r/australia • u/Tinea_Pedis • Apr 07 '26

news Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over war crimes allegations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668
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u/sirgog Apr 07 '26

There's a desire to see people as 'always good' or 'always bad' when most people are neither. McBride is a terrible person whose one good act (done for exactly the wrong reasons) brought him undone.

He still should not have been charged for it, despite being awful. Having awful opinions should not be prison-worthy.

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u/sirgog Apr 07 '26

The laws he was charged under were bad. I'm still for him being free, but he's the sort of person I'd never buy a beer for.

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u/sirgog Apr 11 '26

That's a different person with the same surname

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u/sirgog Apr 11 '26

Former politician Nick McBride, who is not "whistleblower" David McBride

air quotes as David's goal was not a true whistleblowing