Queensland’s Courier Mail newspaper is well known for its provocative front pages.
It is also well-known for not giving up on a cause.
Today is no exception.
Queenslanders and Australians have voiced their outrage at the Queensland Court of Appeal’s decision this week to downgrade Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder verdict to manslaughter of his wife Allison Baden-Clay.
And when Queenslanders have had an absolute gutful of something, they like to make their feelings known.
This nails it. Again.
Makes me proud to be a #queenslander.
We will stand together and continue to fight for Allison and her girls.
For more on the judgment, watch this news clip (post continues after video):
And here is yesterday’s Courier Mail front page that captured exactly what the nation was thinking…
Bravo Courier Mail.
Top Comments
The success rate of criminal appeals is between 4-7%, judges don't just throw out jury verdicts lightly, but in some cases mistakes are made.
A lot of people were sick of the Lindy Chamberlin and Rubin "Hurricane" Cater appeals as well.
I am tired of reading comments defending the judicial systems appeal process which effectively enabled 3 judges to hear and reverse the decision made by the jury.
As long as people are making comments wondering how this is possible, people will continue to make comments explaining how it happened.
The judge failed to instruct the jury properly, that seems to be mostly what it is about.