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What's going on with the passenger's signature ?

There's a few variations amongst that lot.

Those cabcharge documents may raise more questions than answers.

But the 13 photocopied Cabcharge vouchers released by Mr Slipper do raise another issue. Instead of detailing a specific pick-up point or destination, the passenger has simply written the word "suburbs" on many of the vouchers.

That makes it hard to determine whether the fare correctly reflects the journey.

AM has reviewed a Department of Finance document that details 18 months' worth of Mr Slipper's Cabcharge journeys; about a quarter of those trips use the description "suburbs".

Forensic handwriting and document examiner Paul Westwood says it is hard to make an assessment on poor-quality photocopies, but says he believes there are questions about the signatures on the documents.

"At the moment all I'm saying is that the variation in these signatures is such that you have to consider the possibility there may be more than one writer," he said.

"If anyone wants to test it, we need to get the originals or at least high-quality scans if the originals have been destroyed, [as well as] comparative material, his signatures and his handwriting on undisputed documents.

"If it was the police coming to me, I'd say, 'you know, don't dismiss this case. It warrants further investigation'."
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-27/handwriting-expert-questions-slipper-cabcharge-copies/3975702
 
StumpyPhantom said:
This is (supposedly) a serious thread, so I've thought long and hard (ie 12 seconds) before putting this on, but "Thomson's forced smile" gives me images of the moment when his credit card spending habit reaches its climax, so to speak.

Like I say in my thoughts - "long and hard"!!

Now back to Slipper - I simply can't imagine him - no matter how hard I try.
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I've been relctant to comment too much on this too because my gut reaction to both Slipper and Thompson is at this point is "Eeewww, I don't want to hear of or see either of them again, they make my skin crawl", which is not very objective :eek:
 
Julia said:
Further, is it considered quite fine for him to be swanning around inner Sydney throughout the small hours, criss-crossing suburbs? I suppose it is. Pretty hard to understand what sort of official business he was on at 4am.
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King's Cross and Oxford Street were his favourite haunts I believe. Nothing to do with the interests of his constituents.
 
I was privileged to dine last night at the hotel, with two of North Queensland and the Northern Territory's premier forensic readers and interpreters of signatures, dockets, IOU's and rain-sodden wills.

These two gentlemen have still not served time in either jurisdiction and are now well respected members of the financial advice industry.

We downloaded Slippery's cabcharge manual vouchers which he kindly tweeted to one of us. Thanks Slippery.

It would appear to all three of us, I myself am an expert on handwriting having served many years in Stylus School, that Slippery has been severely let down by his handwriting.

I accept that it is his signature, and would fight anyone who says otherwise, however, it appears to be not, on forensic examination.

The consensus amongst us at the stage at which we were imbibing Baileys and none too steady on our flippers, was, that the signatures appeared sufficiently different to require further forensic analysis.

Then again we were pissed.

Which we are sure our beloved Speaker was not, when he signed the dockets.

We will further pass the dockets past the keen eye of one of our region's premier forgers, who is due to be released from The Creek today, at the hotel's famous "Sunday Roast" to ascertain his view on Slippery's dockets.

gg
 
Garpal Gumnut said:
I was privileged to dine last night at the hotel, with two of North Queensland and the Northern Territory's premier forensic readers and interpreters of signatures, dockets, IOU's and rain-sodden wills.

These two gentlemen have still not served time in either jurisdiction and are now well respected members of the financial advice industry.

We downloaded Slippery's cabcharge manual vouchers which he kindly tweeted to one of us. Thanks Slippery.

It would appear to all three of us, I myself am an expert on handwriting having served many years in Stylus School, that Slippery has been severely let down by his handwriting.

I accept that it is his signature, and would fight anyone who says otherwise, however, it appears to be not, on forensic examination.

The consensus amongst us at the stage at which we were imbibing Baileys and none too steady on our flippers, was, that the signatures appeared sufficiently different to require further forensic analysis.

Then again we were pissed.

Which we are sure our beloved Speaker was not, when he signed the dockets.

We will further pass the dockets past the keen eye of one of our region's premier forgers, who is due to be released from The Creek today, at the hotel's famous "Sunday Roast" to ascertain his view on Slippery's dockets.

gg
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I recommend the Chteau Latour Pauillac 1990 to compliment the lamb.
 
Senator Milne said it was right that Mr Slipper had stood aside at the weekend, but stressed that he was entitled to the presumption of innocence.
Wrong.

The sexual harassment allegations against Slipper were in a legal document lodged in The Fair Work division of the federal Court last Friday.

One of the nastiest provisions of the Fair Work Act ensures that the employers are deemed guilty unless they can prove they are not guilty of the alleged wrongdoing. The employers of Ashby are Slipper and the Commonwealth.

Employers usually agree to a settlement payoff to avoid an embarassing court action. Slipper will probably be forced to contest the matter in court to avoid accusation of public funds being used for a payoff.

