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If you have been following my Name Them and Shame Them campaign oveer the past couple of years you will know that I have been back in Magistrate’s Court facing five charges for allegedly naming two convicted sex offenders whose names had been suppressed.
Those suppression orders came, like more than 25 others in Victoria, under a law which I believe is a bad law that must be changed.
I’ve had my say on 3AW and on the TV news. Now your turn:
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Hi Derryn,
Once again I must congratulate you on your latest stance. It seems odd that you should need to battle those who should be fighting the battle you are fighting. The society they want is vastly different to the one we want and I thank you for trying to get that simple matter over to them.
Best wishes,
Ian Howcroft.
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Go derryn hinch I back you all the way mate. Well done for having the guys to fight back against some of the evil that is infecting this world, you should be extremely proud. You my sir are a real Aussie hero. Good luck and the best of wishes to you and your family.
From Andrea Wilkie
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Hi Derryn,
My name is Jamie Kenmure and just wish to pass on my support in what you are doing. I am a freelance journalist and believe that we as the media are there to do a job and that is to provide the news to the community.
What you are asking for to happen is to name sex offenders. The public want to know this information, but why is the law still supporting these parasites of the community.
I wish to say good luck in your quest to the High Court and I fully support you.
Yours
Jamie Kenmure
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Dear Derryn,
I would have thought that the crux of the appeal is the constitutional issue whether or not the Courts are to be open or closed.
The constitution and the expectations of the people are for an open court and any attempt to keep the matters from the public would have serious constitutional issues. That is broader than whether or not the press has rights. That issue depends on the interpretation of precedence.
In fact, there would be the possibility that judges are not prepared to make a decision that potentially changes the constitution. They could be invited to press for a referendum on the issue and to leave the decision vacant.
This argument potentially cuts of the utility of precedence.
Your lawyers have probably thought about this.
Sincerely,
Martin Vink
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Hi Derryn,
It is good to see you standing up for our constitution, every day it is violated in one way or another and we are slowly losing our rights. Most people in this country don't even know that we have the best constitution in the world and to keep ignoring it and pretending we don't have one is unconstitutional. Even the Prime Minister hasn't taken the oath of office according to the constitution which states that "This constitution is binding on everyone" how’s he got away with making up his own oath, one has to ask and ignoring our constitution.
I hope you win your case for freedom of speech, the people who fought in WW1 and WW2 could possibly have died for nothing if we don't start standing up for our rights and start taking a bit more notice of our constitution.
read section 80 of our Constitution which says that any inditable offence is a trial by jury.
It is interesting that in 1988 we had a Constitutional referendum to recognise Local Councils and Local Councils were rejected in every State .................So way are Local Concils stil around?
Good luck and thank you for having the balls to make a stand.
Fran Dean
Kalamunda, Western Australia
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Dear Derryn; will be listening in with interest for the start of your programme today. (I am a regular listener when I can and occasional caller too; for many years actually). I have just gone online actually and immediately come acoss this; hence sending it at a very busy time for you - please forgive me for that.
This short note is again to congratulate you on the inordinately risky way that you choose, by dint of your own force, to continue bringing these reprehensible activities to public attention. And at the same time put your own freedom and personage in jeopardy. It is utterly selfless of you, and a great service to your community. Rest assured, many thousands of 'the silent majority" are fully with you. Both the community as a whole and indeed Radio 3AW are lucky to have a person of such commitment not only considering to maybe do this; but so do, and over a period of several decades. May any God that exists and/or everyone's best wishes go with you in this personally perilous journey you have chosen.
With best personal regards,.
Sincerely,
Graeme Rodda |
