G'day Bob,
Well stated mate!
Today is an absolute disgrace with the bloody media circus. I turned on the TV only to be confronted with all 4 main stream channels broadcasting coverage of a convicted drug smuggler.
In Queensland where the media should been putting complete coverage, is the Daniel Morcombe trial, where an alleged monster Brett Peter Cowan, 44, is charged with murder, indecent treatment of a child and interfering with a corpse is standing trial for the young boys brutal murder.
We have a history in our great country for idolising criminals ie, Ned Kelly, Mark (Chopper) Read Schapelle (The Bali Drug Queen) Corby and others.
Do we set precedence now for the TV networks to buy TV rights to criminal behavior and those criminals to walk away from there crimes set-up financially. Even though we have a law from stopping criminals from profiting from there crimes. They can still get around this law, by allowing other family members to sell the story ie, Mercedes Corby and Mark (Chopper) Reads wife.
PS, I personally feel gutted when hard working, law abiding Australians struggling to make hens meat do not get the same support or media coverage as criminals do. What a sick society at times we live in.
Regards,
RLI