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February 13, 2005
T J Hickey memorial in Redfern
This morning we went to Redfern and attended the memorial service for the one year anniversary of the death of T J Hickey. The family aims to have the State's Coronial enquiry re-opened as crucial witnesses were never called. The presiding judge didn't impress people by referring to the incident as a tragic "accident" in his opening address, suggesting that the verdict was a foregone conclusion before any evidence was presented.
Anniversary of TJ Hickey's death, Redfern - a photoset on Flickr
A commemorative plaque was given to T J's mother by the UTS Student's Association in a short ceremony. The plaque was to have been affixed to the spot where the boy was impaled on a metal fence but due to opposition by several government departments this was banned, on the grounds of the phrase "police pursuit" being used.
Ironically, after listening to a speech imploring the media to "lift their game", we turned on the evening news to hear two completely different versions of the day being told.
| Allison Langdon, reporting for Channel Nine, gets the award for Joke Journalist of the Day. After attending the whole event, interviewing all the key participants, and receiving written press material, she reported T J's mother "laid a plaque". The Department of Housing's refusal to grant permission for the plaque was a key element of the day. |  |
Posted by .M. at February 13, 2005 12:30 PM