12-20-2018, 12:15 PM
It just goes to show that, as in all walks of life, there are good police officers and bad police officers and likely others covering the whole spectrum in between. Rboe is the right on the money when he says it is a pity the police are not better at policing their own and that government—which, after all, funds them on our behalf—doesn't do a great deal more to insist on it. As an example, there's been a case in Queensland reported this week where an officer accessed a police database on behalf of his mate to help the said mate track down his ex who had taken out an apprehended violence order against him. It has taken a couple of years for the police to act against this officer and, as far as I know, there has been no apology to the victim.
For me the point is that we repose great responsibility and trust in the police and they are duty bound to act with the highest standards of integrity. The bar should be set high and, when they fail to clear it, there should be significant consequences.
It must be very galling for officers like 2017EX when colleagues who act in ways that brings the whole force into disrepute.
For me the point is that we repose great responsibility and trust in the police and they are duty bound to act with the highest standards of integrity. The bar should be set high and, when they fail to clear it, there should be significant consequences.
It must be very galling for officers like 2017EX when colleagues who act in ways that brings the whole force into disrepute.