The Bain of our lives

So, David Bain has being found not guilty of murdering his family back in 1994.
The Saint is not surprised at the jury's remarkably quick decision to set the opera-singing, geeky, former paper boy free.
Our judicial system is based on the concept of beyond all reasonable doubt. And even the most ardent of people who may have believed that David Bain was guilty (which the Saint admits to being one), would have to concede that after three months of hearing all the evidence in the latest trial, this case was riddled with doubt.
However, the fact remains that David Bain has being found not guilty and it is time for everyone to accept the verdict and move on. In reality, Bain has probably done more time than most murderers in this country anyway - so even if he did do it, he has paid his debt to society.
And to be fair, he does not look like posing much of a risk to the wider community nowadays - especially since Bain appears to have giving up wearing those hideously, ugly jerseys he was so fond of when arrested back in the 1990s!
And while the Saint has never being convinced of Bain's innocence, he has to doth his cap to the tenacity and commitment of Joe Karam for his unwavering support for Bain. To tell the truth, the Saint still harbours some resentment against Karam for defecting to League back in 1976 and leaving the All Blacks without a decent full back for the tour of South Africa that year. But hey, one does have to move on.
Well done Joe, you have backed David Bain to the hilt and put your money where your mouth is with your support. And it appears to be a genuine, mutual level of respect and affection between you and the man you helped set free.
I hope David Bain can now slip back to live an anonymous, crime free and happy life and no doubt Joe Karam and his other supporters will be a vital component in ensuring this happens.
Meanwhile, the Saint will also spare a thought for the five innocent members of David Bain's family who lost their lives on the that cold, Dunedin, spring morning 15 years ago. They paid the ultimate price and seem to have been too easily forgotten in all the ensuing publicity around this sad case. I hope they all now can rest in peace.