Saturday, February 12, 2011

And the Madness Continues...

Well, Wonko has been in recess for a few weeks - not relaxing unfortunately, but strewn with family issues. So, to start the year off on a positive note, how about a few items where some sort of justice does seem to have reigned:

Unfortunately, it is not all good news. For example, a drunk driver who raped a ten year old girl is living a free life in the community. True, he has been ordered to pay her $18.750 in compensation but I ask you, what sort of compensation is that to a girl of ten who was raped by a drunk driving round the streets? Judge Ian Dearden obviously thinks that this is acceptable. WONKO THE SANE DOES NOT. Read more...

Then, there is Victoria's Supreme Court which thinks it is better and fairer for pensioner Jean Priest who is 72 and the mother of murdered girl Linda Stilwell to pay for Derek Percy, convicted child murderer's court costs when he refused to give evidence. How much does the Victorian Supreme Court want from the victims of crime? Is it not enough that she lost her daughter? Is it not enough that this her daughter lies dead without justice? The Victorian Supreme Court is an abhorrence to all those who look to it for justice. How would you feel if it were your daughter? Read more...

Then there is the case of the abused wife who's payout was cut because Judge Richard Jones thinks that a history of abuse lessens the impact. If I cut Judge Richard Jones' fingers off one by one, would he consider the last one of no matter? Would he adopt this same strange, selfish and un-insightful attitude? I doubt it. Judge Richard Jones is not fit to be a judge. Like so many of our Judges and Justices, he should be sacked. THAT is the OPINION of WONKO THE SANE. Read more...

And probably worst of all, while all of Australia should be up in arms about the sad case of Agnieszka Miller - and why aren't you????? - it is all going to happen again to another woman. While the press delight in headlines such as Woman left gangrenous mother to die, the real story is often one spanning years and involving manipulation and relationship control that Australian Judges and Justices have no understanding of. Mary Pyrczak is yet another carer who has been failed by the system and is now likely to be further punished. Australia is becoming internationally known as the UN-CARING COUNTRY - not because of it's carers who are dedicated and who give up their own lives for the good of those that they care for, but because our support systems and ultimately Justice systems continuously and reliably fail them. With almost three million carers in Australia and an increasingly aged population, one of you reading this will end up in jail because you our so-called caring government actually cares nothing for carers and our legal system is too wrapped up in Martinis, champagne, Mercedes cars and basically using the powers that should be reserved for justice to punish those who are most vulnerable. So isn't it time you did something about it?

THIS IS THE OPINION OF WONKO - THE SANE.