A Judicial Idiocracy in Victoria

The Court System in Victoria has become an Idiocracy, which defies comprehension. A Babysitter who bashed and sexually abused toddlers is free to live unsupervised in the Community despite warning she would kill a baby. A County Court Judge fears she will reoffend but ruled her identity will remain a secret. Both Police and Prison Authorities fear she could Kill children. A Psychologist has previously advised that the woman was a danger to children and should not be allowed near them and experts have rated her a high risk of reoffending, inexplicably the County Court Judge did not place her on an Extended Supervision order even though he was reasonably satisfied the woman would commit another crime against Children. The Judge also said supervision orders take away the Liberty of a person and should only be made if the risk of offending is high.

In Another case in Victoria, Judge Sue Pullen issued a suppression order on a child rapist that stopped a newspaper from publishing his Name, identity, photograph or drawing. The Judge found it wasn't in the Public's interest that the man's details be published despite the fact the Child Rapist had disappeared for nearly 2 days. That's a photograph capable of identifying him the Judge said. County Court Judge Pullen's interpretation of the law differs from that of Supreme Court Judge Justice Phillip Cummins.

 Last October in a Similar case Justice Cummins refused to suppress the name of a "sex Witch", Justice Cummins said in my view the public interest clearly is in favour of open process, in a case such as this or other like cases where the community is entitled to know what the courts are doing in relation to offenders.In his retirement speech Justice Cummins also said, the Courts had fallen short on sentence in cases involving Sex offences, violence and especially domestic Violence. I think that sentences imposed should reflect parliamentary provision and community values.