BIAS, PREJUDICE AND JUDGEMENT

On Tuesday morning 19th July, Max Sica`s wife called channel nine and spoke to the producer of A Current Affair. She asked if they would run a story about Max Sica not being able to see his child while incarcerated. To her shock the producer responded that people would not be sympathetic and that the Singh family would never see their children again and that she had already worked with the Singh family in the past.

Max`s wife had no intention of speaking about the murder case at all, she only wanted them to run a story about the injustice her husband is getting by not being able to see his child. I find this to be totally bias and very unprofessional from a person working in that particular position and on a show such as ACA. In saying what she did she is actually really saying... well who cares, i think he is guilty and i dont see why he has the right to see his child when the Singh`s will never see theirs. Are the media not suppose to report without prejudice, judgement or bias? Irrespective of what her personal views would be, and whether she believes Mr Sica is innocent or guilty , the issue was about a five yr old child who has every right to see her loving father. Even the people who are truly guilty of a crime get to see their children.

I would expect nothing less than some bias biggoted view, as what i always thought could never happen in a civilized country has happenend to the Sica family with shocking consequences, and before anyone jumps to conclusions, i bring you not one of the 333 current cases for compensation for wrong incarcerations but two high profile ones, Graham Stafford and Andrew Mallard.

Some say that solicitors should have yrs ago forced legislation to make the media just, that the media could not print unstantiated lies or an image or name of a person before they had their day in court. Now the QLD Govt. would expect the Sica`s to defend Mr Sica on a shoe string budget. It is the same as sending them out to battle in a row boat against the United States sixth fleet. where is the justice in that?

It is a great sadness that we normally attack third world developing countries on their human rights and justice policies, but i see that it`s not only developing countries but right here in a so called civilized country where the words "PRESUMED INNOCENT" are simply words where you find printed in some obscure book and long forgotten...... as your (producer of ACA) point of view today proved.