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Maybe The Dingo Didn't Eat My Baby After All

What's weird about it? The last inquest left an open verdict and since then there's been a number of recorded dingo attacks on young children, so there's new evidence to consider and they can finally close the books on the case.
 
Misleading title. Nobody's saying a dingo didn't eat the baby, but there may more evidence that it probably did...

the public’s feeling of guilt over the case remains, and was intensified in light of a series of fatal dingo attacks on Australia’s Fraser Island 10 years ago, including one that killed a nine-year-old boy and made many realize the danger of the wild dogs.

When the fourth inquest begins, coroner Elizabeth Morris is expected to make announcements regarding the Fraser Island attacks
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The Central Scrutinizer said:
This is weird...
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Only to someone who thinks that Lindy Chamberlain might be guilty after all.

First it's 'convicted murderer Amanda Knox', and now this. Is there any case where you can accept that somebody was wrongly convicted?
 
icerat said:
What's weird about it? The last inquest left an open verdict and since then there's been a number of recorded dingo attacks on young children, so there's new evidence to consider and they can finally close the books on the case.
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That's it. Mind you, the Northern Territory is our deep south, and the inquest outcome is anyone's guess.
 
Uluru, not Ulura.

Not that that site appears to be a pinnacle of journalism... I haven't seen this story on any local news. Yet.
 
icerat said:
What's weird about it? The last inquest left an open verdict and since then there's been a number of recorded dingo attacks on young children, so there's new evidence to consider and they can finally close the books on the case.
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Let's see...they overturned the conviction, released her from prison, gave her money, now they're reopening the case to....what? Overturn the conviction again? Give her more money?
 
The lasting interest in this case is rooted in the hate-fueled stupidity that put Chamberlain behind bars in the first place. Her story was credible, and it was consistent with the facts. But, a lot of people became absolutely certain she murdered her baby because of how she behaved. Theories as to how and why she did this were pure speculation, they were all over the map, and none of them made sense. It didn't matter. Soon the fix was in, with junk forensics to make it stick. They found "blood" in the car that later turned out to be rust. They stuffed raw meat inside baby clothing, fed it to dingoes, and announced that the shredded clothing looked nothing like the actual clothing found near where the baby disappeared. Ooh! Now we have science to back up our bias and hate! We'll never know what really happened that terrible night, but we can be sure that whatever it was, that evil woman is guilty!

Here's a good article about the case:

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/lindy-baby-azaria-and-the-dingo-3002965.html

Excerpt:

Despite the severity of her haircut, Lindy had a homespun sort of glamour, compounded by the pretty dresses she wore in court every day. Commentators accused her of turning the trial into a fashion show. That female deadly sin, vanity, was mooted as further evidence of the corruption of her character.

"It's hot," she explained simply, later on. "You change everyday. It was just because I happened to be the one they were looking at."

Once you follow a few of these cases, you start to see a pattern...

Here's an Australian article with a useful timeline:

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/02/17/289261_ntnews.html
 
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I don't see how you could go about prosecuting a dingo. Those guys are pack loyal and, you know, "snitches get stitches."
 
I saw someone walking what looked suspiciously like a dingo recently. I had a chat to the guy, and it was. I had no idea it was legal to keep what is an Australian wolf as a pet, with a special permit.
 
lionking said:
I saw someone walking what looked suspiciously like a dingo recently. I had a chat to the guy, and it was. I had no idea it was legal to keep what is an Australian wolf as a pet, with a special permit.
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Dingoes can be kept as pets if they are taken from the litter before 6 weeks of age. At this young age they can be tamed, but once over 10 weeks they should not be taken out of the wild. If properly trained and cared for the Dingo can make a very nice unique pet. They are said to be able to perform agility and general obedience. The dingo has some unusual traits - a great tree climber and at times a bit aloof, but these are interesting traits and are in the same category as the dingoes nearest cousin the New Guinea Singing Dog and the Finnish Spitz.

ETA: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/dingo.htm
 
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Yeah, I read that website too Skwinty. ;)

I can only imagine the amount of exercise they would need.
 
Skwinty said:
Dingoes can be kept as pets if they are taken from the litter before 6 weeks of age. At this young age they can be tamed, but once over 10 weeks they should not be taken out of the wild.
ETA: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/dingo.htm
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Yeah... you want to be the one to snag the 5 week old from ma? :boggled:

On a serious note... they are a handsome breed.

My sister raised a couple of wolf hybrids, and I enjoyed being around them quite a bit.
 
Imagine how many pups were left defenseless when ma was shot by an irate sheep farmer.

I would love to have one or two dingoes as pets, but that is unlikely, so I will have to be happy with my two short haired chow chows.:cool:
 
The Central Scrutinizer said:
Let's see...they overturned the conviction, released her from prison, gave her money, now they're reopening the case to....what? Overturn the conviction again? Give her more money?
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No, they're not reopening the criminal case. The coronial inquest, which is not the same thing, returned an open verdict. They're now hoping to close it and formally be able to put a "cause of death" on Azaria's case.
 
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