Crossdressing used to make a political statement

[susandrea]

Interesting.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/alice-in-wonderland-guilty-of-contempt/2007/02/14/1171405284145.html

[Joy Carter]

Interesting.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/alice-in-wonderland-guilty-of-contempt/2007/02/14/1171405284145.html

Now there is a lawyer I could learn to like.

[Christina Nicole]

I'm glad I don't have someone like him on retainer. Stunts are fun for the press, but they carry zero weight in the courts. Crossdressing as Alice in Wonderland, is all well and good, but as a "protest" it is meaningless in the law. Too bad the people he represents couldn't find competent representation. They are the real losers in this.

Warm regards,
Christina Nicole

[EricaCD]

Actually, I remember quite well when this case first came to attention in North America about 9 months ago. The issue was that there was (according to both his clients and him) quite literally no other way to publicize the fact that his clients were being scapegoated. He originally started dressing just as a woman (i.e., no Alice in Wonderland motif) to protest the "old boys" club that was precluding a fair inquiry into the facts in the case. By the way, there has never been a suggestion that he is otherwise a crossdresser.

I believe that as the legal proceedings in which he was involved became more surreal, he adopted the Alice in Wonderland motif to recall the legal system under the Red Queen in Wonderland.

At the time, I found his means of protest unorthodox, but also quite interesting. In any event, he certainly managed to shed a light on some less savory aspects of the legal system in his jurisdiction.

I'd reserve judgment as to whether he was incompetent absent a more thorough review of the background.

Erica