As always only two people know the truth.
The victim and the perpetrator.

The victim and the perpetrator.
ateday,
Yes but the problem is that the victim tends to exaggerate the truth & the perpetrator plays down the truth ! Meanwhile integrity flies out the window !

Weaknesses also in police procedures, particularly in Victoria. One wonders if Cardinal Pell would have had to endure such a shocking ordeal in any other of the Australian states. Victoria is very definitely a fly over or drive around state now, thanks to its Marxist, toadying-to-Communist-China Andrews government. But, of course, there is always the insidious billion dollar ABC and the Red Press spreading their sleazy lies all over the nation.

It's a toss up as to what we have to fear the most: Communist China or our increasingly Soviet-style system. Given all the new powers the Australian government has granted itself as a result of the Chinese virus (a try out to see what they might be able to get away with in the future) the enemy within seems to be the priority for those willing to resist.

I`ve never had to be on trial or even do jury duty but have always thought that this system could never be completely impartial.
Everything is subjective. Objectiveness/objectivity is impossible.

We have an adversarial system where it is a question of winners and losers, not the exposure ever of the unvarnished truth! And we'd rather see a thousand guilty go free than incarcerate a single innocent man, allegedly.

Mr Pell was acquitted on a legal technicality, not the unvanished truth and still not exonerated by it, nor 12 good men nor the Victorian appeals court!

Nor indeed, I suspect, the court of public opinion? Nor a now seriously troubled Vatican, despite public assurance and visible support for Mr Pell, who is still under investigation by his peers, in that place!

I remain, without bias.
Alan B.

Alan B,

CARDINAL Pell was NOT acquitted on a technicality. Even a querulous old bore like you should know that reasonable doubt is not a technicality; it is part of our legal system.

CARDINAL Pell was acquitted, unanimously, by the High Court because the Court found that there was a strong likelihood that he had not committed any crime. You are on the 'losing' side on this one Alan. Get over it.