19th
August 2015
I’d like to
apologise for not being as forthcoming as I’d like to be with our followers but
the unfortunate truth is that we are under a non-publication order with most of
this case. As you would be aware we
recently lost our private prosecution case of murder/manslaughter against
Thomas Hess within the Brisbane Magistrates Court. Let me make it perfectly clear this decision
did not find Thomas Hess Not Guilty of the murder/manslaughter of my son Jason,
it was purely about whether I had the right as a lay person to bring charges
against this Qld Police Officer. His Qld
Police Union legal team were successful in winning that argument, but that is
all and because I as a lay person was unsuccessful in my bid the charge was dismissed. We have spent time as a family determining
what our next step would be in our fight for justice for Jason. Make no mistake that I believe that Detective
Thomas Hess was given many pats on the back and full support from his Police
gang mates but I will not be silenced, I will not just lay down and accept
their decision. This Queensland Police
officer needs to be made to stand trial.
Thomas Hess needs to face an independent jury like any lay person and be
tested, have all the evidence that has been gagged tried and tested within a
court of law. Some people have asked me
why I can’t just let this go and my answer is that this is not just about my
son, it’s about the Police force as a whole, it’s about the next person that
dies at their hands questionably. I am a
60 year old man, father of 5 and a grandfather of 12 and this has happened to
me and it could happen to anyone. I’m
not saying that every Police officer who shoots someone is a murderer but I am
saying it does happen and too many people accept what is said and move on. I refuse to allow this to continue, “the law
needs to change” and somebody needs to stand up and change the way this government
deals with Police who think they are above the law. If he is so innocent why are they so afraid
of putting him on trial. It’s not just
about what has been done to my son, it’s about the cover up that followed, the
lies, the deception of the police, Ian Leavers, Qld Police Union, Crime and
misconduct Commission, Ethical standards, the attorney general, the premier,
the police commissioner, the police minister.
Every single one of these people have received letters from me and they
don’t respond, why? Because they are too
scared to respond or they have no answers for me. In my opinion the public abuse from Ian
Leavers started on 17th April 2012 when my son was killed, he didn’t
care about justice as he spoke malicious lies all over the media and continued
with this attack including saying I had filed private prosecution charges of
murder/manslaughter against Thomas Hess describing it as a whim. A whim I say is defined as a sudden desire or
change of mind that is unusual or unexplained.
My resolve has been going on for 3 years and 4 months and there has been
no change. His ego is bigger than Ayers
Rock, he took an oath to serve and protect and the only thing he has ever done
is serve and protect himself. in my opinion this man is one of the most unconscionable,
egotistical grubs I have ever had the misfortune of having to speak about. In my opinion if the decision made by the
Brisbane Magistrates Court on 27th July 2015 wasn’t one of the most dishonest court
decisions ever made than I believe the only other reason can only be ignorance
and fear by the Magistrate. Make no mistake
if this case ever goes to court the Qld Police Union with its grubby leader will
amass their gang forces into solidarity against the truth as I believe they did
in the Cameron Doomagee versus Chris Hurley trial. In my opinion anyone who knows that case
knows that too much force was used by Qld Police. I’ve never suggested or wanted that we burn
down Carseldine Police station or start riots in the street. I put my faith in a police system that I believed
was unbiased against finding the truth, I now know better. It is clearly against the truth when it comes
to protecting their own.
In my
opinion the Police shot the wrong man’s son they thought I would just accept
everything they said without question, trust them and believe that my son
deserved what he got. We are a family who
trusted in the Police, we always respected them and we knew our son was no
angel. We now know that the Police gang
mentality must be stopped. This state
deserves an honest police force not a police gang. I appeal to all genres, our
children/grandchildren deserve honesty and integrity.
I want you to look at this
photo. It is a photo of Jason’s mother,
myself and one of our son’s pulling up at the crime scene. As we exited the car a Qld Police Officer
approached us and told us to “fuck off or we would all be arrested”. This was the very start of the cover up and
protection of one of their own and it has been going on ever since, so has the
pain in the hearts of our family. We are not just voices we are a family
seeking the unbiased truth.
Before the
end of this week I intend to lodge an appeal in the Supreme Court against the
decision made by Justice Sheridan in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on 27th
July 2015. I pray that the Supreme Court
Judges have a better moral code and are less fearful and ignorant than what was
displayed by Justice Sheridan’s decision.
I have no personal vendetta against Justice Sheridan, he made his
decision and he must live with it. On
closing I’d like to propose a toast (here’s to those who wish us well, and
those who don’t can go to hell). On
second thoughts I don’t want them to go to hell I want them to stay the hell
away from me and my family.
Yours
Faithfully
Steve Protheroe
