Is this the usual attitude of our police?

[j*oono]

This "officer" says that stupidity is not illegal, but is stupidity an asset when it comes to joining the police force?

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-29/an-excerpt-of-the-conversation-between-act-police/6431754

Couple of thugs.

[curmu-curmu]

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@j*oono wrote:

This "officer" says that stupidity is not illegal, but is stupidity an asset when it comes to joining the police force?

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-29/an-excerpt-of-the-conversation-between-act-police/6431754

Couple of thugs.

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Ask Joanie...

[tasfleur]

I'm going to be using that for my next sociology class .. I don't dare say anything else, other than Monty Python would have had a field day with that scene... 

[this-one-time-at-bandcamp]

I'm sorry, I missed the part where the officers beat the stuffing out of the news guy.........isn't that the definition of thuggery?

[debra9275]

He kept his cool didn't he, the reporter/photographer. I am glad he was about to keep filming .  His camera was commonwealth property?  I think not. Lol

[j*oono]

I would have thought that thuggery also included bullying and standover tactics.

[j*oono]

I saw that the one in charge changed his attitude slightly when he realised that their behaviour was going to be on show.  He was fairly pleasant in the end.

[debra9275]

There is currently another film of the bearded policeman, at the same event Joono, regarding another situation. Under investigation atm apparently

[j*oono]

Well that's good news Deb.  Do you know if it is online yet?

[*pepe]

they were certainly trying to intimidate him.

I thought the comment about the taxpayers paying the cameraman to do a job he was apparently doing incorrectly was hilarious, considering the taxpayers pay the police to serve, protect, uphold the law and keep the peace - i didn't really see any of that happening in that small excerpt of footage...