who make a decision to have a child and then expect the rest of us to pay for them. Yeah, yeah, I am such a heartless right wing prick...

At least I don't think the world owes me something. 

Bikies, underworld connections, shots fired in public - get used to it Victoria.  With the amount of outlaw bikie gangs, such as the Finks and Comancheros having crossed the border into Victoria, for that better life, free of nasty law enforcers or any authority, with the balls to cause them even the slightest bit of grief, it will not be long before yesterday's public shooting becomes a regular occurrence.  What will also be a regular tragedy is the number of innocent bystanders that will be caught in the crossfire.

For years we have been warned about the bikie problem and have done nothing.  It was only a matter of time that our soft gloves approach towards bikie gangs in Victoria, would attract the rest of these lawless creatures to cross the border for that easier, hassle free life style we so readily offer here in the South.  It is actually hard to fathom that 12 months ago, we did not even have a dedicated bikie police squad.
If anything our failure to show even the slightest resistance has not only encouraged this bikie invasion, it virtually ensured it.

Everyone knows these financially strong criminal gangs are buying up our real estate, pubs and clubs and yet we are still doing nothing.  Let's just wait until the situation is totally out of hand and their grubby tentacles are solidly ingrained throughout Victoria.  Why do anything now when it can be someone elses problem down the track? 

Why is it that we play ridiculous games with criminal groups like these?  We all know what they are up to and yet we allow them to prosper.  These guys do not join these clubs because they love bikes, they do so for the protection the club provides while they make money from the drug trade, prostitution, extortion, should I really go on?... 

There is definitely something wrong with guys that have the need or seek security within these gangs.  Yes they are intimidating, but ask yourself how many of these unwashed misfits would be running around like they owned the world if they were not part of one of these gangs.  The answer is actually none because it takes balls to stand up on your own, something these guys can never claim.

Well - we have a couple of big gangs of our own in Victoria.  One with around 15,000 armed members and affiliated with an even larger national gang of extremely well trained fighters.  We call them the Police and the Army.  Why we don't use them I don't know.  Actually I do know.- We must consider and accept other people's right to form groups in order to rape and kill us.  Thank god for the civil libs.

Life should be a little more black and white than it is.  If you are a danger to the safety of others then you should be removed. If you want to put up resistance then so be it - I would back our army against any one of your 'bad arse' clubs, any day of the week.  Now that would be something worth seeing.. 

It is pretty easy to be tough when nobody lifts a finger to stop you.

For the Victoria Police force the Paul Dale affair is as embarrassing as it gets.  It is not so much that an officer could have been involved in such a high level of corruption but more the fact that so far they have been unable to make any charges stick. 

I say corruption at its highest level as not only do the accusations alleged by police involve serious misconduct and criminal activities between Dale and known criminals such as Carl Williams but also the murder of a police informer and his wife.

Terry Hodson and his wife Christine Hodson were found executed in their Kew home on 16 May. Dale has been the lead suspect for organising the murders.  Hodson who had been involved in a burglary on a drug house, where it has also been alleged that a further $700,000 had gone missing, had been caught at the scene along with Dale's police offsider Dave Miechel. The pair had attended at the Oakliegh house on grand final day 2003 in order to steal a large amount of drugs and cash, estimated at well over a million dollars.

Unluckily for them, neighbours who witnessed the burglary rang police and after attempting to flee both were arrested. The former police detective Miechel, currently serving jail time over the burglary, was chased by a police dog and bitten on his rear.   It took no time for Hodson to make a deal with police whereby he implicated Paul Dale as being involved in the burglary.  Dale apparently, alleged by Hodson, had pulled out of the job at the last minute.  Hodson's statements to police opened a can of worms of serious corruption between Dale, Miechel and himself.

With Dale being investigated and looking at doing time on serious charges, the case against him fell apart when early in 2004; the Hodsons were executed in their Kew home.  Dale's alibi, being in Bendigo with friends at the time of the murders was deemed suspicious and an obvious attempt to cover himself. But with the Hodsons no longer able to give evidence against Dale, the murders had all but destroyed the police case against him.

Another vital witness that could implicate Dale in a long history of corruption and organising the Hodson's murders was none other than Carl Williams.  Much had been said relating to special outings and deals between Williams and police but here was a criminal that knew the inner alleged workings of a seriously bent copper and police would stop at nothing in securing charges being proven against Dale for the killings.

Three statements Williams made to the Petra Taskforce officers were read to the jury in the trial of his alleged murderer, Matthew Charles Johnson.

In them, Williams described an alleged financial relationship with Paul Dale and told how he recruited a man to kill informer Terence Hodson on Dale's request.

The convicted killer also said he paid Dale up to $40,000 for information about police investigations.

Williams said he first met Dale after he was released from prison in 2002.

"He was telling me that he could keep an eye out for me. In return Dale expected to be paid for any information that he gave to me... We would have meetings and he would keep me updated as to what was going on with drug squad investigations that involved me."

In one of the statements, Williams estimated he met Dale up to a dozen times. Dale has denied even knowing Williams.

"On most occasions when I met with Dale, I would give him an envelope with money in it," Williams told police.

"The money I paid to Dale usually ranged from $2000 to $5000 each time ... there were two occasions when I paid him $10,000."

Williams alleged Dale, in company with another detective, once told him they could kill Jason Moran for $400,000.

"I told them they were dreaming," Williams said in one of his statements.

Williams alleged Dale told him he had to "get" Hodson before his committal hearing over a burglary came up in court.

"Dale said he didn't want to go back to jail," Williams alleged in a statement.

"He said he had someone on the job but it was taking too long to get Hodson.

"Dale asked me if I could help him out. He said it had to be done before his committal. I knew why because if the evidence goes in at the committal it can still be used if the witness is dead at the trial."

Williams alleged Dale handed him a mobile phone and an envelope containing a photo of Hodson and his address.

"I don't know if I asked him or he just told me the figure to do the job was $150,000,"  He said he contacted a "fairly ruthless bloke" who accepted the murder contract.

Williams said he heard about the murder of Hodson, and his wife Christine, on the news and later gave the suspected killer the $150,000.

He says he did not know where the money came from, as he did not ask.

Williams passed the money on to the hit man. He explained: "I should add that the contract related to Terry Hodson. There was never any contract on his wife and I never mentioned Terry's wife to (the hit man). Dale never mentioned Terry's wife to me either."

"(The hitman) said, 'Quick hey' and smiled and chuckled. I said to him, 'What happened with the sheila?' He said, 'That's not for you to worry about'. That was the end of the conversation. I asked him about the sheila because I didn't think she needed to die and she wasn't a part of the contract. Having said that I didn't push it any further."

Williams adds it was an unspoken rule that once a job was done you don't mention it so you don't get caught on listening devices.

Like the Hodson's, William's statements to police became virtually useless as evidence against Dale, once he himself was murdered by fellow inmate, Matthew Charles Johnson, while incarcerated in maximum security at Barwon Prison.

Police though still had an important third witness who secretly taped Dale and provided statements to police relating to his concerns that Hodson may have been rolled on him. Nicola Gobbo, a well-known barrister who had represented the likes of the Mokbels and other well-known Melbourne gangsters, started meeting with Dale, at his request shortly after the failed drug burglary.

According to Gobbo, DALE was worried that Hodson was planning to give him up in return for a lighter sentence for his role in the Oakleigh job.

"(He) was desperate to find out whether Terry had made a statement implicating Paul in the burglary," Gobbo said.

She told him she didn't know the answer.

What she didn't say was she had arranged for Hodson to visit the Ethical Standards Department in their offices at the World Trade Centre. The statement Hodson was to give ESD led to Dale's arrest on December 5, 2003.

In addition to providing advice to Terrence Hodson, Gobbo was also acting for Azzam Ahmed, the man who had been running the Oakleigh pill factory, which had been producing ecstasy for sale by Tony Mokbel.

Ahmed later told police that $700,000 - which may have belonged to Mokbel - disappeared when police raided the house. Gobbo said Dale pressed her for information on what Ahmed was saying.

"(On) one occasion (he) asked me whether Azzam Ahmed had made a statement to police about the theft of money and/or drugs during the burglary."

Dale was very interested in what her clients were doing: "Most of the communications I had on those phones related to Paul asking about the (burglary) situation, in particular what Ahmed and (an associate of Ahmed's) were saying and whether they had made statements, and also what evidence had or hadn't been served in their Briefs of Evidence."

Gobbo later claimed to police she had learned from another client that Dale had given information to Williams about a Rye drug laboratory that was due to be raided.

"My understanding was that Carl was involved in supplying chemicals to that lab and that Paul had tipped Carl off that the lab was under investigation by the police," she said.  According to that amphetamine cook, Dale had used Gobbo to persuade him, who was working for both Williams and Tony Mokbel - "not to roll".

According to the man's statement, in April 2003 Gobbo was summoned by Dale to St Kilda Rd to represent the amphetamine cook.

"Nicola said that on that day she convinced (him) not to roll."

Unfortunately for police, Gobbo's statements will also be useless in court, as she has been excused from giving evidence in the case against Dale as she claims she has been receiving death threats.  Nicola Gobbo has apparently been undergoing medical treatment for the stress the case has caused her.  It was reported some time ago that she was not happy with the security provided to her by police who according to her spent more time drinking and playing up while with her in Bali.

Dale however is not out of the woods yet. As the charges against him were dropped before any committal or hearing, police still have the option to present him pending other evidence that may surface.  Double jeopardy is still yet to be introduced into Victoria even though it looks likely to pass through parliament.  Dale will still have to worry about the contract killer or any other persons he has allegedly had corrupt dealings with.  For police the matter is top priority.  It is a public relations nightmare that needs to be solved.

The new police Commissioner Ken Lay on his appointment to the role, stated that it was crucial the 2004 Hodson killings were solved.

"The Hodson deaths are an indelible stain on Victoria Police's reputation. We will stick with this for as long as it takes. We will continue to put resources and our very best investigators into this investigation until it is resolved," he said.

"This is not just important for me. This is important for 15,500 members of Victoria Police."

Mr Lay declined to comment on whether he believed anyone other than Matthew Johnson was involved in the murder of crime boss Carl Williams in Barwon Prison last year.

As for Dave Miechel - he has remained staunchly silent in relation to implicating Dale.  He received 15 years for his part in the crime.  I hope Dale has tucked away some of that alleged cash received over the years when his mate finally gets out. But then again maybe Miechel's loyalty is more obout self preservation, being a witness against Dale can be a killer.

Tony Mokbel would be far better off accepting his original plea bargain of 20 years than fighting to change his guilty plea to not guilty on the basis of blundered police affidavits. 

Police have over 6000 tapes of bugged conversations that contain over 12000 hours of damming evidence.  With only some affidavits for listening device warrants and searches affected by police failing to swear the affidavits, fat Tony is still pushing shit uphill.

Evidence that will still get through includes AFP undercover conversations where Mokbel order large amounts of chemicals and told covert police that he was intending to produce large amounts of ecstasy.  Bugs in his car and houses were also unaffected. There are also other vital witnesses from within his inner circle prepared to give evidence against him.

Unfortunately for Mokbel, even if he is successful at having some evidence against him thrown out, his antics and serious crimes are well documented and known by those handing down his sentence.  For this judge the options are not limited.  Not just can maximums be given but they can also be served accumulatively rather than concurrently, usually dependent on the relationship between offences.

There is every chance Mokbel and his somewhat annoying mouthpiece and cop hater Peter Faris QC will win the battle but be slaughtered in the war. At worst he will still serve decades inside but at best he may find prison his home for over 30 years.  And that make me happy!

What would also make me happy is for Julia Gillard to be slaughtered in the next election.  What a piece of work. It is not so much that she has pulled this latest tactical move of having poor Harry Jenkins MP resign his position as house speaker, replacing him with the sniveling rat, Peter Slipper.  It is the absolute rubbish that she and her arrogant puppets expect us to believe she did not orchestrate it.  For Albanesi, on nightline last night to smugly deny the government played any part in this plot was enough to make anyone sick. The public is so tired of being treated like fools and we have long memories.

Gillard and her grubby tactics to hold onto power are enough to make me register to vote…..

There is no doubting that Tyler Cassidy's death was a tragedy.  A youth in turmoil and needing help only to find himself fatally gunned down by police.  Questions need to be asked about the system. Why he obviously did not receive the help he needed, but to blame police is wrong.

It is all so easy in hindsight for various so called experts to criticise police actions on that fateful night.  Days and days of scrutiny of what happened in 73 seconds.  Life or death split second decisions played over and over. 

For the police members during this 73-second window, Tyler is not a troubled teenager.  He is an armed threat to both the public and themselves.  He was an unpredictable danger that expressed his intention to harm others.  He was sprayed to no effect and even a warning shot did not subdue his actions. 

Had he been a 45-year-old violent criminal, I doubt whether there would be even the slightest question as to the police actions that took place.  The point is that police can only react to what is fronting them.  A teenager can kill just as easily as a seasoned criminal.  As sad as it is for Tyler's mother, who knew a very different side the boy, the police did not. 

Lawyer Nick O'Bryan reading on behalf on Mrs. Cassidy says, 'On the night of his death, Tyler was in crisis and needed help. Instead he was shot'.  Obviously Tyler needed help well before this fatal night, to blame the police for not being the ones to give it to him is a failure to accept her own responsibilities to her child.  It sounds tough and by no means do I wish to cause this mother further guilt or grief but to laden the blame with those police members is wrong.

I have been in a similar situation with a disturbed teenager brandishing a large knife.  I can say that in those moments the last thing I wanted to do was shoot the boy and thankfully it didn't come to that. I had however made up my mind that if he lunged forward to even the slightest degree I would have fired and so would have the detective I was working with.

Policemen and women are people who go to work, have families and children and do not expect to have to gamble with their own lives in these situations.  Against public belief, none of them want to kill a person but none should have to take the risk of losing their own lives, in these circumstances. 

Again I say it is a tragedy that a messed up teenager was killed but the help he needed should have been in place well before the night of his death.  In 73 seconds it is not for the police to cram in years of counseling and profession help. There was a threat and they were forced to deal with that threat.



The following is an article from the Herald Sun of the officer' evidence given at the inquest..

A SENIOR officer involved in the fatal shooting of Tyler Cassidy fought tears as he told a court he felt compelled to draw his gun because he feared the armed teen would harm him. The inquest into Tyler's death was hearing for the first time from one of the four police present when the agitated 15-year-old was shot dead at a Northcote skate park in December 2008.

"I was extremely concerned about the aggressive behaviour of (Tyler) and that he was still armed with two large kitchen knives," Sgt Colin Dods told the Coroner's Court.

"I had concerns for the wellbeing and safety of the general public."

While reading his statement to the court, Sgt Dods had to compose himself several times.

After describing how he and colleague Sen-Constable Richard Blundell first encountered Tyler near Northcote Plaza, Sgt Dods said in his statement: "His hands were held between waist and chest height and the blades of each knife were pointed towards us."

The two men ordered Tyler to drop the knives, to which the teen is said to have replied: "You are going to have to shoot me ... I'll hurt you! I'll f------ kill you!"

The court heard Sgt Dods sprayed an advancing Tyler with capsicum foam, sending the teen running into the adjacent skate park.

"We kept up the verbal commands telling him that there was no need for anyone to get hurt and to drop the knives and get on the ground," he said.

By that stage the two men and constables Nicole de Propertis and Antonia Ferrante had Tyler surrounded.

Tyler, standing "poised", was sprayed with foam a second time but refused to drop the knives. Sgt Dods said he then drew his gun as Tyler marched towards him.

"I anticipated that I was going to get hurt because he was advancing towards me and was aggressive and armed with two knives, one still in each hand," he said.

"To deploy the OC spray at this point effectively would have brought me too close ... I determined that drawing my firearm was the only safe option at that point in time."

Sgt Dods said he tripped while being forced backwards up stairs at the skate ramp.

He fired a warning shot into the ground causing Tyler to momentarily flinch. He then tried to stop Tyler by shooting at his legs.

"(Tyler) was still yelling threats towards me such as, 'I'm going to kill you'," Sgt Dods said.

He then heard several shots coming from the direction of fellow officers.

"It was then obvious to me that my attempt at leg shots had not had the required effect on the male as he had still advanced towards me," he told the court.

"I therefore formed the belief that I needed to stop (Tyler) by any means and took aimed shots on target at his chest area.

"I kept firing at (Tyler's) chest until he went to ground."

Firstly my apologies for the odd blog last Sunday.  I didn't realise that it would attract so much attention and comments.  Yes I was a little down but definitely OK. I removed it because it had nothing to do with crime and I didn't post it to raise a fuss.  It was simply just some personal thoughts on relationships in general.  So for all those that thought I was a little sad and needed uplifting believe me I am as happy as *Larry, whoever Larry is. Anyway enough said and thanks for your concern but I am always alright.


I have had a lot to say in the past about Mathew Newton. Like most people the thought of him beating two young females is unforgivable. We must however be fair and take into account his mental illness. 

There will be those that say there can be no excuse for what he has done but I suggest they either have no suffered mental illness or do not know the extent of what Newton suffers.  By no means am I defending his actions and I have never been a supporter of him but chemical imbalances are an extremely real condition that must be taken into account.

Whether or not he should be appearing on a TV program or not, I am not sure. Is he better or back on the right track? Who knows? Many will say he has no right to appear or that it is too soon.  Many others will blame channel nine citing it was irresponsible to interview and pay Newton.  Whatever the case he did appear and it will be the public that decides whether his career is dead and buried.

It is possible however to feel sorry for a guy while at the same time be unforgiving of his past actions.  All in all he has caused himself and his career irredeemable damage.  There are also victims that have suffered at his hands and that will hang over his head to the end of time.


*AS HAPPY AS LARRY

Origin Larry - certainly the best known character in the world of similes. The expression he instigated is most likely to be of Australian or New Zealand origin. The earliest printed reference currently known is from the New Zealand writer G. L. Meredith, dating from around 1875:

"We would be as happy as Larry if it were not for the rats".

Almost all the other early citations are from Australia or New Zealand; for example, this from Tom Collins (the pen name of the popular Australian writer Joseph Furphy), in Barrier Truth, 1903:

"Now that the adventure was drawing to an end, I found a peace of mind that all the old fogies on the river couldn't disturb. I was as happy as Larry."

There are two commonly espoused contenders. One is the Australian boxer Larry Foley (1847 - 1917). Foley was a successful pugilist who never lost a fight. He retired at 32 and collected a purse of £1,000 for his final fight. So, we can expect that he was known to be happy with his lot in the 1870s - just when the phrase is first cited.

The alternative explanation is that it relates to the Cornish and later Australian/New Zealand slang term 'larrikin', meaning a rough type or hooligan, i.e. one predisposed to larking about. 'Larrikin' would have been a term that Meredith would have known. The earliest citation of that is also from New Zealand and also around the time of the first citation, in H. W. Harper's Letters from New Zealand, 1868:

"We are beset with larrikins, who lurk about in the darkness and deliver every sort of attack on the walls and roof with stones and sticks."

Who can we really trust out there? From a risotto king searching for and having sex with 14-year-old girls to a camp little aged career committing multiple acts of murder. The list could go on and on.

For registered nurse Roger Kingsley Dean, 35, who was employed by the home, charged with four counts of murder relating to the fire, now has another two charges of murder to come as the death toll from the Quakers Hill nursing home fire has risen to six, with several elderly residents fighting for their lives in hospitals across Sydney.

For Simon Humble, 50, of Rosanna once dubbed the risotto king of Australia, he is facing some years in prison when sentenced next year after being found guilty of multiple under age sex charges relating to 14 year old girls.

Two respected careers yet two vile humans. It is easy to put Humble in that list of sicko pedophiles that whether famous, rich or poor, children would have always been on his radar. For Dean it is a lot harder to understand. How could a person who cared and knew his victims have callously set these fires? (Allegedly) Then spoken so freely on camera of his heroics in saving other elderly patients from the burning home.  Only a true narcissistic person could do this. 

The saddest thing about these two creatures is that there are thousands more out there yet to be uncovered.

Let's just hope their prison terms reflect the public outrage of their crimes.

I have never been an advocate of treating prisoners like animals but I do believe doing time should be an experience without privilege, especially for murderers and rapists.  To hear that the likes of Julian Knight has been afforded the right to even negotiate with prison official for better conditions and luxuries is as offensive as it gets.

For a man to kill 9 people and wound 19 others it is deplorable that he can even have a voice.  For him and his murdering mates, prison should be three meals a day, medical care and a bed.  Nothing more and nothing less. 

I accept that we will never return to the death penalty but these kind of rights fly in the face of all those who lost their lives or loved ones.  Never has this weasel shown the slightest bit of remorse, more so he has self celebrated his evil achievements even tormented the hundreds of people affected by his spineless massacre.

Gummy bears, expensive running shoes, designer sunglasses and advance warning of staff meeting to allow them a sleep in are just some of the ridiculous demands these mongrels of society are requesting.  Why they are not housed in the middle of nowhere in tents and basics, I don't know.  It appears with send them to prison and then make them as comfortable as possible.  There is a level of criminal that just does not deserve such comforts.

For the worst of the worst, hard time is the only acceptable prison sentence. Let's not forget the rights that they have stolen from their victims.  Did they even consider the rights of their victims to live?  Forget about gummy bears and runners, these mongrels gave no consideration whatsoever to their victims, to their families or their loved ones.  They stole the ultimate privilege afforded to other at birth.  They did not hesitate in their evil endevours yet now assume they have the right to life’s little luxuries. How dare they!

The fact of the matter is that if any of these murdering pricks felt even the slightest bit of remorse they could not bring themselves to request comforts. They would be so guilt ridden that there would be total acceptance of their predicament. But that is not in the make up of these kinds of offenders.  Murder is the ultimate act of selfishness and that is what makes these toe rags tick.

Firstly we should congratulate our new Commissioner of Police Mr. Ken Lay.  I never really understood the reasoning behind the recent appointments of outsiders, Christine Nixon and Simon Overland. It makes sense that we need a Victorian policeman to run a Victorian police force.  Only time will tell if he is the right one for the job but thank god the choice was from within.

Joining the force in 1974he has 36 years of experience and should know the problems our force faces inside and out, but of course it is what he does with this knowledge.  There is no doubting the majority of the public would prefer to see a return to tougher policing, albeit without the past corruption. 

To say the gloves must come off is an understatement. Assaults, Drugs and Internet fraud have been abandoned like weeds in a garden making the clean up all the more difficult, especially without the proper tool to clean them up.  Internet crime in particular and the use of social media tools as an investigational tool needs a huge overhaul and commitment by the force.  The basic understanding by crime squads and front line police is so behind the times that I know several members are seeking assistance from private outside sources, and that is a disgrace.

No longer can online crimes be tossed into the too hard basket. It is a growth industry that is expanding faster than any other.  The amount of victims of scams and Internet deception that have been referred to police by outside investigators only to be told that it is not a police matter is astounding.

Even the tracking of predators online seems to have fallen by the wayside.  While pedophiles have advanced in their sophistication and IT knowledge, police have remained stagnant and out of date.  With the gap continually growing it can only mean more and more children are being lured into the arms of extremely dangerous people.

It cannot be an excuse that the world is changing too rapidly for our police to keep up.  Somewhere along the way we have become a totally reactive force.  More time, effort and financial commitment needs to be placed on future trends in crime rather than the catch up game we have been playing for years. 

Lets hope that Ken Lay's commitment to bring the force up to date is matched with a similar desire from our government. Not likely considering today's news of the cuts to our bushfire fighting tools.  Of course it all comes down to money. Without the proper resources we will never put fear back into drug dealers, con men or predators. We are losing a fight that we cannot afford to lose. 

So good luck Mr. Lay, take the hard stance and the public will be right behind you.  Ignore the minority groups, media and political pressures and just maybe we can start to take our streets back.  

Finally Victoria is paused to pass a new double-Jeopardy law. The law which was introduced into parliament yesterday will see criminals such as the Walsh Street killers, able to be retried even though originally aquitted over the murders.

Three of the four men charged with the Walsh Street murders - Peter McEvoy, Trevor Pettingill and Anthony Farrell - were acquitted by a jury and are still alive and the fourth, Victor Peirce, was gunned down in Port Melbourne in 2002.

It is almost certain that once the new law is passed, police will make application for a retrial in a bid to reverse an earlier acquittal.

Assistant Commissioner (Crime) Graham Ashton said the impact of the new law on existing cases, including Walsh Street, had been discussed with the Office of Public Prosecutions.

Mr Ashton said the force was preparing "preliminary material" ahead of formal meetings with the OPP.

He said the ambush murders of Constables Steven Tynan, 22, and Damian Eyre, 19, were "brutal and reprehensible".

"Bringing the killers to justice for these appalling crimes remains an unflinching priority for Victoria Police," Mr Ashton said. - And so it should be.

For the parents of the murdered policeman, like Frank Eyre, the changes to the law has been a long time coming.  For 23 years he has had to endure the knowledge that his son's killers have been allowed to run free, even boasting their involvement in the horrific crime. 

In 2010 a court heard Peter McEvoy told police arresting him in February 2010, "the sweetest thing I ever heard was the police officer's last words while he was dying".

McEvoy later said: "I can't wait to put a shotgun to your head. Loaded up with a solid and watching your f---ing head get blown up," the court heard.

In the past on the aniversary of the Walsh Street killings, McElvoy rang police stations, taunting them over the two constable's murders. 

There will be many knockers of the new law believing police should have only one go at a sucessful prosecution. However this law is not being passed for police to continue bringing the same criminal for the same crime to court until they get it right.  An application to use this new law will have to tick all boxes after consultation with the DPP office.  This is not about sour grapes for police that lose a case - it is about justice.

There are many reasons why police prosecutions fail in serious offences.  In the Walsh Street case, Wendy Peirce, the common law wife of Victor Peirce, was the star witness for police.  She turned on her criminal family and supplied police with several statements implicating her husband and the other accused in the murders.  Unfortunately being the criminal mole she is - she backflipped police causing so much vital evidence to go unheard by the jury.  She later served 18 months for pergury.

It has always been common knowedge that had the jury heard the entirity of the police evidence the four murders would have been found guilty.  One anynomous letter from a juror sent to Frank Eyre, expressed guilt at not being able to convict the killers due to a lack of evidence.  The letter indicated that the jury believed the four were guilty of the murders but lacked enough to convict.

The new laws are a chance for the parents of Constables Steven Tynan, 22, and Damian Eyre, 20 who were brutally ambushed and killed in 1988 to finally see some justice. 

Just watched some twit claiming a 30 second sexual encounter with Justin Beiber has resulted in the birth of his child.  Not that I would normally give a rats about this kind of story but I had to laugh.  She stated that Beiber picked her out of the crowd, took her to a toilet and had sex which lasted around 30 seconds.  During the interview her face changed to express what was an attempt at fear and went on to say, his personality changed from cutesy to aggressive.  Possibly suggesting that he may have had his way with her whether she was consenting or not...

Sorry but I am trying to imagine an angry Beiber. About as scary as a wet tissue.  Has he even reached pubity yet?  It is still making me smile and just had to write something..  Anyway cannot write about real crime with the that Beiber thought on my mind so will hopefully be back later today..

The West Australian police union is against the proposed sex offender list being made public.  Under the proposal, to be introduced to parliament this week, people will be able to track the names and images of serious sex offenders in their suburb through a police website.

The Police Union's Russell Armstrong says the move would be counterproductive, making it harder for police to monitor sex offenders.

"Once their name is put onto a database and available to the public they will go underground," he said.

"They would move to different locations, wouldn't make contact with police and the only time we would come into contact with them is when they reoffended."

Strange, since I thought it was a condition of their release that if they did not communicate their movements then they would be locked up.  So let them attempt to go underground and maybe if the police get off their arse we can have them locked up - the place they should be anyway. 

Mr Armstrong says police do not want sex offenders to go underground.

"We don't want that to happen; we want the community to be safe and that's the most important thing that the children of Western Australia are safe from these parasites," he said.

If this is the case, safety being the most important issue for children of West Australia then it seems logical that children can be warned to stay away from these predators instead of not knowing what dangers may be lurking as close as next door.  And if it places extra stress on police well so be it.  The job wasn't meant to be easy. 

His statements suggest these rock spiders are more likely to reoffend after going underground.  Sorry mate but these guys don't get any better, they don't rehabilitate they reoffend regardless.  It appears he is more concerned with making the police job easier than assisting parents of avoiding these vile maggots. 

Why are we constantly concerned with the rights of these offenders over the rights of innocent children?  There is not a parent out there that would not be incensed finding out after the fact that a friendly neighbour was not what he seemed, especially if police already knew his history and the threat to children.

Get off the grass Mr Armstrong and start worrying about the children out there rather than workloads for your officers. 

The Police Minister Rob Johnson said parents or guardians will also be able to lodge an online inquiry with police if they suspect a person in contact with their child is a reportable sex offender.

"They will be furnished with a photograph of that sex offender that lives within those postcode areas and that means that the parents can then keep a watch out for that person and make sure that their children make no contact with them," he said.

Mr Johnson says the legislation is unique in Australia.

"We believe that the public will act responsibly and appreciate the fact that there will be some information available that is purely designed to protect the safety and sexual safety of children in the community," he said.

He says the register does not represent an admission that sex offenders are not being adequately monitored by the relevant authorities.

"Where those offenders that do not report as they should do under their orders, we want the public to be able to identify them and where they are," he said.

Well done W.A. it is about time someone started putting the children first.

Well I must say I was pretty happy with our story on 60 Minutes last night. 

DateScreen, the brainchild of former policewoman Julia Robson is more than just another tool for those looking for love on websites, it can actually be the difference between life and death or at least an insurance policy against bankruptcy.

No one knows the sleazy side of online dating better than Julia. Every day, it’s her job to inform people looking for love that the objects of their affection are not what they seem.

While this usually means confirming peoples worst fears. Disappointed love seekers are always better off than becoming another horror story in the game of online dating.

Telling people their 'perfect matches' are married, or simply not who they say they are is just part of the job.  Then there are the investigations, which unveil a more sinister side of searching for love on line – potential criminals with motives as far ranging as large-scale thefts to rape. The amount of extremely dangerous players out there is keeping work for Julia at frantic levels.

"I have seen it all, from men just looking for affairs to scanners and serious sex predators. Anyone that blindly accepts what someone tells them online is putting themselves in serious danger".

And it is not just women that are  the targets of unscrupulous opportunists.  Her new website, datescreen.com.au, is attracting just as many men as women.

As Julia points out: “You know I thought it would be something that women would mainly be using [datescreen] but the amount of men that have come through particularly for scam scenario. It is not so much the detail, it is more that men will come to us in the first instance to say ‘look I have met this woman online is she as fantastic as her picture or she has asked me for money is this a scam?  The amount of males that seem to be caught up in this whole scam industry really took me by surprise.”

She is not against online social sites and says "the convenience and ease in these busy modern times

With one in four Australians using online dating sites and another 35 percent intending too, and with no industry regulation in force, Julia knew it was time for a private investigation service that everyday people could access easily and cheaply.

She was right. Within months of launching an Australian first website, datescreen.com.au, Julia has investigated hundreds of cases.

But she also admits, sometimes clients just need someone else to confirm their fears - “the majority of times people come to us, they already know that something isn’t quite right, they just need that confirmation, a need for someone with an objective view to say look this is the hard evidence you can see it now, you can move on one way or another.”

For Julia, her niche market is growing so rapidly that she worries Australia is falling well behind the rest of the world.  Online dating sites in Australia have no regulations or policy structure to protect bono fide members.  

“Online dating agencies are more concerned about membership numbers than weeding out undesirables, especially when they are currently not bound by strict rules or regulations.”

Unlike America, we do not have access to sex offender registries or criminal records.  With hands virtually tied, women are easy target for would be predators and sex offenders.  That is not to say men are not using dating sites and are also falling victim to Internet dating scams.”

Julia learnt the tools of her trade while working as a corporate investigator in London; she knows only too well Internet profiling is becoming big business in Australia and dating sites are a big factor in feeding the growth. 

“Checking out people’s online history can give you a fairly good picture of who you may be dealing with, whether in business or on the dating scene and it is better to be safe than sorry”.

“The thing with dating sites is that you cant just ask your girlfriend like you can in real life, you meet someone and you are bound to know someone that knows them or you are bound to know someone that works with them, you can find out all the juicy gossip before you start going out with them”.

“I suppose we know the tricks and techniques to find out that information, we will go out and find the information for you, just as your best friend would in real life.”

Julia believes that eventually Australia will have a central industry regulator in the future and online social sites will be forced to take greater responsibility in regards to member’s safety.

“The industry is expanding at such a massive rate it is becoming far too easy for the scammers and predators to use them without detection or at least without consequence.”

She tells of the many clients she has helped with a degree of sympathy.   She can only do so much. 

“All I can do is give them information and some advise, the rest is up to them.  It is hard though when you see vulnerable or lonely or just good hearted people being scammed or targeted by unscrupulous people”. 

Hesitant to put any actual figures or statistics to online dating sites, simply because of the lack of research to refer, Julia suggests she wouldn’t be surprised if the number of fake profiles out there was around 60%. 

Unfortunately the anonymous nature of the Internet is a haven for the unscrupulous and criminal, at least Julia and datescreen give everyday people a chance to level the playing field.

In my experience with the criminal world and its shady figures, datescreen is a necessity and well overdue.

To demonstrate or protest is a right that any free democracy like Australia welcomes with open arms.  What we do not have to accept is a rabble of unwashed pink, green tinged, welfare cheating wannabes stinking up our public landmarks.

Occupy Melbourne protestors or whatever name they will be using next week, are against wealth, against Capitalism.  Not that I am really sure they really know what they stand for.  Is it Communism? Probably not – this would mean that they might have to get a job, oh and forget about protests.  They may even be forced to wash and contribute to society in a positive way.

Don’t be mistaken - these people don’t really believe in anything other than using groups such as this, to feel a false sense of self-importance.  The most ironic thing is that while they demand people listen to their senseless causes, they refuse to accept any differing views or arguments. 

I have been on enough front lines to know these types of protestors are nothing but foul smelling bag of hot air.  Most not even knowing what they are actually protesting about.  They take delight throwing bags of urine at police and trying to injure horses.  They care not for better society, just to rationalize why they don’t work or contribute.  I despise these professional protestors and hope the force remains rigid in their approach to them.

Maybe we rid ourselves of this stench by bring back the Malaysian solution.  Exchange them for asylum seekers. 

Just when we thought we had heard the last whimpers from the likes of Fat Tony [Mokbel], bang! He is back on the front page of our papers.

Even though Mokbel has pleaded guilty in the past to a range of drug offences, now because of a policeman’s admissions in the box that warrants were not being sworn under oath, he like thousands of others, will be arguing to have evidence used against them thrown out.

Other than certain warrants that can be legally signed by Senior Sergeants, I cannot recall ever executing a search warrant that was not signed or sworn before a Judge or Magistrate.  I am actually a little confused as to where and how police were getting these warrants.  Whether information was sworn under oath or by affidavit, I am in the dark to how else a warrant would be signed by them.

Luckily in Mokbel's case there is so much more evidence available against him that even if he was successful in having anything found during searches under these warrants was thrown out, he is still pushing shit up hill.  He will still be convicted and sentenced, but now without any reduction for a guilty plea.  Unfortunately though he will be using taxpayer’s money. 

It also gives police hating blowholes like Peter Faris QC a platform to sprout off.  Yesterday he described this problem with warrants as "a catastrophic event for the criminal justice system'.  So outraged is the man or so he would like us to believe, that he will not continue representing Mokbel in this case, unless Legal Aid pay his fees.  "Everyone else in the courtroom is getting paid, I'm not, so I want to join the club,” Faris said.  He must be very passionate about this catastrophic crack in our legal system...

The Herald Sun reported yesterday that taxpayers have already spent $50 million in bringing Mokbel to justice.  Where in the hell did this figure come from?  Police man-hours possibly? Did the police give them this figure?  I am always just a little skeptical when papers come up with figures like this.  50 million is a lot of money; I would love to see the breakdown of this. I suggest it is crap.

So not to fear, Mokbel will be serving some lengthy time behind bars and hopefully Faris will drop him and we will not have to listen to his over dramatic rants against police.

But of course this issue is far less catostrophic than Julia failing to

A man who sexually penetrated a 9 year old boy over a six week period has been granted approval to work around children at sporting events.  The granting of his license means that he can continue to work with the Saint Johns ambulance service.  Oh, and of course no one is permitted to know his identity because that would be unfair to him... Not the next young boy he attacks, he is just a victim.

VCAT, the same tribunal that is allowing a taxi driver, that violently stabbed his wife to death to return to his cab, has decided that this sex offender is of low risk of reoffending.  His initial application was denied by the Department of Justice but once again VCAT has over ruled such sanity and given this mongrel the green light to reoffend.

A psychological report found that although the man had "factors" known to be associated with sexual reoffending, including a history of drug and alcohol abuse, in their opinion he was a low risk of doing so.

