Re: Glen Wheatley out of jail

On Apr 11, 8:01 am, "Fleeced" <flee...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Je=DFus" wrote:
> >>>> Fair enough - his sentence was excessive anyway.  Prison
> >>>> should be reserved for more serious crimes.
> >>> What an arse-licker.
> >>> IOW any crimes of a financial nature should be exempt, right?
> >>> Especially if you're well known, or part of the old boys network.
>
> >> No - but avoiding tax is not the same as outright theft (indeed, the
> >> tax itself is closer to theft).  People like you want him penalised
> >> more than he should be simply because he is rich and famous.
>
> > No, I don't want him to be exempt from what everyone else is
> > subject to.
>
> I never said I wanted special treatment for him either, simply that
> the penalty was excessive.  In fact, the ATO made it clear that
> they wanted a high-profile scalp, so it's quite plausible they were
> extra aggresive.
>
> > Plus, he was involved with that turd Farnham, which is potentially
> > a crime in of itself.
>
> A good point.
>
> Regards,
> Fleeced

His 'aggressive' prosecution is quite normal.  If a teacher is charged
with molesting a boy then you would expect he will face a higher
penalty than if it were just joe average facing the same charge.  The
same applies to policemen charged with disonesty offences etc etc etc.