Commentary There’s been endless kerfuffle about the implications of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s apology to former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins with eminent lawyers claiming his comments were reckless, and warning they may derail any chance of both parties in the criminal case being given a fair trial. One thing is for sure: the case’s outcomes are all equally dismal. If the defendant is found guilty in a trial whose fairness is open to question, it will send a shudder through the multitude of normal families already nervous about protecting their sons. But if he is acquitted, the cries for further changes to our legal system would be deafening. At least on both accounts, we’d have the pleasure of demanding the prime minister and his colleagues apologise in parliament. What fun that would be. It’s important to clarify a few issues as we go into the discussion of why the …
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