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Tell that to Barry Mannix I think his name was from the Gold Coast back in the 80's. He wasn't even "arrested" at the time of his 12 hour "questioning" to which he (as a 19 year old) confessed to murdering his own father (wrongly it turned out- he didn't even know the 3 blokes who robbed his father's shop and shot the father.)
Spent a long time in jail- pre trial- until by luck the three were caught after the murder of a prostitute and the truth came out- repercussions for the police involved? nil- because the Police service and the now defunct Police complaints tribunal shared the exact attitude you have just articulated.
And that's just one of many stories I know of. I have lived a normal life but I have been exposed through my work to various social stratas so I have an idea of how scary it is to have a society mobilize against you when you are accused (either rightly or wrongly) of a crime.Police will frequently think the law doesn't apply to them so they need to be held accountable in all instances.
I remember Western Australia had a high deaths in custody ratio- no real concern to anyone but young aboriginal males (and their families I suppose). A bit rough since we got rid of the death penalty in the 196o's I think.
EDIT: Just saw this- but of course he had it coming and I'm sure it will be sorted out to the satisfaction of all in the upcoming legal proceedings
http://www.news.com.au/national/man...n-dies-in-sydney/story-e6frfkvr-1226302868915
Now back to the topic-litigation lenders. I'll wait a few more posts /votes before a give an example of how it works in real life.
Cu@thetop. I normally find your posts spot on, but this is off the mark by a long way.
We know nothing about the incident, other than it is a tragic outcome for all. Police immediately responded to a robbery relying on the information that was available. Police located a man who may have matched the description of the suspected robber. The guilty/innocent person may have resisted arrest and use of force options were used. The person died during this arrest. What the **** are you suggesting they did wrong? Maybe two years of analysis by staff behind a desk will find a deficiency in how 20 seconds of immediate response unfolded. Would you withstand such scrutiny? Perhaps you should be targetting the robbers and not the people who turn up to assist us.
EDIT: Just saw this- but of course he had it coming and I'm sure it will be sorted out to the satisfaction of all in the upcoming legal proceedings
http://www.news.com.au/national/man...n-dies-in-sydney/story-e6frfkvr-1226302868915
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Oh what a load of nonsense.
In the heat of the moment, the impartial Police's opinion over-rides the citizens opinion. That's the bit most people with attitude struggle with.
Yes we do: A person got tasered to death carrying a pack of biscuits.That;s a bit raw no one knows what happened there ,
BS.
Citizens have rights and it is the job of the Police to respect and uphold those rights.
And because they are police they should be under much more rigorous scrutiny and held to a higher standard than Joe Citizen.
The police force has it's share of thugs like any community.
Yes we do: A person got tasered to death carrying a pack of biscuits.
Untrained noobs or plain idiots.
I don't know the story behind this.
I cannot imagine anyone who complies with the police being tasered.
It's no different with landlords.
Landlords do not evict good tenants.
It's when the "I know my rights" speel starts....there is usually a problem.
That's a matter for them to sort out,and with all the cameras that are out there they would have this "LIVE" from start to finish,you may know the facts i don'tBS.
Citizens have rights and it is the job of the Police to respect and uphold those rights.
And because they are police they should be under much more rigorous scrutiny and held to a higher standard than Joe Citizen.
The police force has it's share of thugs like any community.
Yes we do: A person got tasered to death carrying a pack of biscuits.
Untrained noobs or plain idiots.
I don't know the story behind this.
I cannot imagine anyone who complies with the police being tasered.
It's no different with landlords.
Landlords do not evict good tenants.
It's when the "I know my rights" speel starts....there is usually a problem.
Nope. Cold. This character was at the other end of the morality scale.
Nice link Terry - Thanks!
And on the topic at hand my answer would be "no".
There is enough govt regulation already telling us what we can and can't do. To me things should only be outlawed if they really, really need to be. And in this instance there could easily be highly worthy cases where litigation lending would be most useful.
emotional shock of living at the in laws for a week
Please accept my sincerest condolences.
As far as litigation goes, as with pretty much any topic, there are two sides. Some litigation is justified, some isn't. Which is or isn't, is determined by the individual and there is no 'line in the sand' so to speak on a general level. Since we're on a property forum, for me, suing a landlord who deliberately ignores a repair (something that can't be easily fixed by the tenant and would cost thousands of dollars) and someone suffers serious injury as a result, okay.
Someone dingus slipping on a potato chip on the ground at Woolies? Not so much. My view is that there needs to be some sort of 'common sense' rule. A single chip that fell on the ground does not, in my view, prove negligence by Woolworths. You'd need an army of cleaners who were each responsible for a 5 square metre area to keep on top of something like that.
True- and it will come down to a matter of fact and degree. They know every day there will be a mess after lunch- it came from their shop- so the question is how frequently is a clean up reasonable.
http://www.news.com.au/national/six...hree-taser-shots/story-e6frfkvr-1226304632516BS.
Citizens have rights and it is the job of the Police to respect and uphold those rights.
And because they are police they should be under much more rigorous scrutiny and held to a higher standard than Joe Citizen.
The police force has it's share of thugs like any community.
Yes we do: A person got tasered to death carrying a pack of biscuits.
Untrained noobs or plain idiots.
http://www.news.com.au/national/six...hree-taser-shots/story-e6frfkvr-1226304632516
After seeing this I'm thinking lazy....