Roberts-Smith's Retribution?

Goats will have their revenge

The Desert Rat is aware that humiliation is a very powerful motivator for retribution. Robert Mugabe can't bear the humiliation of electoral defeat and so he hangs on to power oblivious to the destruction and carnage around him. Jim McGinty, could not stand the humiliation of being wrong and so never apologised or acknowledged any failure or error when a Minister of the Crown.

Is Major General Roberts-Smith another who can't bear humiliation and has a long memory?

Recent revelations that Corruption Commissioner Len Roberts-Smith was sacked by Brian Burke when he was his lawyer in a legal action relating to the Burswood Casino in the 1980's, may help explain some of Roberts-Smith's bizarre behaviour. Roberts-Smith it appears may have been deeply humiliated by being dumped by Burke from his legal team.

Burke was dissatisfied with Roberts-Smith's performance as his lawyer and it appears Roberts-Smith may not have forgotten the humiliation. This and the following event may offer some explanation for Roberts-Smith vindictiveness, and both highlight a troubling conflict of interest for Roberts-Smith.

Robert- Smith was a judge on the Court of Criminal Appeal in the Andrew Mallard case which refused to overturn Andrew Mallard's conviction. Roberts- Smith wrote the judgment which was severely criticised by the High Court. The High Court found an embarrassing range of errors of both law and fact in the judgment. Roberts Smith was profoundly humiliated again, this time by the High Court of Australia.

The criminal justice system until then, with luminaries such as Roberts-Smith failed an innocent young man who had no history of violence and who spent 12 years in Casuarina maximum security prison.

The barrister who represented Andrew Mallard pro bono (free of charge) was Malcolm McCusker QC, the current Parliamentary Investigator of the Corruption and Crime Commission whose serious adverse findings against the CCC; Roberts-Smith continues to ignore.

Has Roberts-Smith recovered from his humiliation in the High Court's Mallard judgment?

The Desert Rat always avoids goats and camels, particularly in their feral state. They can cause some nasty injuries particularly when on a rampage, and, like the Desert Rat, have long memories.