Charges dropped against Jamie Jackson! :)

The case that sparked the outrage last Mardi Gras 2013, with a small man Jamie Jackson being hurled to the ground on his head and arrested for tickling someone, has had a welcome turn of events. All charges against him have been dropped.

NSW Police has dropped all charges against Jamie Jackson almost a year after he was charged with assaulting police officers during the 2013 Mardi Gras parade night. 

Jackson had been charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest and using offensive language in a public place following an incident with police on the evening of Saturday, March 2. 

During a court hearing last September, police had alleged Jackson was detained for kicking a female Mardi Gras-goer and maintained that the Cronulla resident had punched and kicked at several officers. 

Turning to Facebook last Friday evening after the charges were officially withdrawn, Jackson said it had been a long wait for the day to come. 

“It’s about time my ridiculous charges from mardigras [sic] were dropped ~served justice~,” he wrote in a post. 

Jackson’s solicitor Chris Murphy told the Star Observer that his client was now exploring his options, including suing the police for damages. 

“The case is still a little raw to talk about,” Murphy said. more

I dunno where the case may go from here, but if I was Jamie I'd now be going after the police and suing the fuck out of them. If I were the cops involved right now, I'd be shitting myself. One of them was also involved only shortly after with the arrest of Bryn Hutchinson who had his charges thrown out by the magistrate. Always interesting to see justice done in a court, after the cops swear black and blue that they were in the right.

BTW here's the video that started it all.