George Freeman: Race Fixer and Owner of a Criminal Empire | Australian Crime Stories

[@beccie678]

Its just so funny to talk about the under belly of criminals and corrupt police with a famously corrupt cop Lol

[@twincherry4958]

Takes one to know one 😅😅😅

[@TheProHunting]

I've been watching all these Australian crime docs and I must say I have never come across a country that has 10 gang bosses who Weare all THE worst, yet amazingly they all ruled everything all at the same time....

[@TheProHunting]

@The Witch's Cat ok

[@tankthearc9875]

and its odd they all sleep with men too. lol

[@annedalton289]

All these documentaries are brilliantly done

[@tankthearc9875]

really bad wig on this guy

[@benjywalsh]

Such an amazing Geeza but that wig ain't fooling anyone.😂

[@maxkaplan1479]

Wig needs its own episode ..

[@alanwayte432]

It’s so distracting, but great acting potential, I am sure if you put a bowl of milk down it will drink from it...great Wig

[@maxkaplan1479]

@@alanwayte432 hahahaha

[@tina89Blackpearl]

Hahaha 😂😂

[@GinoHawkins]

I think the guy wearing the wig is an actor? 🤷‍♂️

[@TheProHunting]

One thing made very clear is that Australia had the worst boys homes in history. A lot of the worst prolific criminals were abused in those homes. It's very sad.

[@shannongirard4014]

Criminals built Australia, I'm not surprised they have some of the worst criminal cases in history

[@lisadolan689]

I attended sporting competitions on the grounds of Mt Penang in the 80’s. I remember vomiting within 5 mins, every time we competed there. Every time. There was something very, very wrong with the energy at that place. It was scary….

[@networkbike543]

One question for all the psychologists is virtually all the crims went through these horrific 'boys homes' yet none of them took revenge on their abusers.

[@deoneforpeace]

Because they were protected by the government but those days are over now time for Jesus 💕🙏😘🌹♥️

[@JosephKulik2016]

Check out the 1996 American movie "Sleepers". It's set in NYC and tells the story of 2 gangsters who murder a guard from the reform school they where they were confined as kids, a guard who raped them both many times. It's exactly the plot that you suggested. I'm certain that it must have happened more than once in real life.

[@tightcamper]

I bet some of them took revenge.

[@steveclapper5424]

They took it out on someone.

[@miguelsanchez6370]

@@JosephKulik2016 that’s a good movie

[@CardinalBiggles01]

"Standing over jockeys". That made me smile.

[@JosephKulik2016]

These psychologists all discuss how Freeman's impoverished life caused him to turn to Crime, but only incidentally. The Truth is that Society is more responsible for the production of Criminals than the traits of any individual Criminal himself. Here in America, it's always been quite obvious that Poverty Breeds Crime. It's simply a fact. In my 73 years as an American, the "bad part" of every American city has been the most economically depressed part of town too. When you don't get an Equal Opportunity, then you're going to create your own "opportunities", often outside the Law. Wouldn't it be better to Prevent Crime in the first place by doing something about the Gross Income Inequality that drives the people at the bottom to resort to desperate means ? Here in America, I can guarantee you that if EVERY American were to get a Permanent Full Time Job at a Livable Wage, then Crimes of all types would drastically subside virtually overnight. I'm confident of the same results in any Capitalist Society.

[@flenzy]

Then what explains the corruption and criminality of Donald Trump? He grew up wealthy.

[@hod2116]

The problem is every country that has tried to make people equel has brought everyone down not lifted people up

[@ianwalters11]

@@hod2116 it’s a right bitch of a problem. Well meaning attempts to level up end in communism. What’s the answer? I just don’t know😕

[@cullyx2913]

Excellent documentary

[@iamosiris3254]

As a former asthmatic myself, all of my asthma attacks occurred after I had taken reliever. When I stopped my reliever usage, then my asthma disappeared. I still use the preventer when I'm on a pot binge

[@dangerwolveshowl6690]

Great idea LOL thx ;)

[@louisliu5638]

reliever? preventer? what? REMEMBER inhalers, if that's what you're referring to, suck the calcium right out of your bones. be careful with that stuff.

[@trumpbuddha1053]

Roger Rogerson was on the show as a commentator lol.

[@annedalton289]

I noticed that in a few of these , and he was one who was a corrupt ex cop done for murder with another ex cop 🤦‍♀️

[@beefchops1400]

Bad idea threatening a notorious gangster especially in front of witnesses…..his bravery was pointless, unfortunately!

[@kevinwaters5872]

As with all organised crime , it is the Police’s responsibility to facilitate and share in the profitability of the operation.

[@venderstrat]

Crooks killing crooks. That's entertainment.

[@liccleterror]

What's with the wigs, man?

[@mr-bradstar3786]

Everyone is tough until they get killed by a Victoria hitman

[@antidepressant11]

Sympathetic portrayal though. Need to show his darker side more imo.