Slipper will have to pay his own court costs and these will be substantial.:)

(See article by Hedley Thomas in The Australian today, "Act's reverse onus a boon for victims")
 
Poor Peter.

The answers just don't stack up.

A small limmo company that calls itself a cab company.
The driver has not used the manual card system in between Peter slopper using it weeks apart.

 
The dockets that Slipper has submitted may well be dodgy. No doubt this will put him in even hotter water than he already is if that is the case.

One of the many ways that the system could be rorted - say a limo fare is $50 then the voucher issuer could say - I will write you, the limo driver, out a voucher for $100 if you give me $25 cash.
 
Good idea but they would never stoop that low..... wait they have sleeping in the car to claim hotel accom..Maybe don't vote form them is a good idea.
 
The plot seems to thicken with Slipper exposing his cab dockets. It would appear he is less smarter than he looks.
The only ones he seems to have convinced that he is in the clear is Albanese, Gillard, Roxon and Emmerson.
The thing I cannot understand is why he did it? Surely it was not for finacial gain considering his level of salary.


http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...rove-mp-19-times/story-e6freoof-1226338295219
 
Noco Iif guilty its one of the 7 deadly sin called... greed ,just like the fed Judge refused to pay his parking ticket only this time Slipper is needed for his vote so he has some power in high place's
 
Glen48 said:
Noco Iif guilty its one of the 7 deadly sin called... greed ,just like the fed Judge refused to pay his parking ticket only this time Slipper is needed for his vote so he has some power in high place's
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In the Book of Proverbs (Mishlai), King Solomon stated that the Lord specifically regards "six things the Lord hateth, and the seventh His soul detesteth." namely:

A proud look.
A lying tongue.
Hands that shed innocent blood.
A heart that devises wicked plots.
Feet that are swift to run into mischief.
A deceitful witness that uttereth lies.
Him that soweth discord among brethren.
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(Wiki)

I guess the third one is the only one the Lord can't pin on him.
 
Anything less than squeaky clean and Peter Slipper was a fool to draw even more public attention to those cabcharges.

He should have realised that "anything you say may be used as evidence against you" not only applies in a court of law, it also applies in the court of public opinion.

Otherwise, the court of public opinion does not operate in the same way as a court of law, and that's something Julia Gillard should have realised.
 
drsmith said:
...Otherwise, the court of public opinion does not operate in the same way as a court of law, and that's something Julia Gillard should have realised.
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I don't think Gillard has ever realised this at all. One gets the feeling she thinks she is above democracy and SHE will decide what is best for the voters in this country.
 
sails said:
I don't think Gillard has ever realised this at all. One gets the feeling she thinks she is above democracy and SHE will decide what is best for the voters in this country.
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That's very much the impression I get.
 
sails said:
I don't think Gillard has ever realised this at all. One gets the feeling she thinks she is above democracy and SHE will decide what is best for the voters in this country.
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Yep that's Gillard alright, well she's destroyed the ALP for a generation at least
with that attitude and seriously impaired any chance of another woman being given the chance at the job in future.

Bull in a china shop all round I'd say.
 
This sorry saga gets more fanciful by the minute.

Peter Slipper's cabcharges may have originated from the department of finance, but they were made public by Peter Slipper.

The explanation for the actual cost of the fares is beyond belief.

ANTHONY ALBANESE: The charge isn't whether Peter Slipper or any other Member of Parliament is unusual. The charge here is that Peter Slipper engaged in fraudulent conduct and handed over blank cab charges.

What has shown by this documentation provided by the Department of Finance is that that allegation is not correct.

Some people choose to use fax rather than emails still. That's a matter that isn't up to me to explain, with due respect.

MATT WORDSWORTH: He says the unusually high amounts of $85 for a Legion cab from the Sydney CBD to the airport and $90 for what is marked "suburbs" to "suburbs" could have a reasonable explanation.

ANTHONY ALBANESE: There are a range of subcontracting issues with regard to issues of cabs and hire cars. I do know that hire cars are expensive. I do know that Comcars cost you $80.

If I wanted to go from the Commonwealth parliamentary offices that are 100 metres down the road to this Sky News studio the fare would be $80 if I were to get a Comcar.

MATT WORDSWORTH: The other batch of dockets have an ABN which belongs to Lazmar Limousines on the Sunshine Coast.

Its website advertises airport transfers and says a Cabcharge EFTPOS terminal is now available.

A company spokesman declined to comment on the allegations, or whether the Federal Police or Department of Finance had been in contact, referring all questions to Mr Slipper.

Mr Slipper did not respond to a request for interview.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-27/albanese-defends-unusual-slipper/3977106?section=qld
 
Calliope said:
One of the nastiest provisions of the Fair Work Act ensures that the employers are deemed guilty unless they can prove they are not guilty of the alleged wrongdoing. The employers of Ashby are Slipper and the Commonwealth.
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Section 361 I believe
Gillards own legislation that she wrote and she chooses to ignore it. So it's ok for employers to cop it so long as they are not Labor members
 
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