Police officers must personally pay for bashing and humiliating man
Each year, police forces in Australia pay millions of dollars in compensation to people who have been mistreated by police officers. In these situations, it is really the taxpayer who foots the bill, not the guilty officers. But while this...
More ‘Anti-Terrorism’ Laws on the Horizon
The NSW State Government is well-known for its reactionary approach to perceived threats, with a range of laws enacted in recent years to address concerns about motorcycle groups, alcohol-fueled violence and, most of all, terrorism. The tragic killing of a...
The Woman Accused of 260,000 Murders
The genocide of Jews during World War II is widely considered to be the most heinous event in human history, with an estimated 1.1 million people killed at Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945. Although 70 years have passed, the plight...
From Cop to Crusader: The Man Who Beats Lie Detector Tests
It might seem strange that police would charge someone for training others to beat a polygraph test, rather than getting rid of the faulty method itself. But that is exactly what happened in the US, where former police officer Doug...
‘Ice’ Dealers to Face Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione has linked the increase in domestic violence to the drug “ice”, and has called upon governments to introduce mandatory minimum sentences for methylamphetamine dealers and manufacturers. In a press conference, Mr Scipione stated that: “We have...
Fighting for Life: An Aboriginal Man’s Struggle
Prejudice against Indigenous Australians has been rife since colonisation. Regrettably, the plight of our original Australians is riddled with accounts of horrific abuse and cultural decimation by white colonists, including physical and sexual abuse, and shocking massacres of men, women...
Fake Nurse Charged with Fraud
A woman who allegedly falsified her credentials as a qualified aged care worker is facing 20 charges of working as a nurse without registration, and a further 6 charges of “obtaining a financial advantage through deception”. 64-year-old Jennifer Anne Reed...
Human Rights Abuses at Juvenile Detention Centre
Indigenous children are 24 times more likely to be sent to prison than their non-Indigenous counterparts, despite Aboriginal people making up just 3% of the population. These statistics are appalling enough on their own and speak of the crippling problems...
Another Video of Police Brutality Prompts Internal Review
The Queensland Police Force will undergo an internal review following multiple incidents of police brutality, a number of which have been documented in our past blogs. The incidents have led to the appointment of a senior internal police investigator to...
Police Shoot and Kill Unarmed, Surrendering Man
Shocking footage has emerged from Texas showing two police officers shooting a shirtless man who is standing outside his home with his hands up in surrender. Gilbert Flores, 41, was shot twice and died at the scene. The official police...
