'No doubt the media are going to make fun of that': Bruce Lehrmann finds new ways to suffer in court (www.crikey.com.au)

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“I’m just going to try and do the best I can,” [Lehrmann's barrister] assured the court, before describing her client as “pretty much … a national joke” and “probably Australia’s most hated man”.

Burrows added that she was representing Lehrmann because, he “couldn’t afford” the barrister he “really wanted”.

The long, long public saga of Lehrmann has always co-mingled tragedy and farce. This week, it careened fully, decisively into farce. Here are the highlights of the lowlights.

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[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 11 points 1 month ago

“probably Australia’s most hated man”.

What? Shove over Murdoch? Step aside Gina? Is the Mushroom Case killer a joke to you?

'Most hated', persecution complex much?

These people are off with the fairies. Go exist, stop wasting the courts time, stop likely/allegedly raping people.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Shove over Murdoch

Arguable, since "Australia's most hated man" could refer to the man most hated by Australians, or to the Australian man who is most hated. Or to the intersection of the two. If it means either of the latter two options, Murdoch—as an American—doesn't qualify.

Gina

Not a man.

Mushroom Case killer

Not a man. And, I think, not hated so much as morbidly fascinated by.

[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Bah, didn'tread properly!! So.e lawyer i'd make! You're right on two counts.

But I argue Murdoch is about as American as his passport. He is technically, but he's Australian in every other way, we oughta own that mistake.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

I would argue Murdoch is one of the least Australian people on the planet. He started out Australian, and he made a conscious choice to get rid of his Australian citizenship. That's negative amounts of Australian. He's less Australian than some random person born in America who has never been to Australia.

[-] Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

I don't know, i'm not into disowning our Nation's problem children, even if they swear they aren't one of us. Feels like a cop out to accept that.

Anyway, i heard he only did that for business reasons, something about having to be a US citizen to take ownership of Fox.. I think. Selling out for personal gain is a pretty Aussie thing to do :p /j

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

That's the thing, you don't have to disown him. He disowned the entire country.

As for selling out for personal gain… Doesn't sound very Australian to me. Might not be uncommon in practice, but goes pretty strongly against the national self identity of things like mateship.