George Pell sexual abuse trials and fresh investigation

[David]

[K]

Sure, news got out. But did opinions fly around in the media while the order was in place, as they are doing now?
If the suppression order's purpose was to suppress that, maybe it worked.

[stui magpie]

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@ David

Going off topic, is it a psychological condition or a sexual preference that conflicts with societies values?

paedophilia has a variety of types, from those attracted to babies, to pre-pubescent children, to post pubescent children who are below the age of consent.

It wasn't that long ago that being homosexual was classified as a mental illness, yet both homosexuality and pederasty have been around as long as recorded history and therefore likely longer.

[Pies4shaw]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-28/ ... s/10859414

[David]

[David]

[K]

^^^

... And those are more unreliable than a jury's "criminal conviction". You won't get even six psychiatrists to "diagnose" the same thing, let alone twelve. ...

[K]

[David]

^^^

... And those are more unreliable than a jury's "criminal conviction". You won't get even six psychiatrists to "diagnose" the same thing, let alone twelve. ...

That may or may not be so, but do you think that means that attempts to codify such diagnoses are a waste of time? How else can we talk about such things?

[K]

You mean psychiatric/psychological conditions in general?

Given they certainly exist, I think they certainly should be codified...

[K]

[K]

^^^ My gut reaction is that if I were a juror I'd want to see the video, and if the prosecution thinks it's wrong they can explain why and produce their own competing video.

Wouldn't that be more consistent with the burden of proof being on the prosecution?

[think positive]

[David]

[think positive]