The most disturbing part of this case is that the male himself, when asked about the sexual penetration of the child, played it down by saying the child had consented.  He admitted however that he gave the young boy and his brother some money.  Now does that sound like a man who knows what he did was wrong?

He also admitted that he had used drugs, including ice, cocaine and ecstasy up to 75 times in the past five years and had lost various jobs as a result. He denied however being an addict.  VCAT accepted that he was not a drug user.

Not only can this offender not be trusted around children, especially when it may involve touching and examining children, he also must be considered a danger to any person relying on medical assistance.  He is a druggie who likes little boys, nothing more and nothing less.  He will reoffend and some poor kid can thank VCAT for giving him a green light to do so.  He is a drug user no matter what VCAT in their professional opinion say, he even admits as much.

Sorry but it is one thing letting these cretins back onto the streets, it is totally another allowing them to work around children, hidden by the very system designed to protect us. It appears to be acceptable that this offender be protected at the risk of more children suffering being molested.  What is worse is that a uniform to most kids means a person to be trusted.  All VCAT have achieved here is to allow this sick offender easier access and cover to attack our kids.  If he wants to go to work on those days he is not high then let him sort garbage at the tip or maybe babysit for VCAT vice president Judge Christopher O'Neil who seems to believe a low risk is an acceptable one.  At least he would know of his background, a privilege the public does not deserve.

Again, so many protective shields in place to look after our criminals, the ones that do wrong, but nothing to prevent innocent young victims from being easy prey.

St Johns ambulance - hire a new PR person cause this is crap....

The rise in sick days for police has more to do with attitude than the dangers of the job.  If so many are getting so stressed out then maybe it is time to look at the quality of recruits rather than the work. Of course the attitude of police members also needs to be looked at.  There are unfortunately many that just don't give rats and use 'the dangerous job' aspect of the job to rort the system. Of course there are members that have been involved in incidents and generally need some time out but for those that throw wobbles at the first sign of a gun or knife, maybe it is time to consider a career change.

It seems that in recent times, members have been so wrapped up in cotton wool; they have been conditioned to expect stress rather than having real issues.  It has become an era of clock-watchers where health and safety issues are more important than getting on with the job.  I hate to say it but unless things change, it will be the crooks that continue to have the upper hand. 

Recently I was involved in an investigation where the local police were called as danger on a property was escalating.  Embarrassingly enough the response from police was that the property was too dangerous for police members to attend.  So who should be called then - The army...? Let's get serious!  It is time for our police to get their hands dirty again and start doing their job.  The biggest concern for the Force is now keeping a lid on payouts and workers compensation.  Ahh there is still a job to do out there.

The toughest I have seen police get lately was a group of drunken Melbourne RRU members trying to pick a fight with me in a Richmond Pub.  About as scary as a fairy floss stuck on my face.  When I speak with the real coppers out there, the opinions of modern police is far worse than my comments.  Many have given up on the lazy and soft junior police opting to look elsewhere for good careers.

It was rare in the eighties and nineties for members to go off on stress. It was probably considered a weakness, someone who couldn't handle the job.  Luckily we have moved past this old fashioned way of thinking but have we gone too far the other way.  I am sure that nobody believes all these stress claims are genuine, but how can anyone really judge who is having problems and who is not?  Not the doctors for gods sake, for them it is a matter of accepting all claims for fear of being wrong, and what do they care about police budgets.  I even had a doctor try and talk me into taking sick leave because of a few incidents I was involved in towards the end of my career.  It mattered not that I wasn't stressed out or having issues.  I was there for the results after being pricked by a HIV druggie’s needle, not for a letter to get a free holiday.  Oh and the tests were clear so where is the problem. 

Time our police force got serious again about fighting crime and left playing the system behind. 

So much for the Ted Baillieu government's hard approach on crime.  What a disappointment!  For all the big talk before the last election, we have seen zero change... Read that last sentence again; Zero change not zero tolerance.  All care no responsibility, but did anyone really expect any different.  Politics is about getting into power and then it is a f##k you attitude, watch us spin away our promises.

One issue that I did actually believe would be changed was the ridiculous suppression orders that Victoria seems to now accept as procedure.  Well for every serious offender anyway.  If you're a danger to society then let us hide your identity, that way you can go on committing crimes without the annoying whohaa from that pesky press.  Just 12 months ago Victoria had 1200 suppression orders in existence, the highest of any other state, yet when it comes to victims - they are fair game to be splashed across the media, scrutinized and tossed aside.

The most alarming to most of us is the protection of Pedophiles.  The ones that attack our children, changing, if not destroying their lives forever.  Yes these are the people we need to protect at any costs.  I say any costs because the costs are extreme.  Ever heard of a reformed rock spider?  While you are thinking let me tell you the answer is No.  They continue along their sick path, albeit with the help of our government and justice system.  Our concern for these offenders to be able to live freely amongst us without issue far out ways the possibility of another 6 or 7 year old, forced to experience the most heinous violation. 

I have shaken the clammy hands of pedophiles during my time undercover and I can tell you their thought patterns are pure evil.

Page 4 of the Herald Sun today is another shining example of our system at work.  Let me quote the first part of this article...

ONE of Australia's worst pedophiles is being allowed to go shopping and socialising, despite being a danger to the public.

Plans are at hand for the serial child-rapist to move back into the community.

Although a court has deemed he still poses a risk to children, the Herald Sun has been prevented from informing the public who the high-profile offender is or where he is living.

His lawyer said it would be impossible for him to spend more time in the community if people were able to recognise him.

A County Court hearing has revealed the prolific child abuser:

HAS recently been approved by corrections staff for unaccompanied visits with friends in Melbourne.

MAKES regular trips to Ballarat for socialising and shopping.

WANTED corrections staff to start dropping him off at a Melbourne shopping centre for unaccompanied meetings with an acquaintance.

WILL get more freedom as part of plans to see him living back in the community.

The Department of Justice yesterday urged Judge Wendy Wilmoth to lift a suppression order banning the pedophile’s identity being revealed.

The judge earlier extended a supervision order, after even he conceded he was still an unacceptable risk in the community.

If this doesn't anger everyone of else out there then I give up.  Maybe I need to start taking anxiety pills and just forget the injustices of our modern world. 

Judge Wendy Wilmouth needs to start earning those big bucks we pay her and start putting the community and especially the child victims, this offender will inevitable attack in the future first.  I am guessing she is quite comfortable in the knowledge that this kiddy f##ker will not be moving in next door to her house.  Same goes with this money-grabbing lawyer.  I can guarantee he would be the first to object should he see the maggot over the fence.

How ironic it is when governments openly push for name and shaming campaigns relating to hoon drivers or drink driving offenders, yet when it comes to the safety of our children - Lets hide them, assist them and in many cases park them right next to the candy shop, our schools.  Holy shit, you get more time for stuffing up your taxes than raping a child.  I never understood this...  Don't judges have children of their own or grandchildren? 

Some of the sentences we have seen handed out to these vile mistakes of nature are dumb founding.  Maybe there are some in that elite group of judges that dabble in pedophilia, who knows?  The truth of the matter is that the protection and lack of consequence for attacking innocent young children is so unbalanced with community expectations and seriously, we want to know why.

(Last part of this blog disappeared - Maybe it is a government conspiracy)

How sad it is that we advertise on the front page of the Herald Sun just what a pathetic bunch of misers we Australians really are.  1.4 million dollars a year in cigarettes for those wretched detainees.   That sort of cash could easily pay for a Labour party public announcement or another 6 months in the sky for Kevin747.

Seriously have we really got to the stage where we care so little for other human beings that we cannot even allow a few small luxuries to those seeking a better life from persecution and poverty in their own countries. 

For years we crowd them into small cells, surround them by barbwire, yet suggest they are living some kind of all expenses paid resort style holiday.  Are we that arrogant and blind to realise that others in this world were not born in a so-called lucky country.  Oh how different attitudes would be if the tables were turned. 

It is very easy to label these foreigners as terrorist and system clogging headaches but do any of us really know the hardship and desperation that have endured.  For god sake we are talking about people, human beings, not free loading criminals.  Does anyone really believe that these people kept in cages with no visible light at the end of the tunnel would have put themselves in this position had they a choice?

We need to get over ourselves and put this racist ignorance and blindness to the plight of others to rest.  Our future and living standards are not in jeopardy nor is our safety.  Time to accept, we like so many other fortunate countries have a responsibility to all human beings not just our own.

So relax and have a few darts while we keep you and your families in this never ending nightmare of prisons and detention.  It is the least we can do.

Anyway enough of this left wing babble - Would hate anyone to consider I may actually have compassion for others.  I will sign off now and continue working on my top ten list of Australian killers that should be executed... Oh and before we pull the switch, maybe let them have a last cigarette... 

Freedom of speech, was not the loser yesterday when Andrew Bolt was found guilty of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act over two articles he wrote in 2009. Bolt was.

The issue was not that he suggested, or put it out there, that there are some white skinned individuals that see the benefits in claiming their indigenous blood lines rather than the white.  No - Bolt went a step further and named several white indigenous Australians, having us believe their decision to identify as Indigenous came later, in a grab for cash and an easier road in their fields of expertise.  

He named 9 individuals to support his argument but had little or no evidence that these people were actually raised as white.   The problem with this supporting evidence was that it was false.  His own defense team made no cross examination of these 9, as they told the Supreme Court that they had been raised as black.  As much as I like the controversy that Bolt is and even agree with many of the issues he raises, there is no excuse to name and shame individuals without reason or proof. 

Judge Bromberg was perhaps most scathing about Bolt's failure to acknowledge that any of the nine had been raised black. "In my view, Mr Bolt was intent on arguing a case," said the judge. "He sought to do so persuasively. It would have been highly inconvenient to the case for which Mr Bolt was arguing for him to have set out facts demonstrating that the individuals whom he wrote about had been raised with an Aboriginal identity and enculturated as Aboriginal people.

The case was more about poor journalism rather than racism.  It is a fine line between opinion pieces and false claims.  I actually agree that there are those out there that extort the system with claims of Aboriginal bloodlines but a lot more research needs to be done before we can pick and choose which ones are guilty of this.  No different than calling someone a dole bludger not knowing the circumstances of each individual case.  And before anyone reads into this sentence that I was making a coalition between dole bludgers and Indigenous, I was not.

I have sat in police interview rooms told by suspects, whiter and more blue eyed than Hitler’s poster boys, that they are Indigenous, knowing full well that they were raised in  middle class white families with the blood line they claim, so minute and distant that their own family are unsure whether there is any truth to claim or not.  Some have not even spoken to or shown any interest in Aborigines, yet when the benefits are obvious; they are passionate activists ready to deny the 99% of white blood running through their veins.  These people are the ones that let our Indigenous population down. 

The biggest problem with the Bolt finding is that there will be those out there that fail to see what this case was really about.  It was not that Bolt couldn’t have an opinion on Indigenous issues or the white skin, black benefit topic.  It is not that freedom of speech has been dealt a blow.  It was lousy journalism by a man who should know better.  Unlike me he is an experienced journalist.   I like Andrew Bolt and I read his blogs daily but in this case he was wrong.  He would be the first to tap dance all the way to the steps of the Supreme court if others attacked him with false claims, and now it is time just to admit the mistake and apologise.  The diverting away from his errors in these articles, to the issue of freedom of speech, is a tad gutless and arrogant.  Personally I think he is better than that, a lot would disagree.

In this case the Judge got it right and those involved got smacked.  Good result. 

For many the death of Carl Williams is nothing more than a refreshing reminder that crime really doesn't pay.  For the police that were investigating an ex-detective, Paul Dale, for the murder of police informers Terence and Christine Hodson, it was a devastating blow.

Today the jury will be deliberating in the murder trial against Mathew Johnson, the man who bashed Williams to death inside Barwon Prison.  Johnson's barrister Bill Stuart, in his closing address, yesterday told the Victorian Supreme Court that if his client was dead, Williams would no longer have to fear Johnson, the leader of a gang called Prisoners of War that hated police informers.  For Johnson his defense for killing Williams is the exact defense Williams himself used when he stated time and again, Kill or be Killed.

But who knows what Johnson's real motives were?  That is the problem with murder cases like these. When the victim, if we can really call Williams a victim, is dead there can only really be one side of the story, especially when supporting evidence comes from the mouths of those, who, lets face it, have their own ulterior motives behind the stories they tell.

The only winner at this stage can be Paul Dale.  Amazingly it seems anyone likely to threaten his freedom ends up dead.  Guilty or not, it appears any evidence investigators dig up in support of their case against him, fizzles before their eyes.  So do they give up?  I doubt it!  Will he ever stand trial? Maybe!  Will he ever serve time? Probably not!

For Johnson, the self proclaimed General of Barwon Prison, the chilling video footage of the bashing murder of Williams will be enough for the jury to find him guilty of murder.  His claims of self defense and the like will fall on death ears because quite frankly the members of the jury will have little sympathy for an already violent convicted killer.  A self proclaimed hater in a war against any that assist police.  Nobody wants to see men like Johnson to ever walk among us and in jail he will rot.  So sad too bad.

The only shame is that William's bashing could not have taken place after he gave the evidence police so longed for him to give.  When it all comes down to the black and white reality of crime and gangsters it is a matter of live and die by the sword.  It is a world where money, woman and power are a temporary illusion and every one of them eventually gets their right whack and that is what I like about crime.







 

Ok hopefully I will be able to dedicate a little more time in ensuring I keep posting regularly. Things have just been a little hectic over the past few weeks.

I take it a lot of you heard about the guy who stabbed and killed a crook robbing his house a couple of days ago.  Amazingly it is a story we have heard at various times in the past, and disgustingly we have also seen people in similar situations charged by police with Murder or more likely manslaughter.

In this recent case, a middle-aged guy heard noises in his house and on investigation came face to face with a parasite armed with a stun gun.  I heard one radio commentator remark in defense of the house owner that he was not to know it was just a stun gun.  What a ridiculous comment.  These weapons will leave you totally defenseless and at the mercy of a criminal, to do as he likes with you.  Grounds I say to fight back with whatever means possible and if that means this mongrel dies, well so sad too bad.

We just need to look at the caliber of these crooks today breaking into our homes and basically doing as they please.  For gods sake we just witnessed a 91-year-old women beaten and robbed by two cowardly scums.  It is not for victims of these home invasions or aggravated burglaries to guess or surmise what these crooks will do to them.  Rape, murder or even severe beatings, it does not matter.  In our own homes we cannot take a chance.  After all we are the innocent and quite frankly our lives all worth a hell of a lot more than these animals.  [No disrespect to animals]  If they enter we must think the worst.  Why should we have to gamble with our lives because of the threat of being prosecuted?

What is even worse is the many cases where a victim has been threatened and assaulted for years with no protection or common sense from our police or justice system only to end up charged themselves when they finally end up killing the bastards.  Pretty much it seems the victims out there are on their own and if you cannot protect yourself in the last place where we all should feel safe then the law is an ass.  But we already know that to a certain extent.  If this guy gets charged and put through the system, something that very likely may happen, he will be suffering years of anxiety and uncertainty.  Why on earth should he have to deal with that?  Police reviewing this case need only a week to look at the facts of this case and let him get on with his life as best he can.  For it is he that will have to live with taking a life, it matters not whether a jury find in his favour or not.

These are the kind of cases that I find hard to stomach.  There is a lesson here for anyone that happens to kill someone in defending yourself in your own home.  Don't take the chance of being killed yourself but ensure before police arrive that there can be no question relating to the threat that was perceived.  Work that out for yourself but just remember a court can dissect your decisions and reactions second by second over days and days, a decision you only had a slit second to make.   The bottom line is - force not disportionate to the mischief sought to be prevented.  Reasonable fear....  All these things will be scrutinised in a totally unfair and unrealistic measure in court. 

I know what I would do and it rests on the fact that I know my life is worth too much to take a gamble on whether some drugged up piece of crap will use a weapon on me or not, whether that weapon or other actions by this criminal will kill me.  I would probably feel messed up at taking a life even though logically I know it to be the correct action. 

At least this dead parasite armed with his stun gun cannot surprise others in their homes and inflict whatever nasty deeds he may desire on innocent victims. Sorry people you may think that harsh but I don't.  If it means one less rape, one less old lady beaten, one less traumatised life because one of these maggots is not here then so be it.  I will never feel sorry for a crook that get killed harming and robbing others, why should I?

For all those people I have argued with in the past who tell me all human life is sacred and precious then maybe they should have a good look at the value of these two cowardly mongrels that bashed and robbed a 91 year old woman in Waverley on Saturday night.

I care not who wishes to call me a right wing extremist for these views because in my opinion the worth of these men is zero.  Did I just call them men?  Sorry!

How could anybody be lacking in decency and basic feeling of others to prey on such a frail woman.  This is so heartbreaking it is beyond belief.  The sad thing is that it is not uncommon.  The weaker or softer the target the more these parasites are drawn to them and something seriously needs to change.

This sort of crime is not about desperation or making some bad choices.  It is a crime of pure evil and cowardly intent. There can never be a possibility of rehabilitation as the foul rot inside these maggots is far to deep and certainly cemented in their makeup.  Of course when they are caught we will hear their sob stories of drug addiction, sad childhoods, depression and what ever they want to blame the world for.  Followed by some harsh words by the sitting judge stating something along the lines of it being the most horrific cowardly act he has dealt with and sentencing them to a pissy little jail term in protective custody.   

Shame we are not in a country that takes crime seriously as a public flogging and 20 years inside is the least they deserve.  I am not for mandatory sentencing as all crimes need to be dealt with on their merits but any crime against the elderly, young or disabled need to carry much harsher terms than the crap that is currently being dished out.  People get harsher penalties these days for driving a car unlicensed than having sex with children.  I don't want to live in a world where consequence for actions is pretty much non-existent.

After bashing this woman then robbing her these cowards told her they would be back...  I cannot say anymore...

Hard to believe 10 years has past since the terrorist attacks of 9/11.  Yesterday I flew out of Malaysia back to Melbourne when the eerie realisation of traveling by plane on such a day sat uncomfortably in the back of our minds.  Not to mention the amount of people boarding the flight could have easily been cast for roles in a remake of the attacks.

Luckily after three hours sleep any real fear relating to the possibility of any 10 special edition commemorative attacks were dulled by my need to shut my eyes and sleep away the pending eight hour flight.

So what was I doing in Malaysia I hear you ask?  Well let’s just say I was dipping my toes back into the world of undercover stings and must say it really is just like riding a bike.  As it was being filmed for TV I can't yet go into detail but all in all everything went to plan, well as well as undercover plans go anyway...

What I did note however was the attitude change from the old days of working police stings.  Maybe I have softened or see the world from a different prospective but compared with a time when the success of a sting was pretty much all about me and the names I could put against mine, I found my motivations had shifted to be more about the victims and standing up against the injustices and criminals that prey so easily on vulnerable people. 

To observe this shift was both refreshing and confronting.  Police by sheer necessity and the nature of their job detach themselves quite easily from the emotional connection to crime and its victims.   As wrong as that sounds, police, if they are to survive the emotional stress involved with their work need to view the world in a black and white manner.  No longer having to live the emotionally detached existence I once did, was to say at the very least refreshing, even inspiring.  But enough of trying to convince the world I am a new age sensitive guy, I am still the same old selfish right wing prick I have always been. Maybe just a little more emphatic to the plight of others... 

Anyway just a short blog to say I am back and offer an excuse for the lack of blog posts lately...

Ok everyone can relax now, I realise vultures is not spelt vulchers...  I don't like to blame others for my mistakes, but Siham from the office is still trying to argue that it is spelt with a CH...  Time for a new editor I does think…

Too old for justice - What a croc.  Again the frustration of victims left with life long scaring at the hands of Salesian priests over the past 40 years can only be feeling that they are too insignificant to get justice.

Dirty little mongrels and 40 years of cover-ups is hard to comprehend, especially when it involves men of the cloth who for all intents and purposes should be driving by honesty and Christianity.  Well we know how ridiculous that thought has become.  The saddest part of this is that they have no only destroyed many of the young lives under their guidance but have only devastated the trust for men of the cloth in general.

I would never comment that all priest are bad because I know some great ones but this is why I find it hard to understand the cover-ups.  Is it to protect the individual or the church as a whole?  I am guessing the latter. 

Fr John 'Frank' Ayres is one of these sick pedophiles that was relocated to Samoa in 1998 with a convicted rock spider buddy, Fr Frank Klep in 1998.  Why Samoa? Well that is simple; little black boy don't have the same resources as white western countries to complain.  A move that is as sinful as the offences these priests committed on young boys. 

Surprisingly a Marist brother that I know from experience was part of the sicko child offender club, was also moved in 1990's to, another pedophile paradise, Papua New Guinea.  This creepy little man of god, in his white sheet and hands constantly jiggling around in those overly large pockets was the principle of our junior school, an all boys school and also a paradise for kiddy lovers.

It was only years later that I discovered naked canings were not the norm.  Oh and those weird little conversations that I now fully understand were anything but innocent.  I was one of the lucky ones though as many others apparently experienced far worse interaction than I did.  Unfortunately for us it was an era in time when accusing a man of the cloth of such atrocities would have been met with such disbelief and reprisals that young boys were left to fend for themselves and deal with it.  Some of course didn't and many boys’ lives were changed forever.  I still wonder sometimes whether this chubby, balding and sweaty brother is still alive, pocket masturbating destroying the lives of innocent young boys.

All in all the damage to the church itself has been devastating.  No longer can any of these men hide behind the all mighty power of the church.  Like Fr Jack Ayres they must face justice, if they die in the process then so be it.  Age and consequence were not a thought when these guys were getting their rocks off with innocent boys so why now afford them such considerations. 

'TGIF', my favorite day of the week for obvious reasons...  but a long way to go yet before that whistle blows.

Well it looks like the end for Julia and not before time.  Part of me feels a slight pinch of compassion for her but the rest just wants to see the back of her.  Public life has gotta be so hard.  Dammed if you do dammed if you don't and vulchers [that doesn’t look right] waiting at every corner. 

To be perfectly honest, I am sure she is reasonable great person away from the PM role but unfortunately that is the only way she can be judged.  And it aint pretty!   With even the swell of female support for the lady who smashed that glass ceiling all but gone, Julia of course must be feeling the loneliness and desperation that goes with the tag of failure.  So sad too bad - The country must come first and life goes on.

Anyway politics and Friday are not a good mix. 

It is hard to believe that there are calls for the remains of Ned Kelly to be buried in a shrine and celebrated like some kind of hero.  Sure, lets make movies about him just as we do with other notorious criminals but let us not forget he was thief and a murderer, a cop killer at that.

My biggest frustration with modern day gangsters and drug dealing scum is the celebrity status shows like Underbelly have lifted them to.  Oddly those displayed on the screen are nothing like I recall them being.  It is just my opinion but for the sake of rating the show they promote as THE TRUE STORY is anything but...

Over the years Ned Kelly has slowly become the people's hero standing against the injustices of his time, a modern day Robin hood if you like.  Shame we cannot jump back in time and talk to those he robbed injured and murdered.  Pretty sure the mere suggestion of a public shrine back then, for a cop killing bushranger would not be met with the same romance for the man today.

The thought of Debs [Silk and Miller killers] or the Walsh street killers being held up on a pedestal in a hundred years or so is a vile thought indeed.  Give his remains to the family and let them do as they please but please let's stop hero-worshiping our killers and gangsters. 

Anyway work to be done, people to see and a little dog to organise, so have a good weekend and remember come Monday you have to fix your stuff ups so be smart and deny everything.


Ned Kelly Biography By James Anthony

Ned Kelly

One of Australia's most famous bushrangers - another term for highwaymen or bandits - was Ned Kelly, whose deeds created a sensation in country Victoria during the 1870s.

Of Irish parents a teenage Kelly was regularly in trouble with the law - although while at school he saved a seven-year-old boy from drowning and received a green-silk sash fringed with gold for his courage.

At the age of 12 he was forced to quit school to become the family breadwinner after the death of his father, but despite this he educated himself and was known for his good use of language and fine sense of humour.

His work involved cattle and horses and not all of it was legal and he had his first serious run-in with the law at 14 when he was jailed briefly for assaulting a Chinaman.

Kelly was also an assistant to bushranger Harry Power, although the police could not manage to prove a link.

In 1870 he spent another six months in prison for beating up a salesman and a year later was found guilty of being in possession of a stolen horse and served three years in Pentridge.

Increasingly angered by what he saw to be an unfair system that he thought picked on the poor, Kelly and his relatives began to pay back the local wealthy landowners by rustling their cattle.

That sort of activity could have kept going for years, but one night a policeman, Constable Alexander Fitzpatrick, got too friendly with Kelly's sister Kate and he ended up being slightly wounded by a gunshot to the wrist. Fitzpatrick swore he'd pay the Kelly family back and his false report about the incident led to Kelly's mother being jailed for three years.

Ned Kelly, his brother Dan, and friends Steve Hart and Joe Byrne then went bush to avoid the police. In the subsequent hunt three policemen were killed in a shootout at Stringybark Creek when they inadvertently set up camp too close to the Kelly hideout.

The Kelly Gang, as it became known, robbed at least two banks including a daring raid on Jerilderie in New South Wales where the bushrangers captured the town's policemen, locked them up and then proceeded to take more than 2000 pounds from the bank's vault.

It was here that Ned Kelly wrote his famous Jerilderie letter to make known his side of the story.

In 1879 the Kelly Gang's trademark armour was created to afford them better protection against police bullets. It was not a highly scientific production system with the armour being made from metal plates fashioned over not-hot-enough open fires. It was fastened together with iron bolts and held on with leather straps.

Still, it was better than nothing and test firing showed it could stop a bullet from a police rifle. However, it's weight - about 44 kilograms - was a major problem.

On 26 June, 1880 the Kelly Gang executed a former friend-turned-police informer Aaron Skerritt and then doubled back to Glenrowan to prepare a trap for the police pursuit that would follow by train from Benalla. Ned's plan was to secure the town, hold everyone hostage, and then rip up the railway lines hoping to wreck the police locomotive.

The plan seemed to be working but the local schoolteacher, Thomas Curnow, escaped and managed to flag down the train before it was derailed.

When the police reached the township a major firefight broke out with the gang that lasted for almost half a day. At its end three of the Kelly Gang were dead and Ned was severely wounded and easily captured.

He was eventually taken to Melbourne and tried before Sir Redmond Barry who sentenced him to death for the Stringybark massacre. On 11 November 1880, 25-year-old Ned Kelly was hanged at the Old Melbourne Gaol giving him the distinction of being the first white Victorian-born prisoner to be hanged.

His death mask - which was moulded after his head was removed - and armour can be seen at the jail in Russell Street, Melbourne.

Ahh the first day of spring, better weather, shorter skirts and summer just around the corner.  Sorry too tired to go on with setting this scene. Strange though the two most important things were weather and women’s clothes...  But they do go hand in hand though.

Just taking that right wing hat off for a second, the news that the Malaysia solution has been blocked by High Court has left me with some encouragement that Australia still has mechanisms in place to ensure policies, obviously indifferent to the basic human rights of people can be quashed.

Malaysia could never be trusted not to violate human decency when dealing with refugees sent from Australia.  It was purely a money grab at a time the Labour Party would have paid almost anything to rid themselves of the ongoing political strain of the boat people issue.  A solution that could only be described as an out of sight out of mind quick fix with huge expense attached.  There is a reason why this country is not recognised or accepted under international members for human rights protection and asylum seekers.  They do not even have any laws in place to provide for basic human rights.

No one can tell me that this government actually believed the Malaysians assurances would have been upheld.  I have heard people describe Immigration Minister Chris Bowen as a decent and conscious driven man.  I know him not so can only accept this description, especially as it came from the mouth of a Liberal figure.  So if this is the case then all I can presume is that Chris Bowen is naive and lacks basic skepticism.  Refugees and asylum seekers sent to Malaysia would have been treated worst than dogs...  Although if they were treated anything like my dog, well the floodgates would have definitely been open.  This is seriously one policy that angered and gnawed at the decent part of me that knew it was wrong, wrong on every level.  I was ashamed that as a country would could allow desperate people to be shipped off to country with such a disgraceful record of serious breaches of human rights.  I feel relieved and encouraged by the High Court of Australia that we are a country that will not allow people to be prosecuted and abused for the sake of political votes, well in this case anyway.  I am definitely not as naive as Bowen. 

I know many Australians have serious concerns in regards to immigration numbers but we are still overall a decent country and no one wants to see these people humiliated, abused and degraded. 

Don't think for a second I have this opinion because I am a liberal voter.  I want to see the back of Gillard more than anything but have no faith in the man they call the mad monk.  Unfortunately the next election whenever it may be, will be a matter of voting Julia out than voting Tony in, and that is sad.  I hope this pathetic era of embarrassing politics can end sooner than later and some real leaders rise through the ranks to take charge, that is of course if they are not too busy visiting prostitutes on tax payers funds.

Now obviously I am not a political journalist, so I will get back to thinking about the nice weather to come and the of course…

No surprise almost two thirds of Victorians believe Judges are out of touch with what ordinary people think, but is that really fair.   A survey by the Sentencing Advisory Council revealed that only a quarter of those interviewed were satisfied with court decisions.

In fairness to our courts and those that make these decisions has public perception been hijacked or influenced by a bias view from Media, possible not intentionally but a bias just the same.  What we all must bear in mind is of all the cases heard and determined in the courts we hear only those that are newsworthy, cases that are either controversial or pamper to public outrage. 

It is a little like football umpires.  The whistle can blow 100 times but it just takes one bad call to justify a public stoning.   So is it really fair to 'judge our Judges' on such a small percentage of selected decisions in terms of sentencing?  I think not.  There is of course huge area for improvement, there always is in an ever-changing landscape. 

Of course I have been overly critical of our justice system in the past and do not apologise for that.  The balance between victim’s rights and that of the defendants has for to long tipped to the side of evil and that dreaded word - Rehabilitation...  Don't get me wrong, if someone can be saved, I am all for it but first they must suffer the consequences of their actions.  How many times must we hear victims saying 'they are out and I am serving a life sentence'?  And sorry to all the bleeding hearts out there but the fact of the matter is some people are just pure evil with no chance of rehabilitation.  We need just look at how many murderers, rapists and child sex offenders reoffend shortly after their release.

So is our justice system there to protect the innocent from crime or to identify offenders so that we can help them.  Rehabilitation must always be a factor in the determination of offenders but not at the expense of the victims that have suffered and those in the future.  

Yes I believe there are some Justices within the system that are out of touch but there are many that need to be applauded for their dedication and fairness to a justice system that lets face it cannot please everyone all of the time.  We also must bear in mind that the family and loved ones of victims will usually have an opinion that an offender should never be released.  In many cases this is also unfair because it is an emotive stance and as such also bias.

It seems where most people get frustrated is with the bail system.  It is hard to comprehend how many times an alleged offender can be bailed before they are remanded.  I have seen some offenders bailed up to eight times; continually committing offences until someone says enough is enough.  Bail should be a privilege that when its conditions are broken should not be granted again.   It is a hard and tough pill to stomach for those that have suffered at the hands of a person who should have by all means been locked up.

Don't be critical of all our Judges; there are some great ones out there.  It is the system that needs changes and not based solely on what the papers tell us. 

It is not often I knock the police but lately I have been seeing a very different police force to the one I recall.  I am not talking about the crime squads or local detectives; I am talking about the troops in uniform.  Well the ones that I have had the pleasure of dealing with lately.  I’m sure there are still good coppers out there.

Working in investigations part time I have had cause to deal with various uniform members who have shown a total disregard for following up on crime as well as disrespect for complainants.

One officer who has been aware of a female he has charged with drug offences seems to care little that she has been in possession of a stolen vehicle for the past three months, including at the time he charged her.  What is even worse is that this drug user has been charged numerous times since then and not one officer has been able to interview this girl in relation to the vehicle because nothing has been entered into the system by the original member.  So much for the poor bugger who wants the car back.

When I asked the member where she might be living he stated that she gave an address in Carlton but he didn't believe she lived there.  WTF?  So she obviously didn't attend court on her due court date and subsequently arrest warrants were issued. 

A second member from another station then arrested the girl for theft offences and executed the outstanding warrants on her.  Oddly this member was also given a false address and made not one enquiry to verify it. 

Trying to locate the vehicle for the complainant, who had hired me out of frustration for the lack of police effort shown,  I made numerous enquiries with the members involved. 

Still the girl was not listed on a whereabouts relating to the stolen vehicle.  A procedure that when I was in uniform was adhered to.   I was also told that being a druggy she was impossible to find.  A few phone calls later, I was speaking with the druggy herself and even had an address where she was staying.  Messages to the police members went unanswered and the care factor was zero. 

All this kind of apathetic work ethic does is cause more work for other members trying to locate this girl for other offences or trying for failing to appear at court. 

It leaves a bitter taste in the mouth when these are the same members crying out for a pay rise.  Maybe I have just been unlucky with a couple of useless coppers lately but an incident at a local pub in Richmond a few weeks back left me with a total lack of respect for a force I once loved.

In a nutshell five drunken coppers, who according to themselves had been drinking all day, decided to mouth off in the pub that I had been kicked out of the force for corruption and a full-blown coke habit.  Interesting since not one of these little pissants had even joined the force by the time I got out.  When I asked them where they got this information, of course totally false, not one of them had the guts to answer, other than to become aggressive.   So with five big tough drunken coppers [well they thought they were] standing around the stool that I was still actually seated in, I thought the best thing was to leave. 

I rang around and discovered these brave coppers were from the RRU [Regional Response Unit] in Melbourne and were not much chop....

I understand when a copper leaves the job and does other things there is always a certain amount of rumour and jealously but to be honest I had never heard any such rumours in the years since I left.   

If any of them have the slightest bit of courage to stand alone and make those same accusations instead of in a pissed group I invite them to do so. 

Please do not come into my one of my locals like pissed wannabes and slag off a copper you know nothing about...  Do something noteworthy because just holding the badge doesn't cut it nowadays...

Well nice to get that off my chest….   I feel better…. 

No one can really comment on how parents of abducted and murdered children should feel unless they have of course suffered the same ordeal.  In saying that, even people who have suffered similar horrific tragedies will differ on what may be good news or bad news.  Everyone copes or has different ways of dealing with loss.  Of course the word 'good, to describe news in such circumstances is not an appropriate word, as there is nothing good that comes from finding out a missing child has been murdered, especially at the hands of a known child offender but is the truth something that can finally provide closure?

For the Morcombe's, the discovery of bones now determined to be that of Daniels, ends an eight year journey to find the truth.  No doubt the slight hope of finding their son alive would have sat in the back of their minds but deep down the truth must have been eating away at them over the years.  At least they can now finally lay their son to rest.

Knowing the sibling of another missing child, a well know unsolved case for many, many years, it surprised me when they expressed to me, that their family were in a good place and didn’t want to push for the truth or know the circumstances behind what may have happened to her. 

It is not something that I understand but of course a stance that I must respect.  Maybe they are in a good place and have accepted what must surely be the truth after so many years, but as a person who cannot even begin to imagine the coping process of such a shocking loss, I still believe that I would be tormented until I knew everything.

As Daniel's father stated a couple of weeks ago " We spent eight years to get to a place where we don't want to be.  So has this news allowed them to finally deal with Daniels death or is it the end of one coping mechanism to another that may not be so easy. 

Maybe it is the investigator in me that cannot accept an unsolved case.  Abductions such as little Maddy and several Australian cases consume my thoughts at various times and the need to know the truth is unsettling. 

But I have no personal involvement in a family member missing and can never say who is right and wrong in the way they deal with such torment.  It is just one of those situations we can only hope we never have to deal with and above all we can only accept whatever journey families take in dealing with such tragedy is the right one for them.

The Morcombes have always said that they want to find their son and say goodbye to him.  No matter how devasting or shocking this news may be, at least they can now do this.

For god’s sake, let the gays get married.  I really cannot see what all the debate is about.  Whether they marry or live together who cares, I certainly don't.  The ridiculous thing is eventually they will be given this right and future generations will find it remarkable that there was such staunch resistance to it. 

It is hard to believe that laws forbidding homosexuality were still in existence in Tasmania until 1997.  Changed only after a 9-year battle by gay rights activists who had already caused change in the states and territories around Australia.

If people are happy and lucky enough to find a partner, same sex or not then good for them.  It is hard to believe Australia still falls into the dark ages of right wing conservatism where discrimination and the shouting of morals suffocated people’s rights.  It is also a little ironic that the loudest voice damming homosexual marriage comes from the Catholic Church, an organisation that should be more concerned with the real sexual sinners inside their own walls rather than condemning couples that simply want the right to marry.  At least their sexual acts are consensual.

