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Re: Xenophon threatens to name abuse priest
Reply #15 - Sep 14^th, 2011 at 1:56pm

Verge wrote on Sep 14^th, 2011 at 1:51pm:

Sir lastnail wrote on Sep 14^th, 2011 at 11:30am:

Verge wrote on Sep 14^th, 2011 at 10:23am:

Im not entirely sure what the naming of him has to do with a senator carrying out his duties.

Im sorry, but I think its wrong that he is using his position in such a way as to pervert the course of justice and to shame someone before any investigation has been conducted by police.

What happens if the guy is found not guilty, Xenophon has ruined him regardless of the outcome.

He has tried to use parlimentary privilledge to muscle, and its weak.

Why not name him outside the Senate and see who much balls he really has.

what course of justice are you talking about ?? doing nothing !!!

This is a matter for the police, not for a senator with a grudge.

If Xenophon truely had balls and stood behind what he believed, he should have named them outside the protection of the senate.

I think its actually gutless of him, to use his position in the senate.

At least Hinch didnt need to stand behind anyone. Hinch had true balls, Xenophon did it where he knew he was safe from prosecution and questioning.

Not only that, I think its outside the scope of what parlimentary priviledge is actually about.

If he wants to protect us from Pedo's, become a copper or a prosecutor, not a pollitican.

No doubt you feel the same way about the attacks on Thompson?

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Re: Xenophon threatens to name abuse priest
Reply #16 - Sep 14^th, 2011 at 1:57pm

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Sep 14^th, 2011 at 11:36am:

Exposing a paedophile clergyman, there should be more of it. They've hidden behind the church for long enough. The church was given the choice to do the right thing, they didn't so good on Xenophon for bringing it out into the open.

That's why we need independents, they not only keep the other political parties honest, they expose criminal clergymen.

Its not a political matter, its a criminal one.

Its not for the Church to investigate, its for the police.

If someone where to abuse my child I wouldnt be conducting my own investigation before handing it over to the police would I.

Asking the Church to investigate it is as bad as the Union conducting an investigation into Thompson, hardly independent is it.

Xenophon has an axe to grind with the Church, and wants to hide behind his parlimentary priviledge. As far as Im concerned he is gutless, not a hero. Its easy to name names when there is no personal ramifications.

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Re: Xenophon threatens to name abuse priest
Reply #17 - Sep 14^th, 2011 at 2:40pm

Verge wrote on Sep 14^th, 2011 at 1:57pm:

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Sep 14^th, 2011 at 11:36am:

Exposing a paedophile clergyman, there should be more of it. They've hidden behind the church for long enough. The church was given the choice to do the right thing, they didn't so good on Xenophon for bringing it out into the open.

That's why we need independents, they not only keep the other political parties honest, they expose criminal clergymen.

Its not a political matter, its a criminal one.

Its not for the Church to investigate, its for the police.

If someone where to abuse my child I wouldnt be conducting my own investigation before handing it over to the police would I.

Asking the Church to investigate it is as bad as the Union conducting an investigation into Thompson, hardly independent is it.

Xenophon has an axe to grind with the Church, and wants to hide behind his parlimentary priviledge. As far as Im concerned he is gutless, not a hero. Its easy to name names when there is no personal ramifications.

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Its easy to name names when there is no personal ramifications.

YES it is and it would be next to impossible to do it if Xeno left himself open to prosecution. That's why we grant parlimentarians that privilege and why we select people to have it carefully.

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