Just Four Corners and I'm still extremely disappointed with the standard of evidence. Frankly I think the evidence was too weak.
Discuss.
Even Lindy Chamberlain might not be innocent either. Anything can be done to pervert the course of justice if you try. In Pells case he has moved on priests etc for unknown reasons and that alone sounds like he knew what was going on and he did nothing but help them. So in this case Karma got him and hopefully it sticks to him as well.This has nothing whatsoever to do with whether he was guilty of that single 1996 charge or not.
I know as much as anyone else does, but it is about time these pedos where removed from the church and placed in jail. Not just Roman Catholic churches but all churches and religions.Again, ditto.
They have never found Peter Falconio and someone is in jail.Okay, again, devil's advocate here. This has nothing whatsoever to do with his guilty in the 1996 case.
On the evidence (which has been discussed in the media) it must have been very thin but perhaps the jury decided not only on the facts but the situation where he was charged and in court and this may be the only time when he would be able to be sent to jail. On that basis they found him guilty.
Recall how he was in charge at Ballarat during the royal commission review and would have moved priests around and covered up wrong doing rather than addressing the issues.
Some might call that natural justice.
They have never found Peter Falconio and someone is in jail.I caught the last half of tonight's Four Corners.
On the evidence (which has been discussed in the media) it must have been very thin but perhaps the jury decided not only on the facts but the situation where he was charged and in court and this may be the only time when he would be able to be sent to jail. On that basis they found him guilty.
Recall how he was in charge at Ballarat during the royal commission review and would have moved priests around and covered up wrong doing rather than addressing the issues.
Some might call that natural justice.
Just Four Corners and I'm still extremely disappointed with the standard of evidence. Frankly I think the evidence was too weak.You didn't hear all of the the evidence, including cross examinations; it's as simple as that. Therefore, you are in no position to criticise it.
Chamberlain was convicted, in large measure, due to appallingly inaccurate scientific evidence about bloodstains in the Torana, which were finally found to be sound-deadening adhesive. There is no comparison.What, you mean there's no way that the sole witness will come forward years after Pell dies in prison and say "I made it up on account of my dead friend who was the real victim"?
I hope Pell isn’t the new Lindy Chamberlain, I hate seeing the rightfully convicted wrongfully released. Keogh springs to mind too - that one still smeg me.With regards to the rest of your post, Pell conducted the strategy to defend the church and work their way through the paedophile stuff in the nineties. I can't help but feel that there are people out there who wanted to get Pell just for that reason.
Are you saying our justice system is broken?Thanks for your considered response Big J. My concern is that with the number of historical sex charges coming out that if you are accused of something that you're supposed to have done 20 or 30 years ago how on earth do you defend yourself against that?
What, you mean there's no way that the sole witness will come forward years after Pell dies in prison and say "I made it up on account of my dead friend who was the real victim"?
The sole witness has said repeatedly that he only came forward at this late stage to assuage his guilty feelings about the other witness having overdosed.
Do you think it's impossible that there was some motivation for the witness having made it up?
Top barrister, Robert Richter QC, has quit Cardinal George Pell's legal team ahead of his sentence and appeal, saying he is too emotional and angry about the guilty verdict handed down by the jury.
Do you agree with me that George Pell is the new Lindy Chaberlain?The difference of course is that Lindy claimed that the Dingo did it.
Just Four Corners and I'm still extremely disappointed with the standard of evidence. Frankly I think the evidence was too weak.
Discuss.
It gets murky, Don, Richter has quit:He hasn't quit, it has just been confirmed on 2GB, apparently Richter has put out a statement denying he has quit.Top barrister, Robert Richter QC, has quit Cardinal George Pell's legal team ahead of his sentence and appeal, saying he is too emotional and angry about the guilty verdict handed down by the jury.
More here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-05/robert-richter-quits-george-pells-legal-team/10873112
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