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Thread ID: 97122	2009-02-05 00:41:00	Dixon is dead, Long live dixon	plod (107)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
745048	2009-02-05 20:06:00	The only person mourning his loss will be his lawyer who's tax funded payer gravey train just pulled out of the station..	paulw (1826)
745049	2009-02-05 20:22:00	The only person mourning his loss will be his lawyer who's tax funded payer gravey train just pulled out of the station.. The tax-payer funds the Crown prosecutors too - these are lawyers who work for law firms who have a Crown Law contract and a prosecutors warrant. The tax payer pays about $100 an hour more for prosecuting lawyers that the highest legal aid rate for defence lawyers - and allows for more hours to be paid to a prosecutor for such things as preparation and court time. When you look at some of the pathetically weak cases brought to court by, say, the Serious Fraud Office (and the abominable conviction rate that they've managed) then you can see that the gravy train is being ridden by more than just legal aid lawyers. So when you're talking about a gravy train tell the whole story.	Deane F (8204)
745050	2009-02-05 20:58:00	I think all jail cells should be fitted with a sturdy hook. Think of the millions it would save Not forgetting lots of sturdy rope. That twerp said,the system had let him down,could you help me out here,that lawyer is a stupid...............	Cicero (40)
745051	2009-02-05 21:09:00	The guy finally does what most people say they wanted him to do and the response reported in the media is "he took the easy way out". I'm just wondering what the hard way out might have involved. Perhaps settles the issue of whether he was insane though, he was clearly completely nuts.	Twelvevolts (5457)
745052	2009-02-05 22:53:00	So when you're talking about a gravy train tell the whole story. He has a valid point, and there is certainly no need to point out all the layers of abuse that is going on to make that point. His defence lawyer was in a position to base his entire career on one high profile case, That was a hell of a gravy train to be riding, and I have no doubt that he will continue to milk the cash cow even though it has been shot.	Metla (12)
745053	2009-02-05 23:17:00	What really makes me laugh about this is that quite a few are saying "Blame it on the P" What a bunch of idiots we live with. When the dude first went to court, he had on the bulging eyes "Im crazy coz of my habit" type of thing. Now, assuming he had been in custody for a month or so, he was still new inside, he would not have been able to source his drug of choice. It was an act His second court case, he appeared fully lucid and able to reason. HIs first case didn't get him off so time for a new approach.. the "Woe is me" appeal. By this stage he should have been able to source his drug of choice inside, and yet appeared lucid. What gives??? And then he hangs himself, and people still blame the P (which media have said he did have access to inside)	Myth (110)
745054	2009-02-05 23:22:00	What really makes me laugh about this is that quite a few are saying "Blame it on the P" What a bunch of idiots we live with. When the dude first went to court, he had on the bulging eyes "Im crazy coz of my habit" type of thing. Now, assuming he had been in custody for a month or so, he was still new inside, he would not have been able to source his drug of choice. It was an act His second court case, he appeared fully lucid and able to reason. HIs first case didn't get him off so time for a new approach.. the "Woe is me" appeal. By this stage he should have been able to source his drug of choice inside, and yet appeared lucid. What gives??? And then he hangs himself, and people still blame the P (which media have said he did have access to inside) I get a little pissed off with people blaming P for stuff. There seems to be a lot of misinformed people around. Lots of media and police scare tactics going on.	plod (107)
745055	2009-02-06 00:40:00	His defence lawyer was in a position to base his entire career on one high profile case, That was a hell of a gravy train to be riding, and I have no doubt that he will continue to milk the cash cow even though it has been shot. Criminal defence careers are based on winning cases in general - not just high profile ones. Some good examples are Greg King or Nigel Hampton QC. Their success rates define their careers - they get their clients acquitted. Somebody like Jonathon Eaton - who is not so high profile - has been billing out at a healthy hourly rate for many years because he is damn good. Just getting on TV isn't enough. It doesn't work like that.	Deane F (8204)
745056	2009-02-06 00:44:00	And then he hangs himself I don't know where you got that from - apparently he bashed his head against the walls of his cell, and even ran full tilt headfirst into the wall to cause the injuries that killed him. According to the mighty and always to be believed news media, he had been observed doing this, and had been tied down to his bed because of his behaviour. I am not sure if he was trying to kill himself, or get himself out of gaol and into psych hospital - maybe he was just trying to gather further evidence that he was criminally insane, and thus support his appeal against conviction. If the former, he succeeded; if it was the latter, he miscalculated. Whatever, the prison authorities don't seem to have discharged their responsibilities to keep inmates safe (from themselves as well as others). The two inquiries should prove interesting.	John H (8)
745057	2009-02-06 01:00:00	I don't know where you got that from - apparently he bashed his head against the walls of his cell, and even ran full tilt headfirst into the wall to cause the injuries that killed him. According to the mighty and always to be believed news media, he had been observed doing this, and had been tied down to his bed because of his behaviour. Your theory was discredited by Dixon's lawyer Barry Hart yesterday.	Zippity (58)
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