I think we all expected the mad monk [Tony Abbott] to be against gay marriage but Julia Gillard’s objections have come as a bit of shock, or has it.  Sometimes it is easy to forget that Gillard does not have her own beliefs or voice, well not publically anyway.  For her it is all about votes.  Whatever she thinks will be popular with voter that will form her opinions.  Odd considering marriage for her is not such a huge issue, being our first Prime Minister to be living in sin at the lodge.

So marriage is this holy sacrament between man and woman, according to the government and opposition.  Such strong Christian beliefs, forget all the sex scandals and infidelity that have gone on with all the fine upstanding members of parliament and lets do as they say rather than what they may do.

We recognise these same sex couples by law but god forbid we allow them to marry.... Dam those unnatural gays, how dare they want equal rights….



 

You don't have to have a degree in child psychology to know that demeaning and embarrassing a child in public will solve nothing.  In fact it will serve to ensure any problems they may already have will be multiplied as they move into adulthood.

For a Townsville mother to place a sign around her son's neck, thought to around ten years, reading “Do not trust me. I will steal from you as I am a thief" and forcing the child to wear Shrek ears in public, amounts to child abuse of the highest order.

The sheer humiliation of what this boy was subjected to is so sickening that this mother should lose the child before any more harm is done.  As people passed the boy he was laughed at and ridiculed and kept his eyes focused to the ground.  According to a witness  "At one point the boy had taken off the Shrek ears ... my daughter walked past and heard the mother say 'put them back on or I'll smack your head in'."

God help our children with parents like this.  I have no idea what this child stole to warrant such public humiliation but there are far better ways of dealing with children that steal.  Send him back to the victim to apologies and punish him with paying the debt back or even working the amount off but don't ever resort to such public degrading and belittling of a child that no doubt will scar him for the rest of his life.

Any mother that thinks she is setting a good example or teaching her son to take responsibility for his actions by resorting to this type of punishment is obviously part of the problem in the first place.  Take a look at yourself and your parenting skills before blaming this child.  There is definitely something seriously wrong and confused in that head of yours and you deserve not to be in charge of a young vulnerable mind.

Children need to understand the consequences of their actions and the difference between right and wrong but a stunt like this will only shatter this boys moral compass, pushing him more than likely to crime.

It must be a living hell for the parents of Daniel Morcombe, waiting and digesting each new development in the search for their son’s remains.  Now that human bones have been located at the search site, it is another torturous wait for DNA testing to reveal whether they can finally put some closure on the nightmare that has consumed their lives for the last eight years.

It seems that evidence from undercover operatives who spent months living at the caravan park where Brett Peter Cowan, the alleged killer of Daniel, was staying has resulted in enough evidence, to not only charge Cowan but also lead them to the site where Daniel body may be buried.  Obviously if these remains turn out to be that of the missing boy then the case against Cowan will be undoubtedly a strong one.   Lets just hope the process is swift and justice can finally be served and Daniel's parents can at last lay there son to rest....

Oh in other news over the weekend... that Kim girl with the junk in the trunk got married in a 20mil-wedding affair.  What a disgusting waste of money on a talentless girl.  I did however watch an episode of the Kardashians just to see what all the hype was about.  I can honestly say the show left me feeling somewhat depressed that an actual family like this exist and people want to watch their pathetic lives.

 Something just doesn't sit right when it comes to Stephen Milne feeling he has been harshly treated by Collingwood supporters.  On one hand I don't agree that supporters have the right to abuse and taunt him with rapist comments, especially as nothing has yet been proved in a court of law.  On the other hand, knowing the ins and outs of the investigation that took place I find it hard to feel sorry for him.

Obviously we all need to be careful and use the word 'alleged' but the rape case and the investigation surrounding it is more concerning than his vindication on the field.  The truth of the case and the intimidation mounted against the investigators seem to have been thrown in the too hard basket or covered up.  What police described as a serious issue with a full investigation to follow has virtually been removed from the equation?  What in the hell happened to it?

Have we all forgotten that there is a young female victim who alleges rape against both Milne and Montagna and is yet to see any legal justice?  Have we forgotten that there were some pretty strong allegations by a detective who spoke out against other police members intimidating them to pervert the course of justice?  It just strikes me that suddenly we are focused on poor Stephen Milne with no regard whatsoever for a young female victim and corruption within our police ranks.  Let me say alleged, alleged, alleged, alleged as many times as I can, just in case it sounds as though I am publically calling Milne a rapist. 

What I can say though, seeing the evidence or the brief put together by the detectives handling the case is the case against the alleged offenders looked strong enough to go to trial and result in a conviction.  But that is my opinion and what would I know.. So why didn't it?  That is the question that needs answering.  The answer that should have been revealed following that investigation into the handling of the case. 

What went on around this rape investigation was a foul example of the pedestal we put footy players on.  The underhanded actions of both St Kilda officials and police left a young girl with no chance of justice.  The truth will surface one day and I hope many of those involved are judged for their part in the denial of a persons right to justice.  The total disregard for a young girl who may have been raped.

From what I have seen and know of this case, I don't feel at all sorry for Milne but that is just my opinion. Until the case is tested before a competent court I cannot say he was guilty of rape, not publically anyway.  He must remain an alleged rapist. As for the Collingwood supporters maybe they need to throw an alleged before the word rapist, at least then Milne would not be able to sue them.

A miscarriage of justice? I believe so...

Finally a man has been charged with the abduction of Daniel Morcombe.  Sadly but not expected he has also been charged with the boy’s murder. 

The 41-year-old male is a known child sex offender who has been a person of interest throughout the long investigation.  During the Inquest into Daniels disappearance the man attempted to divert suspicion away from him claiming that he was only interested in much younger boys than the 13-year-old Daniel.

Daniels parents, who have showed frit and determination over the 7 years and 10 months in ensuring the case did not fall into the cold case bin for the next 20 years, continued to search tirelessly for their sons body and the evidence of what happened to their son.  His father Bruce summed up perfectly how he and wife, Denise felt about this latest development.  "You spend 7 years and 10 months to get to somewhere you don't want to be” 

Now these parents need just two more things, Daniels body in order to lay him to rest with dignity and of course this monster to be punished and justice to be served.  Lets hope that Daniel is located sooner than later and at least the search can be over for these two grief stricken parents. 

Closure will never mean forgetting what happened to their son but at least they can be assured he is now in a peaceful place. 

Most of us would like to think that the people in charge of our children, (well not mine as I am deliberately barren, but for all those others who send their little ones off to primary school) understand children and are read in the best methods for ensuring their wellbeing and mental growth.

It seems many parents should be very concerned.  It has come to light that one such school, Kew Primary under the command of principle Kim Dray, instigated a school trial, which parents said was conducted without their knowledge, the entire class would go to the toilet if one child needed to go during a lesson.

Dray who has the title of Dr Dray, a doctor of what I don't know has defended her trial stating ''unexpected and welcome consequence'' of the trials, had been a decrease in the ''long term and persistent problem of deliberate toilet vandalism''.
''Can I also relay something I cannot write in the publicly available newsletter: that this is the first week since I arrived at Kew Primary School that the assistant principal, teachers and I have not had to deal with … graffiti, toilets blocked with clothing, food or toilet paper rolls or faeces smeared on the walls or floor … as well as on door handles or used to write graffiti.''

With such success at controlling these nasty little primary school thugs, it is hard to understand that parents have complained about their kids wetting themselves at home, too scared and embarrassed to go to the toilet and disturbingly the amount of children being taken to doctors because of headache complaints resulting from dehydration.  Children are deliberately refusing to drink water during school hours because of the toilet laws.

Child psychologist Louise Porter said the whole-class toilet trial was one of the most ludicrous things she had heard.

''I'm horrified by the lack of trust of children and the intrusion into their personal body functions,'' Dr Porter said. ''It's completely predictable it would lead to children refusing to go to the toilet and it would be disruptive to have 25 children wandering around the school.''

Dr Dray said she had checked with teachers and was not aware of any child in the whole-class trial who was ''caught short or distressed''.  How odd...  So either the parents are lying or the teacher are so untrained in recognizing problems with children or more likely Dr Dray is being less than honest in defense of a barbaric policy.

 

Does she know that even prisoners still are granted that one liberty of going to the toilet when they need to.

Even more amazing is the amount of parents that called into 3AW this morning detailed similar problems and trials at other schools.  I also listened to a call from a male who identified himself as Simon that defended toilet laws at schools.  If I had of missed the fact that the issue involved primary schools I would have been led to believe he was talking about gang warfare in rough high schools. 

 As cynical as I may be of anything that the Gillard government announce, I must admit that some recent spin went straight through to the keeper.  

Recent announcements released by the government relating to disability care and assistance had me feeling that at least they may be doing something right.  For all those with disabled children or family members that have been crying out for help for so long, the hint that finally some relief and reform may be on the horizon have been dealt the cruelest of blows.

What sounded like new policies or reform turned out to be nothing more than a report or a proposal on changes to heartless and tired system.  Any of this possible new structure in the disability area would not take place for at least 7 years.  Oh and even more heartbreaking there is no guarantee that it will even be introduce at all.  It is not a policy, it is not a promise, it is pure and simply a report.  Bottom line, there is nothing that will bring any hope to those that are struggling with a life of dedication to caring for a disabled dependant.  If anything the report is an indication that at least 7 years may pass before anything changes. 

So why would the government spin this report to sound as though huge changes were on their way, crediting themselves as the saviors in this area.  Well that is easy - It is nothing more than a diversion tactic of a government that currently stinks to high heaven.  A "look at us, we care and we are committed to reform” Well for all those waiting for the long overdue reforms; all they have received is heartbreak.  As annoying as Julia's spin has been in the past, nothing so far has been as devastating to so many as this latest bout of cruel heartless spin. 

So for me - Yes I thought the government were finally doing something.  My bad, I should of known better.





 

What a sad indictment of the human race we are witnessing around London.  What kind of low life maggot feels the entitlement to destroy their own cities and endanger the lives of those they live with?  That requires no answer, every decent person in this world knows exactly what type of people do this.  They are those ones that believe the world owes them something.  The ones that snivel and complain after a few drinks.  The ones that we all look after with our taxes and handouts.

Like other criminal organisations these mobs get their courage from hunting in packs, did I say courage? Sorry, not courage in the literal sense.  Maybe I should say when cowards get together and pretend to be big tough wannabes by using intimidation and violence.  Alone they will always return to the pathetic little lives where their importance is trapped within the walls of the stench filled rooms and homes. 

I may get criticized, as indeed I have in the past, for being bitter and filled with hate, but quite frankly I don't care.  I actually do hold hatred for these types of criminal opportunists.  Violent and destructive thieves hiding behind a cause that 90% would have no idea about is just so wrong.  Not that the other 10% have any right to carry on with such thugery.  Yes a man got shot by police and it has raised some questions and some racial tension but this has nothing whatsoever to do with these riots.   Do we really believe these thugs give a flying F##k about the police shooting a black man when quite obviously they have no concern for human life?

This is pure and simply a chance for these gutter dwelling parasites to take what others have worked so hard for.  To destroy those they perceive to have a better life.  It is not just thieving and street violence, these brave young men are setting fire to cities, trapping innocent families and citizens in their homes and have turned the streets of London into war zones.  No country can tolerate such civil unrest in these circumstances.  There can be no excuses…..

How terrifying for people caught up in this mayhem.  It is impossible to comprehend the fear that innocent people must be feeling.   For London it is time for martial law - none of these violent animals deserve any leniency.  Bring in the army and basically shoot any of these rioting thugs if they wish to continue this terror campaign.   Harsh? Not really!  For me the life of one innocent person is worth a hundred of these vile hyenas’.

Name:  Nancy Grace Augusta Wake

Born:  August 30, 1912, in New Zealand

Called 'The White Mouse'

Won more World War II medals than any other woman
Companion of the Order of Australia, 2004




You can be forgiven for thinking that the world has finally gone mad.  Global debt, London riots and crime taking up the bulk of the news.  Kind of hard not to feel a tad depressed.

On a different note, a woman who I believe to be one of our greatest heroes died yesterday aged at 98.  You may not instantly identify with the name Nancy Wake but 'The White Mouse' should ring a few bells.

Nancy Wake [the white mouse] is Australia's most decorated heroine and in my eyes our most courageous and deserving one.  She was dubbed by the Gestapo, the White Mouse for her exploits during World War 11 and in her own words, "I killed a lot of Germans, and I am only sorry I didn't kill more."

The Gestapo had her phones tapped and put huge amounts of money on her head.  They dubbed her the White Mouse because of her elusiveness and ability to avoid capture while still killing German officers, sometimes with her bare hands.  Her story and heroics is the stuff of fiction movies except this woman was the real deal.  She is the epitome of the femme fatale, prepared to use any means, including flirting to destroy her enemy. She was inspired by her hatred for the Nazi ideals and their treatment of the Jews. The French Resistance leader was described by a comrade in arms as "the most feminine woman I know until the fighting starts - then she is like 5 men."  Unbelievable she was capture by the Germans only to escape and be parachuted back into France to take up where she left off.   Her husband she discovered after the war had been tortured and killed by the Germans in an attempt to discover her whereabouts. 

This was not a butch female who should have been born a man. (Not that there is anything wrong with these women).  She was a glamorous party girl married to a millionaire and leapt with out hesitation into the darkest and most dangerous missions against Nazi Germany.  

She is an Australian legend and a woman that we all need to know more about.  When we speak of Australian courage and larrikinism, the White Mouse is top of the list. 

Her motto for life - 'Have Fun'

“Nancy Wake was a woman of exceptional courage and resourcefulness whose daring exploits saved the lives of hundreds of Allied personnel”

Julia Gillard PM

 
Nancy Wake is a legendary World War II hero. Her family moved to Australia when Nancy was two. Soon after, her father went back to New Zealand, leaving Nancy’s mother to raise her six children. Nancy worked as a nurse until 1932, when an aunt in New Zealand bequeathed her a sum of money which allowed her to fulfill her ambition of travelling to Europe.

Wake lived in Paris working as a journalist, and later married a wealthy French industrialist, Henri Fiocca. In 1933 she went to Vienna to interview Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany. In Vienna Wake saw Jews chained to huge wheels, being whipped by Nazi troops. She realised the terrible danger Hitler posed and devoted herself to defeating the evil she had seen.

In 1939 when World War II broke out Wake joined the French Resistance, not an official army but a citizen army formed to fight the Nazis. Wake fled France as the Nazis discovered she was helping Jews escape using an old ambulance she had bought. After Wake left France the Nazis tortured and killed her husband, Henri, as he would not betray the activities and whereabouts of his wife.

Wake escaped to London, where she trained as a spy. When she completed her training she parachuted back into France. Her job was to supply the Resistance with weapons, and establish covert communication with bases in England. On one occasion she rode a bicycle 500 kilometres over a period just less than three days, to re-establish a coded wireless communication network which was essential for supplies of weapons. The Nazis did not suspect she was a Resistance fighter. Wake said, 'I volunteered … not because I'm brave … being a woman I was the only one who could do it. When I got back … I couldn't stand up, I couldn't sit down. I couldn't do anything. I just cried.' Wake recalls that as a woman, it was easier for her get through the Nazi checkpoints, and to operate unnoticed by the authorities. Because of this talent for evasion her Nazi pursuers gave her the codename of 'White Mouse', and she was placed on their most wanted list in 1943, two years before the end of the war. Wake went on to lead 7,000 Resistance fighters, and she is reputed to have killed a German soldier in hand-to-hand combat, and to have executed a female German spy.






 

Whether our immigration numbers concern you or not, nobody can feel easy about the Malaysian solution. 

It is very easy to consider refugees as simply statistics or a political issue but we cannot forget that we are talking about human beings, families and children.  How many of us have stopped to imagine our own families being in a similar desperate situation, our children being pawns in a political game.  Do we stop to consider how fortunate we are to be born of a country where we are not persecuted or can at least feed ourselves?  Obviously not!

I am not saying that we can afford to open the floodgates but when you look at the actual number of refugee numbers coming into Australia, we seriously need to reconsider whether the situation is as dire as media and politics suggests.  Regardless of all the ins and outs of the immigration issue, one thing is for certain; sending refugees back to Malaysia is not the answer.  In fact it sickens me to even consider the prospect, especially regarding the children.  We can close our eyes and pretend that the deal Gillard has made with them is all above board but lets credit ourselves with just a touch more intelligence than that.

Malaysia is an entirely different country to our own.  They have been criticised time and again for their treatment of refugees and prisoners.  What this deal is about is Australia handing over huge sums of money to a country that has no intention on delivering on promises of education, housing and medical care to the people we force back there.  Julia Gillard is no dummy and knows only too well these people will be mistreated.  This is what makes the Malaysia solution so hard to stomach.

The refugees scheduled for shipping back to Malaysia today have won a last minute appeal from the High Court to stop, for the time being, the asylum swap while further legal arguments are heard.   Led by lawyer David Manne the injunction lasts only till the end of the business day, 4.15 pm today.

Mr Manne said, "many of the asylum seekers were fearful of persecution, particularly religious persecution if sent to Malaysia.  Malaysia has a long standing record of very serious mistreatment of asylum seekers and refugees including....beatings, whippings, canings and even deportation". 


Chris Bowen, the Immigration Minister has been less than convincing in his defense of the Malaysian solution.  He speaks with ease of the treatment and assistance these people will receive from the Malaysians yet offers little if no comment on the countries past human rights history, or should I say lack of human rights.  The policy is an 'out of sight out of mind policy'.  It is an attempt to stop front-page reports of the boats that are flowing into Australian waters with little regard for the basic dignity of the human beings forced to take such drastic measures. 

So in a few years when the horrific stories involving the mistreatment of these people begin to flow through, I wonder if  Chris Bowen and Julia Gillard will still have the courage to defend this policy.  I hope they are both bought to account.  Bowen in particular has guaranteed the treatment of these people, which in itself is an impossible promise.  I guarantee that these desperate people will be mistreated and that Malaysia will not deliver on its promises.   I hope I am wrong in this prediction but can Bowen afford to be wrong where people’s lives at stake.  I hope you sleep well Minister.  You know only too well what these people are in for.

 Maybe if James Campbell, columnist for the Sunday Herald Sun did a little research or simply spoke to a few people that have been involved with murderer Julian Knight he would have not written such a ridiculous piece of dribble in today’s paper.

To even hint that Knight may have changed his ways, may not be evil is pure naivety and lazy journalism.  To suggest that a 27 year minimum sentence for killing 7 people and injuring 19 others was a long and sufficient jail term for Knight is a sad indictment of the value this man places on peoples lives.

Very easy to sit in a comfy office and write this sort of crap but being so far off the mark in relation to the type of man Knight is only has me assuming he is a journalist of no substance.   Whether he has the skill to write well is of no consequence.  His comments in this case are insulting to those who have lost loved ones or suffered injuries by this snivelling rats hand.

Maybe with a little old fashion investigating Campbell might get a clearer picture of the killer he so easily is prepared to defend.  Oddly his article does not mention that he stabbed an army sergeant in a knight club before Hoddle Street or the frustration he displayed on tape during a police interview when the papers at the time reported the wrong type of firearms he used.  Maybe his research into the private life and details of the Judge that sentenced him or his obsession with white supremacy and Nazi ideal might start ringing a few bells.  Is Campbell aware of his utter distain for Martin Bryant because he killed more people or the ridiculous statements he has made in court time and time again that has shown clearly his lack or remorse that Campbell is quick to say is untrue?  In fact he writes that Knight has shown remorse whether it be sincere or not.  Really!

The fact of the matter is that the letters he attempted to send to victims was a clear display of a man with no regard or remorse whatsoever.  Any reasonable person who took responsibility for committing such vile acts would not dare cause any victims further pain by writing such letters.  Can a journalist be of such simple intelligence to include such moronic statements in defense of his views?   Give a few criminals who spent time with this pathetic little man a call and listen to what they have to say about Knights remorse or dare I say rehabilitation.

So he wants to believe in the possibility of rehabilitation.  Like other bleeding hearts without a clue he is advocating a case that all life is precious.  I believe that life is also precious and for this very reason believe that Knight should never be released.  The chance that he will reoffend and kill again is very real.  Unfortunately some human beings are broken beyond repair. Knight is definitely one such human.  The only sentence he should have received back in 1988 was life without parole or if we really valued life, the death penalty.

Well James Campbell, Knight will always be one of my poster boys in support of the death penalty.  I am glad you feel he deserves a chance to plead his case.  I hope for your sake, if successful he doesn't move into your street.  That's if you really value human life, especially those close to you.
 

A baby with a gun.....

Seeing the picture in the Herald Sun this morning was enough to leave even the hardest bastards shaking their heads.  Not only was the child that appeared to be around a year or so old olding the pistol but on closer inspection the gun was loaded with bullets clearly visible in the chambers.

I always said Bikies were not the most intelligent guys running around but this really takes the cake.  The man apparently connected to the Rebels motorcycle gang in Victoria did not just take the dangerous and inappropriate snap shot for his own photo album but posted it on his Face Book site and included one of himself in possession of the firearm. 

He was charged last night by police that stumbled across the mans profile and lets just hope the authorities can take his kid from him.  If nothing else it shows the mentality of these bikies and their attitude of being untouchable.  What person in their right mind would take such a photo and be so dam cocky to upload for all to see.

Thank god Christine Nixon isn't black as that would make me a sexist - fatist - racist.  Oddly I thought it was the way she destroyed a good police or stuffed that face while people died in the fires that helped me form my opinion of her but now that she mentions it, yeah! It could be her weight as well. 

Her new book, Fair Chop - opps sorry, Fair Cop is another typical public figure who has been criticised that needs to blame everyone else.  Even down to a picture in the Herald Sun that according to her was only used because it was unflattering in regards to her weight.  Sorry Christine but I am pretty sure there is a lack of flattering ones.  You are what you are, a large woman.  The fact that you were eating cake in the photo, well what do you expect when a dinner at a trendy pub was more important than half of Victoria being on fire.  Such a deplorable act for anyone in charge of our police force whether fat, female or gay.  Gay, where did that come from? Of course she is not gay she has that little husband man doesn't she. Damm it now I am racist, fatist, homophobic and sexist. 

Strange thing is I actually none of these things.  I just don't like incompetent people that just cannot accept criticism.  Christine Nixon should never have been appointed the Commissioner of the Victoria Police.  She was never the best candidate for the job, just the easiest to be manipulated by the government.

What also make me laugh are those out there that comment about her long service to public life.  It is not as though she was a volunteer or went above and beyond.  She had a career in the police force and towards the end enjoyed healthy salaries.  Dedication to public service - Spare me! 

If it sounds like I do not have much time for our former police Commission then you are hearing correct.  I despise what she did to the Victoria police force and I despise the way she handled herself during what has been described as our greatest natural disaster.   Now I find her latest remarks in her tell all book, insulting, gutless and self serving.  If the Royal Commission into our bushfires was nothing more than a witch hunt as she remarked then it was a hunt that failed because many people thought Christine got off very lightly. 

The Norwegian massacre and incidents like it can never be avoided.  The horrible and plain truth is that any man like Anders Breivik filled with enough hate and irrational idealism can inflict extreme damage on society.

Unfortunately intelligence is not a factor in who might commit these kinds of atrocities, only the planning behind them leading ultimately to the success or failure meaning the number of lives taken.  It is difficult for any reasonable human being to imagine being filled with the amount of hate required to gun down innocent people, another reason why these incidents are so dam hard not only to predict but to avoid.  Of course we could all lock ourselves away in our homes but then what is the point.  The fact that one single disturbed person can affect the lives of so many is a haunting reality.

To look at the face of Breivik there is no indication or hint of a madman.  Just another typical face you might see walking the streets of Oslo.  For Norwegians the fact that this terrorist was not an al Qaeda extremist or other foreign terrorist cell makes the situation an even harder prospect to comprehend.  How could a Norwegian commit such horrors on his own people? 

For the peaceful country of Norway with a population under 5 million this is something that will change the country forever.  It is a defying moment in history that will never be forgotten.  The day that Norwegians were forced into the reality that they are as vulnerable as the rest of the world. 

Having lived in Norway it breaks my heart to think the Norway I knew is gone.  Things like this are just not supposed to happen there. To imagine 100 people being killed by this man is something that even I cannot get my head around, god help the Norwegians......

 Who is the sexiest wag?  Is Kim whatever her surname's arse real? Do I give a flying F##k?  Ahh No.  In fact not only is my care factor zero it actually pisses me off that there are people with brains the size of peanuts that lap this crap up.

Yesterday the biggest massacre of people by a lone gunman [at this stage] took place in the peaceful nation of Norway.  32-year-old Norwegian born Anders Behring Breivik gunned down at least 84 teenagers on the small island of Utoya near the country’s capital of Oslo.  The death toll that also includes the detonation of a bomb in the Norwegian capital of 7 office workers, now stands at 91 but expected to rise.  Another 90 people were injured making this madman's exploits the bloodiest in Norway’s history since World War 2.

For channel 7's Sunrise program this world event is second to the overdose of a drug addict.  To lead the news with Amy Winehouse's death over this world tragedy seems somehow wrong.  84 Children hunted and gunned down on a small island pushed aside for a train wreck, albeit a talented singer who died after one too many drug fuelled benders.

Of course Winehouse's death is a big news story and for her family and fans, quite tragic but one addicts death compared to what occurred in Norway is insignificant but that is the way of the world nowadays.  Shamefully we are lucky Paris Hilton didn't get caught drink driving again or the Norwegian massacre may have become a tack on after sport.

Whether the young model claiming Andrew Lovett raped her called him a black bastard matters not.  Oddly if she was a racist and disliked Aboriginals then if anything it would only strengthen her case that she did not want to have sex with him.

By Jason Grams own admissions the alleged victim was too drunk to consent to anything and put her to bed to sleep it off.  Obviously Lovett has a totally different judgment on what is acceptable and what is not.  He readily admits he went to the bedroom and had sex with her, of course he says she was a consenting participant.

What is it with football players that girls are simply objects to be shared around?  It was only a few years ago a St Kilda player remarked to a detective in a rape investigation "She was just a footy fuck, you know fuck em and pass em on'  - delightful...  Privileged little boys that simply cannot see past themselves. 

When Lovett's defense barrister David Grace pushed the female victim in the county court yesterday to admit she was racist.  It came after Gram gave evidence stating that after the alleged rape the female said, 'That black bastard fucked the shit out of me'  The female who said she didn't recall saying it but added if she did 'it shows how flipped out I was' 

Mr Grace in cross examination asked "You didn't want to have sex with an Aboriginal man, did you".  Had she  agreed with that statement it would have shown she definitely was not consenting but obviously Grace would have then painted a picture that she consented to the sex only to regret it as her racist hatred left her feeling disgusted and reported the sex as a rape. 

This will not be the last rape case involving footballers and that is a serious problem for the AFL.  With a dedicated push to attract more females to the game the continued lack of respect for women is not helping.   What sensible woman wants to watch groups of young men run around a field knowing the disrespect and disgusting behavior towards women that is taking place off the field?  I can tell you there is a very serious growth of distain for the AFL by women. 

I hate having to say alleged because regardless of what happened in that room, Lovett had no right to be in there.  This female was in no condition to consent to sex with anyone and that whether the court agrees or not amounts to rape. 

As the popularity for one redhead bottoms out another is defiantly holding onto a job she no longer deserves.

Rebeka Brooks, chief executive of embattled News International now has no integrity left as a newswoman after it has been revealed she was directly involved the phone hacking scandal that has rocked the Murdoch empire.

Even her denials are an example of weak leadership because as the editor and chief of the newspaper at the time of the alleged privacy breaches she must have known where the inside information was coming from. I mean these tips just don't fall out of the sky.  Regardless, as the boss the buck must stop at her door. 

It is nothing more than shameless journalism.  It is everything we thought newspapermen and women were against.  Yet this flaming red head has bathed in the credit given to the paper for breaking stories under false pretences.  Not only is her name now not even valuable enough to make the public toilet wall she has also blackened the reputation of all journalists connected to the paper.  So blatant is the trampling on peoples rights to privacy that this woman should be charged and face the full brunt of the law.  There can be no excuse for what she has done especially in light of the various victims of tragedy that have had their inner secrets and fears splashed across her papers.

Not only has it been the victims of crime that have suffered the phone hacking scandal, celebrities, former primeminister and even the royal family have been fair game.  Extraodinarily even detectives investigating the claims had their phones monitored in an attempt to pevert the course of justice.  Had this been a government agency those very papers, now under a cloud would have been relentless in their righteous attacks in the name of human rights.  For Murdoch, the foreign territory of damage control with such a reduction in power,  has him  confused and with great concerns for his ambitious desire to control all media.  For so many that have been against one man having such control or too bigger stake in media, this scandal could not have come at a better time.  

I am not sure why Murdoch is standing by this unscrupulous woman and one can only guess that the last thing he needs is a woman scorned that may be able to place him right in the front line of the phone hacking.  All said and done it is not hard to envisage who would be the bigger scalp.

There is little doubt that Casey Anthony murdered her daughter and continually lied to cover up her death but knowing and proving the fact are two very different things. 

Unfortunately the jury in this case got it right.  The prosecution could not determine how Caylee died and as such a verdict of guilty to the charge of murder was impossible for the members of the jury to hand down. 

Evidence that revealed 25 year old Casey was out partying and boozing, knowing full well her daughter was dead, is impossible for any reasonable human being to comprehend.  Whether it was an accident or murder doesn't really matter.  The hatred for Anthony is so very real across America and the rest of the world that authorities are determining the best way to protect Anthony and her parents.  Even the jurors, able to be named under the US justice system have been the target of hate mail and death threats.  The concern of a vigilante style attack has become a very real prospect.

I find it hard to believe that Anthony did not face a series of further charges relating to the coverup of evidence in regards to a child's death or similar.  The lies she continued to tell police as to the whereabouts of her missing daughter can only mean she knew exactly what had happened to her daughter but this is stating the obvious and it is no wonder the American public is outraged.  But sadly some people do get away with murder.  It has happened before and it will happen again.

What is even harder to accept is that now book and TV contracts will set her up for life, how can this be possible?  Well it is America!  How can any of us forget the OJ Simpson book - If I did it.  Basically the confession of how he killed Nicole Brown.  WTF....

So has justice been served?  Of course not.  Did the jury reach the correct verdict?  Of course they did.

Anyone who may have watched the QandA program last night must be feeling a little confused and left wondering what in the hell is going on with our refugee policies.

People who attempt to float into Australia on leaky boats will be sent back to Malaysia to be processed with the others that are already being held in detention there waiting to be processed but will, because we have sent them back, receive different treatment than the others.  Blah blah blah.. Apparently Australia will foot the bill for ongoing health, education, housing and living expenses.  For how long? Well no one could really answer that.  How long will they spend being processed?  Ah again no one could answer that either. 

I doubt if there is any sane person who does not agree that the boats setting sail to the mainland are death traps and the conditions deplorable.  It can only be desperate human beings that would take on such a trip, especially with family and children.  How easy it is for us to judge these people, call them queue jumpers and welfare threats while we sit in front of our plasma's sipping coffee in our warm houses.  Sorry but something just doesn't sit right here.

We have been made to fear these boat people by media and politicians for so long that we have lost sight of human compassion and decency.  Stopping the boats is all we seem to care about.  Where they go and what conditions they face, well out of sight out of mind.  Besides that is someone else's problem, isn't it?  Ah wrong again, they are still our problem and our responsibility.  The Malaysia solution is wrong.  We all know it deep down.  We know the history of how detainees are treated there and yet we spin and lie for the sake of politics.  Is a couple of points on an opinion poll really worth the human suffering we are causing for so many other human beings, men women and children.  Should we just accept our privileged birth right as so sad too bad for the others not so fortunate? 

Of course we cannot just open the floodgates.  We have to ensure we can sustain the country or we too will be looking for resettlement in foreign lands, but we can do more.  The solution is not to lock huge numbers of people away while we twiddle our thumbs, sometimes for years even decades.  No wonder we are seeing protests from within these centres.  We are so quick to judge but I am sure within even three months any normal person would be starting to feel the cracks of being locked up.  Especially with the uncertainty of whether tomorrow will be any different than today.  People do not sew their lips shut because they have nothing better to do.  Get real Australia and try to imagine the situation reversed.  Imagine the journey the imprisonment.  Watching your family slowly deteriorate before your eyes.  Tell me you would be able to sit patiently and wait indefinitely for an outcome.  Holy crap, I get angry when I am stuck in a meeting for an hour that seems to go nowhere.

The other ridiculous fact about the boat people is how minute the numbers are compared to our actual intake of new Australians. Also why do we seem less concerned with the huge amounts of people that come to our country and just don't go home?  The entire refugee issue must cease being a political football.  It is one issue that must have bipartisan support.  The threat of these boats arriving is of no danger to our way of life.  The only threat is to the desperate people that are compelled by circumstance to seek a better life.

We have access to cheap labour through our prisons and youth detention centres.  With the amount of money we are wasting trying to stop and detain these people we could easily build a housing estate up at the top end complete with all the services and structures to at least let these people live a semi bearable life until they are processed.  A school for the children, English classes, Medical centres and what ever else we seem to be paying other countries for even though they are not really being provided.  A logistical nightmare - Well it cannot be as bad as what is currently taking place and if people would be better off then hey!  Let's do something radical and stop treating people like faceless problems.  Lets do something. 

Remember that new Australian Abdul Tiba, the man that righteously blamed Australian authorities for the lack of assistance because his house and family were under attack in Melbourne's north.  Maybe you recall his words that Australia was a shit country.  He even said he wants to go home to his own country.

I wonder what makes this country shit.  I wonder whether it has anything to do with the serious criminal activities his three sons have alleged to be involved in.  Guns, armed robberies, false imprisonment, thefts and even impersonating police officers are some of the offences these brothers from this fine family are currently in custody for without bail.

Such a shit country this Australia.  No Mr Tiba - Such a shit family is more to the point.  I don't know what this man's visa status is or that of his upstanding sons but the sooner we show people like this the door the better.  Racist? Not really.  If we could throw out 3 generation Australian families that show such disregard for law and order then indeed we would.  But unfortunately these families are ours to deal with.  With regard to migrating families that is a different matter.

Normally I would be careful making assumptions without knowing the true facts but in this case I am going to take the chance.  This is a family that has given nothing to this country and are living off our welfare system while they go about making money from criminal activity.  Maybe it is racist to presume this to be the case but I bet no-one will be pulling me up on this statement because I would be extremely shocked if any of these pissants have been working and paying taxes.

No this family believe the world owes them and that they are entitled to take by force and dishonesty.  They will be the first to claim people are racist against them but the ones that should really despise this family is the honest hard working new Australians that unfortunately get judged on the actions of a few.  I am not racist but if there was a country named Criminopia then I suppose you could say I was.  I hate criminals....

Ring me Mr Kelly if I have described your clients wrong and I will apologise..

It is funny how certain things stick in your mind as a kid.  I still recall in vivid detail when my older brother told me about a local football team that beat up an opposition player.  The words describing how one of his attackers had kicked the boy in the head was too much for me to totally comprehend.  Who were these vicious attackers and how could anyone kick another person in the head?  It just didn't make sense. It was the first time violence had become something very real and the first time I remember being scared of the outside world.

What also confused me was the way my brother, 3 years my senior wasn't somehow also suffering the same confusion and terror.  It actually sounded as though he was bragging about the violent footballers antics.  Maybe he was evil in some way. For me I could not stop thinking about the other boy.  The sick feeling that they had killed or seriously disfigured him left me for days hiding out in my bedroom too petrified to join the game of street cricket with neighbours in case the pack of sadistical killers happened across our street. I had already learnt my mop of white blonde hair set me apart from the crowd and if they did come I would almost certainly be the target of their violence.

Around the same time it just so happened that it was my turn to accompany my mother into the city.  With six children at that stage it was one of those special outings that came around every six weeks or so when finally it was your turn to be the special one.  I don't even remember what really went on or how many times I actually did take my turn but the highlight was a plate of chips with gravy in the Myers cafe.  That I remember.

What I also recalled was two soldiers that were standing in the busy city street and wanting to say hello.  To a small boy I knew enough about soldiers to know they were the brave tough guys that looked after Australian people. There was no way violence could get me with these men around.  Oddly my mother pulled me back and said something it would be years before I understood.  She told me these soldiers were not right in the head.  They had been to a war and were very angry.   Again I was learning quickly the world outside was far different than I had first thought.

Over the next few years I had asked a lot of questions about violence and had somewhat come to terms with the evils of the world and to be vigilant.  I still believed that there were far more people out there that would save me from danger rather than inflict harm on me.

It was at about this time that my father returned from a business trip to New York and informed us that in America people don't stop to help others in trouble, they walk past people being attacked on the street.  Nobody wants to get involved in fear of being attacked themselves.  Hard to believe a country could have reached this point, cowards allowing evil to do as they please.  Not something we ever had to worry about in Australia.  The concept of being deaf to screams of help was just not possible in a country like ours. 

