The rabid right are calling for a mass orgy of police brutality towards anyone they perceive as wrong doers! Nothing new in that.

The lad was high on LSD, midday news, behind the times Jayb, that was known by all concerned from the outset. But its not relevant, no matter if the lad was high on LSD, or the ABC. What is relevant is, did these four coppers break the law, something you lads are not big on, whilst exercising their duty. Did these four burly officers use unnecessary, and therefore illegal force. to subdue this scrawny 16 year old kid. That my friends is what the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission will determine. Any problems with that?

p/s Just mention copper brutality and it brings out the forums "big" guns of the rabid right in their defence!

o sung wu,

What think you of police working alone?

I was thinking particularly of those on Highway Patrol, every time thatI've been stopped the bloke has been by himself, except a month or so ago when I was driving a car that is registered to a learner driver.

I was doing 80 k/h (roo avoidance speed) at about 11:00 PM well out in the countryside when I was stopped by a lone policewoman, who asked me if I owned the car and for my licence.

She probably thought that it was the learner, at that speed, and with no 'L' plates up.
Point is, I could have been anybody and dangerous.

Paul1405: What is relevant is, did these four coppers break the law, something you lads are not big on, whilst exercising their duty.

If it took four to subdue the lad then he was resisting arrest. There is only one Police Officer under investigation. The one with the Baton.

The lad took a hit with a Taser & one good wack with the Baton would bring down most people immediately. He didn't go down. Tackled by four Police Officers & they were struggling to hold him. Does that tell you something?

I guess Greenie Druggo always stick together. Ay. Is that why you are defending him so vigorously? They said it was LSD, but LSD makes you mellow, (Mellow Yellow (Donovan)) I suspect something a little stronger than LSD was involved. What does the Toxicology report say? Will they Charge him? I do believe that there has been a fair bit of youth Gang Violence in the past few weeks also.

I expect that the Coppers were pretty fed up at this stage, especially if the local Magistrate was letting them go with a, "Don't be naughty. Boys. Off you go."

What's with these namby-pamby coppers? News report today; Recently an old coot was pulled up doing 80k's in a 40 school zone, without his "L's" on, trying to run down what he reckened were "kangaroo's with school bags". The lady policeperson, without as much as a baton to the forehead, asked; did he own the car? kissy kissy, and could she see his licence, pleaseeeee, but only if its convenient.
I ask you, what are the coppers coming to. Girly policemen for a start. In the good old days a riot load of men being men coppers would have descended on this insidious law breaker, given him a right kicking, a bit of sidewalk justice, in my view, before arresting him for resisting arrest, and assaulting police, not to mention being drunk and disorderly. Ah! bring back the good old days, agree Issy?

From 'The Northern Star' today.

"On Thursday, LECC Chief Commissioner Michael Adams told one of the officers involved, known as Officer E, that his actions demonstrated a "complete lack of common sense".

"Some thought, some insight about what you're doing and why you're doing it, that's what I'm searching to get," Commissioner Adams said.

"I'm finding it difficult to accept your reasoning as reasonable ... what you are doing appears to be deliberate."

The hearing heard Officer E initially struck the boy four times with his baton, before landing another 14 baton strikes in a series of separate flurries while the boy screamed for help on the ground.

It heard that Officer E continued to beat the boy, referred to in the hearing as AO, even after he was handcuffed and physically restrained by three much-larger officers, with another officer in a nearby police vehicle as backup.

"I think by that stage it's really disappointing me, the whole incident,"

Officer E said."It's not pleasant, I think everyone would agree with that."

Goodbye Officer 'E', these people should be named.

Four large men holding down a sixteen year old kid and beating the crap out of him... if people did that without uniforms on, you'd all be demanding that the cowards be locked up. Let's hope these blokes never find themselves in a fair fight, eh? How will they be able to handle themselves without all their mates to hold the other bloke down while they kick him?

What a bunch of heroes.