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NOT
GUILTY
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by H D -
Enclosed
within these prison walls,
I
sit and wait my fate.
Waiting
for that final call,
On which twelve minds debate.
Entombed
until man sets me free,
My
life an empty shell,
Forbidden
the fruits of ecstasy,
Which
ease a mental hell.
No
more to love the gentler sex,
From
which a love be fed ...
and
wined and dined, a life of zest ...
Until
that night of dread.
And
now these walls shall witness,
The
future of my plea,
And
I, alone, shall bear the test
Of one who's ''not guilty'' -
Scratched on a wall in a holding cell
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Reproduced
with the author's permission
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Newsletter Issue 18, May 2003 PITCAIRN ISLAND COMPLAINANT CLAIMS POLICE ENCOURAGED FALSE ALLEGATION AUCKLAND WRITERS & READERS FESTIVAL featured Lynley Hood Update on the Civic case - battering away at dismantling the wall Discretionary politics stalls the case Court system review, and severing of Privy Council ties: linkages Some politics, Nuts and bolts Male teacher-to-student interaction confidence compromised USA: DNA tests exonerate man after 19 yrs prison 3 out of 4 recent attack allegations bring complainant arrests for being false Florida leads with tough stance $10,000 fines possible for false allegations Newsletter Issue 18 Newsletter Issue 17, March 2003 HARM TO THE ACCUSED – FAIRNESS LACKING? The implications of two recent instances of sexual charges that failed to be substantiated: • Man discharged after Dunedin girl’s allegations • Scout leader’s suicide linked to abuse claims False rape claimant ‘dressed down’ – and fined $750 Pitcairn Island Sexual Abuse Allegations New Scientifically-Oriented Mental Health Journal New Zealand ‘Sex Offender’ Registry Initiative Newsletter Issue 17
Newsletter, January 2003: Issue 16UK: THE WRONGLY CONVICTED ARE VICTIMS TOO Systemic failure in New Zealand justice system - QC Internal adjustments in COSA NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR COURT REVIEW INPUT ACC'S PROCESSING OF SENSITIVE CLAIMS FAMILY RIGHTS VIOLATED: $US750,000 PAYOUT MORE PERSONAL DISASTERS -
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Newsletter 13: May 2002CHRISTCHURCH CIVIC CASE/SYSTEMIC ISSUESPublic disenchantment grows - Systemic problems in the judiciaryOTHER NEW ZEALAND NEWS RELATING TO FALSE SEXUAL ALLEGATIONS Christchurch PolicePolice investigation problems and PCA difficulties not just peculiar to Christchurch; Why the CIB staffing problems? New District Commander: will she oversee improvements? What the public see in some media reports is fiction' - perception of retired detective-superintendent Millar (Christchurch); Police Guild's booklet takes account of (some) violence perpetrated by women on menSexual allegations in EducationNew 'Teachers Council' group announces compulsory vetting for non-teaching staffSexual allegations in the Catholic ChurchNew Zealand responds to the world-wide focus on Catholic sexual allegationsSexual allegations in the health fieldNew report for Medical Council about doctor-patient safety; Unnamed Hastings doctor at centre of 'abuse row'False allegations, false sexual allegations, 'not guilty' verdictsGirl's unsupported rape, abduction charges may lead to her being charged; 'Not guilty' of alleged violation of nephew; Woman prosecuted, fined, over false assault complaint; Police announce pack-rape allegation was false; Police not pursuing charges in sex investigation into rugby league team; Man, now acquitted, had retrial because of jury's awareness of previous rape charge; Allegations retracted before trial resulted in man's conviction: he now seeks compensation |
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Newsletter 11: December 2001
THE CHRISTCHURCH CIVIC CASE The new book A City Possessed: hot topic; Reviews of A City Possessed; and The Civic case: … 'where the silences are most evident'… Related news from late 2001: US visitor to Christchurch from 'Innocence Project North West' urges reform within the legal system, to protect the innocent; and Joe Karam and the visit of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter to New Zealand GENERAL NEWS
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Newsletter 10: September 2001
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Newsletter 9: May 2001
Plus ... Local news, visit to Nelson area, form letter, Washington Protocol, and more |
Newsletter 8: February 2001Introducing our Elephant model of what's causing false sex allegations !Plus a range of items ...
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