Why I support the call for a Royal Commission into child abuse 

By Stephen Jones
Updated November 13 2012 - 2:13pm, first published November 12 2012 - 9:39pm

I believe the federal Government  should set up a Royal Commission into systemic child abuse, and cover up by churches and others.  I don’t rush quickly to the call for Royal Commissions.  They have great investigative powers which, when combined with the constant scrutiny of the mass media, can alter the course of public opinion and personal reputation well in advance of any findings and recommendations being recorded.  I believe they should only be used where it is clear that policing and judicial determination have failed.  It appears that this is such a case. 

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