NT Police Commissioner John McRoberts has received more painful treatment than a steer in an Indonesian abattoir. The NT News sliced the Highland part of his DNA from his name, calling him plain Mr Roberts. This was in a letter to the editor from a “real Territorian”-Ricky of Moil- twice calling the commissioner Roberts.
Obviously the editor did not proofread the page before it went to press as he would have immediately picked up the error. Today there is also an "Ed’s note" on the letters page saying there was another blue in Soapbox the previous day . A sweaty Smith Street Mall busker,Louis Armstrong, and a shadowy person , nicknamed Mack the Knife, are helping police in their investigation into the slashing of the top law enforcer. Little Darwin will donate a free packet of French lettuce to any law abiding reader who can help crack this outrageous case.
