on โ02-01-2015 10:05 AM
A crowd of more than 50 people has attacked WA police and their vehicle after a man was arrested for attacking a female officer.
The man had been kicked out of the Pingelly Hotel, in Pingelly, in regional WA, at 1.10am on New Year's Day when he yelled at police officers and was arrested.
He grabbed a female officer by the hair, hitting her head against the ground, and punching her in the head.
Officers tried using a stun gun on the man but when it had no effect, they sprayed him with capsicum spray before putting him in the back of a police van.
As they did so, a crowd of 50-60 people attacked the van and officers from Brookton Police Station, who had come to help, with rocks.
The man was taken to Narrogin Police Station and will be interviewed once he has sobered up.
At least three police officers were hurt, with the female police officer taken to Narrogin Hospital.
The police van was badly dented and its windows smashed.
on โ03-01-2015 01:24 PM
on โ03-01-2015 01:32 PM
aps, if they reported someone as Irish, then that would indicate
that he was visiting here.
I have yet to see a Melbourne newspaper report on a person's colour.
Nationality maybe, not colour
on โ03-01-2015 03:35 PM
on โ03-01-2015 03:40 PM
If they're Australian, then there's no need to mention it, now, is there?
Are you harping on about naming the offender as aboriginal so you
can say "Oh well. there you go then, that explains it"
on โ03-01-2015 03:44 PM
I've read:
asian appearance, Middle Eastern appearance, caucasian, African appearance, aboriginal appearance, Indian appearance (+ weight + height)
but usually only when Police are seeking the whereabouts of a perpetrator
DEB
on โ03-01-2015 03:57 PM
@bully6084 wrote:
I know the pub, my father owns it. I know the female officer she is an aggressive woman who should not be a police officer. Last Nye she came into the hotel hassling my father about trading after 12am. He has a license to do so. She was rude and mouthing off to him. She was there for 10 minutes and had her hand on her gun the whole time. I was there and she was very aggressive towards me as well.
There have been alot of incidents like this. Numerous complaints have been made to the Police department about her and another officer and their harassment of the local people that drink there and they both stayed away for a long time.
The man who is alleged to have attacked her claims she was aggressive towards him as he left and there witnesses to it. He did not smash her head several times.
The story is not what the media and the police are claiming and the truth will come out.
Drunks and bogans....... poor women.
I'm sure she has a medical file to prove her injuries.
Everyone has a phone filming these days.....doesn't a witness have footage to confirm your story?
on โ03-01-2015 04:04 PM
on โ03-01-2015 04:16 PM
on โ03-01-2015 04:22 PM
Other states including Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory use the nationally agreed ANZPAA policy which limits the description categories to broad groups including Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, Asian, Middle-Eastern or Caucasian appearance unless there has been a positive identification of the nationality of a person described.
All fine and dandy when you're looking for an offender.
But when the offender has been identified and charged, why do you need
to know what colour they are?
on โ03-01-2015 04:30 PM