Underbelly

[JHyde]

At least five of the major players involved were at various stages of trial and appeal in the Victorian judicial system. As it was, the state Supreme court banned Channel Nine from showing it in Victoria.

I have as much of a problem with the books. I think there's a line crossed by these "journalists" and ghostwriters who make such a huge profit from organized crime racquets. Those books weren't just factual, nonfiction. I'm not usually one to claim that things like this inspire and provoke criminals, but this is a classic instance that has caused a great deal of trouble within Victoria of copycat efforts. And in this case, I think the criticism is fair.