This is the guy who advocates torture you will all recall - he also seeks some fame by consultng for Tony "Fat Tony" Mokbel -
Still he has point to put - and doesnt he put it EVERWHERE HE CAN - DAY IN DAY OUT - ?

But back to the issue of privacy - he has a point - privacy is an artifical construct - a man made idea and we are all a bit too precious about it - still I like my privacy and that is enough for me to want to protect it - Chanel 7 might run the public interest line but I tihnk they often confuse public with prurient - ( and yes to all the pedants I know it refers to mainly matter sexual as a rule but you get my point )

As for the Footballers - I am wearied by all this - if the consumption of what ever it is they took did not effect their on field performance AND the drugs were not considered performance enhancing - SO what -

the AFL has adopted an Employee Assisitance Policy/program - probably like one that exists in the very public service J Howard and P Costello administer - so they need to shut up for a start. Give up this nonsense about 'Sending the wwrong message" - no one reeeeeally cares

There are thousands of Australians attending GPs for help with substance abuse - no one is calling for them to be handed over to the police for questioning - like so many concerned citizens seem to want regarding the footballers

Even bloody Neil Mitchel has trotted out the "what about the Kids" garbage - this is a non event and merely firms up my opinion that waht passes for journalism in this country is little more than gossip - particualrly in the sports area

the medical records were it seems stolen - Channel 7 has been implicated in recieving stolen goods - that is the story - that is of public interest - the rest is a sideshow.