Police earning the hate

[davidc4430]

Parking fines issued by the hundreds on residential streets by NSW Police forces backflip

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-07/nsw-police-backflip-over-hundreds-of-parking-fines/10785432

come on police, be out fighting crime, not collecting easy revenue.

[davidc4430]

WA Police officer charged with murder over Joyce Clarke shooting death in Geraldton

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/wa-police-officer-arrested-geraldton-shooting-death-joyce-cla...

[davidc4430]

Brisbane car fire detective taken off the case after suggesting killer Rowan Baxter may have been 'driven too far'

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-21/qld-police-commissioner-apologises-detectives-camp-hill-comme...

good one police officer, the wife must have forced her ex husband to murder the whole family

[tasfleur]

The police officer even suggesting such a reason that people might consider the murderer might have killed his family for tells me that he (the police officer) isn't someone I would feel comfortable around now if I was his wife!

[domino-710]

On reading - he seems to have just phrased things very wrongly.

"He's distraught because he cannot understand how he said it and how it came out.

"All he wanted to say is that he needs to get evidence before the coroner.

The situation very confronting & difficult for all who had to deal with it.

A totally tragic happening.

[davidc4430]

i watched an early press conference and thought to myself, this guy shouldnt be speaking 'off the cuff'

the police had very little knowledge of what had happened but was standing in front of a pack of journos feilding quick fire questions.

recipe for disaster

[tasfleur]

It is shocking Dom, and I can understand that words may come out in an inadvertent and even inappropriate way.

At times like this though,  I think that authorities must be extremely careful and think deeply before making public/official statements regarding such horrific crimes.

My heart breaks for the mother and children.

[davidc4430]

Frankston man allegedly bashed and pepper sprayed by police denies he was aggressive, drunk or on drugs

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-22/police-on-trial-for-alleged-bashing-man-after-domestic-disput...

of course i wasnt there, cant say what happened

but

the police followed him across the street to his mothers house and hit him with torches, battons and mace?

how were they in peril if he had gone across the street?

their actions sound like they made the situation worse, not de-esculated it.

maybe he shouldnt have been getting ready to drive, he admits he had been drinking.

why was he not breath tested or drug tested?

particularly if they are going to use drink or drugs as a defence for attacking him.

surely bringing evidence to the court he was off his head on drink or drugs would have made their case?

the story reeks of 2 young cops out to 'take control' of a situation, possible high on adrenaline.

[martinw-48]

I wonder why the CCTV video doesn't show the start of the confrontation?
There needs to be mandatory body camera use for Police officers.
Current experience shows that body cameras don't change police behaviour because we've seen incriminating evidence provided by body camera video MN
It's almost become necessary for everyone to wear a body camera.
I'm definitely going to think of getting one.
I've had psycho drivers try to run me over just for their entertainment and some days ago I witnessed a confrontation in the main Street of Ballarat where a man was nearly stabbed by a psycho woman.
And before anyone asks I wasn't able to go to the Police station to report it because I had to have an MRI then went and sat in Centrelink for ages.
Thankfully it was just threats and screaming but there were a few locals that were watching and nobody did anything.
If I was fully physically capable I think I would have been tempted to smash her with one of the metal chairs nearby but then I'd be arrested

[davidc4430]

Teenage girl with cerebral palsy tasered by police at Townsville school

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-28/teenage-girl-with-cerebral-palsy-tasered-by-police-in-townsvi...

well done police....again

i guess she should be grateful they didnt shoot her

[davewil1964]

So because she has a physical disability she's above the law?