Elliot Ness Gets the Chop
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:29 pmPage 1 of 2
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:29 pmRe: Elliot Ness Gets the Chop
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:30 pmNo surprises there ...
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:32 pmDid Kimber play any Shield Cricket for SA?
Played District cricket for University I believe?
Played District cricket for University I believe?
Re: Elliot Ness Gets the Chop
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:35 pmRead on further ...
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:36 pmYes played for Uni and SA
Unfortunately, and i have never dealt with him so this is speculation, we may have lost a good servant because it was too good and wouldn't play the political game.
Unfortunately, and i have never dealt with him so this is speculation, we may have lost a good servant because it was too good and wouldn't play the political game.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:39 pmdedja wrote:Read on further ...
I didnt click on the link, only read headline, due to being logged on on my phone.
Re: Elliot Ness Gets the Chop
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:03 pmKimber is highly regarded as a Manager as well as a prosecutor. A rarity in that office.
Pallaras isolated himself from too many people, including his Masters. Building your own personal toilet as an ensuite was not good optics.
Having said that, the appointment is a Statutory one and the position reports to parliament, not the Government of the day. I admired his willingness to speak his mind. I also noted that another govt appointment was never chastised for speaking out against the govt - Monsignor Cappo. I also wish that the govt had given Pallaras more latitude to share his practical experience in tackling triads and how that experience might be useful in tackling OMGs. Unfortunately, they didn't seem interested and for a while, the A-G wouldn't even meet with him. All the best to Mr Pallaras and Mr Kimber.
Pallaras isolated himself from too many people, including his Masters. Building your own personal toilet as an ensuite was not good optics.
Having said that, the appointment is a Statutory one and the position reports to parliament, not the Government of the day. I admired his willingness to speak his mind. I also noted that another govt appointment was never chastised for speaking out against the govt - Monsignor Cappo. I also wish that the govt had given Pallaras more latitude to share his practical experience in tackling triads and how that experience might be useful in tackling OMGs. Unfortunately, they didn't seem interested and for a while, the A-G wouldn't even meet with him. All the best to Mr Pallaras and Mr Kimber.
Re: Elliot Ness Gets the Chop
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:19 pmAnyone know if he went to Westminster?
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:48 pmMaybe, but the school of choice in there is St Ignatius.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:04 amtouche
School of SA judges...............
School of SA judges...............
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:04 amJimmy_041 wrote:touche
School of SA judges...............
Yep, Kimbers historically all come from St Igs - I was in the same year as Caroline. Adam was a year above me.
Re: Elliot Ness Gets the Chop
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:12 amSquawk wrote:Kimber is highly regarded as a Manager as well as a prosecutor. A rarity in that office.
Pallaras isolated himself from too many people, including his Masters. Building your own personal toilet as an ensuite was not good optics.
Having said that, the appointment is a Statutory one and the position reports to parliament, not the Government of the day. I admired his willingness to speak his mind. I also noted that another govt appointment was never chastised for speaking out against the govt - Monsignor Cappo. I also wish that the govt had given Pallaras more latitude to share his practical experience in tackling triads and how that experience might be useful in tackling OMGs. Unfortunately, they didn't seem interested and for a while, the A-G wouldn't even meet with him. All the best to Mr Pallaras and Mr Kimber.
They really need to look into these - whilst they are at it they can sort out the LOL's and LMAO's
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:45 amOMG, FWIW - LMFAO
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:46 pmGood appointment - Adam will be a good DPP
Re: Elliot Ness Gets the Chop
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:12 pmBlame it all on Today Tonight when they did their stories on the previous DPP Paul Rofe,spying on him having bets at the tab,buying scratchies and sitting at a cafe having his coffee.Maybe the government can sue channel 7 as Rofe was no aggravation. 
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:14 pmChe? 
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:09 amdedja wrote:Che?
Re: Elliot Ness Gets the Chop
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:30 pmHis late ditch attempt at sucking up via radio (such as Leon Byner) and print media journo's was so transparent that he actually did himself more harm. When you won't talk to the people who work for and with you, then this comes as no surprise.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:51 pmSorry Dedja should explain before Pallaras was appointed the previous person was Paul Rofe.Today Tonight ran this hilarious story over a few weeks how Rofe should be working in his office but they were filming him different times throughout the day either gambling at the tab or buying lottery tickets and scratchies,sitting down at a cafe and basically not working.He ended up getting such a hard time from Today Tonight that in the end he left.
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:55 pmhottie wrote:Sorry Dedja should explain before Pallaras was appointed the previous person was Paul Rofe.Today Tonight ran this hilarious story over a few weeks how Rofe should be working in his office but they were filming him different times throughout the day either gambling at the tab or buying lottery tickets and scratchies,sitting down at a cafe and basically not working.He ended up getting such a hard time from Today Tonight that in the end he left.
That is how all lawyers work.