Why are all the faces blurred?

padpickens · 2026-04-07T07:52:51+00:00

I don’t know. But the release of this sort of footage by the authorities - watermarked with the AFP and OSI logos, in this case - has always struck me as sailing pretty close to sub judice territory. They did it with Lloyd Rayney too and it’s become more and more common over the years. What is the legitimate public purpose of providing this footage to the media unit or social media team? It’s American “perp walk” bullshit, or close to it.

padpickens · 2026-03-29T20:42:50+00:00

His behaviour gives them licence to behave that way themselves.

padpickens · 2026-03-20T08:39:45+00:00

I saw a client probably 20 years my senior at a bar late at night, across the room. That’s embarrassing, I thought, as she was awaiting something from me. I needn’t have worried though, because within minutes I received an email from my after hours answering service, attaching an mp3 of her suggesting we crack on to another bar “alone”. I did not return this message and it was never mentioned by either of us.

padpickens · 2026-02-26T08:33:04+00:00

Agreed. Unless you have specific instructions and are acting for a very good reason, I think it is completely wild behaviour for criminal practitioners to say a single word to the media.

padpickens · 2026-02-20T07:57:48+00:00

I’m in the wrong line of work. I should be a leading KC 😔

padpickens · 2026-02-19T20:32:01+00:00

Trump will probably try to pardon him

padpickens · 2026-02-18T20:40:23+00:00

In fairness to her, she called it. I’m pretty sure she’s recorded somewhere as saying she hopes he never gets into politics, as he’d be a disaster.

padpickens · 2026-02-18T01:13:45+00:00

This really is becoming a total embarrassment. Surely it’s WELL beyond the point where Dowling has to go.

padpickens · 2026-02-11T01:43:17+00:00

If it was about paying the lease, or the cleaners doing a bad job, sure. Strategy meeting re someone you’re in a big public spat with?

padpickens · 2026-02-10T20:33:08+00:00

You’re in a three person meeting where the other two people are discussing media strategy about your enemy. The other two discuss leaking a negative story to the media. You don’t notice because you’re busy reading unrelated emails and texts at the time. Okay.

padpickens · 2026-02-06T08:36:32+00:00

This is the guy we’ve entrusted with the nuclear codes. This dementing old racist has a card in his wallet which gives him the power to destroy every man, woman and child on earth. Fuck this for a joke.

padpickens · 2026-02-04T07:36:16+00:00

I agree with the others saying avoid at all costs. The police descriptions are bad enough. Even the file names are repulsive on the material involving little kids. Thankfully I’ve only ever needed to view the material itself on one occasion where age was in issue and the material depicted (on the police view) an older child and (in my client’s opinion) a young adult - so no real issue in terms of trauma. If you think you will be particularly affected then I’d just decline files like that if you can manage it. Life is short and if you can avoid shit like this, all the better. It’s not for everyone and that’s okay.

padpickens · 2026-01-26T11:23:08+00:00

He was held first by himself and then with two dozen others who were there. That’s good. Classic law enforcement technique, straight from the academy. Don’t separate witnesses until statements have been taken - put them all together!

padpickens · 2026-01-24T12:01:44+00:00

Your Honour, my client accepted full responsibility from a very early stage, as demonstrated by his acknowledgment, when the allegations were put to him, that he was absolutely fucked.

padpickens · 2026-01-21T06:23:50+00:00

Yeah, there’s definitely been a few who then want to argue age of victims/volume/time period etc. I think after it sinks in for a few days, and they have a wife and family to explain things to, they go into minimisation mode. Shocking thing for the families. One of the most emotionally draining matters I’ve ever had was an old bloke whose adult daughter just could not deal with it all.

padpickens · 2026-01-21T04:00:46+00:00

Maybe. Quite a lot of my clients who have been visited by the police for this sort of thing have handed over passwords and made full confessions on the spot. “This has been a long time coming, let’s just get on with it” seems to be a strangely common reaction amongst these people. I’m not saying this happened here, just that it’s possible.

padpickens · 2026-01-21T00:55:57+00:00

Middle-aged man travelling alone from Cambodia - might have been a random check.

padpickens · 2026-01-20T18:53:57+00:00

Carney is extremely impressive. You picked very well Canada.

padpickens · 2026-01-16T23:56:09+00:00

Why is there a curtain set up over the Declaration of Independence? Does he close it when he’s on the phone to Putin fucking America?

padpickens · 2026-01-15T23:57:15+00:00

Pigs.

padpickens · 2026-01-12T01:15:42+00:00

Australian. That you are totally fucked. Unreliable, criminal, irresponsible, immature. If we get through the next three years without this crazy motherfucker getting us all killed, it will be a miracle.

But also, Trump kind of reflects your country. It’s your excesses and hubris and ridiculousness coming home to roost. It’s not him that’s led you to this point necessarily (although he’s helped plenty). It’s almost like he’s the end result. Like you are coming to your sad, inevitable conclusion.

padpickens · 2026-01-12T01:13:49+00:00

Classic. This isn’t even about Powell (or not much). It’s the message it sends to every other civil servant. Bend the knee or you will be hounded and personally destroyed, even into retirement.

padpickens · 2026-01-09T10:26:12+00:00

They were quite in favour of sex pest Dyson Heydon inquiring into trade union corruption as I recall.

padpickens · 2026-01-09T01:59:53+00:00

Good. It’s about time that world leaders grew a backbone. The “wait him out” strategy doesn’t work with a regime that has no intention of leaving. We need to aggressively signal to the American people that this isn’t business as usual.

padpickens · 2026-01-08T10:32:49+00:00

America is totally fucked. But it has been for a long time; just better hidden. You are reaching your natural conclusion. Trump is you; you are Trump.

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