I thought we lived in a Country where justice was equal for all. I thought that if someone was killed by the actions of another then those responsible for the death would be made to answer for their crime.
It would seem I was wrong. If you put a uniform on and serve in the Defence of this Country it would seem that basic justice does not apply. I will say that if you put a uniform on there is a risk that you may die facing an enemy that is an acceptable risk that many who serve are willing to take.
What isn’t acceptable is a cannon fodder attitude in Peace time or in non-war service. In the case of the F111 Deseal Reseal Process the military and political leaders were aware of the lethality of the process. Yet they continued to force servicemen to work in this lethal process.
To me this awareness of the lethality and the forcing of servicemen to work in this process is Premeditated Murder. If you know something is lethal and you force people to do it then you have committed a crime.
Has anyone been charged for the death of a serviceman in relation to Deseal Reseal?
The answer is no.
Why is this the case?
When the Board of Inquiry (BOI) was setup it wasn’t given the powers required to bring people to justice for their crimes. The problem here is that the organisation that was responsible for the deaths wrote the rules for the BOI.
A new inquiry is needed to investigate the deaths arising from the F111 Deseal Reseal Process. That inquiry needs to be independent and it needs to have the powers to recommend charges against those who have a case to answer.
For too many years people have got away with murder and those who died have not received justice.
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The Australian Government still sits on hands while good men die.