Well many many years later that concept has not only become a reality it has also become totally understandable.  How many examples do we need to realise that the Good Samaritan is very dangerous and often fatal exploit.  No longer can the scream of a woman be a call to guarantee assistance.  How many men or women  force themselves to block out calls for help in the dead of night because the risk to their own safety far outweighs any moral conscience to help.  

Even though I have been critical in the past of those that have reported hearing screams and failed act, I acknowledge I have no right to judgement whatsoever.  None of us do.  People can and will die playing the Good Samaritan.  And people should be scared running into the unknown.  The amount of weapons on our streets and the people prepared to use them has become staggering.   But can we live with ourselves by doing nothing?  Are we succumbing to fear and handing the streets over to those violent criminals?  Just yesterday we saw a 47 year old mother stabbed to death by a 14 year old because of the trivial egging of a house.  To help or not to help is virtually an impossible issue to debate one way or another.  Should we ever give into fear in the face of doing what is right?

Ironically if nobody hesitated in coming to the assistance of others in violent circumstances a simple scream from a victim would be enough to scare any would be attacker away.  But who will have the courage to be the first out of the safety of their own home with nothing more than a hope that others will follow?

What is also ironic is that I hate violence so deeply that I am prepared to be violent to stop it...  Maybe I am still as confused as I was way back then.  Odd blog I know......

I have made no secret about being pro death penalty.  For all those ready to pounce on me as if I am some vicious dictator or evil anti life advocator let me just say I am not alone.

In a poll last week 82% of people that were asked whether they supported the death penalty for Ramazan Acar, the 'father' that stabbed his child to death to inflict pain on his ex partner, voted they would support it in this case.

I would not only support it I would very easily accept the job of chief executioner if offered.  It is all very nice and new age to advocate that all life is precious but the plain and simple truth is that some human life is of no value other than the destructive one they inflict on others.  In all areas of nature some life forms just do not come out right.  Why we put human life on such a pedestal I don't know.  And why in gods name do we argue the value of one man's life over the lives of victims?

All life is precious - spare me!  There is nothing precious about Acar who still continues to taunt the mother and grandmother of the child he stabbed to death.  There is nothing precious of the church leader that raped and set a 14 year old girl on fire to cover his crimes.  And this maggot will be back on the streets in his early 40's.  Where do these bleeding hearts get off arguing the value of such vile wretches?

But it is always or nearly always a different story when vicious and cruel attacks are committed on their own loved ones.  It is very easy to argue the pro life stand if you have never really witnessed the sheer brutality and torturous deaths some of these mongrels have inflicted on decent people.  Maybe I value life and people rights so much that I cannot justify these type of murderous scum any chance to repeat their extreme crimes on another innocent victim. 

Peter Dupas
Julian Knight
Martin Bryant

Here is just three names of hundreds that I cannot for the life on me find one good reason that they should be allowed to exist.  Is anyone expected them to repent and see the light?  Between these three hundreds of lives have been destroyed and yet there are those that still somehow believe their lives have some kind of value. 

Many people argue against the death penalty because of the possible errors in the judicial system that can lead to an innocent man being executed.  Well there is no doubt that these three committed their crimes, they are actually proud of their brutality and standing on Australia's list of notorious sicko's.

Call it primitive tooth for tooth crap or chant that I would be just as bad as them, I care not.  Nobody has the right to murder, rape and torture innocent victims.  Maybe when you have seen their handy work close up you might agree.  Maybe when they describe the pleasure they get out of these vicious attacks and their desires to continue to offend, then those of you out there that believe they have a right to live may think again. 

Sorry but some people just do not deserve to live!!!!






 

Ramazan Acar the brave little piss ant that stabbed his own daughter Yazmina in November 2010 must serve at least 33 years before he is eligible for parole. 

Justice can never really be served in a case such as this but at least it is on the harsher end compared with some of the ridiculous sentences handed out recent years.  It is hard to comprehend how a father can kill his own daughter especially with such violence.  Well it is something that he will have at least the next 33 years to ponder about.  Sadly for the mother of this child she will suffer a life sentence of loss and pain.

While we may consider this a fair enough penalty in today's terms it begs to differ how another mongrel managed to get a minimum of 16 years for the rape and attempted murder of a 14 year old girl.  Michael Tuano Hermogenes, 25 got the young girl drunk, raped, abused and video taped the girl then attempted to strangle her.  Unsuccessful he left the unconscious girl to purchase petrol and returned to the house.  He then covered her body, staking house hold items such as computer equipment on her body, doused her in petrol and set her alight.

Again hard to believe these low maggots exist but unfortunately they do.  For the girl she is faced with a life of physical disfigurement as well as emotional scarring very few could imagine.  The minimum means Hermogenes may be free by the time he is 41 years old.  How can this be fair?  The simple answer is that it isn't.  The gap between sentences and the damage to victim's lives continues to widen.

When the sentence was handed down Hermogenes sat with his hands clasped in a praying position.  I don't know which god it is that he is talking to but I hope to hell it isn't the same one as mine.  If my god forgives a filthy piece of crap like him then I think I will find a new one.  There can be no forgiveness.

The tit for tat street war between families in Melbourne's north should have been stamped out by now.  It is hard to fathom such blatant disregard for law and order and of course the public.

A statement yesterday by the patriarch of one of the families at the centre of this gang rivalry, Abdul Tiba is a good example of why there are certain people we do not want or need in this country.

Abdul Tiba told reporters that this was a shit country and he wanted to go home.  Guess what Abdul? We would love to see you and all the other like minded thugs from your country leave.  In fact stop talking and piss off! Take your family with you and get out. 

Tiba has complained constantly that this country is not protecting him or his family yet he fails to tell police why his family is at the centre of a drug war.  Everybody is to blame other than him.  He said further that all police have done for him is give him 2 days in a hotel like a fucken gypsy.  He says he doesn't know why this is happening.  Maybe you ask your drug dealing family not that he doesn't know full well what is going on.

Australia seriously needs massive reforms in relation to migrating families to this country.  It may sound simple but if we let you in then abide by the rules or be sent back, no questions asked.  Don't be coming into our home and shit on the carpet. 

If police do not smash this kind of behaviour as soon as it rears its ugly head then we are in for years and years of reactive battles that we will not win.  We cannot allow such utter disregard for law by these people.  This is not America where guns are considered a human right.  Other than farming and bona fide reasons for possessing guns there can be no excuse for anyone to be carrying one.  This is where mandatory sentencing can work.  Found with a firearm should be an automatic 5 years minimum term of imprisonment.   Used in a crime a further 10 years on top of any other sentence received.  Currently they are charged with pissy offences such as being in possession of an unregistered firearm.  Not a great deterrent against arming yourself.

Abdul Tiba get of our shit country and don't look back.  And please take as many of gun wielding relatives with you.  Why we take on others countries crap I will never know.

Call me a prude but why is it artists think they have the right to ignore human morality with art pieces that lets face it are nothing more than shock statements.

It was only a few years ago that we saw the controversy over exhibits of Christian images covered in urine and feces or blood.  How this can be categorised as art I will never know.  Yes it is an exhibit that 'makes people think'  a statement artists seem to think defines Art.  I must also admit that yes such pieces do make me think. 

My thought is usually that the artist is a waste of space and lacking the talent to make real art.  There is no statement or meaning behind this kind of 'Art' just vulgarity and insult.  It is childish and senseless.  Oh and I can guarantee it will not be hanging in the Paris Louvre in 100 years time.  Why because it was made by simple minded wannabe deep twits that need to get back on their meds.

So where do we draw the line.  There has been a lot of heated debate over Bill Henson's nude images of children in the past years even to the point where some groups have been lobbying government to have art of this nature banned.   Whether you are a fan or not you have to admit that Henson is a talented artist.  But why children? And why under the guise of art is it okay to display these images when they are pretty much banned from every other medium?

I may not find the images shocking within themselves but I do find the concept of children posing nude and being sold offensive and wrong.  I find it hard to believe any of theses images would be hanging in the lounge of decent family homes but then again the majority of people are not peadophiles. 

In the dangerous and unfortunate sick world we live in today pictures of naked children just doesn't seem right.  I question what kind of man enjoys taking these images and who in the hell finds them desirable. 

I hope I am not urinating on artists rights to do as the please in the name of art.  But then again I am just a right wing conservative after all.

I would like to say it is hard to believe that racism on the football field is not a thing of the past because it is obviously not and of course it is a very real issue outside of the playing field as well.

The problem is that being part of the white majority makes it almost impossible to understand the effect that our words and actions can have on people who have dealt with issues their entire life.  We have never been the odd one out in a crowd or labeled the 'Abo' in the group.  To be known not for who you are but what you are is something that most of us never have to experience.

Only recently I learnt first hand how devastating my own words, even in jest have had on a close friend of mine.  The fact that I never even stopped to consider this to be the case leaves me feeling like an ignorant self obsessed fool lacking the intelligence or empathy to realise what someone in front of my very eyes may be feeling. 

For us that have never had to experience racism or being stereotyped it is very easy to adopt the attitude that others such as our indigenous need to toughen up and take a joke.  What bullshit!   We know nothing of the experiences or damage we have inflicted on these people.

I have been researching Aboriginal history for the past year or so and cannot believe that I could be so blind and closed off to the most simple and basic understanding of the damage we have inflicted on the indigenous pschy.

If we are to move forward at all we really need to get over ourselves and understand there is still a huge problem and a hell of a way to go in closing the gap between the white and black Australia.  We cannot keep kicking these people in the guts and then expect them to laugh at thoughtless and distasteful jokes.  For me I chose a quick laugh at the expense of a friend's feelings and for that I can offer no excuse.  All I can do is learn from it and be a better friend and person. 

I like my mate for who he is not what he is.  I love the fact that he is Aboriginal but what is so much more important is his value as a person.  All I can say is that the next time someone makes a joke based on skin colour or race just stop and think.  I didn't and I really hurt a mate.....

 

For all those hoping for a new gangland war in Melbourne based on the recent events in Coolaroo then think again.  I mean seriously, if you are going to kill someone then do it properly and stop farting around. 

So far the Guildford street premises has been firebombed, sprayed with bullets on several occassions and even rammed by a tray truck.  The family patriarch as described by news stations in a bib to make him sould like a crime boss, Abdul Tiba also feely gives reporters an interview outside the house.

Sorry but not the most sophisticated crime gangs we are used to and not exactly the next Underbelly series.  The only excitement here is that some thugs and low level drug dealers may end up killing each other.  At least it gives media outlets the chance to turn some half baked crime story into the next chapter of Melbourne crime.  Care factor...3 maybe 5 percent.  My family has better blews than this..

That is about all I am going to write about today as it is the one year aniversary of the red haired bogans reign which actually makes me feel a tad ill.  I read an article earlier written by a woman that said she was disappointed Julia was not flurting as much as she used to...  Hello?  Did I say feeling ill... Well with all due respect to Tim who obviously sees things differently, I think I would actually find a pencil more stimulatingly exciting. 

Well my pinko commie friend who only yesterday came to the conclusion that I may be Right Wing Conservative has advised me often to pull back on personal attacks and allow the readers to form their own opinions, is going to go to town on me for these comments....  Hopefully she misses today's blog....

Have a good weekend....

Dame

I have always considered Julian Knight a poster boy to bring back the death penalty. I can only imagine how his victims that survived and the families that lost loved ones must feel every time this sewer rat emerges in a bid to seek freedom.

Without the death penalty the only option for this killer is that he remains behind bars for the term of his unnatural life.  Even the fact that he is eligible for parole in 2014 gives me an uneasy nervousness, not that I believe he will be released. But a chance is a chance and that must niggle at the heart and minds of all people affected by this monster.

He has spent his time inside manipulating and complaining about the system, so much so that he has been declared a vexatious litigant.   He has been found with a collection of Nazi propaganda and even more disturbing attempted to send letters to the victims of his murderous rampage in the hope that he might appear remorseful.  Yet this narcissist killer has shown nothing but contempt for his victims and has even shown disappointment at when other mass murderers killed more in number than himself.

At the time Knight was also facing charges for stabbing an Army Sergeant in a night club after he had been tossed out of the military.

I am aware that Knight instantly became a hardened criminals bitch in the early days of his sentence and even though it is horrible to think inmates can be used in this way I must say in relation to Julian Knight I cannot help but feel some kind of pleasure in the thought.  Maybe it is because the thought of such a little rat wanting to be a big man being used like this is ironic and just.

At the time Knight was captured he weep like a baby begging not to be shot.  He was out of ammunition cowering from advancing police.  I felt sorry for the two policemen that arrested him, as there was a lot of criticism and talk in the force at the time as to why they didn't finish him off.  Easy to say when you are not there.

What was also disgraceful after the event were the number of officers that faced disciplinary charges for using their police jackets to cover the bodies of victims and failing to wear their police hats.  As unbelievable as that may sound this was typical of some of the useless and dangerous officers that existed at the time.  Not that much has changed over the years....

There can be no reason whatsoever to even consider this creature stepping outside the gates of prison.  I do agree however that he be allowed to mix in the mainstream because if there is any chance of Knight meeting a violent death then it will happen here.  And this is what a sniveling rat like knight deserves...

Carnita Matthews, 47, from Woodbine in Sydney's south and her merry band of Muslims thugs have set their cause for acceptance in Australia and especially the burka issue, back so far with their foul antics that other Muslims around Australia should be reeling with anger.

What a disgusting display of conduct, firstly by a dishonest burka wearing woman and then of the radical out bursts from her Muslim supporters who found such joy in the woman using her burka to deceive and manipulate the NSW legal system.  What a proud day for a group of dishonest people it must have been.

Had there not been a camera in this policeman's car, this nasty Muslim woman may have been successful in causing this officer to not only loose job but also his reputation, being forever more branded a racist.  There would have been no issue relating her identity had the camera not been present, as she would have gladly given evidence in an attempt to destroy an innocent man who was simply out there doing his job.  The value of his reputation and /or job in her eyes was the meager cost of a ticket for failing to properly display her P plates.  What a disgusting example human decency.  What a great ambassador for the Muslim faith in Australia.

God help us if we were to behave in a similar way in a predominantly Muslim country.  I say 'we' in a direct attempt to distance myself as an Australian from this group because I don't consider Mathews or her mob as people who care to be considered Australians.  How dare they manipulate the wearing of a burka to make false allegations against police especially with the use of the racist card.  This is exactly the type of behavior that promotes hatred and a lack of trust in Australia for Muslim people.

If this woman faith is so strict in relation to the wearing of the burka it begs the question why other parts of her religion relating to honesty and treatment of fellow human beings are obviously far less important.  I wonder how Allah feels about her attempts to destroy a policeman's life lying and falsely accusing an innocent man of serious misconduct.  Nobody believes for a second that it was not her that attended at a police station to make a formal complaint against this officer, a complaint based on lies and serve serving motivation.  This was simply a technicality in relation to a point of proof being identity.  A problem now for all Muslim women who will suffer an uncompromising strictness in proving identity.

I feel sorry for the majority of Muslims in this country that are now under attack because of the actions of a few. There should be a great deal of anger for Carnita Mathews and her band of thugs that took delight in such an immoral course conduct.  We should not blame all Muslims for what has happened there is a percentage of undesirable people in all groups.  I hope that every other poor Muslim woman remembers her name when they are forced to prove identity every time they enter a police station, whether by fingerprinting or DNA.  You can thank a Muslim woman by the name of Carnita Mathews.  At least she can for now go unrecognisable thanks to her burka.

I hope the prosecution appeal this case, as Mathews should do her time behind bars.

Derryn Hinch represented himself this morning at his pre sentence hearing.  He urged Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg to consider allowing him to serve any sentence under home detention.  Hinch apologised for breaking the law but told Rozencwajg that he still believed he was doing the right thing by naming child sex offenders.

The police prosecutor Brett Sonnet did not call for Hinch to be imprisoned.  Magistrate Rozencwajg appeared to indicate he was likely to receive such an order because of Hinch's medical condition.   He did however imply that the conditions of home detention if granted should be as restrictive as if serving his time behind bars.

I do not doubt for a second that had Hinch's medical condition not been a factor in this case he would definitely be looking at a stint inside.  I have never been a fan of home detention or suspended sentences but cases like this are exactly where they can be considered appropriate.

For Hinch a decision to grant home detention may be a life saver.  Any chance of surviving depends on him receiving a liver transplant within the next 3 or 4 months.  A virtual impossibility should he be sentenced to serve time behind bars.

The sentencing hearing will continue on July 21st.

I cannot believe Kate has been recycling her wardrobe.  It horrifies me.....  Sorry! Wrong hat - As important as that issue is I will get back into my little crime pigeonhole.

A few years ago I wrote an article expressing the view that all convicted criminals that served prison sentences should be implanted with GPS devices in an effort to drastically reduce crime.  It was a radical approach that no doubt would see civil libertarians choke on their morning weeties.  We should be so lucky.

I am not sure whether it is the prospect of implanting small devices into criminals bodies or the thought of someone being able to be monitored that upsets these people but as usual it is the offenders rights we seem to consider well before the rights of victims.  It is hard to see what rights of criminals we are actually stamping on considering that a tracking system like this would be used to identify breaches in conditions of release, fleeing offenders, solving crimes by placing offenders in the vicinity of crime scenes at the time of the offence.  What better deterrent can there be for an offender than knowing the police will know exactly who was present during the commission of a crime.

The tracking system of criminals that I wrote about was a lot different than the proposals currently being considered by the Victorian parliament and revealed in the Sunday Herald over the weekend.  If we are going to do it then why not do it properly?   For those that immediately dismiss such a complex computer and tracking system being implemented because of the massive costs involved then simply consider the huge amounts of money crime costs us each and every day.  Police manpower, insurance claims, legal fees, prisons and of course the costs associated with victims of crime just to scrape the surface.  Any significant reduction in crime would far out way the initial costs and running of such a system.

Imagine a system advanced enough to be able to search a location where a serious crime has been committed and be able to backtrack to the time an offence occurred and reveal any criminal that may have been present.  Not only will police have an instant suspect but they would also know exactly where to find them for questioning.  With more than two thirds of serious criminals reoffending after release from prison it is not going to take long before the message gets through that reoffending is simply not an option.  Even in the case of criminals that just cannot control their urges like paedophiles a system that could see the offender locked up after an initial assault rather than going on to commit a series of attacks cannot be under estimated.

The technology is there so why not use it with maximum benefit. To put a strangle hold on crime with such a massive impact does not have to be just a dream.  It is just an idea but one that needs to be looked at if we are ever going to get an upper hand on crime.

Simon Overland's departure can only be seen as a good result for Victoria.  Both the public and the police rank and file now need a stable and calm new leader to rebuild what has become a shambles of a police force.

The rot started with the seat being filled by ex Commissioner Christine Nixon and steadily degenerated into a political mess of spin and deception. 

Watching from the outside it appeared all too obvious the downward slide was reaching a level that would be hard to recover and the frustration at the lack of action to fix the problem was overwhelming.  It still angers me that the destruction of a once tough and respected force was allowed to continue without action for such a long time.

What was also obvious was the attitudes of both the police on the beat and the public themselves.  Often I found it embarrassing that police were failing to follow up complaints by the public.  Some thefts and crimes so easily solved I could not understand why.  Often I would advise friends to report matters and provide certain evidence to assist police only to find that not a single follow up had been conducted by police.

In the defense of police it seems the lack of resources and basic enthusiasm was lacking.  Surprisingly many stations are not even allowed an internet connection because they cannot be trusted to waste time on face book and the like.  It appeared there was such a lack of support from both the police hierarchy and the public that an attitude of 'why bother' had crept into the force like a cancerous affliction.   What also saddened me was that such a high number of good coppers openly looking for jobs outside the force.

I would not be able to function in today's police force.  So many rules and restrictions it appears impossible to investigate virtually anything.  Unfortunately the days of following a hunch or a gut feeling are gone.  And that is 
wrong. 

So lets hope we are now in the rebuilding stage.  Just like a footy team it will take time but as long as we put the correct structures in place we can one day return to the glory days when the Victoria Police Force was a respected department worldwide.  No more politically motivated leaders just good old fashioned policing with the support and backup from the public.

Lets get tough on the crims and look after the innocent.

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Hands up who cares that child killer Ramazan Acar, 24 may be a target for his crimes behind bars....  Anyone...Anyone...Anyone... 

Acar is the pathetic gutless piece of crap that stabbed his own daughter two year old Mimi several times simply because he wanted to get back at his ex partner, the mother of Mimi.  It is hard to fathom how anyone could be so callous to commit such a crime not only because it was a defenseless child but because it was own.

Like some dickhead cool gangster he posted facebook messages such as 'Bout 2 kill ma kid"  then sent chilling text messages to the mother 'Its ova I did it'  and pay bk u slut".  What a hero of a man.  Simply writing these words is enough to make anyone want to attack this evil sack of shit.

But what is even more cowardly is his pleas to the court that he will do it tough inside prison and that he a target of violence from other prisoners because of his crime.   Well isn't that ironic.  You want protection from other prisoners but who was there to protect two year old Mimi. 

This is one of those cases that I care not what happens to this vile pathetic creature inside. He should suffer because his life is of no value whatsoever.  He can never pay for what he has done.  And nothing can ever ease the pain of a mother whose life he utterly destroyed.

I hope his life gives him everything he deserves and more.....

This manly little thing will be sentenced on July 1st.     

Finally the Ombudsman's report into the police crime figures was released this morning to parliament.  A report that many believed would spell an end to Simon Overland's position as Chief Commissioner of Police.

Unfortunately but not surprising, the Ombudsman's findings fail to lay any blame with Overland.  In fact it list senior police officers as failing to make Overland aware that the figures were wrong or incomplete.

I mentioned that this was not surprising because time and time again this Ombudsman has failed to lay any blame at the previous Labour government or Overland.  I hoped however that this might have been one investigation that would have been too difficult to cover up Overland's misconduct and political motives.  Obviously I was wrong and of course disappointed.

So who are these senior police officers that apparently deceived the Commissioner and for what reason would they take it upon themselves to manipulate the figures?  It is ridiculous to expect anyone to believe that the man behind the deception was anyone other than Overland himself.  But if the Ombudsman want to lay blame at these officer's feet then they need to be sacked.  But I doubt if we will hear anymore about them.  And bear in mind it is Overland that had to sign off on the crime statistics before they are handed over to the government.  So much for the buck stopping with the man in charge.

For the public this is a direct slap in the face and an attack on our intelligence.  I do not know what motives are behind the Ombudsman's protection of Overland but it is an obvious reflection of the corruption and cover ups that have plagued Victoria for so many years.  It is frustrating with long term damaging effects in relation to bodies such his office being trusted in carrying out honest and independent investigations.

I was optimistic that the new Liberal government with all their promises to remove the spin and deception would introduce to us a new and refreshing transparent public office.  It now appears that this brave new government is void of the courage to act in any such pursuit.  It is common knowledge that many ministers believe Overland is inept and untrustworthy.  And this was a statement direct from a senior Ministers mouth to me.

Well all we can do is throw our hands up and give up.  It seems nothing will be changing in a hurry and with the lack of balls in a government that seem talk the talk but fail to walk the walk, Overland can continue to build his little empire at a cost to all Victorians.  Under him our police force is doomed.

Below is the key points from the report.  Paragraph 3 relates to the ex director of the Police Media Unit who raised her concerns over the figures dircetly with Simon Overland.  How he can remain blameless even with this incomplete investigation I do not understand.... 

KEY POINTS OF THE OMBUDSMAN'S REPORT:

- This matter came to light as a result of a leaked Victoria Police intelligence brief to the Neil Mitchell program on radio 3AW (Melbourne) on 28 February 2011. This is not the only occasion during my investigation that material from Victoria Police has been leaked. For example, the intelligence report was also given to another person who provided a copy to my office.

- The Ombudsman report has found that the decision to release the crime statistics several days before the caretaker period leading up to the November 2010 state election was the Chief Commissioner's and his alone. He confirms this as do other witnesses.

- Ms Nicole McKechnie (ex-director of Police Media Unit) said that she was worried about the volatility of the data to be used in the media release. She also said ‘I raised it with the Chief Commissioner essentially it was, I am concerned about including these figures. I understand the Government’s keen to have them in but I'm concerned about them being included because – because of the perception’. She said that it was the Chief Commissioner’s decision to release the crime statistics and that there was some haste to get the media release out before the start of the caretaker period’.

- The Ombudsman says: "In response to my draft report Ms McKechnie said: ‘There had been intense scrutiny of Victoria Police over a long period of time and many accusations of ‘spin’. Law and order was a central platform for both political parties – it was extremely difficult to navigate through this and often Victoria Police was criticised for being both ‘too close’ to government and at other times ‘at odds’. I was concerned that the use of this additional data would be seen as favourable to the Labor Government and provide another opportunity for criticism. Whilst I was concerned about some volatility around the quarter specific statistics, I certainly was not aware it was overly significant statistically.

- The Ombudsman says: "I consider that the quoted reduction of 27.5 per cent of assaults in the CBD between the July-September quarter 2010 compared to the July-September quarter in 2009 without qualification, was based on yet to be validated data. It was therefore likely that releasing the data without qualification could reasonably be perceived to be misrepresenting the fuller picture of the trends. The crime statistics were subsequently used for political purposes during a public debate by the then new Police Minister three days before the election.

- The release of the quarterly crime statistics data, particularly so close to an election, was likely to be used in a political context. Senior officers also failed to pass on warnings to the Chief Commissioner that the data was not ‘settled’ and was incomplete. In this regard the Chief Commissioner has responded that ‘I accept the figures in the media release, and the July-September statistics as whole [sic], can be criticised on the basis the data did not have time to settle because their release was brought forward’.

- The Chief Commissioner also said ‘if we had maintained our normal timeframe the quarterly statistics would have been released in the week before the election. I feared this was a much greater risk of politicisation than an early release. It was my decision and mine alone made free from any input from anyone else’. However, in doing so the picture in relation to assaults in the CBD was distorted as the quoted reduction of 27.5 per cent was based on selective, incomplete, and yet to be validated data.

- Ombudsman: "There is also the perception that the public were misled by the crime statistics. After all, the media for the previous two summers had raised concerns about violence on the streets in the CBD. The data also let rank and file police down. How could for example the Superintendent in charge of the CBD argue for more resources on the basis of this information or make sound operational decisions? It is also in contradiction to their practical experience of violence in the CBD. However, the Chief Commissioner stated that ‘resourcing and tasking decisions are not and never would be made on the basis of this single data set. We continue to inject new resources into the city and to supplement as appropriate with resources from other units to deal with the issues in and around the city’. The independence of crime statistics is crucial. I consider there is a clear need as I indicated in 2009, for an independent body to manage the release of crime statistics. I have recommended accordingly. Victoria Police endorses this recommendation."

 

It is no wonder women think twice before reporting a rape and sadly many decide they are better off not reporting it at all. 

The Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the conviction of a 28 year old male who had been earlier convicted of raping a sleeping female victim because there may have been a question of whether he believed she was consenting.  Mind you the victim had already refused his advances twice before she passed out after a big night out.

Even if we were to forget that the victim had already refused the offenders advances, when and how can we accept an unconscious woman is consenting to sex?  The answer of course is never.

As a male I find it insulting that there can still be even the slightest question that a woman in these circumstances may be consenting to sex.  It is beyond belief that anyone could think intercourse is okay with a woman who quite frankly can not agree or disagree.   Now throw back into the equation that before passing out she said No to the advances twice and here we have a rapist.  Plain and simple or so you would think.

It is bad enough that we have these vile offenders are still walking the earth in this day and age but when a panel of Judges agree with such a notion then we are in dire straights in protecting our women from such serious sexual crimes.  I wonder if the victim had of been male whether it would had been an automatic conclusion that consent had not been given. 

The rapist 28 year old Getachew was then freed on bail just to add further insult to the victims. 

So NO means NO unless the victim is in such a disadvantaged state that she is unable to answer.  Hard to understand why victims may be having second thoughts.

Is there actually two sides to the climate warming debate or are skeptics so on the nose that the media and public forums refuse to give them any time or credibility to present their differing points of view.  I am not a skeptic as such but actually feel a little guilty even writing that I am not convinced about global warming yet.   A concern within itself. 

Why are we so willing to take on the opinions of some select scientists at the exclusion of others?  Why cannot I find any sensible debate between opposing scientists?  If global warming is such a huge threat that will one day, sooner than later certainly wipe out the entire human race then it strikes me as odd that we are being kept from hearing both sides of the argument.   

I would expect that the majority of educated people on this planet agree that there is a need to look after the environment.  The problem arises though when people feel that they are being railroaded into accepting an hypothesis of doom and gloom without equal distribution of all the facts.  Every single day without fail we receive messages informing us of the devastating climate changes we are facing.  We are shown pictures of melting poles or the every 100 year natural disasters being blamed on climate change.  Yet we are offered no reasonable scientific arguments as to cycles in nature or similar events taking place in our past.

Unfortunately all to often the only global change debates we are exposed to involve panels of extremists or Greenies verses red necks and politicians.  Both of which having hidden agendas behind their passionate views.  Where are the scientific debates, the intelligent arguments that rely on data and facts?  A very good indicator that someone is full of crap is when they resort to emotion and insult when pushed for reference or facts to back up their argument, a common display with Greenies.   Unfortunately the majority of new age Greenies are more about wanting to display some depth of conviction in their otherwise insignificant lives than having any real passion or belief behind a cause. They will refuse to even listen to another point of view because the fear of possibly being wrong brings with it the fear that they will again just be another lazy dole bludger without meaning.  Not my favorite people to argue with.

One look at the panel guests on QandA last night is enough to explain the lack of understanding out there and the unwillingness to commit.  From Bob Katter rants to activist Natalie Pa‘apa’a's righteous emotional crap anyone watching wanting to hear an intelligent response to the carbon tax and climate change debate must certainly be throwing their hands in the air in confusion.  Oh did I forget to mention Peter Garrett was there as well.  We seriously need help...  (Andrew Bolt verses Natalie Pa‘apa’a now that is an argument I would love to watch)

I believe more than not that we are causing damage to the environment and the possibility of global warming is distinct possibility.  It worries me just as it probably worries everyone else out there but this is exactly why I want to hear all sides of the argument,  how else can I make an educated judgment on how large a commitment I am willing to make?  How concerned I should actually be?

The biggest problem for the average guy on the street such as myself is that reports or scientific investigations into global warming are very one sided depending on which camp they originated from.  It is also very hard to judge the credibility of authors of papers and research simply because the Internet is open to so much bias and unreliable information.  Anyone can basically write anything and post it. 

So what is the truth?  I really don't know and until I do Gillard can shove her carbon tax.

*Please note my opinion of Greenies relates to the professional demonstrators that call themselves Greenies that I have found dirty, unwashed, righteous and without any real knowledge of exactly what it is they are arguing for.  They are also the same people that throw 50 cent pieces at police horses and bags of urine at police, including myself.  Some even think it cool to drop their pants and do number twos while talking with police because this is somehow a show of being connected to nature.  I understand that real environmentalist are also called Greenies and I apologise that the use of the word covers both extremes.

Ricky Nixon's story has more holes in it than the red light district in Amsterdam.  Can he really be that stupid?  For a man that has spent years wheeling and dealing I expected more than what he has offered up time and time again.

The only part of last night's interview on the Footy show that I agreed with was that everyone is sick of the whole saga.  Yet here I am writing about it.  I just can't stand people thinking they are getting away with deception, especially when the entire act is verging on the ridiculous. 

During the interview Nixon appeared to be smug in a belief that he had suddenly been vindicated.  It was hard to watch and I wondered if there really could be anyone out there that believed the man.  In the space of eight hours Nixon went from stating he has no idea why he came to be in his underwear in the girls hotel room, offering the vague possibility of being administered drugs by an unknown person, to then suddenly knowing he had been administered 2.5 mililitres of GBH or GHB.  Mind you the vision we all saw of him on the bed using the TV remote does not really compare with a person who has taken GBH especially if it is the first time taken.

He also described how the vision of himself had been edited by Kim and patched together, a statement that is in total contradiction to the expert analysis carried out by police earlier in the investigation.  Odd also was that no one on the panel asked him to explain the hundreds of text message between the two, also described by police as genuine. 

There was also an analysis carried out on the voice that was heard on one of the videos relating to snorting lines of cocaine that was verified as his.  So how does he explain any of this?  Well that is simple for simple man, just blame everyone else as corrupt, amateurish or deceptive.  This is how he has described every piece of the evidence against him that leads me to ask why?  Why is it that everyone is out to get you Ricky?  The Police, the Players Association, the media, investigators, interviewers, a 17 years old girl, the AFL, the lie detector, should I go on...

No! there is but one man to blame for the position Nixon finds himself and that is the man himself.  I have heard a lot of bad liars in my time and I can tell you Nixon is right up there. It is cringe stuff.  It seems as though he has never outgrown that 'I am a footy player so everyone will believe me" attitude.  Well Ricky you seriously need to do better.  Whoever is advising you needs to go.  I could give you a few lessons on how to lie convincingly but don't trust me for I would stitch you up properly. I am not a 17 year old girl.

I really want to see Nixon exposed as the pathetic liar he is. I am sorry if that sounds harsh but his behavior has been so appalling that to listen to him smugly denying these things is like an injection of rage and hatred for me.  I am not sure why it just is.

I am glad however that Sam Newman it seems has had no contact with the girl.  The suggestion that he had surprised me as I do actually credit him with being an intelligent man.  So at least he can be removed from the equation.

Finally the interview on the 7 pm report with Kim Duthie was actually a sad wake up call as to just how young and immature the girl actually is.  After the interview she openly declared that everything she had just was a lie.  She later stated she knew the cameras were still running and was joking.  Watch for yourselves; she was not joking around, she genuinely seemed embarrassed to think that Hughsy knew she was lying.  Unfortunately for Nixon it only took a day for their agreement to start unraveling.

Sad sad man!!! 

While many of you will be saying 'Oh not again' I personally love the latest Ricky Nixon and Kim Duthie twist.  Why? Because either or both are going to come unstuck in a big way.  It would have to be the most foolish move yet in the entire fantastic saga.

For 17 year old Duthie, who seems to have been 17 for a long, long time, the recanting of her allegations means a definite charge of perjury.  From my understanding she has been interviewed by police and has signed statements that include an acknowlegement that states a person making a false statement is liable to the penalties of perjury.

For Ricky Nixon, if and when it comes out that a deal has been made with Duthie he will face the serious charge of perverting the course of justice, that usually see's offenders doing time.  And if he thinks it will not come out then he is even more stupid than we originally thought.

When Duthie is backed into a corner what does he really think she will do?  Be staunch to the deal or look after herself.  Furthermore Nixon must consider whether this is another set up to destroy him by Duthie.  She has set him up before so why on earth would she do it again? Why would he trust her again?

The problem with this latest twist is that she cannot be trusted.  There are serious issues that will be investigated by police.  Firstly there has been a suggestion that close mate to Nixon, Sam Newman has been interacting with the girl and even a suggestion that she had stayed at his house.  If Newman has been involved in any deal with Duthie he too will face serious charges of perverting the course of justice.  Whether money has been handed over of a promise of money or property in the future it will be very hard to hide.

Already Duthie has stated that she is living in a St Kilda house and has paid 6 months rent in advance and further that she intends to purchase the house.  The obvious question is where is this money coming from? And why does she suddenly believe she is coming into such money?  We are talking about a 17 year old girl that has not even finished school and has not worked a day in her life.

If Nixon thinks he has a case to sue the players association for 2 million dollars then no stone will be left unturned in the investigation into the new twist.  Don't forget there is other real evidence in this case.  Forget what Duthie has said, there are hundreds of emails, video and phone calls to consider.  Nixon still to this day wants everyone to believe someone drugged him to explain being in the girl's room in his underpants.  Ridiculous!! Oh and what of the lie detector test Duthie passed earlier in the year.

The biggest worry that Nixon faces is keeping the girl quiet.  She hates not being in the spotlight and it is only a matter of time before the truth or a new version of the truth hits the headlines.

Yes I love the new twist because as I said either Duthie or Nixon and possibly Newman or even all three will face criminal charges.  I think Nixon should do time and also Newman if he was involved because someone needs to send a message these guys that believe they are untouchable because of status or money.  Nixon would have been far better off licking his wounds and disappearing into the stands. 

His interview on Sunrise this morning did nothing but firm up the opinion that he is a blatant and arrogant liar.  One silly comment he made in relation to the accusation that he had made a deal with Duthie was - 'Please give me some respect if there was going to be any deal done it would have been done before I had to sell my business etc etc.   Problem with that Ricky is that we have all seen the emails where you tried in vain to make some kind of deal with Duthie early in the saga.  And please don't be asking for respect, you do not deserve any. 

A twist for the best as someone will end up doing jail time.  I hope it is Nixon. 

Free Ratko Mladic - Was one of the banners unfurled at last nights soccer match between Serbia and Australia. 

Wartime General Miadic was indicted in 1995 for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, was arrested in Serbia on May 26 after 16 years on the run.  His arrest has been considered "a milestone" to completing the prosecution of those responsible for the worst crimes during the wars in the 1990s.

