he was charged with importation of cocaine into australia but fled days before his trial finished and still hasnt been found. Why do u think that this event was reported in the media and were there any differences in the way different news or papers reported it. eg. is it dramatized??
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Try http://www.mapinc.org/safe/v06/n395/a06.html or http://theage.com.au/news/in-depth/the-rise-of-a-drug-lord/2006/03/31/1143441335447.html
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It doesn't sell.  The media whores new stories that sell.\n\nI watched an episode od the TV show Missing, that took on a similar issue.  A young pretty white girl and a young black boy went missing at the same time.  Media jumped all over one story...do you want to guess which one?\n\nMost of the cops I've worked with are terribly overworked and have a huge case load.\n\nI'm sorry for your loss, I'll check out your 360.
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Bush pardoned it and shot it in the back yard right after the cameras went off.  Thats the story you libbies never hear about lol\n\nYou know I'm playin w/ yah.  If I was uptight I wouldn't have spit vodka laughin when i read this Q
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to say that the man is a tosser is wrong who on gods earth gave us the right or the ability to judge someone with such cruelty i agree the drugs and the way he is advertised as a legend whilst being on the drugs is not good for society but surely the problem is with the public that buy the papers and support the press to do such things i mean if the press were even slightly interested in helping this man out they would pay for his treatment and push him all the way to getting clean\n\nnow on the other hand the mans musical and peotical talents are unmatched in my opinion and he truly has a great talent for words and music he is yes in need of help but surely if we all wanted this nice clean world we would all help him out wouldnt we\n\nand as a last note what about all of the other supposed celebraties out there that are f**ked off there heads on cocaine most of the time i dont see many people not watching eastenders or going to the theatre cos they are that bothered about drugs
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I was 25 years old and working at a newspaper in the newsroom when this trial was happening. I remember sitting, stunned when the verdict was read, and everyone around me exploding in disbelief! The more time that elapses since the trial, the harder it may be for some to remember the massive amounts of evidence that were presented, and that the only reason this trial ended in acquittal was because the police screwed up quite a bit.\n\nBTW, I know Henry Lee is a very well-respected forensic scientist, but I think he's so self-promoting that he would do anything and say anything to get on television, including (but not limited to) saying what the people who are paying him want to hear!!
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I find it interesting that this has come up in the last few days, considering my roomate had just found Ben's website yesterday and sent me the link. First thing, he wasnt a man, he was a BOY who had been medicated with a drug whose long term effects on minors was not known at the time.I dated him about 6 months before his initial hospitalization,and dont get me wrong, he was a troubled kid, very sensitive to bad things in his life, but never aggresive towards me or others.\n I saw him the July before the murder at the park, this was after some extended time at Shepperd Pratt.....and he was completely off of his rocker...did the TRIPLE dosage of prozac affect this, absolutely. Was his judgment clouded that night, of course! Does it excuse what he did, not totally. He should have to serve time for his crime, but did he deserve life with no parole at 16 years of age? I know for sure...the whole situation breaks my heart. A life lost, a child without a mother, and a brilliant soul who couldnt see beyond his troubled youth,his life wasted behind bars.
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Here's the link to his mug shot from the arrest. He was arrested at the airport because the found a gun and marijuana in his car.\n\n\nhttp://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/snoopmug1.html
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Do a search on Yahoo. The guy is fine and jokes about it. The media can't get over it yet. They will (eventualy)
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Well said on behalf of Andy D - I dont get why he has been banned and reported to police for expressing his opinions !!! This just shows how bad this country has got - call the police because you've been mugged and we're lucky if they arrive.  Dare to voice an opinion and they're round in minutes - disgusting  !!!!!!
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probably not put away---one persons word against 3 others...but one wonders....did this 17yr old have bruises etc...why did the police arrest....and did anyone else see it?
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Woah- I didn't get to see that one.  I'm also glad that Yahoo acted quickly and removed it, and I hope they contacted the authorities.  That sicko needs to be locked up.
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I think the whole business has been blown out of any proportion.  The whole fiasco was an insult to all of the other players who clearly were so hopeless as to be unable to play without him ... not a great way to motivate a TEAM.\n\nIt was stunning (in a bad way) to watch the reporting of his medical taking top news billing against some real news stories.
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He was a bushranger so technically a criminal but was touted as a "folk Hero" to the people....see wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly
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I SAW THAT a few minutes ago\n\nits bull****, i feel bad for tyrone (the one that got the life sentence) all the guy did was rob a guy, give his wallet n $2 back a few minutes later, n got 10 yrs of probation. meanwhile the rich man murdered n buried a body in his backyard, n got the same sentence--10 yrs of probation.\n\nthen tyrone or watever smoked a joint which violated his probation n got the life sentence for prison. they said that usually a violation like that just gets marked down in the file n thats it, so the guy shouldnt of went to jail. in the meantime, the rich guy did cocaine n **** n not a scratch. its messed up, n i agree that the stupid judge dean (i think thats his name) needs to get fired n let tyrone outta jail. \n\nthat shows u that money really is power
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go to youtube and search his name.  You can find the whole file and see what happened.  Its nothing nice.  BUt get this, read the comments of some of the members after viewing the clip.  Has anything changed?????
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I am probably in the same camp as everyone else, but would want some clarification.\n\nMust people here seem to have taken the position the truck was being backed towards the officer, but that's not what was stated in the question.  The question says the truck "starts coming back towards the cop," which does not necessarily imply that it was being *driven* back...it might have been rolling because the drunk took his foot off the brake.  I don't know that I think it makes a difference, though...it just would be nice if we knew that the truck was indeed being intentionally used as a dangerous weapon (like maybe the engine racing, the backup lights coming on, etc).\n\nAnd I wonder if you're curious about the innocent passenger who was killed, also.  Was his death justified?  No.  But it was accidental, and I don't think what I've read here makes me think it was criminally negligent. \n\nAn interesting question.  I wonder what makes you ask?\n\nEdit 3.20.06:\n\nFor those who say the cop should have (basically) run away, or cowered and waited for backup, here's the law in California, and I'd guess in most states:\n\n835a.  Any peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a public offense may use reasonable force to effect the arrest, to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.\n   A peace officer who makes or attempts to make an arrest need not retreat or desist from his efforts by reason of the resistance or threatened resistance of the person being arrested; nor shall such officer be deemed an aggressor or lose his right to self-defense by the use of reasonable force to effect the arrest or to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.\n\nI still have my concerns with the whole thing, but to suggest the police should have to run (or hide) from criminals is just plain ridiculous.  You don't want to live in a society that tells its cops they have to back off when they're trying to do their job.
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i dont know why he is still alive anyway. he should have been shot at the door. i hope the keep him in this time. but as he propaly has a lot of mates in the police and prison service i expect he will have a cushy time inside anyway..