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minus-squareFistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down2·2 days agoIt’s not a perfect country, but we hold our cops to account here better than many other places
minus-squareCassanderer@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 days agoThat remains to be seen. A cop just full out blasted a chick in the eyeball requiring surgery. Why did the cop feel justified in doing that? Something is rotten in the culture, and I bet any consequences get downgraded to paid vacation.
minus-squarethemaninblack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoThis is the NSW police. They are sadists. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-05/young-woman-strip-search-sexual-assault-court-nsw-police/105253220
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoAnything less than a criminal conviction and imprisonment signals state violence is above the law. We all know that’s the status quo. Literally everyone agrees that government agents who commit crimes should face a multiplier in consequences, when the reality is the exact opposite.
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agohttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/04/queensland-police-no-disciplinary-sanctions-in-vast-majority-of-excessive-force-complaints
minus-squareFistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoI agree, it’s definitely not perfect Queensland is Australia’s Florida, and this article is not about Queensland police
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt’s really bad that there is lack of accountability regardless if other countries are worse or not
It’s not a perfect country, but we hold our cops to account here better than many other places
That remains to be seen. A cop just full out blasted a chick in the eyeball requiring surgery.
Why did the cop feel justified in doing that? Something is rotten in the culture, and I bet any consequences get downgraded to paid vacation.
This is the NSW police. They are sadists.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-05/young-woman-strip-search-sexual-assault-court-nsw-police/105253220
Anything less than a criminal conviction and imprisonment signals state violence is above the law. We all know that’s the status quo.
Literally everyone agrees that government agents who commit crimes should face a multiplier in consequences, when the reality is the exact opposite.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/04/queensland-police-no-disciplinary-sanctions-in-vast-majority-of-excessive-force-complaints
I agree, it’s definitely not perfect
Queensland is Australia’s Florida, and this article is not about Queensland police
It’s really bad that there is lack of accountability regardless if other countries are worse or not