I don't know
I've been mulling over the verdict from the David Bain retrial and still don't really know what to think of it all.
I can understand how the jury concluded there was sufficient reasonable doubt to decide he was not guilty. This doesn't mean he is innocent, and his innocence certainly wasn't anywhere near the slam-dunk as with Arthur Allan Thomas or seems to be the situation for Peter Ellis, so doubt Bain would succeed if he claims compensation for wrongful imprisonment. I'm also not sure the retrial left many New Zealanders in a position of sympathy as could be seen with Ahmed Zaoui. As disturbing as it is to hear such things I don't know that the verdict would be much different even if the jury did hear testimony that he'd rationalised how he could get away with the suggested rape of a woman he knew around the time of the murders. We didn't even get to enjoy the CSI fantasy of DNA and micro-fibres delivering a clear outcome.
It all seems so messy and unclear just what happened all those years ago that I don't know that this will ever be fully resolved. What is clear is that we have a kinda creepy guy from a kinda creepy family finding he now has to resume a life that wasn't much before he was imprisoned. Little in the way of life skills, hardly employable and will likely remain known for the most public trials we've had in a few years. Awesome. David Bain might want to consider moving overseas, if only to make a fresh start of everything. At least until we've all ceased to care whether or not he did actually kill his family all those years ago. Your guess is as good as mine as to when that might be.
4 aspersions cast:
GUILTY.
Couple of points to your post though:
I believe during the time he was out of prison and before his retrial he was employed in fulltime work.
Should the coroner go through with his 'tidying up' of the death certificates, perhaps some more light will be shed on the Robin Bain = suicide or not suicide question.
Otherwise, I look for to seeing Davey boy on future series of Celebrity Treasure Island or Dancing with the Stars.
(I also can't believe how many media articles read like adverts for Date David - because if you didn't know already, the man does not currently have a girlfriend, he is presently available, has a future to plan for, is single, line up to pack his lunch.)
Really? What did he do? I can't imagine he'd have much in the way of employable skills?
The media use of coverage as a dating service makes some sense - the more they encourage well-meaning women to actively seek him out, the more likely they'll soon have another angle they can report on - this kind of thing works more often than not given the number of women out there that will likely see him as a wronged soul desperately in need of the TLC only they can provide and have conversely been seeking for themselves throughout their sad and lonely existences
The uncertainty around his guilt or innocence would put paid to him featuring on a reality TV show anytime soon - besides, when is the last time a 'celebrity' that was famous for doing time ever featured on a reality TV show?
His job details were in a Stuff article. His title had the word 'manager' in it - but you know how carelessly that word can be thrown around.
As for girlfriends, you know he 'always ends up hurting the ones he loves.'
I had something else to add, but have completely forgotten. Barely even any point in writing these last two sentences.
The gesture is appreciated all the same
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