It takes geeky persistence and perseverance to get photos off a battered phone and up to this site that acts as monitor and observer, if not as a kind of 'social conscience' for the trials and tribulations of one Maurice J Kirk BVSc. No scriptwriter could make it up. Only real life can write these stories of LOTS of people 'only doing their job', denying and lying and committing crimes to cover up crimes - against one individual. No matter how you may want to criticise any victim, 'the system' always consists of many people who victimise individuals.
Here we see the stairs that Maurice was kicked down - in 2011, we think - by Court 'security'.
And we see the restaurant in which he was arrested after having been out of jail recently for barely 24 hours. It's a miracle that Maurice can chronicle his own experiences and remember dates.
As an observer of MANY white collar crimes and criminals, my current summary is:
- his punishments without crime cannot be compared with any of the bankruptcies, child snatching and having to flee the country to escape imprisonment or mental hospitalisation - because every victim can only cope with their Legal Abuse Syndrome in their own particular way
- his courage and audacity to take on what is clearly one of the worst Police forces in the country can only ask for admiration
- his commitment to advancing the cause of Litigants in Person (LiPs), whether in prison, in Courts or simply 'back home' might only make a difference thanks to technology.
Whether web, phone or video technologies:
- if courts didn't have anything to hide, authentic, unadulterated video and audio recordings would be available to whoever needs / wants them;
- if LiPs were treated as lawyers, they would not suffer as much as they do, for they would get 'disclosure' of any document;
- BUT LiPs are not 'part of the club'; hence they don't get 'club protection'...
I wonder whether 'the system' will begin some 'positive PR' and publish cases where people actually did get justice and compensation? Meanwhile, I put my hope on 'technology for good': An illegally arrested mother was saved by her phone.
Will these photos suffice as 'evidence' in the minds of 'club members'? Or will they bank yet more on Maurice ageing, while public officials 'just doing their job' take early retirement to make room for the next generation of victimisers and white collar criminals?