G'day folks, how yas doin'? Yas orright?
Forgive the somewhat lazy sounding bogan vernacular with which I have started this post. I was thinking of starting, 'This post goes out to...' as in a dedication, and it made me think of someone on stage performing, and dedicating a number to a particular person, which segued to someone taking the stage and bellowing such a greeting into a microphone. Does that make sense? If it doesn't, then I'm doing something wrong as a writer; it was meant to make lots of sense.
Well, this one (as in this post) goes out to the people following the Derryn Hinch Justice Party social media feeds. I know, I know, gentle reader. I get onto this sort of stuff like a bulldog shaking a ragdoll with its teeth, but there is such a colossal amount of misinformed bull dung lying around, one would think one had wandered into the yards after muster at the O.K. Corral. Anyway, what happened is I happened upon an article penned by the newly minted senator regarding the decision of a magistrate to vary the bail conditions of a 12-year-old, such variance will enable him to go on a holiday with his parents. This kid has been charged with a monstrously ugly crime, and I am not going to comment upon the case because (1) I'm not the lawyers who are appraised with the facts and instructions, and (2) I'm not fucking stupid. As predicted, the tone of the article is designed to whip up outrage and scandal about this kid being 'allowed' to go on holiday, and being 'rewarded' for bad behaviour. I've copped some abuse on the threads when pointing out a few things regarding bail variances. I don't care. I'm going to point out a few things here, too, and if you don't like what I'm saying, then that's your problem. If you want to comment, I invite you to do so. If you are abusive to me, then I will pre-empt your abuse by cordially inviting you to eat a bowl of dicks. If you are particularly vile, as one person was on Twitter, I may or may not delete your comment. Be aware that if you are particularly abusive and nasty, your employer or future spouse might see it and respond accordingly, and not in your favour; this is one of the reasons I am inclined to leave abusive remarks because you know the old saying, 'Give 'em enough rope...'
Moving right along, to those who blindly believe what the senator blathers about, please read carefully. It is not uncommon for bail conditions to be varied. Without having seen the bail conditions to which this particular kid is subject, it is hard for me to say but I can make an educated guess (and yes, it would be a very educated one) that his bail conditions include he reside with his parents at a particular address. Now, the address of his parents is going to be temporarily altered whilst they go away, and it is quite possible the holiday was booked and paid for ages ago. The paperwork has to be noted accordingly, and this will facilitate the kid going away with and staying with his parents. Also, it is possible he has to report to a local police station, and that will have to be factored in the variation of bail conditions. Now please take note, all you fuckwits (and some of you have behaved thus, and I have no compunctions about addressing you as fuckwits): This. Is NOT. A. Holiday/Reward. This is a procedural thing carried out by the court.
Also, oh twerpy ones, the parents are allowed to take their planned trip. It is nobody's business if they go away somewhere.
To those who were offended that a female magistrate varied the bail conditions: do you really think she studied, qualified, and practised as a lawyer before being appointed a magistrate only to be influenced by her gender when carrying out her mandate when presiding over the court? That is naïve at best, unpardonably idiotic and sexist at worst.
But best of all, try and remember this: the kid hasn't had his trial yet. Okay? Trial by social media is one of the blights of modern day society, right down there with reality television.
As aforementioned, I copped some rather nasty comments from a mass of cankerous cells with a Twitter account the other day. I don't know how to link the conversation here, and I was going to try to, but I couldn't find the comment. Maybe the lowlife realised his folly and deleted the comment (or more likely, someone with a bit of common sense pointed out that remark really isn't one he'd want a future employer to see). Anyway, as I told the cock, that he would make the comment he did says much more about him than it did me. I will point out to those of you who need it pointed out: I don't condone rapist or rape etc. Shit, no. But this turd reckoned I did, and then said something particularly nasty. I'm in two minds about repeating it, so I will take the safe option and not repeat it. If you're curious about the rest of our conversation, my Twitter handle is @Bingells, although I mainly use my Twitter account to post the links to the articles I write here, anyway. I will take the opportunity to say that I was delighted to find a kind of 'fuck you' emoticon in my iPad keyboard function - it's a fist with the middle finger raised in that time-old gesture - and I used it in a reply to the arrogant beast who saw fit to abuse me merely because I don't happen to agree with what Hinch was trying to do, and because I have a modicum of knowledge about the legal industry.
Well, I've been emailed the reedited manuscript of my next novel. I must prove my notion that I'm a writer is not merely dilettante fantasy swirling around in my head, and start perusing the text. Book will hopefully be available by early next year, and will hopefully sell. I'm hoping you guys reading would like to purchase it. It's very different in style to my rantings here, so if I've offended any of you, put your distaste aside and check out the work. Keep watching this space for updates.
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