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Richard Pusey, an Australian mortgage broker, really is the epitome of awful, and most of Australia seems to agree.
He is guilty of filming four police officers as they lay dying after a horrendous crash.
Pusey had been pulled over for driving at 149 kilometres per hour in April last year, and was peeing on the side of the road when the officers were hit by a truck.
According to Sky News, Pusey pleaded guilty to a rare charge of outraging public decency and other offences after filming the crash on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne.
Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King, and Constables Glen Humphris and Josh Prestney were the police officers killed.
"Their names will forever be remembered, their service honoured, and their memories celebrated," Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton.
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— Victoria Police (@VictoriaPolice) April 23, 2020
Pusey, who had MDMA and cannabis in his system at the time, recorded two videos at the scene:
He zoomed in on the officers’ injuries and damaged cars, saying while filming a police car: “That is f***ing justice. Absolutely amazing, that is f***ing amazing.”
Filming the truck, he said: “Look at that, man, you f***ing c***s. You c***s, I guess I’ll be getting a f***ing Uber home, huh.”
Yeah, I think this bumps David Warner quite comfortably into second.
County Court Judge, Trevor Wraight, said Pusey’s words and actions had been “not only derogatory and horrible… but also callous and reprehensible”
He added: “Your conduct…was heartless, cruel and disgraceful.”
He also said last month that he is “probably the most hated man in Australia”, a description which often accompanies reporting on his case.
I don’t need to spell it out, but Pusey’s name also sounds similar to a rather applicable South African expletive.
Pusey told police after the incident that he was ashamed of the videos and that he said offensive things because “that’s how s**t comes out of my head”.
Apparently, the judge noted Pusey’s personality disorders but was still shocked.
His lawyer, Dermot Dann QC, might be one of the few in his favour:
[He] suggested a good behaviour bond as punishment, citing time already served, the guilty plea, mental health problems, and the condemnation [Pusey] had received from the media and the public.
On Wednesday the judge imposed a 10-month jail term, a two-year good behaviour bond, and a fine of AU$1 000 (around R11 000) for the four charges.
His driving licence was also suspended for two years.
Nothing has been mentioned about how Pusey will manage his mental health problems.
[source:skynews]
