Aussie wrote on Mar 28
th, 2018 at 3:50pm:
I like this bloke. He is from my era where you got up the bastards and you did not stand on decorum, a spade was a spade and damn the consequences.
Link.Make no mistake, some Magistrates can be quite pretentious wankers from time to time.
Quote:The lead barrister representing Cardinal George Pell has officially applied for the magistrate overseeing the historic sexual abuse case to be “disqualified” and stood down.
Robert Richter, QC, hit out at Belinda Wallington, the supervising magistrate at Melbourne Magistrates Court for sexual offences, alleging she was showing “bias” in the high profile proceedings.
The famously fiery and forensic Richter, 72, told Wallington she should be stood down in front of a packed court.
His call came during cross-examination of Paul Sheridan, head of serious crime division, Crime Command, Victoria Police.
In an heated exchange regarding precise dates Cardinal Pell is alleged to have abused an unnamed accuser at a cinema in 1978, Mr Richter criticised the magistrate for not accepting a precise date as fact.
Robert Richter is a pretty good old boy, and a highly decent man. As an associate and friend of my brothers', I strongly believe that his objection to the Magistrate, would only have come after pretty strong and sustained behaviour would lead him to the belief it was a fair and valid objection.
Another reason I now have to think that there is no reason to believe the charges against Pell are valid, is that Robert Richter would be far less likely to be defend him if he did not hold a personal belief in his innocence.
At a certain point many lawyers decide to only do work they can feel good about.
I hate catholics.
I hate the clergy.
I revile, despise, and loathe child abusers.
I theoretically should be lining up to put the boot into Pell, and if it were for lack of action protecting children from other perverts I would be.
That however, is not what he is charged with, and I despise injustice as much, if not more than anything, and I do not believe prosecuting Pell is just.