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fraelo@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours ago

Australian police officer charged with assault at pro-Palestinian protest

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Australian police officer charged with assault at pro-Palestinian protest

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fraelo@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 hours ago
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Austrailan police officer charged with assault at pro-Palestinian protest
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Hannah Thomas says she was punched in the eye during a scuffle with police in June.
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    The woman from the photo looks like a villain from '80th comedy movie.

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      It’s a bit of an odd photo to use as the main image!

      That’s the woman that got punched by a cop, apparently it required surgery.

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        Here’s the picture they should have used

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    It’s not a perfect country, but we hold our cops to account here better than many other places

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      https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/04/queensland-police-no-disciplinary-sanctions-in-vast-majority-of-excessive-force-complaints

      • FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com
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        I agree, it’s definitely not perfect

        Queensland is Australia’s Florida, and this article is not about Queensland police

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          It’s really bad that there is lack of accountability regardless if other countries are worse or not

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      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.

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        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.

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