ConservativeHippie,

"Get the message Poirot."

Twinkle Toes Tones of the well-known and oft employed "Terror Alert" is on a good thing your reckon?

Lol!

Dear A.J Philips,

The issues of our "Judicial" decision making
system are complicated. The following link may
be of interest to you. It's an interesting critique:

http://epublications.bond.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1129&context=nle

Dear Foxy,

Thanks for the link, but I'm aware of all that. My response was a cheeky way of pointing out just how complex the issues surrounding bail, release, parole, etc. are.

There may be some who (without draconian measures and potentially punishing people for what they might do or haven't done yet) will inevitably slip through the cracks, but there’s a fine balancing act between protecting the public and having a fair justice system that we will never perfect. Swing one way too much and the public are in danger; swing the other way too much and you develop social problems with a public that doesn’t respect authority or the rule of law.

As a side note, I was also pointing out that we get so wound up over the false-negatives that we neglect to consider the false-positives. Understandable, of course. But in doing that, we tend to forget that it’s a balancing act.

Dear A.J,

"A well developed sense of humour is the pole that adds
balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life."
said W.A. Ward.

I also like what Dr Seuss said -

"Unless someone like you
Cares a whole awful lot
Nothing is going to get
Better. It's not."

Posted by Poirot, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 11:11:45 AM

" ... All that’s missing now is a mass mailout of fridge magnets (perhaps we could retool our naval shipyards for their production), a three-word slogan and an “Operation Something Something” title.' ... "

I am finding that comment most amusing.

..

As for the twit from the navy (I think) who is of the view that there is no national security imperative for building our submarines here, in Australia, by Australians

(perhaps with a bit of technical expertise and assistance from our allies)

may he find himself going down to *Davey Jones Locker* sooner rather than later.

Abbott’s legacy of children in detention, is far from over, and will take a royal commission to get to the truth. The number of kids in detention on Nauru was lowered to appease the head count when numbers were being obtained. As soon as the inquiry had finalized the kids were transported back to Nauru from Darwin.
This govt; is very devious in it’s cover-ups, and no cost is spared to conceal the facts from becoming known.
To blame the commission for the report is way over the top. Brandis asked for the resignation of Triggs.
Tony Abbott described the report as a "transparent stitch-up"
The latest figures from August are that Australia holds 647 children in closed detention, 500 on the mainland and 147 on Christmas Island, including 28 children with disabilities. A further 222 children are detained on Nauru. On average, children and their families have been held in closed detention camps for over a year