Bernie didn't do anything the banks don't do to us all on a daily basis.

As far as I'm concerned, the corporate executives of banks deserve prison for the rest of their natural lives.

If any one of us robbed a bank, we'd only be taking back what had been stolen from us in the first place...and then some for the inconvenience.

The government needs to step in but they NEVER will. Howard only has balls when it comes to hurting ordinary people...pitty he can't use them on the banks.

Gidday Bernie, it's a small bloody world...I was talking about you the other day with Desy. Shelley here, Cliffie's wife. I enjoyed your article immensely and am inordinately happy to see you doing so well after so many years stuck in B Block with no sun. I wonder how many people realise that crims need a sense of humour to get through their lagging and to overcome their past? Contrition...well, that's your affair, you don't need to apologise to everyone you meet and every person who reads your articles. You've done your time.

Cheers mate.

It's a bloody small world, or alternatively, there are only so many armed robbery stories. I used to work with a bloke who'd just got out of Long Bay, and who'd taken up courier driving - very popular with people who can't expect their resume to get them a straight job. A likeable sort of a bloke, but you'd have to say he wasn't given to considering the consequences of his actions, and the time in the Bay hadn't changed that. He got caught when he turned up at a bank, with his sawn-off and his pre-written "Hand over all the money' note, which he slid over the counter. As you do. Unfortunately for him, he'd failed to notice the two coppers who were next in the queue.

When he got out, he was an excellent courier driver. But he didn't like to be kept waiting. If a job wasn't ready when he arrived, he'd, well, demand envelopes with menaces. Pretty dumb. But even dumber given he had neck to knee tattoos, and wore shorts and short-sleeved shirts summer and winter.

'Hello. I'd like to complain about one of your drivers. He's just threatened me. No, I don't know his name, but he's got tattoos ALL OVER'

Poor silly sod. Probably ended up robbing banks again. I know his actions were his own fault, and I can't defend them, but I can't help feeling sorry for him: he seemed genuinely unable to understand the link between actions and consequences.

You seem to have worked a similar area at a similar time, Bernie - does Ronnie Z- - - - - - - - i ring a bell?

bernie
I haven't done this before and i am not really sure how it works -- i found this article while googling "katingal" -- you may remember me from those days when i was at the bar and you were in the blockhouse--today is the day when they started to demolish it--interesting because i am thinking of applying to go back to the law just to annoy them-- we told them over and over that it had never been gazetted but who would believe me and steve and wendy? the thing is if it was never legal then where does that leave steve's bail? let me know what you think?
the legal eagle