tickleandrose wrote on Mar 5
th, 2021 at 8:56am:
Anyway.... setting aside issues of feminism, I think we are currently at an important cross roads in terms of rule of law in this country.
On one hand, we have some serious accusation leveled against none other than the Attorney General - the man who supposed to appointment judges to courts to uphold the rule of law in the country. It is from an accuser who have died, and so the police investigation cannot proceed. It is very different to the case of Bill Shorten, who had to talk to the police a number of times, with a living accuser, and the police at the end concludes that there is no case. So there is always going to be a doubt there in the minds of general population. Wether or not these doubts are founded or unfounded it does not matter, but what it matters is that it is potentially undermining confidence in our court system, especially from genuine victims of crime. And this is a glaring issue that will not go away.
That said, you may ask, do I support an independent investigation? Well.. I am not sure either. Because if we do so, it may sound legitimate, however, that means we are risking creating a separate system of judge and jury under the whines of our politicians, and not our court system as it should be.
T and R....you should really stop bringing logic and common sense into Ozpol debates. The usual suspects so enjoy their frothing at the mouth outrage and your contribution here really does not fit the profile.
Seriously though, it's the police and courts who investigate and try offences in Australia, not political parties or ad hoc committees. To use such is to create a separate justice system beholden to politicians or special interest groups. In both the Porter and Shorten cases the police and legal system have done their job and reached a conclusion. There the matter ends.