It is hard to believe that people now living in Australia could support a criminal believed to have orchestrated the brutal death of over 8,000 unarmed Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica.  Even sadder still is the amount of support online for the brutal murderer calling him a hero and even desires that he should have killed them all.  What a sad world we live in when such hatred can still exist simply because of a difference in belief or race.

It is this kind of extreme hatred that makes us wonder what hope can there be for peace in the world.  To have these kinds of people on our own soil, a country of freedom and right to differ from the norm, is disturbingly depressing.  In many ways it is impossible for the "typical" Australian to understand such hatred.  Sure we have had our very own racist policies and we are not free from a past that murdered and massacred many of our original Australians.  And many will argue that we have found new and inventive ways to keep our Indigenous under control.  But massacres of people no matter what beliefs we may have can never be justified.  I am not talking about deaths in wartime battles.  I am talking about ethnic cleansing.  The brutal murdering of unarmed civilians.  

Anyone that can support such brutality has serious issues.  That fact that this support can become part of a sporting event such as soccer begs belief.  Forget about the smashing of chairs or dangerous flares that is just the behavior of animals ignorant of how to behave as a decent human being.  The support for Mladic cannot be tolerated in public.  If this is how the Serbs wish to express themselves at a soccer match then the Serbian team should never again be invited to this country.  Anyone who could support such a brutal murderer is nothing more than a disgusting pig that unfortunately enjoys the liberal freedoms of our country.  And that is being insulting to the innocent pig. 

How anyone could consider Mladic's crimes that left thousands of women without husbands, sons and brothers as a brave deed is hard to comprehend.  Unfortunately they are allowed to breed and pass that hatred onto their own sons and daughters and that is a crime within itself.  Such attitudes are so deeply wrong and destructive that I can say with total clarity that you are bad parents and void of all human decency. 

Well here we go again.  Everything we despised about the dishonesty and spin that was the previous Labour government in Victoria looks as though it has already taken over the new Liberal government.

I do not believe for a second that Ted Baillieu was not aware that his Chief of staff was meeting with Sir Ken Jones.  Especially in the sensitive climate that was and still is surrounding the hierarchy of the Police Force.  And if by some chance he did not know then that is an indictment of bad leadership in itself.

The loser in all this is Sir Ken himself.  He is nothing more than fallout of backroom politics that has gone terribly wrong.  The cover up by Michael Kapel and Ted Baillieu has pretty much ensured that Sir Ken is unemployable by this current government.  He was approached to meet with Kapel because the Liberal government has no faith whatsoever in Simon Overland and needed to find a way to remove him.  How sad that a man's reputation and future can be placed in jeopardy for the sake of politics.

Even though investigations are being carried out into the sorted affairs between the government and Sir Ken as well as Overland and his connection to the OPI don't expect too much.  For we are mere plebs unworthy of the truth or transparency.  Forget that it is our money that pays these deceptive self serving individuals we simply do not have the intelligence or wisdom to be trusted with the truth.

I cannot stomach the treatment that has been dished out to Sir Ken and it actually frightening the abuse of power not only from the OPI office and Simon Overland but also by our current government.  The same government that promised the days of spin, coverups and deception were a thing of the past.  We can only hope that the new corruption commission being set up to replace the current corrupt or should I say politically connected one will be a totally independent one.  Is it just me or does anyone else see that a corruption fighting office such as the OPI being investigated by the Ombudsman is a pretty good indicator that something sticks to high heaven.  A stench that considering the extraordinary powers and secrecy of that office, will linger for a long, long time.

Anyway on a lighter note serial rapist and killer Peter Dupas was beaten up inside prison last Sunday.  He was taken to hospital suffering head injuries.  Even though I do not believe in violence it is a shame that the beating was not a lot more serious.  Strange isn't it that these sick killers always come off second best when the struggle is against people that are able to defend themselves.   Very different story from the defenseless victims, all being women that Dupas attacked and mutilated. 

Being the poster boy for a return of the death penalty, that unfortunately will never happen I can only hope that this evil monster is judged in another life sooner than later.  As callous as that may sound I hate the fact that this sadistic killer is allowed to exist whilst so many have to deal with the horrific ways he killed their loved ones. 

Firstly let me say that in relation to yesterday's blog - I am not a woman hater.  I love women and I believe totally in equality.  There are so many areas that at present do discriminate against women, such as wages and the like and that is totally unacceptable.

Yesterday even though a bit tongue in check was more aimed at the sex card being pulled out far to often for I what I believe are insignificant issues.  But I understand I am a man and as such see such issues from a mans point of view.

So please no more emails asking me why I hate women because I don't.  I LOVE you women.  There is nothing more enjoyable than coming home to a woman who has spruced herself up, cleaned the house and is in the midst of cooking a hearty meal....   Ha sorry... Just kidding.  Seriously though I don't care if god is male or female.  I don't care what sex a boss may be.  We are all just people.  Ok now that I am forgiven lets get back to the real issues at hand.

Office of Police Integrity the Third Reich

If I were Sir Ken Jones, I would kiss Victoria goodbye and not look back.  I cannot remember a time when such a respected officer was treated with such distain and disrespect. 

The OPI office after a complaint by the current Chief Commissioner Simon Overland found cause to bug Sir Ken's phones and emails, including his wife's phone and some of his supporters.  It is hard to comprehend how such an invasion of a man's rights could be justified.  Sir Ken is not a drug dealer or a criminal.  He is not accused of selling police files or corruption. 

No Sir Ken is being put through the ringer simply because Simon Overland knows that he cannot compete with a rival that has the overwhelming support of the new government and the police as a whole.  The grubby egotistical police commissioner is attempting to remove a man that openly spoke about serious problems within the Victorian police force and dared to challenge him on relationships with the former government.  The relationship even though strained for sometime was totally torn apart after the parolee scandal and the false reporting of crime statistics. 

To have peoples phones tapped there needs to be fairly serious allegations and suspicions that serious crimes are being committed.  The fact that the bugging of phones included Sir Ken's wife and close friends is outrageous, if not illegal, even for this office that has been trusted with powers far exceeding the norm.  For the OPI to activate its extraordinary powers after a complaint lodged by police chief commissioner Simon Overland against Sir Ken is astonishing.  Such powers are necessary for an office investigating corruption at a high level but cannot under any circumstances be abused.  And abused they have been. 

The entire operation that is targeting the well respected Sir Ken Jones is nothing more than a vile political one orchestrated by Simon Overland.  And it stinks.  The complaint made by Overland was made to the deputy director of the OPI office, Paul Jevtovic.  A friend of Overland and a fellow Federal police officer.  So much does this entire investigation stink that now the Ombudsman George Brower is now investigating the investigation.  What a shambles.   What a disgrace.

So here we have a secret office investigation a man because he criticise Simon Overland and many areas of the Victoria Police force.  They monitored his phones and emails as well as those of his family, friends, colleagues, supporters, journalists and even individuals of certain ministers.   Does this remind anyone of another secret office from the past?  Mmm let's think, black uniforms, Schwartz stickers...  Anyone... Anyone... Anyone...

Do not under estimate the seriousness of what has occurred here.  We are not a communist country or live in a dictatorship.  This is not Nazi Germany.  For an office to abuse the unprecedented powers it has been entrusted with to fight corruption in order to enhance one inept mans political desires is as dangerous and frightening as it gets.  The fact that Overland's mate Paul Jevtovic used these powers and investigating teams to assist Overland is criminal in itself.  

I now hear Jevtovic is now seeking legal advice as to the claims that this operation was carried out because of the alleged friendship between the two fellow Federal cops.  Well here is a direct accusation you may want to add to the list.   Because of your association with the inept and egotistical self serving Chief Commissioner you have trampled on the very rights that we hold dear in this country.  You are both a disgrace to the office you hold and abused the very powers that were to be used to fight the exact conduct you have partaken. 

Overland and every one of his Federal police mates needs to get out of our state so we can rebuild our damaged police force and fix the political mess that has been left in their wake.

For the women who felt a little upset by my blog yesterday, I despise both Simon Overland and Christine Nixon.  I see neither of them as male or female just useless.

Why is it that whenever a woman doesn't like a comment or an attack she labels it as sexist? 

Yes I am referring to Penny Wong and the cat call yesterday.   Like it or not this sort of behavior goes on in parliament every single day.  You just have to watch the cabinet question time on the ABC to realise that noone, whether male or female is safe from the childish ridicule.  It goes on and on and on. 

Jeering and name calling no matter how pathetic and immature it may seem to us normal folk has become an accepted part of parliament debate.  Sad? Yes.  Especially considering these men and women are in charge of our future.  The truth of the matter is that these politicians will say and do anything to upset the opposition from making clear statements or god forbid - sense.

Nobody can deny that the women give as good as they get.  In parliament blokes have been called every name under the sun.  They are attacked for their dancing styles, weight, beliefs and even reading abilities.  They have been called Hitler, scumbags, liars and much more.  They are hooted and jeered at when they speak and I have even heard the odd gorilla grunt. 

So why, if this is the immature game they play, should Penny Wong be any different.  Is it because the jeer was that catty rroew call that is more identifiable with women?  The answer is yes.  Like it or lump it that call is commonly used when women's claws come out and are ready to attack.  And sorry, but arr, umm women can get very catty sometimes and what better way to describe it.  Just as men commonly hear that cave man grunting sound when women feel they are acting like Neanderthals.

Penny Wong needs to get some balls - OMG how sexist was that...  I'll start again Penny Wong needs to toughen up and get real.  It was a cat call.  So much worse is thrown everyday in parliament. 

The point is the sexist card is pulled out far to often and quite frankly is getting so, so boring.  I don't think women really get as insulted by all this stuff as much as they make out.  I think they all had a secret meeting and agreed to jump on every single comment or action made by men to give them an upper hand.  Sly little minx. Take the simple task of making coffee nowadays at the office.  Ask a woman and it is sexist, so automatically some poor guy in the office is discriminated against because he was unlucky enough to be born a male.

In many ways men have been forced into a position where we have to watch every little thing we say or do, where as women feel they have the right to criticise, judge and basically treat us anyway they see fit.  They will even laugh in mans face and mock him when they believe his fashion sense is totally out of whack. Yet we cannot even be honest and agree that their bum looks fat in those jeans.  Oh and by the way usually it does...

Maybe if women treated men with a little more respect rather than being ready to pounce like a cat at the slightest comment or wording of a sentence then there would be no cat calls.  Get over yourselves and you just may be invited to the footy or the pub on a Friday night.  Stop being so exhausting.  Stop discriminating against us because we were born male.  We have become the real victims of sexual discrimination...  I feel for us men..

But to all the women who read this blog I forgive you.

Judge Margaret Rizkalla is a fine example of a justice system that is pathetic and insulting to victims of crime.  During a sentence hearing yesterday for a foreign student who sexually assaulted 7 women, one as young as 13, she remarked that an adjustment disorder contributed to the Libyan man's crimes and his poor grasp of English would make prison tough.  Accepting this defence she leniently sentenced the grubby pervert to a minimum of 3 years.

Almahde Ahmad Atagore a Muslim, aged 28 years had only been in the country a month when he decided that the way our women dressed made him both angry and aroused.  The Australian government had sponsored the foreign student.

After his arrest he denied the offences but stated he wasn't aware of our laws in relation to sexual assaults.  He obviously was not aware of what is acceptable and what is not.  What is decent and what is not.  His behavior would not be accepted in any culture and his actions have been slammed by the Islamic Council of Victoria.  It must be noted here that these offences were not committed because he was a Muslim but because he is a dirty pathetic sleaze and sexual offender.  We do not even know whether he is a sexual predator in his home land as due to the unrest in Libya no criminal checks were carried out.

This is a concern within itself.  Why are we allowing people into our country without knowing whether they are rapists, murderers or terrorists?  The other odd factor in this is that the Libyan unrest began in February this year while this pervert was accepted more than six months before.  So why were no checks carried out and why is the government allowing Australian citizens to be put at risk.

But of course the most alarming factor is a judge that is willing to accept that leniency should be given because of a culture shock disorder.  If this doesn't anger people then I don't know what does.  I wonder if she would have been so soft had it been a child of hers that suffered at the hands of this low life.  Why did I say I wonder..? I know the answer to that as we all do.  Many of these judges have unfortunately lost touch with the reality of crime and have become blase' in their duties. 

So this dirty little man will finish his degree inside our prison and then spend another 2 or 3 years appealing any deportation while he walks our streets angry and aroused.  And we know what that means - more women will be assaulted because in his eyes they are asking for it.  How dare they wear short skirts and tease him so.  What are they thinking?  It is no longer what is acceptable dress or behavior in Australia, no our women must dress appropriately for the sexually frustrated extremists we let willy nilly through our doors with open arms.

Margaret Rizkalla  - you are a joke.  You are a disgusting example of a failing judicial system and an insult to Australian women.  

Damian Leeding

Sadly Senior Constable Damian Leeding who was shot in face with a shotgun by an armed robber will die.  Family members have decided to turn off his life support and donate his organs.

So now these mongrels will be facing murder.  Nothing but a life sentence will see justice served.  Shame we have dropped the death penalty. 

Benjamin Power, 38,  Donna McAvoy, 37 and Phillip Abell, 37 all faced court yesterday charged with the attempted murder of police officer Damian Leeding, who was shot in the face at close range by a shotgun.

It is not known yet if the Senior Constable will survive and his injuries that have been described as horrific.

The three criminals have been staging organised armed robberies around the Gold Coast and were using two way radios to communicate with each other.  All three were well known to police and have lived a life of violent crime against others. 

Abell's defence lawyer, Neil Lawler a former police officer, said his client was in shock and hadn't realised how seriously the officer was hurt. 

I wonder what sort of injuries he expected a shotgun blast to the face would make.

He also said Abell had suffered broken ribs and dog bite wounds during his arrest at the scene, but there would be no allegation police had mistreated him.  He's very shocked and scared as you would be, not only by the injuries he's received but by the circumstances he finds himself in.

Well for starter Lawler if is not alleging any mistreatment by police then why even bring it up.  Shocked and scared, spare me!  Scared maybe because he is looking at a good jail term.  Shocked - Not likely - really what has this mongrel got to be shocked about.  He has inflicted violence and terror on so many people during these armed robberies and was callous enough to shoot a policeman in the face, knowing exactly the consequences of such an action. 

He shot the policeman because he did not want to get caught.  Pretty simple motivation.  To put it out there that he is shocked at the officers injuries and where he finds himself today is an attempt to give an impression that the whole incident was some kind of accident or that this vile nobody has similar feelings to the rest of us out there.  Of course he does not. 

These three are exactly the type of people that have no right to continue in the world.  They are of absolutely no use.  The amount of suffering they have caused not only to Damian and his family, the police force and the many victims of their crimes will make no sentence or punishment resemble justice.  I hate the fact they have been able to walk free to do as they please, to take by force and destroy lives for any amount of time. 

The fact that two of these criminals shared a kiss in court yesterday makes my blood boil.  So much so that I can not really even express why in words.  Maybe it is the fact that a simple show of emotion just doesn't sit right, when they have deprived so many others of the same. 

I hope they suffer for their crimes and feel some of the pain that they have inflicted on others.  Sounds like hatred - Well that may be because it is.   And for that I make no apology.  They will make every excuse under the sun why they moved into violent crime - that life gave them no option.  Well we all have options no matter what we are faced with.  Just another cop out, egged on by those bleeding hearts of the world that cater to the poor me crap.  I wonder sometimes if they even know or consider there are victims of these criminals crimes.  They ultimately chose the easy way to make money - with a gun in hand and total disregard for the lives of others.

I can only hope that Damian Leeding survives these horrific injuries and these mongrels are bought to bare. 

Skype Sex Scandal

Hands up who feels sorry for the army cadets involved in the Skype sex scandal who were interviewed for 17 hours and sleep deprived.   Mmm I see no hands up.  Considering I am in my office alone that is not really surprising.  By the way my hand went nowhere. 

These cadets have made an official complaint to the defence Force investigators.  Soft little brats!  It is fine to walk all over this young womans rights, to destroy her reputation but as soon as they feel they have been treated with anything other than kid gloves it is sulky la la time.    Oh what fine soldiers these guys are to make.  Detained for 17 hours and sleep deprived - Lets hope they never have to participate in a war. 

Complaints like this are such a great example of the lack of understanding or remorse for what they have done.  Two cadets, Daniel McDonald 19 and Dylan De Blaquiere 18 have both been charged with using a carriage service to offend.  Toughen up little men, take responsibility for your actions and keep the winging for mummy when you're on leave.

Mandatory jail for thug teens

Attorney General Robert Clarke is seeking advice on a new plan to lock up our worst teenage offenders.  And so starts the usual debate.  Is locking these kids up offering anything in the way of rehabilitation?  Quite frankly I don't care.  If it means less victims being bashed, raped or even killed by these thugs that seem to believe they are untouchable and have the right to inflict terror on anyone they see fit then lock them up.  Currently these kids know that the system is pathetically weak.  They rarely believe they will be locked up for their crimes and find it hilarious when they receive CBO's or good behavior bonds on top of existing CBO's and the like.

These violent little thugs need a taste of reality, a lesson in consequence.  I do however believe there needs to be some thought put into rehabilitation as the Juvenile detention centers they are currently being place in are not exactly doing any of these kids any good.

I have said for many years that violence juveniles should be used in work camps.  Even if that work camp is building bigger and better facilities to house them in.  Teach them the value of hard work and loss of freedom as a consequence of crime.  Why we do not force these thugs to pay for their keep is beyond me.   18 months of hard labour instead of lying around detention centres using smuggled in drugs or learning the tricks of the trade from more experienced inmates must be a more appropriate way to deal with them.

But whatever the answer the victims and citizens must come first.  Justice needs to be served and people need to be protected. 


A POLICE officer is fighting for his life after being shot in the head while responding to a call at a Gold Coast tavern where armed bandits took hostages.

Senior Constable Damian Leeding, of Coomera CIB, was in a critical condition after being hit by a shotgun blast in the face when he and another officer responded to the call at the Pacific Pines Tavern about 10.30pm.

The gunman who shot the detective had taken hostages.

Sen Const Leeding is married to a police officer, Sonya, and the couple have two young children.

He and the other detective - both plain-clothes police from the Coomera CIB - were the first to respond to the call.

Three people were assisting police with their inquiries, but it was possible there were still other people of interest, some of whom may have been armed.

Police were also seeking two sedans, one dark-coloured and the other blue.

Hands Up who Failed Policing

So as the OPI continues to investigate whether pressure was applied by the Labour Party to senior police to release rosier crime figures before last years election, Simon Overland addressed a press conference with one of the most ridiculous statements from a boss of an organisation that one could hear.

"Hands up who failed stats" -  Overland then raised his own hand as if to indicate lack of stats knowledge was behind his blatant deception of the crime figures released.   I have gone from believing he is an intelligent man, even though inept to a blundering fool.

I hope that all these investigations are thorough and transparent as I honestly believe Overland has deceived the public and spun his way out of coverups and truth for far to long.  He needs to go and the fact that he refuses to shows just how feeble his intention are for a strong police force in Victoria. 

Yesterday I stated that there was a variety of different ways to force crime figures down and here is another.  The clean up rate or solving of crimes is a major part of assessing how productive a police force is fighting crime.  As nasty and disrespectful to the dead this may be, it was common practice when I was in the force for detectives to load up a number of unsolved crimes such as thefts and burglaries on a local criminal that recently passes away.  A simple notation of - offender deceased against reported crimes would see the crime regarded as solved and no further attention needed.

There is no doubt the practice of reducing reported crimes or the clearance rate have been manipulated by police for decades.  It is wrong and needs to be stamped out.  Simon Overland's reign at the top has been nothing short of embarrassing.  For a man that walked into the top job with promises of transparency and honesty nothing could be further from what he has delivered.  The unfortunate part of this is that it will take years for confidence in our police force to recover.  Overland needs to get out now to enable that reconciliation process to begin.

Speed Camera Nob

A Melbourne speed camera operator was sacked after being caught driving at double the speed limit.  Stuart Rollo the driver was angered that a GPS system in the car he was driving was used to reveal his speeding offences.  But here is what makes this guy a nob.  He conceded he may have been speeding because of medication and long shifts that could have affected his concentration.   Well that's great Stuart.  Not only are you committing the very offences that you are employed to catch others for but you are on our roads doped up on medication and lacking concentration. 

A bit of advise Mr Rollo if you are trying to defend yourself against accusations don't offer up an excuse that puts you further in the shit.   Good luck with your unfair dismissal claim.  Maybe you can argue it on the ground of being to stupid to understand the difference between right and wrong.  

Serbian War Criminal

Great news to know that Ratko Mladic the Bosnian Serb general who masterminded the Srebrenica massacre was arrested last night after a 16 year manhunt.  However the obvious question arising from his arrest is that it took place on Serbian soil and only after pressure from the European Union that made it clear that the Serbs failure to capture the war criminal was a major obstacle to the country joining the 27 nation block.

Shouldn't this indicate that Serbia was actually hiding this monster and only took action when the reward for capturing him outweighed any motivation to hide him.   Maybe that is an even bigger indication the country is not worthy to profit from being a member of the European Union.

To hear Jeff Kennett blame the police L.E.A.P computer system for providing dodgy crime statistics is a very naive at best.  For the man to claim that he has it on a very good source that the outdated system cannot correctly report crime stats is false.  Where the system falls down is the lack of links with other departments resulting in disasters such as the parolee dibacle.

So informed was Jeff's information and knowledge on the system was that he identified the problem as being either the Bracks  or Brumby government as implementing the LEAP system without full funding.  Very odd considering it was implemented in 1993 when he himself was the premier of Victoria.  I think it would be fair to say that Jeff is probably not the best person to be commenting on the LEAP system and it's importance in relation to the dodgy crime stats that, lets face it, are a fictitious report, fiddled with and manipulated for political gain.

The police hierarchy for years have been implementing different ways of reporting crimes in order to give a better a better image of how the police are performing.  It is deceptive and a slap in the face for the public who are the major stakeholders of their performance.  The police are constantly working on their public image and being duped in these ways is far more damaging than knowing the actual extent of the crime problem in Victoria. 

I have no time for Simon Overland as I believe him to be all about his own image rather than policing Victoria.  I look forward to the investigation currently underway into his involvement of the release of crime figures that were obviously manipulated to save his own reputation.  Truth be know he has failed as the top cop in Victoria but some blame needs to fall back on Christine Nixon.  Both played a political game that seemed more about image than locking up crooks, a fact that became glaringly obvious to the public.   Treat the man on the street like a fool and you will never recover.  Overland if he has any passion whatsoever for the Victoria Police needs to step down, lick his wounds and get out of Victoria.

Other than the crime figures being manipulated to show progress under his administration, Overland has also changed the way policing attacks crime to produce better figures.  Take the sniffer dogs at concerts - For the first time in years we saw such a reduction in drug arrests and the like, mind you if police don't turn up to the concerts and events with their dogs in hand, of course less people are going to be arrested for dealing or using at these events.

The other concern I have is that victims of crime are quite simply not reporting crimes because the either believe police will not investigate the matter or take hours to turn up or when they have contacted police they have been treated like a time wasting pain in the arse.   The amount of people who no longer report crimes that 10 years ago would have is astonishing.  It is a question I ask nearly everyone I talk with and it is a factor that does influence the crime rates and quite frankly needs to be addressed.  

There are so many areas of the crime reporting that have been manipulated or spun into unrecognisable statistics that the public can no longer trust anything being released by the force.  It is more damaging with such a long term impact that our force will be up against winning back any trust for a long, long time.  In the centre of it is Simon Overland.  If you have even a hint of decently get out of our police force and let us rebuild.

Victoria has dropped the ball in relation to the spread of outlaw motorcycle gangs across the state.  Not that we really ever had hold of the ball in the first place. While other states such as South Australia moved to outlaw these criminal gangs we here in Victoria did nothing other than to hide behind our organised crime legislation that lets face it, was never going to have an impact on the criminality of these gangs in our state.  The obvious result was the flood of bikie groups into Victoria.  These gangs are anything but stupid.  With huge amounts of money and assets at stake, do not  for a second underestimate the amount of research they would have conducted before setting up shop here.  These groups are extremely organised and sophisticated, even if they rarely wash.  They are big profit businesses with legal teams and advisers that have identified Victoria as a soft target.

The outlaw gangs are not formed for their love of bikes or the coming together of like minded individuals wanting to share their passion for riding.  They are formed for one simple reason and that is to commit crime and make some serious money.  They believe they are untouchable and in many ways we have allowed them to be just that.  The amount of intelligence relating to murders, drug dealing and the like is so vast yet prosecutions are very rare. 

While the police are making noise about being proactive in tackling criminal enterprises of these gangs the reality is and will always be a reactive approach, especially if we continue to rely on current legislation that was set up specifically for a very different class of organised criminal groups. 

The mere fact that we are only now setting up a devoted task force to tackle these gangs is but another example of a police force that reacts only when a problem or threat has become a reality.  And the threat to Victoria is a very real one.  Already these gangs are buying up properties in areas like Richmond and Port Melbourne.  Hospitality, brothels, the security industry and companies involved in transport are obvious targets to traffick drugs, launder money and transport drugs around the state and country. 

We are heading for some pretty serious and troubling times and I doubt very much if we have the experience or expertise to fight back.  For those that think they will always be far removed from the criminal activities of these groups then think again.  Once they get their tenticles and influence into the unions and private sector we will all be paying for crimes.  Our pubs and night clubs will be over flowing with drugs and prostitution and the extortion of the small business owner will be impossible to stand up against.  If these organised crime groups want your land or business they will take it. Don't kid yourselves that any laws other than the total banning of these groups will protect you.  Extortion and corruption will become so widespread that it will take many, many years and huge amounts of dollars to combat.  The corruption will grow like a cancer not only through our police force but also within our governments, tribunals and industries. 

I find it a little pathetic that the powers to be seem to concentrate on laws such as the fortification of club houses.  There is one piece of legislation that we should be concentrating on and I fail to understand why we are so reluctant to introduce it.  There is enough intelligence on all these gangs to show that every one of them is involved in serious crime.  So whether it is a tribunal, a court hearing or an inquiry, once a group has been identified as having strong roots in organised crime then shut them down.  Ban them from existing.  And when those members attempt to set up again throw them in prison.  Sounds a bit simple but we need to be black and white about this.  They only way to smash these gangs is to totally destroy them.  It is not a matter of just some criminals being involved in these clubs they are dirty to the core.  It is not about peoples rights being trampled on because no group has the right to get to together to commit crime and stand over others.   And that is all these groups stand for.

We all know they are fronts for organised crime yet we play the ridiculous game of finding the best way to live alongside them.  Why do we allow them to get so powerful that they become almost impossible to stop?  Why do we allow murders to remain unsolved or drugs to be so easily moved around the country? It is just so ridiculous that when it is all so obvious what they are up to.  I refuse to live in a world where this kind of scum are given the freedom to become richer and more powerful. 

To hear comments by police that they will be coming down tough on the bikie gangs referring to them running red lights is not only frustrating but an obvious indication that we are so behind the eight ball that quite possibly we have already lost the fight.  We have given them the keys to our city and very soon it will be theirs to do with as they wish.

Not even Simon Overland, fiddling with the crime statistics will be able to cover the crime wave that is about to hit Victoria.  Not that I doubt he will try. 

Even though I applaud Derryn Hinch for his convictions in naming and shaming child molesters and rapists, I could not help feeling last night he was wrong to name Lionel Rose as a person who sexually abused a young girl by forcing her to commit sexual acts on him.

I have no problem with offenders being named for vial acts whether dead or alive but there also needs to be a degree of certainty that the offences occurred. 

Hinch stated that the family of the girl who is now around 21 years old contacted him on Tuesday night.  The alleged sexual assaults apparently occurred some time ago and resulted in Rose being interviewed by police.  The family was apparently informed by police that no charges would be laid against Rose unless further evidence surfaced.

I am by no means suggesting that this girl is lying but without evidence or personal knowledge relating to the case I am also not prepared to destroy a man's reputation.   Hinch offered no evidence or supporting incidents to convince anyone that the offences took place.  However he did attempt to support the truth of the offences by using a statement from the alleged victim who said, "Why would I make this up"  Sorry Derryn that just isn't enough.

Why does anyone make things up?  Well there are many, many reason and children are no different.  At time they do lie.  Even though I hate to feel that I am taking the side of a possible sexual abuser over a child victim there is still a very real need to have evidence tested and proved.  I have seen children lie and sometimes they have been totally believable.  Maybe we just cannot comprehend that young children can make up such horrific stories but unfortunately they can.

Again I am not saying for a minute that this girl has lied and I would be the first to show contempt for any person who commits such acts on a child regardless of whether they were an Australian champion or not.  Nor does it shock me that the allegations may be true.  The days of surprised at who commits these type of offences have long gone.

Unfortunately for Hinch he is known not to hold back in his pursuit against child molesters and rapists.  So hearing his editorial on this allegation led me to consider if there was more supporting evidence known by Hinch he would have disclosed it.  As there was nothing substantial said by him to convince me that Rose had definitely committed these act, I personally believe Hinch is wrong throwing unproven allegations out there, especially as Rose is unable to defend himself. 

There is a very fine line between naming and shaming offenders and naming a deceased man based on very few details or simply one persons say so.  Maybe it did happen and I feel for the girl but until I personally know the facts or see further supporting evidence, such as other victims, I would be very careful about making accusations against a man who obviously is in no position to deny or admit the offences.

I am not saying Lionel Rose did not commit these offences but I am also not prepared to say he did.

It amazes me the crap that flows from judges mouths during sentencing hearings.  It is as though they can talk the talk but when it comes to walking the walk they stumble pathetically.

On Monday during the sentencing hearing of a 51 year old rock spider, the judge heard that he got an 11 year old girl drunk on alcohol and then molested her over a period of time.  The girl had been invited over by his own daughter also 11 years for a sleep over.

The judge in summing up stated - "In my view your morale culpability is of the highest order,''  A statement that we would all agree with.  But in sentencing this sick mongrel he jailed him for 29 months but partially suspended 15 months of the sentence and with time already served on remand he will be free in just two months.  Pretty piss weak considering that the male still blames the 11 year old for instigating the sexual contact between them.  Oh and did I mention that the molesting took place in front of his daughter.

I seriously fail to understand why any of this males sentence should be suspended.  There is no remorse and with statements that the victim is to blame tells anyone with half a brain that this guy will reoffend.  In his sick mind these little children are somehow coming on to him.   For gods sake if that is not ring bells that we have a serial peadophile due to be released in two months then I give up.

For the victim she is struggling to deal with what has happened to her.  She cannot sleep and her school work is suffering.  When are we going to get serious with these sick bastards in our society.  Peadophilia rarely attracts a decent sentence.  In my mind the only people that could be lenient with these people that destroy the innocence and lives of children must be partial to a little bit of peadophilia themselves. 

Even more concerning is that after this prick is released he will settle back into a community where no-one will know his dirty little secret.  Well until he offends again and he will....

Strange thing is, I thought we voted in a government that were to make suspended sentences a thing of the past. 

Afl footballers have got to be joking.  With the new TV rights secured the players are set to go head to head with the AFL to push for more and more money.  On the surface it may seem fair enough but when you look at their demands it is out of touch and just plain greedy.

Not only do they want bigger pay cheques, mind you pay cheques that most average Australians cannot even comprehend but they are also pushing for a retirement payout of $400,000 for five years service as a player in the AFL. 

Why is it that after 5 years in work they feel that they should be entitled to a pension that most Australians could not accumulate even after 35 years of real work.  In 2001 my father on a middle income who worked well past his retirement age received less than 500K after working in a professional role his entire working career.

Shouldn't players super be entirely up to themselves to organise and invest in.  Why should some 25 year old kid who has already been treated like a spoilt little brat be handed money that average hard working men and women spend 30 years or so accumulating.

If these players are so worried about their future and are too useless to invest for it how about the AFL pay them a normal wage in comparison to the rest of the country and invest for them the balance.  Maybe this may be exactly the answer to the issue of off field behavior that reeks of little boys with too much money.  Drugs, parties, rapes, gambling and list goes on, stem from theses guys thinking they are untouchable and blind Freddie can see money is a big part of that.

Maybe they should go to the footy one day with an average family of four and see just what a burden it is on these family's budgets just to watch them play.  Get your hands off it and come back down to earth.  Invest your money wisely, stop pissing it up against the wall or buying ridiculous cars and the like but above all stop expecting someone else to give you ridiculous hand outs.  You guys play footy, you are not Nobel Prize winners and as great as the game of footy is you are not worth such huge bucks.  In fact some of you are worth jack shit as decent men but I won't go there right now.  As unlike you guys I cannot really afford a deformation case right now.

Love footy, love many of the players and characters in the game.  Of course players deserve to be paid for their skill and talents but 400K after 5 years on a list - ahh I don't think so.....

Why is it that that so many people flee to Australia in search of a better life only to want their own laws and customs to be adopted here. 

The nation's peak Muslim group is using the Gillard government's re-embracing of multiculturalism to push for the introduction of sharia in Australia.  They believe sharia law should and could co-exist along side the laws of Australia.  But seriously why should it.  Who do these people think they are.  If our countries laws are not sufficient for you to live by then simply find another country that will be more complimentary to your lifestyle.   

I find it all a little insulting to be honest.  Everyone of these Muslims pushing for their laws and culture to introduced know only to well that if an Australian tried anything even remotely similar in their home countries we would be laughed out of the country or quite possibly locked up for having extremists views. 

No matter how they package up sharia law it is a law that discriminates against females.  A man may divorce a woman but if a woman initiates divorce she is stripped of all her belongings and becomes an outcast.  Well you can keep your primitive laws even if you do believe them to be Gods laws.  Gods laws that have been designed by men.  It is a disturbing law that does not fit in with the keeping of Australian views and beliefs.  Even the president of the AFIC, Ikebal Adam Patel who drafted the submission stated that some of the extrmist laws could be modified to fit in with Australian culture.  That to me is an admission that sharia law is a barbaric and unacceptable law in any version for this country.

I do not have a racist bone in my body and I like a country that can be tolerant of other cultures and religion but in the end it is still Australia with our own set of values and laws.  I am sick and tired of hearing our kids should not sing Christmas carols at school or that our women are sluts because of what they wear.  In fact I am sick of these religions that have no tolerance of other beliefs yet expect every concession for their own.  They are the promoters of racism and segregation in this country by continually refusing to accept the ways of their new land. 

I care not that different cultures flee to Australia but if you cannot accept our laws or lifestyle then please waste some others countries time. I believe it should be law that anyone who comes to this country and commits a serious crime should be given the boot immediately.  No questions asked.  If you come here for a better life fine enjoy what it has to offer but treat it as a privilege or a saving grace.  Don't throw it back in the face of this country cause it is becoming very very tiresome.  Pray anyway or anywhere you wish.  Do or don't drink alcohol. Cover your women from head to toe if you like but please accept our laws and get over yourselves......  Or simply have a think why you left your own countries to come here in the first place.  I am guessing you wouldn't dare challenge the laws there or ask for legal plurality. 

For Derryn Hinch another stint inside would definitely be his last unless he does the time after a successful liver transplant.  He is due to be sentenced this Friday for naming two sex offenders at a past name and shame rally, mind you everyone at the rally also name the offenders. 

I attended yesterdays name and shame stand on the steps of parliament house yesterday and no matter whether you like or dislike the man, Derryn Hinch is definitely a man who is prepared to stand up for what he believes.  It was obvious to me that he is not just another media mouth that talks the talk but fails to walk the walk.  The amount of people, victims of crime that openly love Hinch for his support behind the scenes was enormous. 

Derryn is prepared to do time for his conviction but knows the consequences of doing so before he is healthy.  On Wednesday he will apply to the Magistrates court to have his sentencing adjourned for medical reasons.  Unfortunately though there is no guarantee that he will be afforded such a privilege.  Such things are reserved for real criminals not those that defy the courts.  The OPP office has already refused an adjournment request on paper and has directly informed him that he will be doing time.   The maximum penalty for  Derryn's henious crimes is 5 years but of course he will do a fraction of this.  But as said any time inside now would mean no liver transplant and that means a death sentence.  Some may see that as a good thing, at least he would be out of their hair.

The message at the rally was simple.  We need to protect our children by knowing who is living next door or down the road.  While our system seems hell-bent on looking after these mongrels we have no way of knowing that they are wandering around our streets.  And leopards do not change their spots.  Lets not mix words here - innocent children in the street are the object of their sick sexual desire and will be preyed upon.  Why is it that these toe rags deserve to be protected above innocent victims?  It just doesn't make sense.

Years ago I did an undercover job on pedophiles that were selling and distributing child porn.  So disturbing was the way they spoke about children as fresh meat and playthings that I found it nearly impossible not to lash out when doing business.  Even inside these things get together and fantasize of setting up child breeding farms.  These are the criminals we are not allowed to name. 

