Does the passing of time somehow make the facts less truthful....
No one is supporting any of the people mentioned at all....i am supporting the presumption of innocence in every case mentioned. The media are there to report the news not make it or enhance it for their own reasons. Chanel 7 in their rush to get a picture up of the alleged kidnapper of Cloe Smith used the wrong picture from a facebook page because "He had the same name as the accused"!
Because they have "high standing in society and seem to think they are above the law" somehow allow us to magically wave a magic wand deny them the most basic foundation of the law, i would submit that it doesn't. To suggest that somehow the media brought these people before the courts is a injustice to the police and prosecutors who charged and get the cases into court.
You do of course understand that regardless of any adverse findings by either a Royal commission, Integrity commission or Crime commission or Coroners court they indemnify you from prosecution on the evidence you provide to such hearings. I do recall that its s 49 declaration for ICAC. The reason for such declarations are that you forfeited your right to "self incriminate" during questions put to you. Adverse findings are NOT a finding of guilt in anyway or form. Nick Griener was a classic example.
Just for the record....i never have had a facebook or social media account and have no intention to open one. If you regard this forum as social media this along with BMW 1200GS forum are the only ones. The reference to Facebook refers to the misinformation and outright garbage spewed and absorbed by equally gullible people.
"The media have a pretty good hit rate here".
Sounds like a percentage game.....fire a shotgun into the crowd lets see who is wounded approach.
Strike-rate, strike-rate? Are you an American baseball player?