[LINK] ethics above the law?

[Adam Todd]

At 09:43 AM 13/02/2007, Brendan Scott wrote:
>Kim Holburn wrote:
> > http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200702/s1846038.htm
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>[]
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> >> But Judge Rozenes accused the journalists of putting their ethics
> >> above the law, and asked how any court is expected to tolerate that.
> >
> > He admitted the journalists acted ethically?
>
>The reference is to "their" ethics - which is not necessarily the same as 
>what the rest of the world considers ethical.
>
>Eg: if a group decides it's unethical to pay taxes should the court simply 
>respect "their" ethics?


You mean besides the fact that it is unethical to pay a NSW 3x3 Fuel Levy 
(3 cents a litre for three years for road works) introduced in the 1980's 
that is till on the Fuel today and ups your GST payment.

Hmmm.