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A duty to obey: David McBride, whistleblowing and following orders : Comments

By Binoy Kampmark, published 22/11/2023

The unpardonable, outrageous trial of Australian whistleblower David McBride was a brief affair

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Indyvidual

Not so.
Squealers are a low breed of adult that has learned nothing from childhood!
Posted by diver dan, Thursday, 23 November 2023 6:27:40 AM
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Seems a merry go round of afterthought.

Indyvidual.

Also, truth does not sell used cars!

But…there is a huge market and money to be made in the used car market.

Imagine the damage to the industry if all used car salesmen voiced the truth simultaneously.

That possible event may trigger a market collapse!
Posted by diver dan, Thursday, 23 November 2023 6:55:37 AM
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What a stupid analogy?
That would have to be one one the most banal comments to date
Posted by Special Delivery, Thursday, 23 November 2023 8:28:48 AM
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Truth defines a society as does lack of.
The most hypocritical want justice for themselves but would deny the same to society.
There is no 'duty to obey' when conduct goes against the social morality as expected by the majority and not the minority.
Politicians, and the self serving, would best remember what happens when social morality ceases to exist.
Posted by Special Delivery, Thursday, 23 November 2023 8:36:11 AM
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From the article:

"In McBride's understandably distressed reading of the result, he warned that, in joining the Australian military, you were not "joining a noble profession, just a criminal gang like any other criminal gang: silence and complicity are the touchstones. A judge has made that clear." And, sadly, more besides."

He is right.

This is how military juntas get room to form and stage coups.

The whole notion of the term service men and women is that they are serving the public. It is the public who until now give them licence to act on our behalf. What has effectively happened is that our right to know when egregious behaviour, outside what Australians would regard as acceptable, is occurring.

The whole evidence needed to be put in front of a jury of Australian citizens to let them decide. The judge has denied us that right.

Very dangerous precedent.
Posted by SteeleRedux, Thursday, 23 November 2023 10:02:52 AM
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SteeleRedux,
Very well put !
Posted by Indyvidual, Friday, 24 November 2023 6:50:25 PM
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