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This edit removed Category:Australian politicians convicted of crimes with the explanation that his offences were not crimes. I'm not sure exactly what the distinction is between criminal and other contempt of court,nor how to tell now which one he might have been penalised for. The News Manual includes
TO SUMMARISE:
Journalists run five main risks of committing a criminal contempt:
- Publishing matter likely to prejudice a fair trial
- Interfering with the course of justice
- Scandalising the court
- Refusing to name a source of information
- Photography or electronic recording within the court precincts
Hinch seems to have done the first two, and reports say he was "convicted" of contempt. If these were not crimes, then perhaps the section heading "Criminal convictions" should be changed to something else, and the section explain why they were not crimes, despite being found guilty in a court of law and sentenced to imprisonment or home detention. -- Scott Davis Talk 15:04, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
This statement is included in the lead and in the body of the article. I removed it from the lead because I didn't think it was significant because it simply reflects increased longevity. People are living longer, and doing more things later in life. Hinch is one of them. No doubt there will soon be a new MP that is even older. And this will continue until longevity stops increasing. Wyatt Roy is different because his case has nothing to do with longevity. With youth there is a lower limit, in this case 18, and Roy was meaningful younger than everyone before him. Hinch is not meaningful older. People are just living longer. He is one of them. Also, the convoluted nature of the "record" makes it not notable. He is not the oldest parliamentarian.-- Jack Upland ( talk) 19:02, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
This page is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
This edit removed Category:Australian politicians convicted of crimes with the explanation that his offences were not crimes. I'm not sure exactly what the distinction is between criminal and other contempt of court,nor how to tell now which one he might have been penalised for. The News Manual includes
TO SUMMARISE:
Journalists run five main risks of committing a criminal contempt:
- Publishing matter likely to prejudice a fair trial
- Interfering with the course of justice
- Scandalising the court
- Refusing to name a source of information
- Photography or electronic recording within the court precincts
Hinch seems to have done the first two, and reports say he was "convicted" of contempt. If these were not crimes, then perhaps the section heading "Criminal convictions" should be changed to something else, and the section explain why they were not crimes, despite being found guilty in a court of law and sentenced to imprisonment or home detention. -- Scott Davis Talk 15:04, 29 August 2016 (UTC)
This statement is included in the lead and in the body of the article. I removed it from the lead because I didn't think it was significant because it simply reflects increased longevity. People are living longer, and doing more things later in life. Hinch is one of them. No doubt there will soon be a new MP that is even older. And this will continue until longevity stops increasing. Wyatt Roy is different because his case has nothing to do with longevity. With youth there is a lower limit, in this case 18, and Roy was meaningful younger than everyone before him. Hinch is not meaningful older. People are just living longer. He is one of them. Also, the convoluted nature of the "record" makes it not notable. He is not the oldest parliamentarian.-- Jack Upland ( talk) 19:02, 25 May 2018 (UTC)