The old statute of limitations trick, eh? It is a common ploy when Govts. don't
want to take any action. Years ago, i tried to prosecute a vet in the MIA. I
had a watertight case, with admissions and all the necessary evidence.
Unfortunately, the legal section just sat on it until the Statute of
Limitations ran out. It turned out that the person I was trying to prosecute
was a friend of the the Director General.
In the Box Flat case, there would not be sufficient evidence to prosecute,
because the only witnesses were involved in the shoot, and I doubt that any
would be likely to grass up their mates.
Carl Clifford
> On 24 Mar 2015, at 12:57 pm, Barney Enders <> wrote:
>
> I notice that the Statutes of Limitations expires this month re the massacre
> of hundreds of birds a Box Flat in 2013.
>
> Every bird that moved including some that didn't were shot from Swans,
> Raptures, Spoonbills etc down to the smaller Stilts, Dotterels etc.
> including
>
>
> the decimation of a flock of the protected Freckled Duck that were living
> there.
> There was a lot of jumping up and down by various individuals and groups etc
> at the time and an enquiry was held lasting 9 months but nothing has ever
> been
>
> released.
>
>
>
> It is claimed the shoot was organized by two farmers whose property the
> swamp is on along with two gun shop owners in Geelong and their colleagues
> who were participants and they supplied free ammunition to the shooters.
>
> It is rumoured even shooters who are members of the local Field and Game
> were there, who the majority of members of F & G are responsible
> individuals.
>
> I don't believe the farmers would have realized what was to take place but
> as it was invitation only shoot they would of known the majority of who were
> there.
>
>
>
> Not one shooter has been charged over one of the biggest illegal native bird
> slaughters ever discovered in this country.
>
> It is imperative that the report that has been locked away be released
> including the video of the hundreds of birds washed up on the other side of
> the swamp flown
>
> there by the wind.
>
>
>
> It is said they have Sat, photos of the Rego. of every car that was there
> and even the individual shooters and which tree they were standing behind.
>
> Why you might ask has nothing been done ?????
>
> The excuse is they don't know who shot what, an nobody is game to dob anyone
> in even though they realize they have done irreparable damage to the
> reputation
>
> of all shooters and have undone the work put in by the Field and Game and
> Shooters Ass etc to get the bird identification videos out and the tests
> that must be done before
>
> individuals can get a game license.
>
>
>
> The real reason is there were people there from high places and the shooters
> were constituents and friends of the then Minister for Agriculture.
>
>
>
> I have spent many, many days photographing Freckled Duck and recording the
> numbers present around Vic. to try and convince the powers that be not to
> put them on the list
> of Ducks that can be taken during the season that the various
> organizations are pushing for.
>
> The only reason they want them on is because the Red Necks cannot recognize
> them from other ducks and it is an excuse to be able to take one a day to
> avoid the fines.
>
>
>
> The reason so many were in Victoria the last few years is because of the
> drought in their normal territory and there are big mobs around that did not
> breed the last two years.
>
>
>
> It is a reflection how far our once great country has slipped as far as
> cover ups and rorting etc has become and we sit back and take it as normal
> practice.
>
> My rant for the day.
>
> Barney.
>
>
>
>
>
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