16 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The witness admitted to lying - Bruhn wasn’t merely found ‘not guilty’ - he was fully exonerated.

As a former detective who worked in the Sex Assault Squad (as well as Child Abuse, Homicide, Cold Case, and other units), I can tell you from direct experience that a significant proportion of reported sexual penetrations without consent turn out to be false allegations. False accusations are profoundly damaging, first to the innocent person wrongly accused, and second to genuine victims whose credibility is undermined when reports are later disproven.

I’ve investigated and arrested individuals responsible for some of the most serious and disturbing crimes (experiences I still find difficult to discuss). Today I investigate workplace sexual harassment and assault allegations for a large organisation, while also providing ongoing support to impacted persons with empathy, respect, and dignity throughout the process.

So when you make assumptions or lecture me based solely on one informed post - without knowing anything about my background or work - I take genuine offence at the characterisation. I remain deeply committed to seeking justice for real victims.

If you’d like verification of my previous police service or current role, feel free to message me privately and I’ll happily provide it.

the ex-police credentials have

16 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

The witness admitted to lying - Bruhn wasn’t merely found ‘not guilty’ - he was fully exonerated.

As a former detective who worked in the Sex Assault Squad (as well as Child Abuse, Homicide, Cold Case, and other units), I can tell you from direct experience that a significant proportion of reported sexual penetrations without consent turn out to be false allegations. False accusations are profoundly damaging, first to the innocent person wrongly accused, and second to genuine victims whose credibility is undermined when reports are later disproven.

I’ve investigated and arrested individuals responsible for some of the most serious and disturbing crimes (experiences I still find difficult to discuss). Today I investigate workplace sexual harassment and assault allegations for a large organisation, while also providing ongoing support to impacted persons with empathy, respect, and dignity throughout the process.

So when you make assumptions or lecture me based solely on one informed post - without knowing anything about my background or work - I take genuine offence at the characterisation. I remain deeply committed to seeking justice for real victims.

If you’d like verification of my previous police service or current role, feel free to message me privately and I’ll happily provide it.

The ex-police credentials combined with your attitude about ‘false allegations’ aren’t helping the case. But keep telling yourself you’re one of the good guys

2 minutes ago, deegirl said:

The ex-police credentials combined with your attitude about ‘false allegations’ aren’t helping the case. But keep telling yourself you’re one of the good guys

They were proven false, people lied and the complaint was withdrawn - the matter didn’t make it to trial - I can’t explain it anymore plainly than that. There’s a difference between a matter being withdrawn due to it being identified as a false complaint and being found not guilty at trial. I’m unsure why you’re being so condescending - I was extremely passionate about my work and remain to be. But you sit behind your keyboard and continue doing something for the true victims by bashing those keys, while being consumed by emotions over facts (and the law) - I’ll carry on doing the actual hard work (that most can’t/wont do).

Edited March 11Mar 11 by Ethan Tremblay

Didn't want to start a new thread, but some Media Niceness atm

"Just about the story of the first six or seven rounds."

Damian Barrett and Matthew Lloyd discuss Melbourne's impressive start to the Steven King era.

Watch Access now: afl.com.au/video/1502574

I once had a great deal of respect for Gerrard Whatley and his work on AFL 360, but he has lost me with his constant sniping at Melbourne over its handling of Christian Petracca’s injury during the 2024 King’s Birthday clash between Melbourne and Collingwood Football Club at the MCG.

While discussing Elijah Hollands yesterday, he pivoted back to the Petracca situation and made two claims that deserve closer scrutiny.

First, he suggested that the “immediate concern was to protect against future litigation,” implying that both the AFL and the club prioritised legal risk over player welfare. That is a serious assertion, and one that risks mischaracterising the intent and actions of those involved in what was, by any measure, a high-pressure medical situation.

Second, he claimed there was no meaningful investigation other than a cursory “tick-off” of medical procedures and described this as “immediate and jarring.” This is disingenuous.

A review into Melbourne’s handling of the incident was in fact conducted by a panel jointly convened by the AFL and the AFL Players Association. The Melbourne Football Club itself was not part of that process, and while the findings were not made public, there has never been any determination that the club’s medical staff acted improperly.

To suggest otherwise, or to characterise the club’s actions as somehow reckless or insensitive, stretches the available facts. Criticism has its place, but it should be grounded in evidence rather than implication or inference. Whatley’s commentary veers too far into conjecture, rather than fair analysis and is poor journalism.