Thursday, February 23, 2006
Tina Wakelin visit
Liberal candidate for Giles Tina Wakelin addressed the Coober Pedy Council February meeting seeking direction on how she could assist. Mayor Baines told the same story another time about the need for 24 hour policing. Mrs Wakelin said she couldn't make any promises - she can just be a lobbyist to Robert Brokenshire, former Police Minister.
Councillor Rapaic said that it wouldn't make any difference even if there were 50 police because the way the courts worked there was no deterrent to offenders. Police do their job of bringing them to court only to see magistrates let them off, and then they re-offend.
A member of the public who works in the courthouse was permitted to make a comment. She said that no sooner than a judge does his job, an officer of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement steps in and gets a bail order granted and off goes the offender, free to do another crime.
(Family First Legislative Council Candidate Dennis Hood has said in a press release that the recent increase of salaries for Judges in South Australia can not be justified especially in light of the very poor pay levels for police and nurses in SA. He went onto to say that in light of some major mistakes in sentencing the very high salaries already paid to judges, even prior to any increase, simply could not be justified).
Councillor Rapaic said that it wouldn't make any difference even if there were 50 police because the way the courts worked there was no deterrent to offenders. Police do their job of bringing them to court only to see magistrates let them off, and then they re-offend.
A member of the public who works in the courthouse was permitted to make a comment. She said that no sooner than a judge does his job, an officer of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement steps in and gets a bail order granted and off goes the offender, free to do another crime.
(Family First Legislative Council Candidate Dennis Hood has said in a press release that the recent increase of salaries for Judges in South Australia can not be justified especially in light of the very poor pay levels for police and nurses in SA. He went onto to say that in light of some major mistakes in sentencing the very high salaries already paid to judges, even prior to any increase, simply could not be justified).
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