No Justice for cyclists in South Australia?

26-04.-2005, 02:55 PM	#1
cfsmtb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In low earth orbit Posts: 4,945	No Justice for cyclists in South Australia? Inquiry still possible in McGee hit-run case http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitem...04/s1352055.htm The South Australian Government says an independent inquiry into the way police handled the Eugene McGee case is still a possibility. Attorney-General Michael Atkinson concedes there is still a great deal of suspicion in the community in regards to the McGee case. Adelaide lawyer Eugene McGee has admitted he hit cyclist Ian Humphrey on the Gawler to Kapunda Road, in the Barossa Valley, in late 2003 and did not stop. He pleaded guilty to driving without due care and awaits sentence. Police are re-interviewing two brothers who say their original police statements were incorrectly recorded, and an investigation into how police handled the case is now under way. Mr Atkinson has not ruled out a further independent inquiry. (More in article) ************************************************* Eugene McGee will be sentenced on Thursday, and probably get a slap on the wrists for a lapse of professional judgement. Please send emails and/or letters of concern, to contacts listed below, to stop yet another travesty of justice. This incident in South Australia only serves to reinforce negative connotations that cyclists are solely to blame in ANY altercation, that the act of cycling on the roads is somehow both an excuse and incitement to injury or murder another human being. Enough is enough, please email the following contacts and let them know your opinion. Together we CAN change this despicable attitude and make the roads safer for ALL road users. The Advertiser Mailing Address: GPO Box 339, Adelaide SA 5001 Website: http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/ Letters to the Editor: http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.a...rs/letters.html Hon Michael Atkinson - South Australian Attorney-General & Minister for Justice Electorate Office: 574 Port Road, Allenby Gardens SA 5009 Website: http://www.sa.alp.org.au/people/peo...ml?seat=croydon Email: attorney-general@agd.sa.gov.au Ivan Venning - Member for Schubert in the House of Assembly of the South Australian Parliament Electorate Office: 81 Main St, Kapunda 5373 Website: http://sa.liberal.org.au/venning/ Email: schubert@parliament.sa.gov.au David Fawcett - Federal Member of Parliament for Wakefield and member of Australian Government Electorate Office: 10 Adelaide Road Gawler SA 5118 Website: http://www.sa.liberal.org.au/fawcett Email: David.Fawcett.MP@aph.gov.au Also cc. your letters/emails of support to: Bicycle Insitute of South Australia Mailing Address: Mailing Address: GPO Box 792, Adelaide 5001 Website: http://www.bisa.asn.au/ Email: chair@bisa.asn.au Bicycle South Australia Mailing Address: 46 Hurtle Square Adelaide SA 5000 Website: http://www.bikesa.asn.au/ Email: office@bikesa.asn.au Bicycle Federation of Australia Mailing Address: Executive Director PO Box 499, Civic Square ACT 2608 Website: http://www.bfa.asn.au/ Email: execdirector@bfa.asn.au

27-04.-2005, 10:43 AM	#2
cfsmtb Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In low earth orbit Posts: 4,945	Re: No Justice for cyclists in South Australia? Sounds like the new kid on the block has got his work cut out for him, further in the article is this bit: "...NEW figures show 400 motorists fled the scene of an accident or failed to report a crash last financial year....." Wonder what excuse they tell the insurers, the pissed off partners, panel beaters, mum, dad or the cops? Baptism of fire for new `Eliot Ness' 27apr0http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,15098563%255E2682,00.html THE state's new "Eliot Ness", Stephen Pallaras, QC, faced a tough assignment on his first day on the job. But instead of coming out with all guns blazing, the new Director of Public Prosecutions spent yesterday bunkered down in his Pirie St headquarters being briefed on his new role. Mr Pallaras had flown into his first controversy with the public anxious to hear his views on the legal storm surrounding the Eugene McGee hit-and-run case. Mr Pallaras was appointed to the $280,000-a-year post in March, replacing Paul Rofe, QC, after a controversial 10-month search. At the time, Premier Mike Rann said he wanted a DPP in the mould of U.S. crime fighter Eliot Ness. (More in article)

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