There will also have to be consequences. It is deeply frustrating and difficult for those in the political system to see our legal system not being able to state that certain actions taken were wrong and should be punished in an appropriate way. We need this to happen. In this country, we operate under a system of freedoms provided by a Constitution which recognises individual rights. For all the flaws in our Constitution the rights protected in it and by our legal system are crucial freedoms which we need to maintain and protect while at the same time seeking justice so that people face the consequences of what has been done. I hope we can get this balance, difficult as it is, right. There is also freedom of speech in this country, which is important. Our press is free to report as it sees fit. It can also lead people to a better understanding of what is happening through the freedom it can exercise.

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