The best part was when they didn't release his ID.

so now every cabbie is a suspect.

I predict lots of Fark ready headlines

If this turns out to be Mel Gibson, I am definitely not going to any more of his movies.

geometer: If this turns out to be Mel Gibson, I am definitely not going to any more of his movies.

Don't worry, he lives in the US.

This is just viral marketing for the next Crazy Taxi game

/now has CRRRRAAAAZY TAXI!!! sound clip stuck in his head. dammit

Damn you Danny DiVito! You crushed another taxi-related personal dream!

In other news, you can escape a murder charge for depression.

/good luck with that, Oz

Hello, your cab driver is "McStabby". Enjoy the ride.

In all fairness killing spouses and driving cabs involve two entirely different skill sets.

Walker: Court orders prevent the man's identity from being known.

WTF is this sh*t?????
In Australia murderer's names aren't released????

Well, technically he's not a murderer because he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Just like OJ is still searching for the "real killers" of Nicole and Ron Goldman from his jail cell.

bump: A WIFE-killer,

They say that like it's a bad thing.

Really. Plus, he only killed like, just one.

JasonOfOrillia: In all fairness killing spouses and driving cabs involve two entirely different skill sets.

LoL...

Man who killed his wife cleared to drive taxis in Victoria

But who's Victoria?

/BOOM! ZING!

puckrock2000: Well, technically he's not a murderer because he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Just like OJ is still searching for the "real killers" of Nicole and Ron Goldman from his jail cell.

No, in this case, they know how she died and who did the stabbing. He's not legally culpable, however. It's as if it was a freak accident.

bump: Really. Plus, he only killed like, just one.

This is my point. The man demonstrated focus and wherewithal. Why is he not getting a reward or something?...

Well, he did get a title.

How hard could it possibly be to find this guy's name and plaster it all over the internet.

Dave and the Mission: How hard could it possibly be to find this guy's name and plaster it all over the internet.

Why would you want to? Not only was he judged not guilty, he served 18 years in a mental institution. Your sense of vigilantism is misplaced.

Someone should submit this (Birthday corpse discovery sparks fraud investigation) I would, but I've never submitted anything before and in my drunk state I can't think of a suitably funny headline.

Roadogs: '... the man had become a person of good character since the killing of his wife in 1990 and was now a suitable candidate for driving a cab."

This makes perfect sense. The person who made him batshiat crazy and depressed isn't around anymore and now he's fine.

You don't have to be crazy to drive a cab here, but it helps.

You know who else raped and murdered a girl in 1990?

Nick Nostril: In other news, you can escape a murder charge for depression.

/good luck with that, Oz

How about mania? would that be an acceptable condition to satisfy you of diminished capacity? Would schizophrenia qualify? Note that this guy apparently spent 18 years locked up, and was actually treated instead of just caged.

I know your GED in psychiatry makes you qualified to judge a person's mental state based on a newspaper article, but maybe you'd like to review the research on clinical depression. As I'm sure you know, it's a bit different than when your dog dies on the rainy day your mama goes to prison.

"Looks like we have a new Crazy Taxi driver!"

maybe they'll confiscate his cab for hooning

B A: If he's too mentally incompetent to be charged with murder do you want him driving your daughter to her piano lessons?

He was mentally incompetent 20 years ago. He spent 18 years locked up and in therapy, and now, the medical experts who've actually examined him say he's no longer incompetent. Who are you to say otherwise, Bill Frist?

Well done, subby. Well done. I LOL'd heartily. I would give you a +1 if I paid $5 a month for the privilege.

I'll give you a roundofapplause.gif instead:

Just send this dude down there with cab fare.

A WIFE-killer, who was found not guilty on grounds of insanity, has won his latest bid to drive a taxi on Melbourne's streets.

I'm so never going Down Under ever. You want some shrimp on the barbie? Are you going to shoot me? No thanks.

praxis44241: A WIFE-killer, who was found not guilty on grounds of insanity, has won his latest bid to drive a taxi on Melbourne's streets.

I'm so never going Down Under ever. You want some shrimp on the barbie? Are you going to shoot me? No thanks.

maybe not going down under was why his wife was shot...

I bet it was a brown muslin guy

SpaceAgeTomato
Someone should submit this (Birthday corpse discovery sparks fraud investigation)

Birthday corpse
Birthday corpse
Girl you know I, I --
Girl you know I, I --

"G'day.. where to? You know, you remind me of my wife"