Good on you Derryn Hinch.  Good luck with the liver and good luck on Wednesday.  If you fail in the adjournment and are sentenced to any time behind bars there will be outrage......

Name and shame these bastards.  (and slice their balls off)

That is un-Australian... What a ridiculous and outdated comment.  We hear it used everytime someone commits a crime or a low act yet  I have no clue what this being Australian actually is nowadays.

I understand the Australian spirit of mateship and courage that developed during our war campaigns and even that old fashioned view of helping out the Aussie battler but lets get serious those days have all but gone.  To say something is un-Australian is to imply that it is mutually exclusive to our country.  Do we really believe that other countries do not value mateship and 'a fair go'  We seem to have our heads so far up our own arses lately that the old ways of Australia have passed us by.

Australian is not immune from disgraceful behavior.  We rape and murder just like any other countries.  We have large numbers that beat women and abuse kids.  We have politicians that deceive us daily.  We rob the old and discriminate against the disabled. We get drunk and fight in our city streets.  We beat policemen and ambo's.  We rip off the tax and welfare system.  We lock up woman and children in detention centers.  Our Insurance companies rip off those suffering disaster.  Our footy legends rape and pass young girls around.  Australian spirit my arse.

Nowadays we praise a good Samaritan because they may have helped another in trouble.  We even give them medals on Australia Day.  Why? Because nowadays it is such an uncommon thing for people to help others.  We all act so respectful of our diggers on ANZAC day yet how many of us have mowed a diggers lawn or bought them a beer throughout the year.  If being Australian is to behave like all the loud and annoying bogan Aussies that get together overseas then please keep me out of that description. Time to face the reality that we are no better or worse than the majority of civilised countries around the world. 

I am not for a second saying that I don't like Australia or Australians because I do.  I believe I would for this country should that time come. I love our lands but I am also a realist.  Instead of this bullshit about being un-Australian lets just say that less than desirable behavior is uncivilised.  I doubt if there are many people that could really identify Australian qualities or what it is to be Australian in this modern day, anyway. 

Sorry but with such a large percentage of bludgers, racists, thugs and plain selfish pricks running around Australia today lets stop embarrassing ourselves with such a ridiculous saying.  Un-digger like - OK.  Un-civilised - OK.  Un-Australian - sorry.. not working.

hmmm I wonder if I will be called un-Australian for writing such things.  If I am, I bet my bottom dollar it will be from some bozo in a wife beater singlet who hasn't arisen from bed yet as his locol pub opens in an hour. 

So the government of Victoria needed to either sack or back Simon Overland the embattled Chief Commissioner and after a 5 hour emergency cabinet meeting they decided to do neither. 

What they have announced is that there will be an enquiry into the last few years of the Victoria police management.  An investigation that will take at least 6 months to conduct and a possible further 6 months to be made public.  So the crisis within the force that everyone agreed needed to be sorted out immediately will now drag on and on and on.  A ridiculous and pathetic solution and one that will see the confidence in the Victoria police force to drop further and further with time.  Why did I expect anything else.  We no longer live in a world where people are prepared to make the hard decisions and Teddy has proved this all the more.

I believe Sir Ken was forced out because he dared to ask the hard questions in order to fix problems such as the sex offenders register, the parolee debacle, the Carl Williams murder and of course the dodgy crime figures released by Overland.  Oh and the IT budget blowouts.  Realistically how could Overland allow an experienced and respected man such as Sir Ken to ask questions relating to the failures of a police force where he was ultimately responsible and involved up to his teeth in.  Unfortunately Sir Ken was not one of the yes men that Overland needs too surround himself with and for that Sir Ken has been pushed out.  All at the detriment of the Victoria police force.  Unfortunately under Overland who could be safe for at least a further year the force will sit under a dark and failing cloud. There will be no transparency and the public will basically just have to accept it as those we pay to look after these types of affairs in our interest have swapped their testicles for hair rollers. 

With both the public as well as the police members having no confidence in Simon Overland it goes without question that the Commissioner does not have the best interests of policing for Victoria in mind.  If he did he would swallow that ego and move on.  But men like Overland are always the last to realise their failures.  God save Victoria because nothing will save the Chief Commissioner........ 

I said yesterday that there was no way Simon Overland would retain his position as Chief Commissioner of the Victoria Police Service but the question is how or who can remove him.  A new government cannot be seen to be removing one appointment such as this to put their own man in the job as the position cannot become a political appointment as it would cause future candidates pleasing the government of the day to retain their positions.

Of course Overland can resign but as we have seen in his last media interview is that he has no intention of doing so.   But the more the pressure mounts whether it be from government, media or the police association this attitude may change.  Today the police association will survey it's members, the police rank and file on whether there is to be a vote of no confidence against Overland, which would surprise me if such a motion was not passed.

I also blamed his decision to "frog march" Sir Ken from police headquarters on either his ego or controlling behaviour.  After sleeping on the matter it still concerned me that a smart man could make such a disastrous move.  There had to be more to it.   One likely possibility that now makes sense to me is that Overland's move against Sir Ken was a tactical one.

Sir Ken would be a likely candidate for the top job of the governments new corruption body as he has extensive dealings around the world as well as inside knowledge of the working and dealings of the Victoria police force.  This being the case it is likely that some investigations that Sir Ken would undertake would involve the operations and incidents under Overland's control.  By sacking Sir Ken, Overland has bought to the surface the tension between the two and has laid the foundation of making it impossible for Sir Ken to investigate matters involving the Commissioner because he can now claim that Sir Ken would be bias towards him because he was the man who sacked him.

It would be strategically a smart move providing the man can keep his job.  Unfortunately I don't think he will. But obviously there is a lot more behind the scenes that may or may not be made publicly.  

I have just switched onto the 3AW program where Overland is being interviewed and it is obvious that he is upset about leaks and a lack of support Sir Ken has made public.  He is obviously not happy at comments that Sir Ken made to detectives at Mooney Valley and has also suggested that a report sent to him by Sir Ken last Thursday in relation to the parolee problem was interesting.  When pushed by Mitchell he refused to go further other than to say it was interesting.

He is aloof and refuses to answer any direct questions other than those that seem to support his own position.  When asked whether Sir Ken was suspended or sacked he stated that he was on leave.  When asked whether he was entitled to take leave, Overland refused to explain.  He also refused to answer questions as to whether Sir Ken's security pass had been taken from him.  He also does not accept the situation has been embarrassing for Sir Ken.

Listening to the interview I don't believe Overland is doing himself any favours.  He refuses to admit a lack of confidence in the police force.  Most odd is that Overland states he is standing by the crime figures he released even though they have been shown to be dodgy and under an Ombudsman's investigation.

He also made comment that if members were shown to dishonestly be taking sickies, referred to as the blue flu they would be dealt with accordingly.

All in all it was an interview that can only cause great concern for the future of the police force as Overland was evasive and selective in his answers, appears to offer less than honest answers and showed a defiance towards any person or issue that may take his job.

Probably the most interesting and telling position he took was that of the dodgy crime figures as he stood by them.  If the investigation into the figures proves to be that they were released at a time and in a manner to deceive the public and stakeholders then this may just be the card the government may use to remove him.

He also agreed that a Chief Commissioner of police need his members to have confidence and support for the position, another possible avenue that may force him to accept it may just be time to move on.  The sooner the better.....

There is definitely no way Simon Overland will retain his position as the Chief Commissioner of Police in Victoria.  For many including the majority of the Victoria Police members his removal cannot come quick enough.

For a man known for his obsession for control and of course that overblown ego he must be feeling very isolated, lonely and devastated.  With the government seeking advise in relation to his latest fopar in virtually having Sir Ken Jones pack up his belongings into a cardboard box and shown the gate, and the meetings by police members to issue a vote of no confidence, Overland would be advised to keep one of those cardboard boxes in his car.

The most surprising aspect of Sir Ken's treatment by the Commissioner was that for a reasonable intelligent man how could he have not seen the consequences of his actions.  For one, Sir Ken has a good reputation with police rank and file that publically have announced that they want Sir Ken to stay and Overland out.  Secondly whether Overland sought legal advice or not, he must have been aware that he would be seen to be snubbing the government, an obvious No, No...  One must conclude that he refused to accept these obvious considerations in favour of feeding that enormous ego and self absorbing image of himself. 

The police association has publicly stated that it's members, the police rank and file, will be showing their position against the Commissioner by taking sickies, the blue flu as it was referred, in protest of Overland.  Personally I am not a fan of such measures as the only people to really suffer by this stance will be the public who may find it hard to attract police assistance when in trouble.  A situation that already is at the brunt of complaint even when the blue flu is in remission.

It is not difficult to see where the police front line sit in the dispute between Overland and Sir Ken.  As reported in the Herald Sun Sir Ken was given a rousing response and prolonged applause after addressing detectives at a seminar in Mooney Valley.  When followed by Assistant Commissioner Jeff Pope an ally of Overland the audience sat quiet refusing to acknowledge the officer.   Overland has attempted to surround himself with yes men and 'mates' recruited from the Federal police, that has backfired greatly.  Not only do state police have a somewhat lack of respect for the office trained Feds but he is removing the very backbone of the Victoria Police force.   The Feds certainly are a very different breed from the real street coppers.  Building a little empire within the hierarchy of the force was never going to help him mend relations with the full blooded cops in Victoria.

Between the former Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon and himself, the police force here has been destroyed to the point of collapse.  There is no longer the pride in the uniform that once stood like a shield against criticism and all attackers.  Nearly every copper I now speak to simply shakes their head and says TJF - The job is F.... 

So where do we go from here.  The first step is to remove Overland which is imminent. Replace him with either Sir Ken who is already held in high respect or a long serving Victorian officer that has a good reputation with the troops, the get on with fighting crime.  No more spin, no more political puppets, hard working honest cops that are there to fight crime, nothing more, nothing less.   Get the moral back and it will flow through to the way police and the public once shared a good relationship.  Currently there are many victims of crime and complainants that do not report offences or cooperate with police simply because they do not trust that the matters will be taken seriously or that police will protect them against reprisals.  Sadly I tend to agree.

Not only should Overland be sacked but he should suffer the error of his ways with the shame and embarrassment that would result should Sir Ken taking his chair.   Oh and here is hoping police members find a better way of showing a no confidence vote in the Commissioner rather than taking sickies.  The last thing they need is even more disapproval from the public.

Excuse me for saying Australia is a piss weak country.  Here we have a British citizen, Leslie Neil Cunliffe, who  kidnapped a young woman while impersonating a police officer in 1999.

The woman was handcuffed and taken to a dungeon like setting inside a shed where he stripped her and tied a fake bomb to her body.  He then taped her and sent ransom demands to the girls father which included provocative photos of her.

He then raped the young woman.

A detective later described the dungeon as being like something out of the film Silence of the Lambs.

Now 63,  Cunliffe was sentenced to 20 years' jail, but after a successful appeal in 2000, his minimum sentence was cut from 16 years to 12 years.  His excuse for such vile acts against this innocent victim was that he wanted to provide security for his family. 

On his release last month he was served a 28 day notice requesting him to show cause why he should not have his visa cancelled and be deported back to Britain.  Why we consider this man's right to show cause and open the door for a series of appeals that can take years to process I don't understand.  Immigration Minister Chris Bowen stated yesterday that he is personally overseeing Cinliffe's deportation case and is taking the risk to the Australian public very seriously.  But he also admitted that the rapist had the right to answer the 28 day show cause notice as well as the various appeals available to him.  What a system we have. 

Why does this British citizen have any rights here after committing such horrific crimes.  Why is Australia so soft on dangerous criminals that are not even from our country?  This disgusting individual gave up any rights afforded to immigrants on the day he decided to abduct and rape an innocent girl.  Any other country would have packed this mongrel up and shipped him back to Britain the day he walked free from prison.  But no not Australia.  We for some strange reason are prepared to allow criminals to play the system, costing us not only big legal fees but the the real possibility of another innocent victim suffering at the hands of this mongrel.

Just because we have procedures in place does not mean that it is right.  I cannot see any reason why people that are applying to live or work in our country are allowed to continue with the process after they show such bad character and danger to the public.  We need to get serious and stop worrying about criminals rights, especially when they are not even our own citizens.  Shouldn't we be protecting our own before looking after some other countries garbage. You would think so but no we would rather dance around matter and tick all the boxes instead of having the balls to make immediate decisions before wasting another 3 years of red tape and money simply to arrive at the same result.  It just doesn't make sense.

If the laws or legislation relating to cases like these need to be changed then lets do it.  It is a pretty simple and logical change to make.  Any person who comes into our country to live, work or even visit and commits any serious offence must be deported on their release from prison.  Why this is not the case already is beyond me.  But as usual our ministers will punce around, carry on for the media and basically do nothing.  Well nothing that makes sense anyway.

I hope that while our government looks after this rapists rights he does not reoffend.  If he does however there will be outrage. Outrage for a government that would rather protect a vile British rapist before its own citizen that pay massive amounts of taxes for privilege.

It is always the same old story.  A violent crook gets shot in a stand off with police but it is never their fault.  Craig Douglas 31 of North Geelong was aparently a loving gentleman according to his 23 year old girlfriend, Tahlia Tuck who wants the two constables involved striped of their badges.

Forget that this crook refused police directions to drop a knife after being stopped by police investigating an earlier stabbing at the Gatwick Hotel.  Forget that he and his mate Lucas Watson are probable suspects in a number of armed robberies in Geelong.  Forget that he was arrested at another stabbing in North Geelong last February.  According to Tuck police had no right to even approach Douglas and his mate Watson who by the way is due to appear in court on Monday to face charges of aggrevated burglary.

The bottom line is a simple one.  Police had the right to speak with these two male and it was Douglas who decided not to obey police instructions and become a threat not only to the members but ofcourse the public.  Several witnesses reported that the police warned the deceased man on a number of occasions to drop his knife and not to move or be shot.  He refused and brought about his death.  So sad too bad...

Amazingly the picture painted by the women with the pair is all to predictable.  We were walking along holding hands and laughing.  Spare me.  Why is it then that such a decent loving guy as his girlfriend describes him having such a peaceful angelic time in St Kilda suddenly is in possession of a knife and prepared to take on police.  Go figure.  Sorry folks another dangerous crook with total disregard for the trauma he causes others through violent crime has bit the dust.  Not someone I will shedding a tear for.  In fact the only people I feel for in this incident is the poor coppers that have to live with what this crook has now put them through. 

Tahlia would far better off realising what her xboyfriend put others through and understand that eventually a life of crime and violence doesn't pay.  Yes he paid the ultimate price but it was all his doing.  Crooks and their loved ones have got to pull their heads in and realise the police and the public feel no sympathy for violent criminals that put the rest of us in danger. As I said earlier - So sad too bad.... 

How much worse does it have to get before the Victorian police chief Commissioner Simon Overland steps down? 

Not only is it common knowledge that he has no support from the rank and file but now even his officers are jumping ship.  With Sir Ken Jones resignation comes strong speculation that Sir Ken is leaving due to a disagreement with Overland relating to the release of deceptive crime figures showing Victoria's crime rates in a much better light than they really are. 

It has also been rumoured that Overland had been pressured to release the dodgy figures four weeks before the State election by senior Labour party members.  Whether he was pressured or not makes little difference to his part in attempting to deceive the public.  The fact of the matter is he must have known the crime rates were not a true account of crime trends in the state and for that he has been dishonest.  A far cry from the man who arrogantly spoke of transparency and a return to honest policing.

Unfortunately his response in writing in answering these allegations that the new Liberal police minister Peter Ryan demanded and promised to be made public was scooped up by the OPI office that are now investigating the matter.  His response as important as it was back then is now even more so with the new allegations being thrown at the Commissioner.  Any dishonesty or spin in his response, that may have slipped through the cracks back then will now stand out like dogs balls for a man that must be feeling heat.

Many argue that the rot of the Victoria Police force began when Christine Nixon took over.  Why Victoria felt that they need to hire a soft policing officer from NSW was obvious.  The government needed a puppet that had no strong links to the brotherhood of the Victoria.  She implemented a soft approach to crime and public order that has left police with an image no better than parking officers.  All the while another outsider, Simon Overland was being groomed for the top job.  Another political puppet easily manipulated by the government because here was a man more interested in his own profile than the police force or serving the public. 

If the Victoria police force is to get back to policing it must first remove Mr transparent and get back to the basics. The question also needs to be asked who pressured him to release the deceptive crime figures and just how long does it take the OPI to investigate what should be a pretty straight forward matter.

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Just an update on Ricky Nixon - I must apologise for my comments yesterday.  Aparently he was drugged by Kim Duthie and that explains why he was in the 17 year olds room in his underpants...  I should have known a man of his integrity could not have acted so shamelessly.  Silly me...  Ahh just one more thing Ricky - Usually people are out cold when they are drugged in these kind of circumstances with no recollection of what has happened to them.. umm in the video you looked totally fine... well not fine but that has little to do with date rape drugs... 

After nearly 10 years the worlds most wanted man is finally killed.  To watch President Obama deliver the speech confirming that US ground forces had killed Osama Bin Laden filled me with both feelings of jubilation and uncertainty.  

The uncertainty is the not knowing what the reaction from terriorist groups and Al Qaeda sypathisors will be.  We have all heard various reports of bombs being placed in locations around the world in anticipation for such a day and only time will tell whether there was any truth to such information being received.  I doubt really whether terrorist groups could have been that patient knowing there were bombs in place and unable to cause immediate destruction and death.  And I am sure Bin laden would much prefer to see such attacks while alive.

We would be extremely ignorant to think that the death of Bin Laden meant the end of the war on terror.  His death is about justice for the American people who lost loved ones during the September 11 attacks on the world trade buildings and rightly so.  Finally the US has killed it's number one enemy, the man who orchastrated the attacks and declared war on the country and ultimately the west.

So important was proof of the terrorist leaders death that US troops attacked the compound in Pakistan with ground troops rather than air strikes in order to retrieve Bin Laden's body ensure there was no doubt as to his death.  Aparently DNA testing by comparing his DNA to that of his sisters that died recently in the US was confirmed leaving no doubt as Oama Bin Laden had been finally captured and killed by the US ground forces.

I personally thought he was probably dead for some years but feel overjoyed that we now know his body is in US hands and he is dead. 

The US needed this result, the rest of the world needed it also.  For the troops fighting in Afghanstan and the middle East and around the world to foil terrorist attacks it must be a boast.  Well done to the American ground forces that killed him.

I wonder if Donald Trump will demand a death notice....

Watching Ricky Nixon's interview last night left me in no doubt the guy is living on another planet.  He is either extremely stupid or delusional from the cocaine he has been shoving up his nose for the past years.

Nobody doubts that he was set up by a 17 year old girl just as nobody doubts that he fell for the bait, was reeled in and fried.  The only person who refuses to except that he has been caught out for being a sleazy dickhead is himself.  His attitude last night to straightforward questions revealed just how low this twit is.  I am still waiting for him to answer that one simple question; why were you in her room in your underpants?

Instead of answers we saw a spoilt little egotistical man who wanted to play the poor victim in the entire affair.  We even saw that old chestnut dropped about suicide, an attempt at sympathy that quite simply we have all heard before in different forms.  Why is it that when people like Nixon whom fall from grace believe the public will forget all when they throw some story like this at us.  I cannot recall the number of times crooks sat in front of me in interview rooms with the poor me story. 

The interview may have not answered any of the allegations against Nixon but it did reveal more about the quality and depth of the man.  Yes Mr Nixon there is no videotape of you actually having intercourse with the child but that old school football tradition of denying everything until it goes away just doesn't wash anymore in the modern world.  As much as you would like to accuse Duthie of being an editing whiz kid it is simply not true.  You were caught literately with your pants down and all you offer in explanation is the poor me scenario.  Grow some nuggets big fella. 

It is always everyone elses fault. Your comment about what she has done to your family was probably the most disturbing if not cowardly.  Look what you have done to your family and get over yourself.  You have had a name in the industry for years as being a sleazy coke head and now you have been caught out.  Time to show but a glimpse of being a man and accept what you have done.  What you have done to your family, your career, your employees, your clients and your friends.  You will never get any sympathy from the public blaming everyone else.  Stop playing the bully and the poor me cause it just aint working.

Here is hoping you slither off, out of sight and out of mind.

Sorry mate, do the time, do the crime....

Speaking of disgusting behavior in the football world, how long do we have to wait for the investigation to be completed into the Milne rape allegations and the pressure applied to the detectives to cover the allegations up.  Milne, Montagna, the St Kilda coaching staff and officials as well as a number of Police officers need to be held to account for their actions around this case.  A lot of disgraceful behavior took place in order to cover up the rape of a 19 year old girl and it needs to resuface in order for justice to prevail.

One comment made during questioning of a St Kilda player probably sums the mentality of players in situations like this:  'It was just a footy fuck; you know fuck em and pass em on"

Ever heard of a jail bitch..... Fuck em and pass em on.. Wouldn't that be ironic.

Christopher Valle aged 24 in my opinion has committed a crime for which there can be no excuse or mitigating factors taken into account when a judge finally passes sentence over this vile excuse for a human.

His victim a 90 year old window thought he was a nice young man when he tricked his way into the sanctity of her home.  Valle then viciously beat the elderly woman, sexually assaulted her after forcing her onto a bed and attempted to rape her.

It is hard to stomach.  In fact I find it gut wrenching.  It is the type of crime that makes you personally want to hand out justice to this cowardly animal. 

Many people believe that my background in the drug world has left me with an utter hatred for drug dealers and every thing connected to it.  In reality drug dealing falls far short for compared to a crime like this.  The victims of drug dealing, as sad as their lives become are in the majority of case victims by choice.  The dealers no matter how unscrupulous they may be are in fact playing their role in supply and demand.  Crimes against the person, such as an attack on a 90 year old woman in her own house involve innocent victims without choice or invitation to inflict suffering.  In this case the elderly widow was chosen simply because she is a soft target that obviously would be unable to fight her attacker off, a 24 year old man.

For this 90 year old her dignity, independence and happiness were taken from her for the sake of $70 and a bank card.  So hard to comprehend.  At 90 years she will not recover.
 
If we are to get serious about crime and the protection of our most vulnerable citizens, the elderly and children then we need to adopt serious serious repercussions against those viscous cowards that destroy their lives.  Any attack on children or elderly or defenseless victims must carry a mandatory sentence of at least 5 to 10 years minimum with added time for the seriousness of each particular crime.

I will not accept the usual sob story of a hard life, drug use and whatever other babble is spewed out in Christopher Valle's defense.  I wonder what type of person would accept a case like this.  He has destroyed what little time this woman had left on this earth and more than likely shortened that time considerably.  And if any sentencing judge mentions rehabilitation then we may as well all give up, arm ourselves and take justice into our own hands.  There is no such thing as rehabilitation when it comes to crimes such as this.    Cowards that can commit crimes like this never change their spots. When something is rotten to the core then time to throw it away.  Even his own parents must wash their hands of the disgusting bit of garbage they bore. 

In many cases mandatory sentencing will have no affect on certain crimes being committed but in cases where offenders choose easy targets to inflict such horrific crimes for the sake of a few dollars then 10 years at the bottom would have to make them think twice.  It is about making these easy targets not such viable victims.

Personally I think Christopher Valle should have his throat slit and as much as people will hate me for saying this I would actually be prepared to do it.  Lay off our grandmothers, elderly and children.  They are a no go zone. Legislators need to get serious in protecting these victims.

The sentencing hearing continues on the 24th of May......



 



 

I have never really liked Robert Doyle.  As the opposition leader of the liberals it was the only time I ever supported Labour.  As the lord Mayor I cannot stand to hear him refer to everything around Melbourne as his.  "My hotels, my streets, my parks"  Mr Doyle you are a ceremonial figure head.  This is not the United States and your power is limited. 

For over two years now I have listened to idea after idea flow from your mouth but nothing really seems to happen.  It was only 18 months ago you were using council money for various over priced trips overseas sprouting that you were to be the next Mayor Giuliani who was to be the savior of the Melbourne violence epidemic and yet in these two years street assaults around the city have not dropped in the slightest.  In fact I found it odd that this morning on 3AW you remarked that thanks to yourself the crime rates around Melbourne had not increased.  What a proud achievement that must be to keep violence at a steady rate especially when it had been agreed two years ago that crime and violence around the city streets was totally out of control.  And it must have been, since you felt it necessary to use our money in an attempt to find a solution.

While you ramble on and on about new Christmas lights and theatrical presentations around our city, I still wonder what happened to all your bright ideas of giving Melbourne a safe city.  Probably the most disturbing aspect of your Lord Mayorship reign is that hunger you have to be around celebrities.  The opening of the Scientology Church was a disgrace.  The Grand Prix hypocrisy, a joke. 

I'm sorry but you appear to be driven by a need to feel important and quite frankly I am not sure what it is you actually do or even more to the point what it is you have actually achieved in your distinguished role.  If anything your big talk about cracking down on large city nightclubs while at the same time allowing further licences to be granted was a remarkable insight to a man full of idea and talk but too busy being seen at events to implement anything.

It may seem harsh attacking someone who I have actually only met once but I find it hard to suffer fools that love to bolster themselves when substance is clearly lacking.  Melbourne is our city, it is not yours.  Please stop refering to it as such.  It is egotistical and embarassing to hear you refer to it as such.  This is not your town, you simply work for this town.  And it is not a permanent position....

I hope you do not pay too much for your new Christmas lights.  I am guessing all those little pissed thugs that still beat up and prey on Melbournites will enjoy them immensely.  Oh and congratulations again on keeping the violence in our city steady...  Great achievement.  We owe you big fella...

Whether or not a deal has been struck between prosecutors and Tony Mokbel's legal team is pure speculation.  Many believe that he has escaped murder convictions on the back of such a deal. 

The truth of the matter is that a jury found Fat Tony not guilty of the murder of Lewis Moran and other charges relating to the murder of Marshall were dropped.  The obvious question is why?  The answer is simple. Carl Williams was the key in successfully prosecuting Mokbel for the murders.  Whether Mokbel had anything to do with Carl's death or not matters little other than it saved Mokbel what would have been damming evidence against him during court proceedings.

Williams was a give up and he most certainly was giving police information relating to Mokbels involvement in the murders he had been charged with.  The murders were a joint venture between the pair and with one fat dog dead the allegations by police were left in a weak state.

To get 20 or so years for his drug dealing efforts is a pretty fair cop.  A win for both Mokbel and the police.  Personally I don't believe Fat Tony has turned dog but who really knows other than those that may have been present to broker such a deal.  The truth is the police and prosecutors don't really have that much to bargain with, especially with their trump card 6 feet under.

So be it.  Mokbel will be inside for a fair chunk of his life and that is a good result.  Murder conviction would be better but unfortunately we can only play the cards we are dealt.

Sorry for the rushed blog but gotta fly to a meeting.  May be back later.

Understandably shopkeepers along bridge road Richmond would love to see CCTV cameras installed to drive away the blatant drug dealing and junkies frequenting the area.  But from a crime reduction point of view the camera will do little if anything for the general area of Richmond.

The Richmond council are proposing to have the cameras installed and monitored live from the Richmond police station.  Not only are the initial costs of such a project extensive but the upkeep and man power to monitor the vision will be ongoing and substantial.

Junkies and the dealers are like ants that will always find a new way around obstacles placed in their path.  So CCTV cameras will do nothing more than push these undesirables into laneways, arcades and of course residential streets.  It is a little like robbing Peter to pay Paul.   And where does it stop?  Obviously the council cannot keep following these drug addicts and dealers from spot to spot installing camera all over Richmond. 

The other issue is whether this is a council problem or a police problem.  For those of us that frequent the Richmond area we know only to well that the drug problem is very real and in your face.  So the question needs to be asked - What are the police doing to address this crime problem?

I don't think a quick fix by the council to appease shopkeepers at the cost of other residents is a very well thought out idea.  Is there a need for greater police presence on the streets in the area?  It would be an understatement to say the Richmond police station needs more troops.  Every Victorian police station does.  As a person who works and plays around these streets I cannot recall seeing any police walking the beat or present in the area, other than members collecting coffee or morning tea from one of the many cafes.

Of course police would love a council paying for CCTV cameras as it is valuable to use as evidence for other crimes that occur in these areas but as for the drug trade and drug use, the concept is a ridiculous waste of money.

For 4 years Police have been aware that parole violators have been free to walk the streets committing further serious offences, including murder when ultimately they should have been back behind bars.

The question is why has it taken so long to address this problem.   Apparently a failure of the police LEAP system is that officers are not informed when offenders have breached their parole. 

The Herald Sun today states that 7 of these parole violators have been charged with murders that took place when they should have been behind bars.   This means that this failure to act by Police has cost 7 people their lives.  It is not even worth contemplating how many rapes; armed robberies, assaults and other serious crimes have been committed by offenders who quite simply should not have been in a position to offend in the first place.

The failure of the parole system does not just lie at the feet of police.  The ridiculous mine field of legal process and privacy laws limits the smooth return of violators back behind bars.  Convicted criminals should regard being released on parole as a privilege rather than a right. We seem to have accepted that the minimum sentence to served is the actual sentence and the full sentence handed down is nothing more than words spewed out by our judges.

I just cannot fathom that police hierachy were aware of these issues in 2007 and basically did nothing until reports were leaked to the press.  I cannot also help but feel some blame needs to fall on the police charging offenders.  It is all very well to say the LEAP system failed to inform them of parole violators but just looking at an offenders prior convictions and sentencing should ring bells that they have committed offences before full sentences were served.  To rely on a computer system, knowing there were serious faults in this area is not exactly a reasonable excuse for allowing these villains back out onto the streets. 

However the buck must stop with the Chief Commissioner.  He must have been aware of this situation, especially as a task force had been set up to round up parole violators of which 3500 of them are apparently running around our streets.  It is all too easy to blame bureaucracy and other departments but 4 years without forcing the issue is simply criminal.  Peoples lives have been taken and many others have suffered at the hands of violent offenders that had he addressed the problem, would not have become victims or been killed.  How do we explain to a rape victim that had our system been working correctly she would not have been raped or likewise a person who may have lost a loved one.

While Simon Overland was busy last week blaming parents for the rise in crime rather than taking responsibility for the shambles the Victoria Police has become, I wonder now whether he will factor in the 3500 people who should be behind bars as also contributing to the rise in crime.  And lets not forget that he originally attempted to make crime figures appear better by fiddling the books.

The most worrying thing about our police force is that all these serious issues that we are becoming aware of have only surfaced or become public because they are being leaked to the media.  I seem to recall Simon Overland righteously declaring the Victoria Police would be a transparent police force under his command.  Odd considering he now refuses to even be interviewed.

Concerningly the problems with our force are going to get a lot worse before they get any better, especially while an excuse maker and spin-doctor is at the reins.

Well how much stranger can this Keli Lane saga get.  Not only have we heard of various pregnancies she kept secret with some infants adopted out while another is believed to be killed by Lane. 

The emergence of a Taxi driver who states he picked up Lane from hospital with baby Tegan and then witnessed her dump the baby in bush land with another unknown female taking possession of the infant is pure fantasy. 

Not only does this latest information go against everything Lane has previously stated in her defence but it appears to come just as other lies or defence statements are proved false.

Last week we met the man who had a brief affair with Lane who she stated all along was the man she handed baby Tegan over to shortly after the birth.  Surprise! Surprise! Other than a quick romp after a few drinks he knows nothing of a child or pregnancy.  So unless she has sleep with other Mr Norris's or Mr Morris's her lies were pretty much blown out of the water. 

She was found guilty of murdering baby Tegan and was sentenced last week to a minimum of 13 years and 5 months.  Of course there will be an appeal and oddly after 14 years, suddenly a Taxi driver with a bizarre story appears on the scene.  I don't know what his motivations are but I am guessing money plays a big part in it somewhere.  It stinks of a last ditched desperate effort by Lane and her supporters to somehow avoid paying the price for killing her baby which is exactly what this self obsessed woman has done. 

How can this taxi drivers statements be taken seriously when not even Lane herself has ever stated that this is how events took place after the birth.  Lane's criminal lawyer Chris Murphy said he was inclined to believe the driver was telling the truth as he told Mr Murphy that he wasn't interested in making money from the story and he just wanted to do the right thing.  Oh ok then he must be telling the truth... Lets not even consider the fact that such a righteous man informed no one that an infant had been handed around in such bizarre circumstances or that he waited 14 years to come forward.

Mr Murphy can scream miscarriage of justice all he likes but like most criminal lawyers who have been around for sometime he knows all to well whether Lane is guilty or not. 

The bottom line of how ridiculous Lane's lies have been is the vague nature of how she has explained baby Tegan's disappearance.  This baby was not a handbag she left at some person's house 14 years ago.  To expect a jury to believe that after giving birth to a child she casually hands it over to some male she has met once and slept with is ridiculous.  To not even know whether his name was Norris or Morris is ludicrous.  She cannot even offer an address or contact number to the man she states is now raising her child....

I'm sorry but Keli Lane killed her child.  We may never know exactly how she killed it but she killed it.  Serve your time and stop degraded the memory of an innocent child even further...

 I don't think anyone would disagree DHS or our child protection agencies are in a shambles.  The reality of this means that many many children and vulnerable teenagers are in serious danger.  Even more disturbing is that the problems have been at critical levels for a long time.

It doesn't take much to find case after case where children have been failed by child services across Australia.  It was only a couple of weeks ago a 9 year old was left abandoned at night by an outsourced service.  Now today we find a 13 year old in childcare and supervision has announced giving birth on Face book.

The biggest problem we face in fixing any of these serious failures is that no one from any government department is prepared to discuss any specific cases.  One such government spokesman today hid behind legislation that protects children from being identified.  The fact that the questions asked of her had nothing to do with leading to disclosing the identity of the child made her stance an obvious attempt to avoid being pinned down to any of the agencies miss comings.  What is even more pathetic is that basically the details of the latest case may never be made public meaning we are to trust that politicians are dealing with these matters satisfactorily.

Well I for one have no faith or trust in any of our politicians.  The only time they ever seem to be accountable is when serious issues are at the forefront and still then we are forced to sift through the spin and cover-ups.

We must not forget that these are children we are talking about.  The issue is with the current system working under legislation that is obviously not working.  We lack the resources and the professionalism required to handle the large amount of cases that flow into the system.  Even the carers themselves are up against it.  Their hands are tied to offer even the simplest of discipline over kids that are supervising.  And lets not forget that many others are the problem themselves.

The saying - If it aint broken don't fix it, certainly doesn't apply here.  It is definitely broken and it has been that way for sometime.  This is not an area that we can fudge around the edges and just hope for the best.  The entire system needs to be dismantled and built from scratch.  There needs to be new legislation with greater powers for discipline and structure to ensure children can reasonable be cared for. 

Currently many children are thrown into group situations where other street wise and problematic kids pull them in disastrous directions.  We have reached a point that a child entering the system regardless of their circumstances will have no choice other than be pulled into a world of sex, drugs, violence and crime.

Speaking of child victims, I was shocked yesterday to hear comments by Sam Newman asking that we should have some sympathy for how Arthur Freeman must have been feeling to be pushed to murder his child in such horrific circumstances.  I don't care what he may or may not have been trying to say here but he obviously just doesn't get it. 

This is not about this killer having to deal with so much that he resorted to killing his young daughter not that there is any amount of pressure that could push a father to do this unless he was an evil selfish prick who wanted to hurt his wife in the biggest way he knew how.  I don't care what Freeman may have been feeling.  I care about what the mother now has to live with and the two young boys that witnessed the horrid killing. 

Sam Newman should consider the 4 year old child’s last thoughts and fear as she fell 80 meters to her ultimate death.  You are an ignorant fool Sam.  Don't use the death of an innocent child to get your headlines.  There are some things out there where you have to draw the line as to right and wrong.  There can be no empathy when it comes to revengeful murders. 

Yesterday morning Luke Darcy and Eddie McGuire aired a call from an apparent witness who stated he saw Melbourne vice captain Brent Moloney urinate on bar in St Kilda before being ejected.  The incident was said to take place in the early hours of Monday morning.  There were other AFL players, including Gary Ablett, at the bar until around 3 am. 

Both the Melbourne Football club and Brent Moloney faced the press denying that any such incident took place.  They stated that the St Kilda bar had confirmed that they have no knowledge of Moloney urinating on the bar. The bar apparently viewed CCT footage inside the club and found no evidence to support the witness's statement.

Yet Moloney was stripped of his vice captaincy and suspended for a week.  No other team mates with him have been reportedly disciplined.   Even stranger is that Brent Moloney has openly declared he has a binge drinking problem and will seek help with the assistance of the football club.  It all seems a little overkill considering "NOTHING" took place....

For starters CCT footage of any such incident would depend totally on where these camera's were placed inside the bar.  Most bars cover the front door and the street.  If there were actually cameras inside the premises I doubt what coverage they could capture inside a crowded bar anyway. 

