Justice Neild’s name on court documents has become a gold standard and today is no different in the case of one Blake O’Brien.
There’s really a vast number of strange incidents in this case.
For mine two of the gems were:
1. The liquor store robbery for a jerky stick:
After stopping it, the accused left the vehicle and walked into the shop. He was wearing a long tan coloured trench coat, a Driza-Bone, over his other clothes and he had a tool belt around his waist, from which a hammer was hanging, (see Exhibit Q). On entering into the shop, he walked to the counter at where the shop attendant, Ms Kym Johnson, was standing. Although Ms Johnson asked him, “Can I help you?”, he did not reply but he grabbed a packet of beef jerky, which was on a stand sitting on the counter, with such force that the stand fell from the counter onto the floor. He then walked out from the shop and returned to the vehicle. However, after reaching the vehicle, he turned toward the shop and he kicked over a wooden sign and a wooden barrel which were at the front of the shop, after which he returned to the vehicle, entered it and drove it away.
2. And then there’s the call of the lights:
“It was late at night. I was walking around Braddon and I saw two bright red lights across Haig Park. I believed that those lights were an indication or a message that I should head in that direction and that I would find something of importance.
Any other highlights strike your eyes dear reader?
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The trouble is he’s got a half brother as well ! They would certainly liven up St Paddys day.
Why not explain to them both how bloody cold it gets here in winter, and we are willing to pay for their bus fares to Brisbane, or any bloody where, with a hundred bucks in the kick as well.
The whole lot is just a shame, such a bright guy, horrible addiction compels ya. Hope he gets the help he needs.
Link not working for me JB, nor can I find it on the website.
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Now that is curious.
It’s disappeared into the ether!
Was there a suppression order? Perhaps Justice Neild is more internet-savvy than Justice Burns http://the-riotact.com/robbing-the-hackett-iga-a-day-after-asking-the-checkout-to-help-is-not-a-winning-move/97474
Of course, if you saved the judgement/sentence you could put it up on Google Docs.
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That’s why I just link and quote.
I was surprised by the addresses and names of victims being freely published though.
Not aware of any suppression orders.
Struan’s nephews ( Downer murder victim), their mother passed away from cancer prior to these offences, self medicating bipolar & grief with meth will never work, unfortunately in Canberra we have to rely on the likes of Dr Tym,Gupta,Veness & Pocock to help these guys. Tym probably had them on dexies as teenagers. Question I ask is how come we have a network of dealers at Northbourne flats straight across Haig Park from Australian Crime Commission headquarters- nondescript building in Mort Street?
unclebill said :
Blake was never prescribed dex, or ever took dex for any reason. Or any other medications for that matter. I know this because I have taken them since I can remember, have benefited massively for them. Blake was healthier than any teenager I ever knew and was fitter than most ever get in life. True story. He is highly intelligent, aced his yr 12 scores and was given a scholarship to Sydney Uni. I get the point you make though about the level of care given out by ACT Mental health, its basically run by clerks from the crisis team, like gate keepers. Its like they are there to prevent you from bothering the doctors with anything thats not life or death. I have not been back into that system for 12 years now and was lucky to never see it in the way that it operates now which, interestingly, is seeking to ban Dex altogether in the ACT. That is scary. Anyway thats my little vent on all things today. 9 times out of 10 , the challenges that he already has overcome, most never do. Honest, he will be around a good long while, with much to offer. Honest.