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Pauline Hanson was gaoled earlier this week for electoral fraud
What I find amazing is that according to a pole by Channel 10 (Yeah OK so they are hardly a news service), over 85% of Australians believe that she shouldn’t have gone to gaol.
Bollocks
She was tried and convicted based on the evidence that was given to the court. Remember that innocence of the law is no excuse, so even if she was totally naive about what she was doing, its too bad.
I do feel that the three year sentence carried out was a little excessive, especially considering that there are violent criminals who get lighter sentences than that, and I also think she believes she was innocent.
On a much lighter note, a cold snap has brought snow to Western Australia.
Not here of course, as we are too far north and too close to the coast, but down in a couple of towns around the Stirling ranges, a couple of centimetres of snow lay on the ground for just over half an hour.
See this story in The West Australian.