The second thing to bear in mind is that bars like this rely so heavily on celebrities attending.  AFL footballers means good looking women which means more celebrities and on it goes.  Not hard to fathom that the club may be covering up any such incident in order to protect future income.  It can also send a message to players that the club is likely to cover up future indiscretions.  Oh and don't forget clubs are all avoiding the strict scrutiny from police focusing on licenced premises. 

I always find it a bit ridiculous that every time one of these players or AFL personalities gets caught out the spin falls from a great height and the suggestion is that the player is seeking help.  It is as though a player, no matter what he does is forgiven as soon as he is seeking professional help. 

Bailey said  "I think it takes a great deal of courage to stand in front of people and suggest that he has an alcohol (problem),"  The only problem with this coach is - He  only stood up and stated he had a problem after he was caught out and embarrassed the club...  That is not courage.  That is actually a gutless way to avoid facing the full consequences of his actions...

The most interesting question to come out of this sorted affair is whether Eddie McGuire would have aired the call had it been a Collingwood player involved.  I am not so much interested in the truth of whether he would or would not have, just how he would answer the question....  I will ask him... 

I am really sick of the Kim Duthie saga.  Watching the Sunday night program on 7 last night left me frustrated that networks are prepared to feed her addiction for attention.  Of course they are exploiting her but likewise she is using them to continue her push to be in the spotlight. 

This is a girl out of control and manipulative.  But she is clever in a school girl type of way.  She knows that due to her age and situation she holds the upper hand and is using it to the nth degree.  I do not excuse Ricky Nixon nor any of the other footballers who have should have a little more decency and maturity when dealing with a young girl but she really needs to take some responsibility and quit her ridiculous campaign for attention.  Sadly she has learnt to use her sexuality to get what she wants. 

For her own sake and for that of her family she needs to become a no go zone for media outlets.  Watching footage of her at a St Kilda game yelling obscenities about Nick Riewoldt's penis is turning even her loyal supporters against her.  This manipulative little miss opologised publicly for pulling Riewoldt into her scandal yet still feels she has thr right to continue her attack on him. 

Over the weekend she attended at Nixons holiday house at various times as well as bombarding him with text messages and phone calls.  She is a nasty little piece of work who needs a big kick up the arse.  17 or not she is carrying on like a little slut.  She is dangerous and self obsessed.

Obviously with all the pain she has caused her family you would think that the time had come to pull her head in but she continues to play her games regardless of who she is hurting.  It is hard to fathom that she has the audacity to sit there in tears during last nights interview.  Apologising for the hurt and fury she has caused her parents and sister then head's straight down to Nixon's house to continue adding fire to the saga.  Even striping down to a g string for the 7 cameras while changing into a skimpy pair of shorts.

We all need to forget about this girl.  No more interviews and no more footage of her public carry on.

More importantly than a young girl behaving like a slapper is the sentencing of child killer Arthur Freeman today.  Due at 10.30 this morning justice Paul Coghlan's sentence needs to reflect the horrific crime Freeman has committed.  It also needs to reflect public feeling.  Freeman callously murdered his 4 year old daughter in order to seek revenge against his ex wife.  Now he needs to feel the full fury of our justice system.  Anything less will be unacceptable.  Amazingly Justice Coghlan will be broadcasting his sentencing of Freeman live. 

10.30 am - Justice Paul Coghlan summing up evidence now.  Says Freeman was emotionless after throwing Darcy over the bridge. 

10.44 am - jury rejected your defence of mental impairment.

10.45 am - speaking of setting possible parole period...

10.46 am - This was the killing of an innocent child.  Her death must have been a painful and contracted one.

10.46 am - it was a crime in order to hurt your wife...

10.47 am - Impact statements....  Peta Barnes suffering from post traumatic stress.  Roar emotions she lives with daily.  The saying that time heals all wounds is not correct for her.  Not a day goes by that she does not flash back to her husbands words that she would not see her children again.  Holding Darcy in her arms as she passed away in hospital.

10.50 am - number of matters in mitigation tendered.  References from friends and neighbours...

10.51 am - Describing Freeman's life... Bullying and an unremarkable life...

10.52 am - Marriage and children..  You regarded your marriage as a happy one..

10.53 am - March 2007 your marriage came to an end..  Shared custody.

10.54 am - You had not any treatment to this stage of any mental illness..

10.55 am - Mental impairment in sentencing..  considerations...

10.57 am - impaired mental functioning contributing to the committing the offence.

11.00 am - was in an heightened state of emotions after the decision of the family court..

11.01 am - I wish Neil Mitchell would shut up...

11.02 am - needs monitoring as he is a suicide risk...

11.03 am - his depressed state is relevant...

11.04 am - much emphasis was placed on your relative young age..

11.05 am - because of your crime any sentence will be done harder...

11.06 am - the resentment you bore your wife had been building for some time..

11.07 am - demonstrating remorse - I am not satisfied.  You are yet to say sorry for what you have done.  I have come to the conclusion that your attitude to this crime is self centered.

11.08 am - this case was solely premeditated by spousal revenge..

11.09 am - I will impose that life sentence against you...

11.10 am - now whether a non parole period should be fixed...

11.11 am - i have concluded that I should fix a non parole period..  The head sentence is life imprisonment.

I sentence you to life imprison with a minimum of 32 years to be served.  Not eligible for parole until 29th of January 2041..

It the scheme of things a 19 year old girl being fined for having a box cutter in her bag is not really high on the crime radar but it should be. 

For Ashley Hicks, 19, who was recently subjected to a random weapons search by police at the Frankston Train Station, it could affect her ambitions of working with disabled children, not to mention the hefty fine of $1000.

Ashley works at a local supermarket and uses the box cutter to open cardboard boxes.  The 'knife' is also a safety knife which means that when pressure is applied directly to the blade it falls back into the blade holder.

When I went through the police academy I was taught that discretion was a policeman's greatest asset in pursuit of justice.  Every case is different and every case needs to be judged on its merits.  If Ashley was honest in her version of what took place I find it frustrating that the policeman who dealt with her stated that there was no discretion in relation to people found carrying knives.  I don't believe for a second this new legislation has removed the ability for police to access a situation and take action accordingly.

It also brings to mind the police that allowed Hells Angels motorcyclist to dangerously break our road laws without even attempting to pull them over.  It seems that there may be two different ways of policing and taking action - Letter of the law for general public without discretion and the too hard basket for real criminals.

I suggest that when and if this matter gets to court Ashley will be vindicated of the offence and any fine.  But in the meantime there will be solicitors fees, police paperwork and court time to consider.  What a waste of everyone's time and money, especially at a time when our courts are stretched to breaking point.

If the new weapons laws have been legislated to remove any police judgment or discretion then they need to be changed.  Personally in a case like this there is no way I would have charged this girl and that is regardless of the legislation or its limitations. 

We have heard a lot recently about the failings of our current police academy in teaching these young men to handle issues in the real world relating to crime and just maybe this is a result of the current personal being used.

This may be insignificant for the policeman involved and for the police force as a whole but it is a huge factor for Ashley Hicks and how the public can expect to be treated by police on our streets. 

Rachel Hegarty the woman who fatally bashed an elderly, legally blind man walking home from the local shop was found guilty of his murder.

Walter Hughes, 89, had just collected his dry cleaning from the milk bar when he was violently attacked by Hegarty at Ashburton in Melbourne's southeast.

Last Wednesday, a Victorian Supreme Court jury found Hegarty, 34, guilty of his murder.

She had pleaded not guilty to murder. Her defence asked the jury to find her guilty on the lesser charge of manslaughter.  Why? -  Because she had been drinking before deciding to attack the defenseless man.  Mind you she was not so drunk to conceal herself behind a parked car before brutally bashing this poor blind man to death.

The jury had heard Mr Hughes and his wife had spent the morning preparing for their move into a retirement village the next day, but by 11pm he had died from his injuries.  What a sad and tragic end to both Walter and his wife's lives.  It is not just tragic it is heart breaking...

It heard that Hegarty's blood alcohol reading could have been up to 0.22 or more when she randomly and violently assaulted Mr Hughes, who wore a hearing aid and was not known to her.

A friend also testified that Hegarty may have used heroin in the hours before the bashing. Just before the incident she had a dispute with her friends over an access visit she had with her son.  Well thank god access to her son should no longer be an issue. Some women, and I use the term loosely, do not deserve to become mothers.   

Prosecutor Ray Gibson told the court that witnesses saw Hegarty repeatedly punch and kick Mr Hughes until a good Samaritan got out of his car and restrained her on the afternoon of August 28, 2009.

Mr Hughes, who had existing medical conditions, was seen crouching in a defensive position and did not fight back.

Hegarty was later heard saying she had not done anything wrong and just wanted a cigarette or lighter.  No nothing wrong, after all it is just a mans life she took.  A blind 89 year old man.  Not only is it never these peoples fault but there seems to be no remorse taking an innocent mans life.  I can guarantee a gutter slut like Hegarty would be the first to complain and blame the rest of the world for her predicament. Now she has committed the ultimate wrong to an innocent man, his wife and their family.  I make no apology for being unprofessional in my description of Hegarty because I feel utter contempt and anger for these types of criminals.  

Personally I hope she rots in prison for the rest of her life but of course this will not be the case.  We live in a society that places no value on a victims lives.  Mitigating circumstances and the pretence of remorse  at her sentencing hearing will see her maybe serving 12 to 14 years.  That is how much value the court will place on the life of this man.  That is how much value the court will place on the heart break and destruction of his wife's life. And for the children and grand children of this couple it will be a slap in the face that Walter's life, in the eyes of the court is worth jack shit.  Of course this is not the case..

Just take a look at this old guy in the picture above.  Imagine it being your father or grandfather.  Imagine the impact on his wife.  The impact on their children.  Get angry....

Justice Simon Whelan will sentence Hegarty, formerly of Thomastown in Melbourne's north, on a date to be fixed.  Lets just pray he places some value on Walters life. 

Ill keep an eye out for this sentencing date....

I find it hard to believe that Police Commissioner Simon Overland has pulled his weekly commitments on 3AW with Neil Mitchell.  So much for transparency! 

What makes this situation look even worse for Overland is that this has all arisen after he was asked questions in relation to the fudged crime figures that revealed the Victoria Police were misleading the public.

So it appears that anyone who may get in the way of our commissioners spin is to be banned from further interviews.  Personally I think the Commissioners stance is not only gutless but an admission that there will be no transparency in the Victoria Police Force.  If something or someone makes him look bad or asks the hard questions, it is a matter of running for the hills and shutting up shop.

This is not the leadership our police force needs.  I can't imagine the likes of former Chief Commissioner Mick Miller displaying such egotistical cover ups and pure and simply running from fight.  This should be a warning to everyone out there that our force is becoming more and more a political department interested only in image than bringing about justice.  We are all well aware that crime has become a scary prospect for all of us.  No longer are our old or young safe.  Criminals have taken the upper hand and know how to work the system perfectly.

Time for Mr Overland to get his hand off it and address crime front on.  We want our police to get back on top of all these criminals without fear or favour.  Currently there is nothing of our force to be proud of.  Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of great coppers and investigators out there but political heads like Overland and the female twit before him have clipped their wings and basically destroyed our force.

Simon Overland has a responsibility to all of us out there to open and honest about our police force.  To refuse Mitchell because he caught him out in games of spin and dishonesty is validating the problems of the force and the lack of character of the man in charge. 

We do not need to recruit outside police to run our force.  It has been a total failure with both NSW police woman Christine Nixon and now federal policeman Overland.   Lets take our police force back and get stuck into crime....

MORAN KILLER - GEOFFREY ARMOUR PLEA FOR LENIENCY

The man who shot Des 'Tuppence" Moran was a depressed victim of the global financial crisis who'd acted out of misguided loyalty to Judy Moran, his lawyer said yesterday.....

This is typical of the utter crap offered up during sentencing pleas in our courts.  What does this even mean? He killed Moran because his business failed or he was easily manipulated by Judy Moran?  I'm not sure.  But I do know there is nothing in this ridiculous statement that can offer any excuse or sympathy for murder.

Lets also not forget that 'Nuts' Armour is the former boss of the Rebels bikie club which means he is not going to be some bunny tricked or manipulated into committing such a serious crime.  No. Mr Nuts killed Des Moran because Judy was going to pay him a lot of money..  We can call it misguided loyalty or what it really is - A gun for hire.  Mr Nuts' killed a man because he wanted money.  Plain and simple. 

In 1996 Keli Lane gave birth to a daughter, Tegan Lane.  She was the second child that Lane, an elite water polo player who represented her state and her country had secretly given birth to.  The first had been adopted out legally even though no one was aware Keli had been pregnant with either child.

Three years later she again secretly gave birth to a third child who again was adopted out legally.  It was during this process that authorities became aware of Tegan's birth and began to question where the 3 year old girl was.

Investigations by police have failed to turn up any sign of Tegan or the nominated father of which Lane has given police two names Andrew Morris and Andrew Norris.   LAne is currently awaiting sentencing after a jury found her guilty of killing her second child Tegan.

In a ridiculous story on the Sunday Night program last night, $500 000 was offered by channel 7 as a reward for anyone who may be able to provide information as to the where about of Tegan or her father.  The show played taped recorded telephone conversations between Lane, currently in prison and her new boyfriend as the spoke about clearing her name.  The conversations were for the benefit of TV and the content as believable as Ricky Nixon claims that he was not having sex relations with that girl.

An obvious sign that somethings not right in TV investigations such as this is always the lack of people the network has to interview.  We had a love sick child sweetheart who obviously believes whatever manipulating woman tells him and some guy from the opposite side of the fence that somehow knew exactly how Lane killed her child.  Then there was Brendan Murphy, lane's defense barrister who of course is going to carry on that it is the biggest miscarriage of justice he has seen in his career.

The beat up about Lane being a loving and perfect mother to her 4th child which she did not hide was nothing short of sickening.  Lets face it, if Lane was telling the truth don't you think that she would have some clue as to where Tegan may be or at least enough details about the father she claims to have handed the child over to shortly after the birth.

Sorry but when Brendan Murphy claims that these odd circumstances and Lane's deceptive behavior have nothing to do with the murder charge he is clutching at straws.  Here is a woman that apparently cannot even assist police with locating this supposed father or her daughter.  Has provided two surnames of the father to police and above all was so good at lying that she was able to conceal 3 pregnancies even when she was in a relationship at the time.  Just because she disposed of the body well enough for it not to be found does not exclude her from being found guilty of murder. 

Sorry but she is a liar and her boyfriend is a duffus.  She killed her child because her ambition to represent Australia meant more to her than a child's life.  Her own child's life.  The only person that may be able to claim the $500K reward money from channel 7 is Keli Lane herself but of course she would also have to admit to murdering her own child.

The 7 network could have made the reward 5 million bucks because Tegan's body will never be found - Dead or Alive....




 

As insignificant a story as this is it still a perfect example of what a sensitive whinging society Australia has become.

Fifty-year-old Spiros Chryssanthakopoulos complained he had been humiliated and racially vilified after a magistrate, clerk and police prosecutor laughed while trying to pronouce his name.

Mr Chryssanthakopoulos discovered the comments after he requested a court transcript and recording of a proceeding involving a traffic infringement notice which he thought was not proceeding and did not attend.

Oh you poor poor man, how dare anyone laugh when trying to correctly pronounce a surname with 19 letters in it.  Forget that people are being persecuted and killed in other countries simple because of their names and family origin, I feel your pain Mr Chryssanthakopoulos, I feel your pain brother..... even though I have but 7 letters in my surname. 

Just yesterday a female bank teller continued pronouncing my surname Marriot over and over until finally I corrected her - Marrett as in Carrot.  Yet this evil woman still continued to refer to me as Marriot.  Just as the tears began to well up at such a serious insulting attack on me, I decided to remove my hair curlers, put my handbag down and get on with what I was there for.  Withdrawing money...

Well Mr Chry..... Can I just call you Spiros, thanks...  Well Spiros the truth of it is you have a surname that is extremely hard to pronounce of the bat.  People generally laugh at themselves when they have trouble with these long surnames and that is exactly how it sounded when listening to the court tape.  Are you sure this is not just about about making a complaint to have your speeding fine dropped?  I just can't imagine any man of your age being that much of a sissy over such a ridiculous incident.  Does your husband also feel your pain.

Spiros commented on the news that he has lost faith in the court system.  Holy shit... I can't even keep writing this blog.  This is just so ridiculous... Spiros you are a dick... Sorry but you really a wet tissue...

Get over yourself Spiros. Grow up and don't ever ask me to have a beer with you because I would be too nervous about saying the wrong thing and I hate to see men cry.

If your surname causes you that much pain then shorten it... Problem solved.  (even if you do shorten it I am unavailable for a beer)

Ill give my friend Mr Longcock a call, he may be able to cheer you up.  Stay strong Spiros - stay strong..

SOUTH African police were holding a top rugby player today in connection with three murders allegedly carried out in revenge for the gang-rape and subsequent HIV infection of his daughter.

Police arrested the 34-year-old man, who played for the Blue Bulls, one of the country's leading teams, in Durban in the early hours of yesterday.

One victim was decapitated and two others hacked to death - possibly with an axe - in a frenzied rampage last week.  At least one victim's decapitated head was found in a dustbin over a kilometre away from his body, while another body's head was left hanging "by a nerve", police said.

South Africa is renown for its crime rates and lack of protection for its citizens.  It is understandable that these type of incidents will become more and more frequent.  If police are unable to do their job the of course people are going to take the law into their own hands.  And let me say here I am assuming that these decapitated men were actually guilty.

Even though Australia is by no means in a state of lawlessness like South Africa but there is an obvious growth of people who feel our justice system are letting victims down.  How can any parent or victim feel that justice has been served when loved ones lives are worth but 10 years punishment.  How many rapes have we seen punished with 2 or 3 years sentences. 

Strangely when I read this story I felt sympathy for the accused. I would love to say that no-one should take the law into their own hands but to be honest I am kinda happy that these pack of HIV infected rapists suffered a horrible death.  With the lack of real justice being handed out by our courts of late maybe it is just a matter of time before we also see vigilante attacks becoming more common.  I will not say that I am condoning such revenge attacks but on some level it is understandable as victims lives are seemingly worthless.  If the police and courts continue to put criminals lives ahead of those they destroy then where else will people find justice.

It is a shame that not only was this Rugby players daughters life messed up by these animals but now his has also been destroyed.  If guilty these men were worth nothing so I wont even mention or put any value on their lives.  Rapist are the bottom of the barrel and nothing will ever change my mind on this.  I do not regard them as people just unruly animals without purpose. 

So if I had a daughter and a similar situation took place - What would I do?  I know the answer but I just don't want to say.  I still think that I have to be seen to believe in the law to some extent....

For Peta Barnes and the family of murdered 4 year old Darcey Freeman, the guilty verdict for against Arthur Freeman must be of little consequence as to the enormity of loosing a child.

For a father to throw his own child from the West gate bridge in front of his other two young children, anyone could be forgiven for believing he just may have been mad.  But thankfully the jury in the case saw his actions for what they were.

Arthur Freeman wanted to punish his wife because he felt badly done by at a custody settlement the day before Darcey was thrown from the bridge.  The phone conversations he had with his ex wife prove just how aware he was of what he was doing.  "say goodbye to your children"  He wanted to hurt her and he did just that.  He administered the worst possible pain one human could inflict on another.

Freeman would like us to believe that it was his love for his children and reduced access that drove him to this unimaginable act but in the end it was the emotion of revenge that far out weighed any of this love he claimed to have had for his kids.

Justice Coghlan must now show this poor excuse for a human the full force of punishment.  Anything less than life without parole is another dagger in the heart of all those that have lost in this nightmare.  Moreover it will be an insult to an innocent young girl caught up in issues far beyond her years of comprehension.

I am well aware that we cannot put to death monsters like Arthur Freeman but at least punish him at the highest level.  Maximum sentence without any chance of release.  Throw away the key.

Apparently Ricky Nixon is trying to sell his story to whoever will pay him the big bucks.  This guy has got to be the most despicable individual running around. 

For starters he has blatantly lied throughout this entire sorted affair and demanded that believe that he did not take drugs in company with 17 year old Kim Duthie nor did he have sex with her.  So what in the hell has he got to say of importance during any exclusive.  Plus who would be dimwitted enough to believe anything that dribbles from his mouth.

The fact that a sleazy grubby man such as he could even contemplate being financially rewarded for such bad behavior is just such a great example of what a pathetic moral lacking piece of scum he really is.  I actually couldn't believe he would dare to go down such a track.

His lack of judgment alone and betrayal of those that pay him sizable amounts to manage them should be enough for anyone to not touch him but add into this a man in his late 40's screwing a 17 year old with obvious issues, it begs to differ why any channel or magazine would not consider that payment to such a creep is likely to cause more harm than good.

Sorry but it is time to throw this twit out with the trash.  Give him nothing.  Toss him back to the gutter where he once slithered from. 

POLICE have let up to 40 Hells Angels bikies drive recklessly because too many officers were away in Christchurch.

Victoria Police said it "witnessed several riders breaking road rules", including bikies driving at speeds in excess of 130km/h, but did not take action because they did not have enough officers.

What a load of absolute rubbish.!  One of the main issues that I have been critical of our Police in the past is the soft approach we have taken in relation to outlaw motorcycle groups.

I think it is fair enough to say these criminal groups, and that is exactly what they are, have been allowed to flourish and have a belief that they can do as they like without consequence. 

What message does this latest incident send to all other road user who find themselves fined for such ridiculous offences such as traveling 5 km over the speed limit.  For those that have had to bear the high and mighty speeches traffic police believe is their right to force on us...

I don't like knocking police as part of me will always be on their side but allowing bikies to do as they like on our roads without being pulled over is nothing short of an example of gutless and soft rules for one group while the rest of us are shown no tolerance or discretion.

Sorry but as an ex copper I can say that there is no way in the world I would not have pulled over or at least attempted to pull over these arrogant criminals.  This is by no means a hero comment or blowing smoke up my own ...  Sorry but this is their job.  The police are the front line in standing up to criminals and law breakers.  Yes it can be dangerous but the message sent out to these groups when we don't react is a hell of a lot more dangerous than not.

It is time for the police force to get tough.  It worries me that criminals no longer fear the boys in blue.  And I am not saying brutality or the corruption of old is the answer.  I want to see no tolerance of known criminal groups being given.  Easy to say.. yeah maybe..  But without a lie I can say that I never saw such behavior like this from police of the past.  Maybe we had too much ego or pride for the uniform back, I am not sure but the day a criminal can do as he likes while police stand by and watch must inform us that there is something seriously wrong in the job.

A lack of numbers, ok but don't blame 100 coppers being in Wellington.  What a load of crap.  This is just a great excuse to pull out of the hat.  It is the old spin trick of canceling out a negative with a positive. 

Get serious Victoria it is time to get some balls and take back control.  Sorry who I may offend by these remarks but seriously......

FULL ARTICLE FROM HERALD SUN SUNDAY

POLICE have let up to 40 Hells Angels bikies drive recklessly because too many officers were away in Christchurch. Victoria Police said it "witnessed several riders breaking road rules", including bikies driving at speeds in excess of 130km/h, but did not take action because they did not have enough officers.

Instead, police tried to "provide a safe environment for other road users".

But a motorist who was run off the road said three officers in pursuit were driving more dangerously than the "suicidal behaviour" of the bikies.

"I was driving on cruise control at 100km/h but the Hells Angels bikies thundered past me like I was standing still," Grant, 42, from Melbourne said.

"They were overtaking on double white lines into the face of oncoming traffic, around blind bends and over the brow of a hill.

"It was bloody suicidal behaviour. They were missing cars by inches."

The incident happened on the Melbourne-Lancefield Rd, near Clarkefield, about 1pm on February 26. Grant, who does not want his surname published, said it was the police driving that nearly killed him and his wife.

"Two cars were following the group and travelling just as fast, tailgating me because they couldn't get past," he said.

"One of the cars overtook me on double lines and on a blind bend. It was only then I realised it was the police - it was unmarked and didn't have its lights going and I just thought it was part of the bikie gang. As the second car overtook me, again just as dangerous, the first car came to a complete halt in the middle of the road.

"The car was only about five car-lengths ahead of me. I had to brake really hard and swerve off the road to avoid smashing into the back of him. It was ridiculously irresponsible."

Grant stopped and spoke to the police, who had now been joined by a uniformed officer on a marked police motorbike.

The police car had stopped suddenly because the bikies had turned sharply into a side road and the police had missed the turning.

But when Grant asked why they had not stopped the dangerous bikie driving, the officers said they were "tasked to follow only".

And when Grant offered to give a statement, they refused, saying "we won't be booking anyone".

A police spokesman confirmed that, saying its resources were depleted when 100 officers were despatched to Christchurch to help following the earthquake.

"Police witnessed several riders breaking road rules but the priority at the time was to provide a safe environment for other road users.

"Police are currently reviewing all incidences regarding breaches of road traffic laws to determine whether further action should be taken."

Grant said he was "appalled and disgusted."

"My wife and I could of died that day.

"The bikie behaviour was terrifying, but in my eyes the police were worse because they didn't have their lights or sirens on and drove like maniacs.

"I expect them to keep me safe on the road - but not only were they not keeping the law - they were making it potentially deadly for me.

"Victoria Police needs to be answerable for what they did. I'm still shaken up by it and not having enough police is not a good enough answer."

Here is hoping the jury in the Arthur Freeman murder case are quick and decisive in handing down a guilty plea today or by tomorrow at the latest.  Pretty easy decision really, crazy or not crazy....

Also still waiting for the trial to end on another fine example of a human being, Rachel Hegarty.  Another murderer that wants to hide behind excuses and state of mind.  She needs a big sentence if there is any justice left in our system.  The beating to death of an 89 year old blind man must not go unpunished and by this I mean any lenient sentence.

And while I am the court rounds this morning there is another important committal taking place this week.  The case involving Elisabeth Membrey.  For the parents of Elisabeth  it has been a long trail towards justice and possible closure.  Membrey disappeared in December 1994 and her body has never been located. 

Shane Bond now 44 has admitted in a remote West Australian town to others that he murdered Membrey and disposed of the body with a friend.  Apparently he argued with the 22 year old bar waitress when she refused his advances.  He says she hit him and he returned the punch causing her to fall and hit her head on a coffee table.

In company with a friend he cleaned up any evidence at the crime scene and disposed of the body.  Lets hope for the sake of the parents that this hero is committed to stand trial and found guilty.  Even more so lets hope that he has the decency to lead police to the remains of Elisabeth to enable the parents to bury their daughter with the respect an innocent young woman and daughter deserves.

So the jury has retired on the murder trial against Arthur Freeman, the man who killed his daughter Darcy by throwing her body from the West Gate bridge.  I don't have to say allegedly as there is no dispute as to whether he caused his daughters death or not just whether he can be held accountable due to his mental state at the time.

I have already made comment on this point in recent blogs.   The notion is ridiculous.  This evil man was enough in his right mind to taunt his ex wife with phone calls informing her she would not see her kids again.  This in itself shows that the defendant knew exactly what the outcome of his actions would be.  He threw his 4 year old daughter over the side of the bridge knowing that she would certainly be killed and took some sick satisfaction in knowing the devastation if would cause the daughters mother.

I also said that pleas of insanity etc are meant to cover those that have no understanding of right and wrong or the consequences of their actions.  It really bugs me that so many defense cases are arguing diminished responsibility because they were angry or depressed or whatever.  What a cop out.  Arthur Freeman needs to be found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.  He wont however - He will be found guilty and get around 18 years.  Why? Because our justice system is weak, flawed and out of touch.  The emphasis is on rehabilitation even when half these inbred maggots have virtually no chance of rehabilitating. 

For all the talk of law and order from the Liberals before the election, I have since heard jack... 

He may only be 12 years old but Richard Gale 'the bully' in the Casey fight back affair was so unconvincing that the interview on Today Tonight most definitely did more damage than good.

No wonder he is heading down the wrong track with the obvious caliber of his parents.  The mere fact that they agreed or organised the channel 7 interview is a telling example of crap parenting.  What a shitty little family.

Nothing this little said last night was anything but an attempt to make excuses for his behavior.  Typical gutless bully than blames everyone else bar himself.  "I was teased" "He picked on me" blah blah blah blah!!  Any decent parents would have kicked this kid up the arse and forced him to realise and take responsibility for his actions.  Sorry if it sounds a bit tough having a go at a 12 year old but if you can give it then you gotta be able to take it. 

For channel seven to air this kid and his parents last night shows once again they are entirely about rantings than decency.  This little mongrel deserves no spotlight to justify his gutless behavior.  Anyone who couldn't see the lies and lack of remorse this kid was spitting out with the help of his parents is blind.

the telling part of the interview was when this kid was asked if he was sorry and answered NO.  He then glanced sideways at his father and changed his answer. 

I for one loved seeing this little twit thrown to the ground.  Hopefully he will think twice before he next time picks on a supposedly soft target. 

Oh and if you are going to put your kid on TV and offer excuses for his violent gutless behavior then get a clue and cut his god dam tail off before doing so.  12 years old and you let him run around looking like a tough little punk from the 80's...

I am not going to comment on St Kilda school girl, Kim Duthie's latest media grab - an apology on you tube to St Kilda players.  A bit over her and sick to death of media surrounding her every move.  Time for her to get on with her life...

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"I've been shot. I've been shot ... I've lost a tooth. Will I be all right?" she screamed.  Well Ms Symons, 43 of St Kilda, YES you will be okay providing you get a clue and stay away from where people are shooting guns, especially shotguns that spray pellets in a wider spread the further they travel.  Seriously what did you expect...  

I don't even know whether I agree or disagree with duck shooting.  Probably more so would rather it was banned to be honest but that is not the issue here.  The question about the future of the hunting season being in jeopardy because of it being a dangerous practice because this twit was sprayed with ricoshaying pellets is ridiculous.   Go to any shooting range or pistol shooting event and you can see how strictly rules are enforced.  Basically at no time is anyone permitted at anytime in ahead of a shooter.  Not to the side, not in front.  Behind them at a safe distance.

I know I am a little bias when it comes to protesters but I have my reasons.  I just don't like them.  Every protest I was forced to hold the line against had a large element of unwashed and violent socialists that nine times out of ten didn't even know the facts of the cause.  I like most police have been pelted with coins, bags of urine, spat at, violently attacked and on it goes.  Some of these dope smoking drop outs are actually full time protester.  It is not about some passion and drive for the cause it is simple an attempt to find something in an otherwise dull and boring existence.  If you really care about certain issues why not work hard and fight them from within.  mmm but that would mean hard work, oh and maybe a shower here and there.  And god forbid a job..

Ah the right to protest.  The right to do this and do that..  Everyone nowadays believes they have the right to do whatever they want.  It is all about themselves and bugger anyone else or their rights..

Sorry but I have no sympathy whatsoever for Ms Symonds.  Put yourself in the firing line and suffer the consequences.  Fine I understand you care about the ducks or more likely than not it is the latest of many causes you believe so strongly in but understand please others are not there to ensure your reckless behavior does not lead to injury or harm.

Well at the risk of being called a Nazi or a fascist pig, I am off to protest against protesters....

Surprise! Surprise! Only one psychiatrist out of six expert witnesses in the Arthur Freeman murder trial found that he was mentally impaired when he threw his daughter from the West Gate bridge.  And why you may ask? Well he is the expert hired by the defence council...  What else is going to say when he is being paid by the defence.  Another ridiculous part of our legal system.  How can any expert in a field such as psychiatry that is based on a doctors interpretation of a subjects mental state remain unbiased when he is basically selling his opinions for cash.

Mental capacity of offenders is such a grey area. Logically a guy who throws his child off the West Gate is obviously crazy but did he know what he was doing.  Of course he did.  The fact that he rang his ex wife before hand to taunt her by telling her she would not see her kids again shows that he most definitely knew the outcome and distress his actions would cause.

Diminished  responsibility by reasons of insanity was meant to cover those that are incapable of knowing right from wrong or have no way of controlling their thought process.   Psychotic disorders such as Schizophrenia is a good example.  For anyone who may have had to talk a sufferer of this disorder down I can tell you it is virtually an impossible task.  There is no logic or reason to their thought process when not medicated.

Arthur Freeman will be found guilty and will spend a great deal of time behind bars.  And so he should.

The case I spoke of yesterday, the murder of Walter Hughes is yet to be decided.  Again an argument as to her state of mind as she was drunk as well as having received her shot of methadone.  Hopefully we will know her fate early next week. 

Again today in the paper I read of another soft target beating.  Fred Devine 78 was bashed senseless by Gary Anthony Chandler 22 years simply because the elderly man complained after being cut off by a BMX rider.  The grandfather still is unable to speak, barely recognises his grand kids and now believes that his deceased wife is alive.

Chandler has pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious injury that unless things have changed used to carry a maximum of 7 years imprisonment.  He deserves the full penalty this charge offers.  Penalties need to start reflecting the damage that these thugs are causing to other peoples lives.  Currently they are not.  The case continues today and we will await the outcome.  I say he deserves 7 years but from experience I am guessing he will get 18 months on the top.

Rachel May Hegarty is a 34 year old woman currently on trial for the murder of an 89 year old blind man Walter Hughes, who she bashed to death in August 2009. Why? because he was an easy target that couldn't defend himself. 

Mr Hughes was attacked by Hegarty after he picked up his dry cleaning from a local Milkbar not far from his Ashburton home. 

Defence counsel Dermot Dann is urging the jury in her trial that his client should be found not guilty of murder due to Hegarty's state of mind as she had been consuming a large amount of alcohol before the attack. 

Forget the fact that this worthless piece of crap rang and canceled a meeting after seeing Mr Hughes in the Milkbar,and decided to attack the soft target, then hid behind a vehicle and waiting for the man to pass before bashing him from behind.  The blind man was then kicked to death as he lay injured on the ground.  She was held by a passer by who witnessed the attack until police attended the scene.

This is the type of crap that anyone attending the courts will hear day after day.  Reasons and excuses for these mongrels to avoid taking responsibility for their actions.  The fact that in her 'state of mind' she was able to identify a soft target, decide to attack the target, cancel an appointment, plan the attack and decide to conceal herself behind a car then physically able to beat this poor defenseless victim to death, obviously shows she knew exactly what she was doing. Not accountable due to her "State of mind" my arse.

Mr Hughes is not the only victim here.  Both he and his wife were due to move into a retirement village the following day.  There can be no tolerance for these sort of criminals.  She deserves the maximum sentence possible.  Personally I would have her hanging from a rope and that is because I do believe life is precious. Oddly the main argument thrown up by those against capital punishment.  Strange how the lives of criminals that commit murder is precious yet the lives of victims and future victims is secondary.  I care not about her addictions whether it be alcohol or drugs.  There are plenty of addicts that do not attack soft targets..

If she is not found guilty of murder and sentenced appropriately it will be one more insult to victims of crime, thanks to a legal system that has drifted so far from public expectation.  The public are sick to death of violent attacks on innocent victims are even more disgusted at the less than appropriate sentences being handed down.  If this dog is not convicted and sentenced to at least 20 years the system has let us down once again.

Everyone hates bullying.  It has been around since day dot and unfortunately no matter what we do it will be around in some form or another till the end of time. 

On the back of the latest video clip being circulated showing a bullied larger boy fighting back and injuring his smaller tormentor, SA government has announced that they will be attempting to introduce new legislation to make it an offence to upload and film such clips.

Strangely many commentators are praising such a move by South Australia as if finally there is a solution to bullying.  A great advance in the fight against kids being tormented and violently abused at school or where ever these gutless little heroes attack.

I wonder if this solution is more about sweeping the matter under the carpet.  Out of sight, out of mind.  By stopping the footage that is being circulated, not that I believe it will be stopped, is assisting all these little mongrels, schools, parents and government bodies to deny offences took place or at least play down the seriousness of violent attacks.  I am sure schools such as Xavier College would have preferred past videos were not made public and I can assure you the comments and statements that came out of the school at that time would have been very different indeed.

So what are we actually doing by trying to stop the video clips being shot? Obviously we are destroying extremely damming evidence.  To set fines and possibly prison, considering the slackness of the children courts to imprison even the worst child offenders, is a total farce.   Why are we not legally attacking the actual bullies that are committing the abuse on other kids.  Even set up a bullies school and send all these mongrels to one place where their problems can be accessed and worked on.

Currently there appears to be no protection for the victims.  It seems that schools are more about policies without action and parents refuse to accept their kids are the aggressors.  Maybe there is a feeling that if my kid is the bully then at least he is not the victim.  And of course some parents are plain and simply dead bags themselves.

I told a private boys school recently that I would work from an office in their school to keep an eye on what was happening in the school yard and have an open door for kids to come and talk about problems such as bullying, drugs or depression.  Frustratingly the school was more worried about the perception of having someone with a police background at the school as it may send a message that there was a problem within the school.  Considering there are drugs and bullying at the school, just like every other school such a stance is means that the welfare of students comes a very distant second than reputation, no matter how false that reputation may be.

