AUSTRALIA
Daily Telegraph
RAY HADLEY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MARCH 06, 2015
1 Revelations that the former headmaster of Knox Grammar Dr Ian Paterson ignored the paedophiles offending against boys at his school beggars belief. I don’t cop this rubbish about him being a wonderful educator who simply did what others did about child abusers back in the bad old days. It was only in 1996 Paterson misled police about the abuse of students. He stands condemned.
2 The Baird government has promised the courts will get tougher on sentencing paedophiles. It’s remarkable a government would need to instruct judges that an average sentence of under two years is not acceptable.
3 Deputy Premier Troy Grant distinguished himself this week with discussion about two subjects. Firstly, supporting chemical castration for convicted paedophiles and then by lending his support to Deputy Commissioner Nick Kaldas and others who have been treated like criminals after their phones were tapped. Thank goodness someone in government has spoken out against the reprehensible treatment of many officers and civilians.
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