STOFSK/CHRIS ACQUITED!!!

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YAY!!! :D
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Hey guys,

I got the call from Simon as I was driving to Stanford from SF that Chris has been acquitted. It's total bullshit they kept him waiting for about 6 weeks (give or take) when acquittal was virtually assured, but thank god. Anyways, hopefully Chris will be online himself soon.

Greetings from Stanford Law School btw :)
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Hooray, perhaps now I can actually meet him online! It feels really weird that he's been locked away so long that I never actually made contact with him. Just another travesty I suppose that there was no chance to ever really make contact.

Of course, now I just hope we don't flood him with so many well wishes we overwhelm him.
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Hooray! That this ever happened is bullshit, but it's finally over.
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Ubiquitous wrote:AWESOME news. However, even in this moment of joy I feel real sadness and anger for what happened to Chris, because this was a disgraceful miscarriage of justice.

I look forward to Chris posting here once more: a free and innocent man.

Not only that but the poor guy also lost a father out of this. Here is to a healthy recovery and a normal life.
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That's fucking good news...it was likely since the last update, but this whole sham hasn't left me any faith in the Australian 'justice' system, so I was somewhat dreading an eleventh-hour Murphy intervention.

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Sweet!

Words do not describe the elation. :luv:
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This is very good news. Best wishes Stofsk. You have earned a well deserved vacation, please do take it easy.
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Everybody now! Hip Hip HURRAH! Hip Hip HURRAH!!(Or hooray or huzzah)

Maybe a preemptive request to reactivate his account if it has been inactive?
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Best damn news in a long time
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Wonderful news. I am very happy for Stofsk. I can't wait to see the Qui-Gon in shades under umbrella avatar back here.

Nuts. None of the smileys we have are celebratory enough.
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Holy shit. It's hard to believe that it actually finally happened. Congratulations, Chris!
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Old Plympto wrote:Wonderful news. I am very happy for Stofsk. I can't wait to see the Qui-Gon in shades under umbrella avatar back here.

Nuts. None of the smileys we have are celebratory enough.
Weird though, good news that Stofsk is free but bad news that his av is based on Liam Neeson who just recently lost his wife.
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Justice, too long delayed.
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I can't even imagine the relief, and I do hope that some manner of reparations are on the way.
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You have my congradulations. :D

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I was in a real shitty mood until I read this. Fucking great news indeed.

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Congratulations are indeed in order. This is long, long overdue, and should never have happened in the first place. I hope he takes a good long time to recover.
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Congratulations are in order! :D
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As has been said absolutely excellent news...and now comes the next hard part, dealing with the aftermath. I'd like to think that up until the investigation took a turn Chris was on the right track towards dealign with his dad's death and this is one gigantic 2.5 year hiatus on the road to recovery. The obvious plus is the love and support of his mom and family, events like these tend to forge amazingly strong bonds and it is my fervent hope that they can all work through this mess and move forward with their lives.
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This is awesome news! :D

Three cheers for Chris and the people that worked so hard to help him! :D
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Fucking brilliant.
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Best news I've heard all day. I can't wait for him to come back. Congrats Stofsk.
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Justice is sweet indeed. This news fills my heart with happiness!
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YES YES YES FUCKING YES :mrgreen:

I'm so glad to hear this. I've been waiting this news all day.

Here's a big 'fuck you' to the Victorian Police, the idiot Jury and the DPP people who decided to proceed.

And here's a big 'awesome' to the 3 appeal judges, the DPP guy who conceded the case honstly and all Chris's friends.

I'm just sorry I've been a complete prick in failing to write him or stay in touch despite continually reminding myself.

Anyway.

This time I *am* going to remember to send some cash his way. I think they are still going to have a huge legal bill to clean up after this mess, I doubt the Victorian Government is going to send a fucking cent his way :finger:
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