Hiding the problem is a step backwards.  The shooting of clips on mobile phones is not the problem, it is the fact that schools and parents are refusing to totally accept the seriousness of the problem. 


http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/boy-body-slams-bully-20110315

I rarely watch ACA or Today tonight thanks to false promotions promising the world and delivering nothing, oh and I really don't care which shampoo is the best value for price or reporters asking victims of tragedies "how they feel'.  Bring back the real current affairs programs of the past where real journos asked the hard questions. 

Regardless of my opinions of these programs I happened to be flicking last night and happened upon the 'Hey Day' saga on the Today Tonight program.  To be honest it was one of the worst interviews I have witnessed in recent times.  I don't know who the female Journalist was but she was about engaging as the ruler sitting on my desk. 

So here we have the subject, Melinda O'Donnell the niece of Robert Hughes making further allegations of inappropriate sexual advances and touching by her once famous and popular TV star uncle. 

I am not for a second going to suggest that this woman was lying.  I have no way of knowing. But I will say it appeared Ms O'Donnell came across as a bit of an attention seeker and a poor me type person.  So traumatised was she by Hughes's touching that she felt disgusting during the birth of her own children as it apparently took her back to those horrific incidents.  It also seemed odd to me that during the emotional breakdowns she experienced during the interview she was unable to produce tears.  Maybe she has the rare condition of being unable to produce them....  Sorry but this woman and the interview was about as convincing Ricky Nixon's intentions to mentor Kim Duthrie.

The problem is how much credibility can we place on what someone says when they are being paid to say it.  It also concerns me that these allegations are being aired in the midst of what sounds like a fairly large police investigation into the allegations against Robert Hughes.

This is not to say that I think Hughes is innocent of these allegations.  I just find these kind of interviews grubby and lazy journalism.  Pay someone and interview them.... Great investigative journalism, I think not... 

Ha, meanwhile ACA were promoting the "Inside stories the actors didn't want us to know" on the set of a Country Practice.  Luckily the interview on seven was played first and enabling me not to miss out on these inside scandals on nine.  I must have missed these big bomb shells in between my channel flickering because I saw nothing of interest.  Absolutely nothing.  When are the networks going to realise that false promoting is such a temporary method of attracting viewers.  People hate to be duped no matter how little or large the impact is.  And of course it weakens any further promotions for these shows in the future.

I look forward to the day that one of the networks takes a chance on a real nightly current affairs program without the fluff and soft journalism of these two programs.  Bring back Hinch - whether you liked him or not it was in your face reporting and interviewing...  It was hard hitting journalism about issues we cared about.  And thats what we want....

 

Fev, Fev Fev.... You gotta feel sorry for the guy.  Watching the interview on the Footy show last night it was obvious that he has no-one of any real intelligence watching out for him.... 

Craig Hutchinson called himself one of Brendan's mates..  Unfortunately in Hutchy's world mate means what can can I get out of you.  What sort of mate lets another talk about suicide attempts on a program like the the Footy show.  Sure interview the guy but have enough common decency to advise him that some things need not be made public.  Especially as you kept referring to him as a mate that you were concerned about.  Who does that?  Well only a self indulgent weasel like Hutchinson.

Hutchinson has been around long enough to know such a topic is going to cause 'his mate' grief and publicity that he obviously does not need at this time in his life.  And please, the fact that he it may or not have been Fevola's idea is irrelevant.  Most mates looks after their mate when they are heading down an obvious wrong path.  It is Hutchinson's job to break stories and there is nothing wrong with that, just stop this crap that subjects are mates or that you have concerns for them.  You are nothing more than a grubby journalist that uses everyone and anyone for a story.  Just accept who and what you are and skip the "one of the boys and mates club behind....

Another good mate of Fev's last night, Sam Newman had plenty to say...  But then again this dickhead thinks we are all being too hard on Ricky Nixon...  Enough said..

Fev is not quite right we know that so lets stop judging and attacking the bloke and let him get on with it.  The media and people like Hutchinson need to give the guy a bit of space.  There are plenty of stories out there that have yet to be broken so get off the easy target.

As for a tweet by Spida Everitt last night re Fev's nose is growing etc You are a moron.   You were the biggest goose running around in your day.  Whether the attempt happened or not, the guy doesn't need your smart arse comments.   Get a life dickhead.....

Good luck Fev...  You will probably fuck up again but keep going dude...

Great news this morning from the Judy Moran jury.  GUILTY OF MURDER !!!!!!!!  Great verdict.   I must admit I was pretty concerned after 7 days..  Wasn't looking good but never know what these 12 men and women will do..

Ha, sad I feel so uplifted at a person being convicted of murder and about to spend a long long time behind bars.  Couldn't happen to a better woman...

Now we just wait for the grand kids to grow up and start all over again...

 
Firstly a message for ACA - Promoting a bomb shell in the Hey day dad sexual abuse allegations made me watch your program last night but no bomb shell came.  I still don't get what this explosive new claim from Sarah Monahan was.  If it was the fact that she is suing for damages then.... well not exactly explosive.  You may have achieved your objective last night to pull more viewers but its a bit like the boy who cried wolf - Don't promote explosive if you are not going to deliver.... Maybe stick to the best shampoo or cleaning products...

International Women's day.... Quotas...Get real... If I was a woman I would be outraged.  Equality should mean the best person for the job.  What person wants to sit on a board or hold a top job because of a quota system.  This is not equality, this is an admission or a statement  that says women can not get to these positions on their own merits and need a helping hand.  A token position.  How insulting.

If anything, such a system is a huge set back for women.  Business is about making money or achieving objectives. People nowadays are appointed for that sole purpose regardless of what they have between their legs.   Equality must be about an even playing field not an extra leg up if you are female...

If you can't get there  on your own then you don't deserve to be there. 

Ricky Nixon is off to rehab.  What a joke.  Rehab has become the get out of jail free card for those in the spot light that fall from grace.  Maybe if Ricky is serious about tackling his demons and really blames his behavior on drug abuse and the like then it is time to admit his sins in relation to this scandal.  This rehab crap is nothing more than an attempt to have his disgusting behavior excused without even admitting what he has done.

The bottom line for this gutter pig is that he is a liar and a sleaze.  I personally don't believe he thinks he has done anything wrong other than being caught out or stitched up by a 17 year old girl.  Get some balls Ricky and put your hand up.  Do the crime - Do the crime.  You will not be getting out of this hole using spin, denials and "rehab". 

There has been a bit of outrage lately in relation to Capsicum spray being used on minors.  I find it a little odd that all these so called experts are quick to jump all over police and their tactics in dealing with underage offenders.  Obviously the spray is being used because these kids are a threat to either themselves, police or others.  Why else would it be used.

And don't think a 14 year old swinging a baseball bat causes less damage to a persons head than a adult swinging a bat.  Groups of kids have and will continue to attack people and cause serious injury and often death.  How many stabbings have we seen in recent times committed by kids.  It makes no difference who is holding a knife, swinging a bat or even using fists, violence is violence and will seriously maime or kill people.  Adults or children if they are behaving in a way that requires them to be subdued then so be it.

As for the twit on the news last night that spoke about permanent psychological damage for these poor little thugs that get sprayed - I can assure you that more damage is obviously caused for those that suffer attacks at the hands of these thugs.  Not to mention those that lose loved ones in senseless violent bashings.   It is people like you that allow these kids to run wild without consequence.  Get out from behind your desk and have a look at what is actually going on out there. 

Still waiting for the jury in the Judith Moran trial to come back........

Unfortunately crime and current affairs are 95 % bad news, scandals and cover ups. Anyone would be excused in believing that I am someone that concentrates solely on everything negative in our world.  Well it may appear this way as these blogs seem to attack anyone that stuffs up in some way but in other areas of my work I do focus on a lot of uplifting and positive stories out there.  And there are plenty.

Having said that, I thought I would speak about some positives out there in crime world since it was after Friday, the end of the week and nearly time to forget the weeks stresses and bombardment of issues from a world that at first glance appears to have self destructed.

Spin, lies, betrayal, politics, scandal, dictators, war, assaults, sexual attacks, addictions and on and on we could go.  Even a simple baby competition has unleashed a mother prepared to racially attack a baby girl because of her Asian background.  No wonder we are losing faith in people. 

But is the world really that bad.  What we need to consider is that news concentrates on the failings of a very small percentage of the population on the world.  Take Police corruption for example.  At times, our newspapers run story after story of dirty coppers involved in a variety of criminal offences.  Of course we can be forgiven for believing the entire police force is corrupt but realistically these reports involve a small percentage of entire police force.  Luckily Andrew Fraser doesn't read my blog as I am guessing our opinions on this may differ somewhat.

I prefer to work on the 20 % rule.  They say the wealth of the world is owned by 20% of the population.  Even though figures will show that our criminal element is far less than 20% I can live with 1 in 5 people being shitmen because at least we still out number them.  And if we ever get the balls we actually do have the power to fix this problem.  Shame that the 20% of people without balls are the ones that have the ultimate decision on these issues.

In all aspects of life the 20% rule is pretty spot on.  Even a drink down the pub.  I bet out of 5 people standing around in a group there will be one that gives everyone else the shits.  Sadly that is usually me after a few drinks but I am very good at ignoring hints.

A group of 5 girls, there is usually only one we are attracted to.  Well this is not always true as many guys play the numbers game but it is usually 1 guy out of 5. I could name the one guy in our group but I wont.  Oh and it is not me...

A family with 5 kids usually has one that is a fuck up.  I was part of seven children in our family and strangely I have 1.4 siblings that are odd.  A puppy litter is on average 5 and there is always a runt in the litter.

Anyway I think I have made my point.  Even though I have realised, I seem to fall into the 20% more often than I like.  And I am not talking about the wealth distribution.  All in all if only 20% of the world is bad and this is overstated, that means that 80% of people out there are good.  And they are.  Just look around you and see how many awesome things are being done under your noses.  How many people are working to better the lives of others. 

It is a shame we don't concentrate on the good stories out there but lets be fairdinkum, nice stories don't sell papers.... I prefer to read about the 20%.  I love seeing them fall from grace and I love seeing the rest of us - the 80% unmercifully rip them apart...

Ha odd blog today.... sorry.....

The Ombudsman says The Brotherhood, which consists of retired and serving senior police, lawyers and media personalities as well as leading businessmen, has an inappropriate culture of networking and favours.  And surprise! surprise our Police Commissioner shares his views and 'is deeply concerned'

What a load of....  This is about guys networking, having drinks over a lunch and basically talking shit.  If Mr Overland was going to be deeply concerned about something I suggest it should have more to do with the declining confidence the public have for the police force of which he is in charge of.  In simple words Mr Overland be deeply concerned for the disgraceful performance and damage you have inflicted on our police force.  And that includes your large mate that you were so in cahoots with before the top job was handed over.  Sounds a bit harsh - Not really... Anyone who treats me as a fool or deliberately deceives me gets no respect.  I for one can no longer stand the spin and deception that is being dumped on us as the public.  We have a right to know what is going on out there.  Has everyone forgotten that we are the bunnies paying for these people and the ridiculous projects spewed out more for political PR than for any benefit or possible solution in addressing the growing number of problems in our State.  

Instead of making comment on this 'secret and evil' brotherhood that was so secret despite journalists attending most meetings, how about addressing what actually occurred  with the police crime figures deception or even the the Herald Suns front page story that police have no idea of their emergency response times. 

Quite simply if any of these members of the brotherhood are found to have committed a crime or been involved in corruption then charge them.  Hang them out to dry.  But until then stop wasting our time and money on a group of men meeting for lunch and drinks.  We all network, that is how business works. 

Members of the public are being treated as absolute imbeciles.  And you know what, we are not.  We see through all the spin and we make judgments on each and every one of you, whether it be police, politicians, business or bank leaders.   And our verdict is simple, we don't like being lied to or deceived.  We see all of you as dishonest self promoters.  Do you really think we are all so stupid that we cannot spot a person treating us with contempt.  Again the odd thing is that you guys are actually working for us.  A simple fact that has somehow been forgotten.

Just this morning I heard a Jullia Gillard patting herself on the back while delivering a announcement on extra funding for the Australian War Memorial.  An extra 8 million dollars a year.  It was a passionate speech that described the memorial as sacred to all Australians........  And even though I agreed with her words and am pleased that the funding has been increased, the prime ministers words were hypocritical and another desperate attempt to save face. 

For the last few weeks people have been campaigning to stop the governments proposed decision to cut funding by 5 million a year to the War Memorial.  And today at 11 am the liberal party were to launch an attack against the government to fight the decision to reduce funding to the war memorial.

It is no coincidence that Gillard has given this 'emotional speech' just hours before the liberals were set to pounce.  Pathetic and hypocritical.  Or maybe fake is a better word..... Lets not forget those crocodile tears in parliament recently. 

So we cannot trust our police commissioner, we cannot trust our politicians.  Spin has become a cancerous disease that effects each and every one of us.   

Speaking of great leaders, what of our Lord Mayor.  Forget spin. This guy is just an annoying little twit.  Robert Doyle did not accept an invite to the Grand Prix because he didn't want to be seen as a hypocrit after he questioned the race's worth earlier this year.  A man standing behind his beliefs and words.... 

Yet he will open a new Scientology church in Melbourne simply because his friend "Kate Cerbrano' asked him.  Forget the disturbing past of this ridiculous so called religion, but what reasonably sane person would have anything to do with such dangerous and deceitful sect.  I say scam because this is organisation that preys on vulnerable people in order to extort money from them.  For gods sake we are talking about a religion that was invented by a fiction writer.  It is so ridiculous that it upsets me that Australia can accept this Chruch as a religion with all the benefits that go with it.  Doyle was obviously more interested in mixing with celebrities than anything else.  Great example of a great man holding the seat of Lord Mayor.

Is it just me.  I have woken up in a bad mood or has Australia fallen into such a hole that it is easier to just accept mediocracy and spin than try and sort through it. 

Victorian Police Minister Peter Ryan will release this morning, the report he received last night from Chief Commissioner Simon Overland that addresses the discrepancies in police crime figures.  I for one am very interested to read the Commissioners explanation.  Hopefully this report will be available without delay.....

!0.30 am  Surprise! Surprise! The report will will not be released as apparently Peter Ryan has been directed by the Ombudsman not to release it or even comment on it.  I knew it was too good to be true.  Transparency mmm.  So how long is the Ombudsman's investigation going to take.  And what is in his report for this public debate to become a closed shop. 

I said a couple of weeks ago that there was a rumour Simon Overland would resign.  Maybe this will be the straw that breaks the camel's back.  Lets just hope we don't have to wait months and months for the Ombudsman report.  I am guessing we will though...

Judith Moran trial - Jury out........  Lets hope she is found guilty and spends the rest of her life behind bars...

Police Crime Statistics

It still angers me that police deliberately tried to mislead us in relation to safety on our streets.  Probably more due to the fact that it wasn't just a small error or a matter of how figures can be analysed.  Someone in the process decided to completely omit important figures that show that Melbourne has become a far more dangerous place over the past 12 months.

There is little doubt that one of the people employed to collect the figures and produce the final report had anything to do with the discrepancies as not only would they have no motive to do so but it is also ridiculous to believe any employee in this area would risk their careers to do so.

No, obviously someone with a lot to lose, or more correctly someone who is judged heavily on a performance basis was behind this poorly executed scandal.  It is hard to believe that anyone would take it on themselves to deceive not only the public but also the government, without the co-operation of the Chief Commissioner himself.

Police Minister for Victoria Peter Ryan has demanded a full report from Police Commission Simon Overland by the close of business today.  He stated on the 3AW program this morning that this report would be made public immediately as he believes it is necessary to remain completely open and transparent if the public are to have any confidence in the police force.  He has also referred the matter on to the Ombudsman's office for investigation.  I applaud his approach to this matter providing he remains true to his word.

I still find it amazing that the even up until late yesterday the man in charge of our police force, the top cop maintained that he had not read the leaked report.  I would have assumed that such a report and the obvious fall out for police would have been a top priority to be across.  In fact it is his job to be fully briefed on such an issue.  Personally I do not believe for a second that he had to read and even discussed this report as soon as he became aware it had been made public. 

The public have a right to know how our police are performing and the crime issues in our state.  For such deception to be taking place possibly the sake of one mans reputation or profile is an abusive misuse of power with total disregard for the people he has sworn to protect.  I await the Chief Commissioners report.

Carbon Tax

Jumping over to politics for a moment... The holy grail of where all spin originates....  What I don't understand fully is the back flip Gillard has taken on the carbon tax issue.  I understand that there are a lot green pressure and deals we are not totally aware of but in simple terms I just do not see how a small polluter such as Australia needs to do anything unless the rest of the world jumps on board.  The hypocrisy of the entire issue is that Gillard continues to sprout off about the environment and the need to attack the companies that pollute it via a tax yet we continue to export massive raw minerals etc to China care not about burning these materials with far greater damage to the environment than any other country.

It is all a bit ridiculous and more about under table deals than any passion to ensure a better environment for future Australians.  Get rid of her, the mad monk, Bob Brown and the annoying independents and lets start again from scratch.  If it is broken, fix it. 

McLaren

I saw another article yesterday relating to Colin McLaren defending the Underbelly episode Infiltration as being totallly and utterly a truthful account of the story and of himself.  Obviously people are starting to ask questions if he needs to defend the integrity of the show.

I think his lies are starting to implode within him.  There is something suspicious when a person uses a dead man as the fall guy for all criminal conversation and pumping himself up.  Very similar to another twit's method of being his profile - Chopper Reid.  

Of course the Italians are going to be angry at the way Tony Romeo was betrayed in this episode.  The family have a right to be angry because little of Tony's involvement in the show was a true account of what really took place.  And why Mclaren felt he needed to rub further salt into the wounds of Tony's wife and family by focusing on marital betrayal, I'll never know.  Especially as she is the daughter of the well know Sergi family.  A dangerous game to play.  If he does end up receiving threats for this rubbish well he probably deserves it.  Lets just hope the selfish actions of placing his daughter in the picture does not end up in tragedy.   

One other thing people should consider is, if there was really a threat before this episode aired then why would a man who should know better include his daughter - Chelsea in the show and use her correct name and professional background. 

I found the article funny considering that he talks of threats and how he does not reveal his home address yet he advertises his restaurant in which he manages.  Sorry but the guy lives in lala land.  Maybe too many parties with Charlie Sheen.  Something seriously not right with both of them....

Lets keep the true in true crime......

Why 60 minutes aired that ridiculous story and interview with Martin Bryants mother I do not know.  It added nothing whatsoever to what we already know happened.  To hear his mother claim he was innocent not only distresses people but holds no weight.  She is obviously having a few issues up stairs herself and just don't understand what 60 minutes were reporting.  Absolute crap!!


Leaked documents have revealed that Police crime figures showing a reduction in many areas of crime was a deliberate attempt to deceive the public.  I stated last week that unless a full analysis of the statistics and reporting procedures was conducted the figures could not be relied on as accurate.   I did not however consider that Police spin would stretch so far as to allow much of the crime data to go unreported.  Selective reporting in crime statistics is a disgusting admission that our police have reached rock bottom. 

I have been waiting to hear some kind of comment from police, in particular from Simon Overland but it seems the top cop and his police hierarchy are nowhere to be found.  Strange that...

Have our police become so ineffective in fighting crime that they need to rely on smoke and mirrors in order to dupe the public.  Sadly the answer is yes.  Today's police force is all about spin to cover up a pathetic soft touch to crime. 

Over the weekend I heard a report that the Victoria Police were considering offering street thugs footy tickets in exchange for knives and weapons.  Personally I felt embarrassed that a an agency that I was once proud to have belonged to, could be reduced to such a pathetic approach to crime. 

It was only a year or so ago that Overland wanted to change the police uniform to make officers appear more threatening in order to give them a harder and tougher image.  This was not only ridiculous but an admission that Overland thinks he can change the poor image of his force by buying new uniforms. 

There are many factors that have brought our force down but none more to blame than the ridiculous decision to import Christine Nixon from NSW. 

From day one it was Nixon's goal to soften our force.  Baby lettering on our cars and buildings.  The removal of uniformity in our dress code and even a lack of strength at protests and demonstrations left us in a shambles.  Our next commissioner, yet another import, seems more concerned about his own image and profile than fighting crime.  A lot of tough talk for no return. 

I happened to be talking with a police officer in charge of a crime section within the Western suburbs about investigation techniques and tools in this modern day of social media and the internet.  His area which is involved in medium level street crime and robberies do not have access to the internet because those in charge are worried the troops may use it for their own private use.  This in itself shows how handicapped our police are in fighting crime. 

It appears that our police force are more concerned in catching the general public for soft offences than attacking real crime.  Just last Friday I was running late for a meeting as I was a little lost.  I found my self in a dead end street next to the commission flats in Richmond.  I turned my vehicle around in the wide court and there were no other cars around.  As I pulled over to the side of the street to make a call,  to get a better idea of where my meeting was, a division van appeared that had obviously been in the car park of the flats. 

According to them I had picked my phone up a second or two before my car came to a complete stop, technically I had committed an offence.  I pointed out to them that I had pulled over to make the call even though there were no other drivers or traffic in the street which should really be an indication that I was more concerned with doing the right thing than not.  Not only were these guys telling me that I deserved a fine but spoke to me as if I was some crook who had just committed murder. 

Whether or not I had actually picked up the phone before my car came to a complete stop was so ridiculous in the circumstances that I gave them a bit of an argument about how they treat people who are actually trying to do the right thing.  - 'The law is pretty clear and even though you were trying to do the right thing technically we can fine you'  Spare me!

No wonder people are losing respect for police.  Not only were these two clowns trying to fine someone that had pulled over to make a call, albeit maybe a second or two before the car came to a complete stop but they spoke with an arrogance and in such a condescending manner it is no wonder the public have lost respect for police.

I wasn't fined because it was either obvious that I would take the matter to court or the fact that I told them I was an ex police detective hopefully causing them some embarrassment in relation to bullying people over such a small technicality.   Sorry but in my day we would have applauded someone obviously attempting to abide by the law rather than making an unnecessary enemy of a law abiding citizen.



 
 

 

Awaiting press conference from AFL boss Andrew Demetriou on Fevola and Ricky Nixon.  (3AW)  Also heard the wanker I wrote about yesterday will be bignoting himself further on 3AW this arvo...

Well that was a waste - all Demetriou had to say is he talked to Nixon and said his behavior was disappointing.  AFL players ass to give press conference at 4.30 pm today... 

Incredible scenes from Christchurch.  It just goes to show how fragile life can be.  It also validates just how powerful Mother Nature can be.  Thoughts are with all those involved over there.

Police Crime Figures

I have always been very skeptical of statistic and figures whether released by the police force or government agencies for that matter.  It is all so very easy to make positive claims especially without a proper analysis of the data we receive.  Don't forget we live in a time where spin has become such an accepted tool for our government bodies to hide the truth that statements and figures released have little or no relevance whatsoever.

Without making a full analysis of the figures released by Police let me just point to one word - 'Reported'.  These crime statistics relate to reported crime to the police.  If there are less reported crimes does this actually mean that the police force are working harder and getting on top of crime or that many offences are going unreported due to a lack of confidence in police or even worst people are being discouraged by police to report common offences.

I have sent two friends back to police stations to demand reports are taken for crimes after they have been told by police it is not worth reporting or it is a civil matter.  Fraud and thefts are still a crime as far as I am aware. 

Another clue as to the possible falsity behind these figures is that crimes that will always be reported have risen.  Crimes such as aggravated burglaries (home invasions) and serious assault are well up.   Funny about that...

Why is it the public feel that crime is getting or actually is out of control yet the police keep telling us crime is dropping.  Something is not adding up...  Until someone conducts a full and thorough analysis of crime reporting and statistics including changes in reporting procedures and victims conduct, anything released by a police force so totally immersed in spin and saving face should be taken with a grain of salt.

Underbelly 

Many people have been asking me about last weeks Underbelly episode and up until now I have remained pretty quiet on the topic.  Yes it was about the operation I was involved in as an undercover on the Griffith Italians.  Let me give you a quick rundown of the job.

The National Crime Authority basically asked each drug enforcement agency across Australia to answer two questions. 1. Is there Italian organised crime syndicates operating in Australia, and 2. To what extent are they involved in organised crime.

In response to these questions the Victoria drug squad set up a task force called 'Rover'.  For some time it was operating more as an intelligence gathering exercise i.e. identifying prominent Italian crime figures and investigating their movements, associates and financial backgrounds.  Many of these Italians on the list were followed by our surveillance unit (the dogs). 

Some of the surveillance units followed one of these identities or targets if you like, to a club in Griffith.  Two of the crew, Colin McLaren and a policewoman named Judy entered the club to keep an eyeball on the target.  By chance a drunken female started chatting to McLaren and before he knew it he was being introduced to a group of Griffith based Italians at the club.  Both he and Judy quickly developed a cover story and portrayed themselves as a couple. 

Over the next 6 months or so they stayed in touch with some of these Italians, mainly Ross Trimboli.  There was the occasional dinner in Lygon Street when the  Italians were in town and visa versa when Judy and Cole (McLaren) supposedly traveled through Griffith on their way to Canberra.  All good stuff but far from dangerous at this stage.

Sooner or later the Italians twigged that a dodgy art dealer (McLarens cover story)  may be an avenue to launder drug money and mentioned the possibility of involving McLaren in criminal activities.  As soon as this conversation took place, Judy was removed from the job and I was brought in as Coles dodgy brother who could move drugs.

At that time I was already an experienced undercover having worked two and a half years undercover including a major operation on Mildura Italians that involved a buy bust situation where I produced $1065,000 dollars in cash to purchase 50 pounds of speed and 50 pounds of grass.  I say this not to gloat but to make an example of just how ridiculous the book, Infiltration written by McLaren based on this operation and subsequently the supposedly true story behind Underbelly - Infiltration.  (the true story according to McLaren).

In McLarens book this is how I was introduced into the story. 

 (Page 219 – cont’d 220)

 
We agreed we needed someone highly disciplined, able to comprehend the complexity of our investigation – certainly the most difficult undercover operation Australia law enforcement had ever attempted and, potentially, the most dangerous. Sadly, our choices were limited. Some operatives had ongoing workloads; others had already been exposed to Italian organised crime. In the end, we were forced to settle for a young guy with way too big an ego.

Now let me say at this point there is no love loss between the two of us.  Throughout his book there are many, many comments or attempts to discredit me.  As there is with many other police. Some don't make sense  and some were just impossible in the circumstances to have occurred.  He was served with a legal notice warning him to reframe from untruths about me or be sued.  In typical fashion McLaren's reply to this letter was that he is not liable for any of these lies as his publisher owns the rights to the book.  Good to see a man standing behind his words.  He also stated that I say nasty things on my blog about people, well yes sometimes I do. 

So how did we become enemies - Many many reason......  But most I cannot reveal here.  I must admit though that I had formed an opinion of the guy from from very early days of meeting him.  One of the first being a couple of years before operation Afghan.  He had been designated to be part of an arrest team on an undercover bust I was working on.  After I purchased heroin from some Romanian drug dealers and called the bust, his team arrested one of the offenders.  While this target, who had obviously been caught red handed was standing with his hands cuffed behind his back, McLaren felt brave enough to elbow him to the face a few times and then taunt him with smiles and carry on.  The fact of the matter is that I believed this crook would give up his suppliers and this wankerish behavior just makes the job all that much harder.  Strange he never seems as tough when crooks had their arms free.

My book undercover that relates to many undercover operations I was involved in, also tells the story of this operation.  The difference is that I based everything written on court documents, diaries, information reports and my own insights.  To date the information contained  in my books have never been challenged.  Important to note that McLaren asked the Police force to legally stop my books being published.  His reason - It may endanger his life.  Odd considering my books did not mention his real name even after he had freely allowed journo to print articles revealing his correct details.  Obviously the Police force gave the books the green light.

So what about the Underbelly movie.  In a nut shell I thought it was an embarrassing  display of one mans ego to the detriment of true crime and the credibility of all those who worked tirelessly on this operation.  There is something very suspect about a person who feels the need to tell a story that displays himself as a hero while every one else around him is either incompetent or in his awe.   We wont even mention the oversize shlong comment in the film. 

In particular I felt angry that McLaren felt it necessary in the film to discredit and rubbish our undercover pilot who, for a man that had spent the last several years in admin at the Coroners, court, did an absolutely fantastic and brave job.  Why he felt a need to do this, who knows. But it has become a common theme with him - Building himself up by putting everyone else down. 

The same can be said with many others that he treated with a lack of respect in the film.  Rodger - the character of the officer in charge, who in real life was obviously Inspector Rod Collins could not have been further from truth.  Collins did a great job considering the politics involved in a large operation working hand in hand with up to 20 different government agencies.

The fact of the matter in that Screentime (Underbelly) allowed McLaren to butcher what was a great operation and true crime story into a self indulgent drama about himself.  Personally I care not that I was totally cut out of the show.  I expected nothing less.  But anyone that cares to spend the time to read through court transcripts etc you will find that in actual fact I purchased the majority of drugs in this operation and did a large majority of negotiations with the Italian.  At one point the bosses and myself were forced to organise  drug deals behind McLarens back as he had become impossible to work with.

The other thing evident in the film is McLaren's gutless choice to use dead man Tony Romeo as the scape goat for most of the drug dealings and allowing us into the family.  The fact is that we mainly dealt with Ross Trimbole who strangely enough played a small part in the film and even stated many times that he didn't trust McLaren.  Why protect Ross if you are telling the true version of what happened.  All that took place has been to court and as such being in the public domain, can be told.   And I would love to know when he became a close friend and confidant to Tony Romeo's wife as quoted recently in the paper.   That is just ridiculous and even dangerous.

Speaking of danger.  McLaren has repeatedly stated in the press that he is receiving threats over the phone from an unknown Italian male.  Trust me if there was any truth in this police would have conducted an investigation and I would have been informed.  Another attempt to build up a very false persona for the media. 

So lets take a look at some of his claims in his book Infiltration and media -

*The first on the scene at Queen Street massacre - Sorry that was Mark Wiley. In fact many police doubt that he was even there.  I don't know I was not there.

*The most experienced task force member in VicPol - He worked on two task forces both of which failed.  There are many, many coppers that have significant more experience than this. Bear in mind also that many many troops are seconded to task forces.

*His work in relation to the NCA bombing in SA - Was not even called up to give evidence at the Coroners Inquest. Have to wonder how important it must have been.  But obviously irrelevant. 

*Has worked undercover for 9 years - This one cracks me up... I know of no other operation he worked on as an undercover.

*Mick Gatto - I couldn't put it down (Infiltration) - Gatto actually asked me who McLaren was before the book was released. Anyone who seriously thinks he read this book....

* The two murders he refers to re information from a NCA counterpart and friend. - A crime journalist writing about the Mafia over these periods cannot find any records of any such murders.

*Blames John Noonan for the failure of Walsh Street task force - Ridiculous.  Keep in mind that Noonan is still working with Frank Eyre (Murdered policeman Damian Eyres father) to get coroners inquest up into the case.  (also last year I produced Tv series Police Under Fire with Corner box productions with one episode focusing on Walsh Street.  We spoke to most people involved in the investigation and I can say that McLarens involvement in the investigation was not rated very highly at all by other investigators. )

I could go on and on but at least this should start giving people a better picture of the type of guy he is.  It has just become very tiresome listening to this guy putting everyone else down for the sake of his own profile.  Well now I have put him down.  It may only be here on my blog and it may be sinking to his level but eventually someone is always going to call you on your lies.  Especially when a lot of them involve yourself.....

Hopefully this will be the last you hear from me on this topic.
















 

Sleazy old Ricky

"It was very, very silly, but we've all made silly mistakes,"  Yes Ricky we have all made mistakes, in fact I make a few every day...  But this is more than just a mistake.  This is an insight into the type of man you are.  

I can't imagine anyone that I have an iota of respect for making this kind of 'mistake'.  And whats worse and even more revealing about your character is that your defense was purely based on a strategy of denial and discrediting a 17 y/o girl.  Not that her credibility leaves much to be desired.  But when all is said and done she is a kid.  A silly little girl with the body of a woman. 

Sad thing for you is that this silly little girl stitched up a guy who not only knew her background but publicly described how dangerous she could be.  A guy that advises others how to avoid scandals each and every day.

Apparently Ricky Nixon fled the country this morning for Ireland.  Have a nice trip fool oh and don't bother coming back.... We have enough pathetic fools running wild over here.

Zahra Baker

North Carolina Police this morning announced Eliza Baker has been indicted by a grand jury for second-degree murder with aggravating factors in the death of her step daughter, 10 year old Zahra Clare Baker.

According to the indictment, Baker “unlawfully, willfully and feloniously did of malice aforethought kill and murder” Zahra.

The aggravating factors in the murder included that Baker had a history of physical, verbal and psychological abuse of Zahra.

It also stated that Baker “secreted the victim from family and others prior to and after the offense, delaying detection of the offense,” and that she “desecrated the victim’s body to hinder detection investigation and prosecution of the offense.”

Nobody can tell me that Zahra's father, Aussie born Adam Baker, did not have any involvement in this murder.  At the very least he must have been aware that something sinister was occurring.  Mental and physical abuse over a period of time is pretty hard not to pick up on.   Reading between the lines it appears that prosecutors need his evidence to convict the step mother and rather than charging both and possibly losing the strong evidence he can give, well better to have one conviction than none.

Even the fact that he is now considered a vital witness against his wife tells us that he must have be aware of what was taking place, otherwise what evidence could he give.  Plus we are already aware that he lied to police regarding the length of time Zahra had been missing.

His interview on 60 minutes was to me a guilty man trying to look like a father who had lost his little girl.  Spare me!! Guilty, Guilty, Guilty.....

2GB is a disgrace

You have to wonder sometimes what sort of country we have become.  Radio station 2GB Sydney very recently held a competition involving listeners calling in to guess how many refugees from the Christmas Island boat tragedy had their funerals paid for in Sydney.

The eventual winner,  a lady caller correctly answered 12 and was met with studio clapping and cheers.  Who does this type shit?  I really can't say much more other than the DJ and 2GB are an utter disgrace. 

Firstly let me say sorry for disappearing for the past couple of months.  I did have good intentions in that I was planning to redesign the site but things got a bit hectic and basically nothing has changed..  But I will get around to it sometime.

Anyway back to it...

Obviously the Ricky Nixon story is a huge one.  To be honest when I first heard the allegations against him I found it hard to believe that anybody could be that stupid.  Even more so a man who spends his life managing other peoples scandals.

Take away the fact that we are dealing with a 17 year old girl here for just a minute and still blind freddie can see the dangers of dealing with a woman hell bent on revenge with a track record of destruction to anyone who may not treat her the way she believes she should be.  Yes she lied about taking the nude St Kilda photos.  Yes she is an attention seeker and yes she is not concerned about using her body to get what she wants.  But the fact of the matter is that she has been sexually involved with football players who lets face it probably treated her just as they do the many other girls so infatuated with footballers.  Sadly just another easy root. 

If you have watched any of her videos on youtube or blogs she has made there is a very disturbing reality that is obvious.  She is seventeen.  Immature and so desperate for attention.  I'm sorry but if a guy cannot see past the
obvious and realise they are dealing with a mixed up child then there is something very wrong. 

Ricky Nixon is lying when he denies having a sexual relationship with this girl.  And from what I understand she even saw it as a relationship.  But she also had revenge on her mind for statements Nixon had made in the media about her.  He was secretly taped and even sent her various text messages that were kept.  She basically set him up and he fell for it hook line and sinker. 

When I was shown little bits and pieces of this evidence against Nixon I thought his only option would be to run and hide.  I mean how do you justify being a 47 year old man having sleep overs with a 17 year old girl, not to mention a girl who is the subject of damage control for the AFL.   Instead Nixon has come out swinging.  Full denials of any sexual relationship and a tirade of abuse attacking the girls credibility.  Basically according to him she is a liar and he has done nothing but try and help her. 

So if I know there are tape with pretty damming evidence on them then I am guessing he would obviously know.  I would have thought damage control, if possible would have been his only option.  To me digging this bigger hole is an odd tactic when of course the truth will come out.  Unfortunately there are issues with the Herald sun or the girl to release these tapes as in this instance it is illegal to tape someone without their knowledge.  Her age is also a factor.  The best move she made was to report some allegations against Nixon to the police which will ensure these tapes or at least the content in them will eventually make their way into the public domain. 

So far the allegations that I am aware of are - cocaine use, a sexual relationship, an assault and supplying alcohol to a minor...  You know what Ricky - even if the video and audio tapes had not been made, that fact that you a 47 year old man thought it ok to spend the night with a 17 year old with obvious issues - makes you a pathetic little grub that is the exact example of everything the AFL are trying to remove from the game. 

This guy can not be a mentor to young footballers..