Non-story didn’t need exposure
I am the person named in last Saturday’s Northern Territory News, “Hearing Dismissed,” April 15. The facts are:
Last September, I was about to be searched by two security guards in the NT Supreme Court.
Before going about their work, they intimidatingly snapped on their white rubber gloves. Believing I was about to be cavity searched, I dropped my trousers and took off my shirt. I then turned 360 degrees.
The resultant charge, laid several weeks later and as reported, was dismissed in Darwin Magistrates Court last Monday, April 11.
That the NT News should print a non-story is a poor reflection on its professionalism.
Rob Inder-Smith
Nightcliff
Newshawk: http://www.napnt.org
Pubdate: Thur, 20 April 2006
Source: Northern Territory News (Australia)
Author: Rob Inder-Smith (letter to the editor)
Copyright: 2006 Northern Territory News
Contact: ntnmail@ntn.newsltd.com.au
Website: http://www.ntnews.com.au/
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The following is the original letter submitted to the NT News by Rob:
I am the person named in last Saturday's Northern Territory News (NT News, “Hearing dismissed”, 16/04/06). The (unreported) facts are:
Last September, I was about to be searched by two security guards in the NT Supreme Court, who intmidatingly snapped on their white rubber gloves before going about their work.
Believing I was about to be cavity searched, I dropped my trousers and took off my shirt. I then turned 360 degrees.
The charge was laid several weeks later and as reported, dismissed in Darwin Magistrate's Court last Monday, April 11/04).
That the NT News should print a non-story that was already five days old is a poor reflection on the professionalism of the NT News.
Rob Inder-Smith
Nightcliff
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