Pensioner guilty of damaging speed camera and confronting operator
Geoffrey Williams, 76, found guilty of offensive behaviour and criminal damage after confronting a speed camera operator.
Williams and his wife approached the camera on Princess Street in Campbells Creek on November 14, 2025. Williams swore at the operator.
He told her to get a proper job. He said she was scum.
He claimed that comment was directed at police, not her. Williams then spat on the car and tore off the rear windscreen wiper.
Williams contested all charges. He argued his actions were a political protest against police corruption.
The magistrate rejected this defence. She found him guilty of offensive behaviour, intimidation, and criminal damage.
The court heard the operator was rattled by the confrontation. She waited in her car before leaving to take notes.
Magistrate Jarrod Williams said the conduct was thuggish and appalling. He noted Williams showed no remorse.
- Geoffrey Williams, 76
- Age and defendant
- November 14, 2025
- When it happened
- Princess Street, Campbells Creek
- Where it happened
- $2000
- Fine amount
Why it mattersCourts protect service workers from abuse and damage. This is true even when someone claims a political reason. Limits on conduct toward public officials are enforced.
AustraliaAustralian courts have made clear that confronting and damaging property of service workers breaks the law regardless of the protestor's stated political views.
