<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Just to cause extra distraction :))<br><br></div><div>1. I support LA making a submission about this issue. All community groups should.<br><br></div><div>2. The police should not be able to just track everyone and anyone. Courts and warrants are necessary to limit their demands and ensure public privacy and public rights are maintained. Natch!<br>
</div><div><br>2. Russell, regarding white collar crime. Fraud is a white collar crime. The costs to those who are defrauded includes losing their jobs, losing their homes, relationship failures due to these events and the emotional and psychological trauma of being thrown into poverty or suffering significant financial loss. Children especially experience major hardship when parents lose jobs and homes.<br>
</div><br></div>I'm not arguing the toss about 'which crime is worse' but merely that white collar crime has victims who suffer real hardship and trauma as a result. The consequences are real and significant.<br>
<br>Additionally, the cost of financial cost of fraud has a major negative effect on the broader community. For instance:<br><br>In 2008 it was estimated at $AU8.5 billion. This is a major loss to the
community, resulting in a reduction in services available and the many
benefits these can bring.<br><br><a href="http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/B/E/7/%7BBE7A78D6-8D5D-45F1-91DB-452744F4B701%7Dtandi382.pdf">http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/B/E/7/%7BBE7A78D6-8D5D-45F1-91DB-452744F4B701%7Dtandi382.pdf</a><br>
<div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">In short, white collar crime causes real physical and psychological harm to those directly and indirectly affected.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">
"We now cross back to the weather" :)<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Regards,<br><br>Patrick<br></div></div></div></div></div>