Things that give you the sh1ts

[Thiele]

that eugene mcghee has been found not guilty, our legal system is piss poor

agree

[fisho mcspaz]

that eugene mcghee has been found not guilty, our legal system is piss poor

agree

Money talks

[ORDoubleBlues]

that eugene mcghee has been found not guilty, our legal system is piss poor

agree

Absolute joke of the highest order, what a bloody disgrace!!!

Well, they've set a precedent now and will be following future decisions very closely.


Hope that Mcghee, his brother and Herriman have a shitful existence for the rest of the days that they walk the Earth.

[Bum Crack]

that eugene mcghee has been found not guilty, our legal system is piss poor

I know Eugene and his brother quite well and although I think they are nice blokes, they have been kissed on the dick by a fairy. I think it comes down to who you know. Unfortunately, that is a part of everyday life. No, I'm not trolling. It's just the way things happen a lot of the time.

[dedja]

There's only one way to get some justice now with this disgrace to the human race ... everyone should boycott his legal practice and hit him where it hurts.

Even better, if the Law Society had any balls (which they clearly don't otherwise he would be behind bars now), they would strike him off their register to stop him from working.

[fish]

that eugene mcghee has been found not guilty, our legal system is piss poor

Yep, a disgraceful result.

[Squawk]

Even better, if the Law Society had any balls (which they clearly don't otherwise he would be behind bars now), they would strike him off their register to stop him from working.

As best I'm aware, the Law Society only has responsibility for disciplinary proceedings (including striking people from the register). Penalties do not extend to imprisonment for disciplinary breaches.

Being 'struck off' doesn't mean it's permanent though - one lawyer around town (currently acting in a very prominent trial) has been imprisoned for major indictable offences but is back in practice.

Without looking in to it further, I suspect the Law Society would have considered McGee's fitness and character to practice after his initial conviction and fine. As he has been found not guilty by a judge - beyond reasonable doubt - the Law Society can't really intervene.

[Squawk]

that eugene mcghee has been found not guilty, our legal system is piss poor

Yep, a disgraceful result.

I'm not defending McGee BUT

actually our legal system worked because in the view of the Judge, the Prosecutor (Emily Telfer) could not prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt. If the legal burden of proof was on the balance of probabilities, the outcome may have been different.

[dedja]

Yes, technically you are correct, but they can deregister if they believe a person is not of good character.

My comment on behind bars does not relate to penalties imposed by the Law Society but to the practice of the legal fraternity to look after their own and to use the law to 'legally pevert' justice, which is really what happened in this case.

I'm calling their ethics as a profession into question.

[Squawk]

the practice of the legal fraternity to look after their own and to use the law to 'legally pevert' justice, which is really what happened in this case.


I'm calling their ethics as a profession into question.

There were 3 lawyers involved - two plus McGee. The names of the other two are on the public record.

There are others who could be described as like minded.

As a profession however, it's probably unfair to describe the ethics of it as questionable. If you ask me, the real problem rests in two main areas of obligation - discovery and disclosure, and compliance with the Rules of the Court. Oftentimes, defence Counsel maximise exploitation of these two areas to absolute advantage. Clean that up, and outcomes will improve significantly.

[dedja]

There is an easier solution ... apply the spirit of the Law, not the letter of the Law, the latter almost always ending up as the interpratation of the meaning of words and phrases in legislation.

This lawyer clearly got away with taking a man's life and avoiding the legal ramifications on gross technicalities when any 5 year old would have be able to determine that he was indeed guilty as charged.

A question for the legal eagles out there ... what's stopping the widow taking civil action against him? I'm sure there would be plenty of takers to fund it for her.

[aceman]

The Advertiser and the full page 7 story on why the son of Chantelois/Phillips is in court and who is to blame. What a ridiculous comparison to even contemplate, let alone make!

FFS, don't blame the inadequacies of your own parenting skills(or lack of them) on someone else. Maybe Mike did bonk your wife, but spare us all from the crap that's written in that article just for the political sake of it.

It may well be that Phillips Junior has gleaned some of his traits from his parents, especially Dad, but who is entitled to carry all or any of those weapons, use them in a fracas and expect to get away with and blame someone else for it happening?

The last paragraph should never have been printed, it has absolutely no relevance to the story except confirm the hatred that Phillips has for Rann and the bias of the Advertiser.

Had you been a reasonable husband instead of a 'conman', she may not have sought an alternative. Sympathy seeking seems to be your families forte, you get SFA from me, you're just a "germ" wandering in our society, you jerk!

[shoe boy]

The Advertiser and the full page 7 story on why the son of Chantelois/Phillips is in court and who is to blame. What a ridiculous comparison to even contemplate, let alone make!

FFS, don't blame the inadequacies of your own parenting skills(or lack of them) on someone else. Maybe Mike did bonk your wife, but spare us all from the crap that's written in that article just for the political sake of it.

It may well be that Phillips Junior has gleaned some of his traits from his parents, especially Dad, but who is entitled to carry all or any of those weapons, use them in a fracas and expect to get away with and blame someone else for it happening?

The last paragraph should never have been printed, it has absolutely no relevance to the story except confirm the hatred that Phillips has for Rann and the bias of the Advertiser.

Had you been a reasonable husband instead of a 'conman', she may not have sought an alternative. Sympathy seeking seems to be your families forte, you get SFA from me, you're just a "germ" wandering in our society, you jerk!

Great post and am sure ALL would agree.

[dedja]

What he said ...

[Rik E Boy]

:lol:

You are so mean Booney !

Yeah, but 3 under 3!!!

What was he thinking? Oh yeah, that.

regards,

REB

[wycbloods]

:lol:

You are so mean Booney !

Yeah, but 3 under 3!!!

What was he thinking? Oh yeah, that.

regards,

REB

Rather obvious i wasn't thinking that twins were a possibility. It was nice of the family to inform us of the family history of twins on both sides once we knew we were having them .

[Dutchy]

could be worse, we know a couple who had 5 under 5 - yep had 2 and then triplets!

[tipper]

I had a mate that got three under one. the twins were born before the firstborn was one.....

[fisho mcspaz]

Someone my dad worked with had three kids including a set of twins, and she didn't want any more because the twins were such a handful, but her husband didn't believe in tubal ligation or vasectomy - so she got pregnant again and this time it was triplets. I think he changed his mind after that.

[Booney]

Dealing with impossible clients and then after much to and fro'ing having to issue a credit note.

Credit notes, they give me the.....