[@jasonpauljones7295]

Well they never should have called him Mouse should they

[@edward9643]

From what I know he was ok - he got rid of Mr Rent to Kill after all

[@varment01]

l played tennis at his place in Yowie Bay as a kid.Great bloke.

[@jeffchapel79]

Poor Bob Bottom 😂

[@sharonharding3478]

Rest in peace George x

[@chuckselvage3157]

I good friend with his daughter

[@BenAndJeffsAudiobooks]

George has left the building

[@marckelly1984]

A flamin gala

[@Erranmorad2523]

Brilliant acting

[@Costa_Conn]

The guy playing George won Best Gangster in the F Grade documentary class at the 2007 Shitty Docos Awards. True story.

[@Circlework000]

Isn’t it funny they do a special on a petty crim, petty compared to those barristers and journalists anyway, the crim never took any oaths.

[@KatzenjammerKid61]

"Better organized than the Mafia." Dream on.

[@pauloliver1842]

if this show isnt advocating for violence ''i be stoopid''

[@davidlibline1757]

He took care of Mr rent and kill. Good job.

[@tyroniousyrownshoolacez2347]

What is the "SP" or "...his SP operations "? please , not familiar with that term here.

[@trishmccarthydavis3425]

Starting price

[@louisliu5638]

is there an Australian idiom dictionary around here???

[@Mel77qui11]

Bob Bottom didn't expose Rogerson.

[@mr-bradstar3786]

I wasn’t even born in this whole thing

[@patmcstuff671]

That kid was 25 vs an 8 year old

[@katfromthekong414]

Are we supposed to feel sad for the murdering muppet when he succumbs to his drug addiction?? ......the schmaltzy music seems to suggest that

[@jackdavies5271]

He was good that actor

[@pauloliver1842]

your all talking to cops that took bribes....... shameful reporting

[@aartvanderweerd6171]

Question, where does SP stands for in this story.

[@skitch9]

It is an acronym for starting price. It's a term horse racing bookies use. It's the starting price of the horse.

[@edward9643]

Where does it stand? Well someone who owed him money gave him a hot tip about a horse race - remember the Fine Cotton ring In? Fine Cotton wasn't really that horse- another much better horse had been substituted. So Mr Freeman tipped off the stewards and the caper was discovered- because good ol George had placed a huge bet on the horse that came second but became the winner after Fine Cotton was disqualified. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful

[@FoxMcScrooge]

Starting Price Bookmaker. Basically an unlicensed, illegal bookmaker who accepts bets on horse races with the winnings paid at the starting odds when the race starts (the SP Bookmakers determine those starting odds by referencing the locked starting odds quoted by the legal betting agency TAB, once betting for a race is closed). Good for washing dirty money as punters don't require any ID to place bets. Not so good (or maybe good if you are in on it) if a fix is on and the odds on a horse change drastically between when you laid down the bet and when the race starts. Also not so good if you can't pay the bookmaker for any losses as some tend to use stand over tactics to get their money. These days you have to provide identifying information to have a TAB (totalisator agency board) legal horse racing betting account in Australia. That means the authorities have the capability of tracking what money you deposit to the account for gambling. They can also freeze the account if they feel that the money in the account is from the proceeds of crime. So people who want to avoid that use an SP Bookmaker.

[@robinabbott5781]

Bad rug😅😅

[@nancyfahey7518]

you're actually talking like you missed something because of his death. I say good riddens.

[@davidgladwin4954]

Poor australia

[@jamesmacpherson1182]

​@luke s no like everyone of these types he was a parasite

[@TonyBraun]

@luke s .......apart from the people he murdered......grow up boy

[@jayrostron2636]

Great documentary, terrible wig 😂

[@davidc3839]

This is a good story but it is stretched out by repeating parts three times or more.

[@kimmccabe1422]

Australia keeps the wild wild west alive lol

[@susanwood1445]

WARNING FLASHING IMAGES .

[@patmcstuff671]

Watch M by Fritz Lang to see how German underworld took care of loose cannons who brought heat

[@Pete-z6e]

Nah, don’t feel like it.

[@MERCURYSUNSET]

Gee next time go easy on the reenactments/ tv clips to start the show. The actors face keeps showing up time and time again "This is George Freeman " ....proceeds to show the actor who portrayed him .....smh .

[@PREPFORIT]

👍👍

[@stuartahrens6775]

Yeah that was the last Of the old timers. And now people who are seriously in the criminal world will always do something that no one expects. And they're rules was in the same as a judge would give a jail sentence. But you loose your life over stupid decisions. You play games with the wrong person and G Fremann and Leni were not to be messed with. And everyone new it. These days are different from then.? Now I just don't know what you can do, Because trust is the best issue. Now police department have high technology to use agianst criminals

[@seanbriggs7485]

Batty boys

[@Lespaul199]

Old roger rogerson, you can take anything he said in this doco with a grain of salt.