A wife-killer, who was found not guilty on grounds of insanity, has won his latest bid to drive a taxi on Melbourne's streets.
But the man, who stabbed his wife to death while suffering depression, won't be collecting fares just yet as another appeal is being sought against him being given a licence, the Herald Sun reports.
The Director of Public Transport refused to grant the man, who was found not guilty of murder due to mental impairment, a taxi licence in 2008 after he was released from court-ordered treatment and supervision.
But VCAT overruled them, saying the man had become a person of good character since the killing of his wife in 1990 and was now a suitable candidate for driving a cab.
The Director's appeal to the Supreme Court to stop the man driving a taxi today failed, with Justice Iain Ross agreeing with the VCAT decision.
The Supreme Court heard the man was yet to complete several required driving and training courses before he can be licensed.
The Director had argued VCAT didn't consider the issue of public confidence in the public transport system or community expectations in letting the man drive taxis.
Court orders prevent the man's identity from being known.
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But the man, who stabbed his wife to death while suffering depression, won't be collecting fares just yet as another appeal is being sought against him being given a licence, the Herald Sun reports.
The Director of Public Transport refused to grant the man, who was found not guilty of murder due to mental impairment, a taxi licence in 2008 after he was released from court-ordered treatment and supervision.
But VCAT overruled them, saying the man had become a person of good character since the killing of his wife in 1990 and was now a suitable candidate for driving a cab.
The Director's appeal to the Supreme Court to stop the man driving a taxi today failed, with Justice Iain Ross agreeing with the VCAT decision.
The Supreme Court heard the man was yet to complete several required driving and training courses before he can be licensed.
The Director had argued VCAT didn't consider the issue of public confidence in the public transport system or community expectations in letting the man drive taxis.
Court orders prevent the man's identity from being known.
Source
I hope they instead meant 900 million hours of counselling and therapy before being allowed contact with the public again.
Certainly, make him take the training courses, but "public confidence" isn't an issue, and shouldn't be brought up.
A wife-killer, who was found not guilty on grounds of insanity, has won his latest bid to drive a taxi on Melbourne's streets. Sensationalist if I've ever heard it. This man isn't even being regarded as a man; he's a 'wife-killer.' I can't put my finger on just why the latter third of the sentence (as dictated by the appositive) rubs me wrong, but there's something about it that continues the menacing tone of introducing this man as a 'wife-killer.'
Mind, I'm not saying that it's right or that I condone it, but the aim of this article is NOT just to report the news. The tone is very much leaning toward inciting precisely the kind of frenzy that it has.
No?
Then how the fuck do you know WHAT they've done? Maybe they beat their children. Maybe they steal office supplies. Maybe they run drugs.
It's better to make sure all those not-right-minded people are simply put to death, AMIRITE?
Dr Kenny noted that for a period of 14 years XFJ has been symptom free. He continued:
Considering the whole picture, he is probably no more likely to have another episode of depression than does anybody else in the community.
Arguably, this guy has been through what seems to be at least 15 years of treatment and rehabilitation. Please, chill it with the sensationalism, sometimes people are helped by the system and reintegrate with the rest of the public.
he's been in treatment for 15 years, I'm pretty sure he and his therapists understand his limits better than we do.
I'm petty sure the man is unlikely to kill someone again. It's not like this was a killing spree. What's the point in not leaving people locked up for ever if we aren't going to let them rejoin society?
Now if only we could get even more people into the mental health system to prevent stories like this.
But ha ha, this is America, what am I thinking.