A high-ranking police officer and other still-serving senior officers attended a Territory Response Group annual party where the “coon of the year” award was handed out to a police member with the “winner” presented a caveman club with nails in it, while some officers have lied to the coronial inquest about the frequency of racist language being used in the NT Police force, the Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest was told on Monday.
The court was also told a member of the current police executive was kicked out of a Chinese restaurant for being abusive and racist but their name and rank was suppressed by the court on the request of the high-priced lawyer representing NT Police, Ian Freckelton.
While Zac Rolfe is giving evidence, how about the NT Labor govt release the crime statistics for all crimes AND a breakdown of the ethnicity of the perpetrators of these crimes? I would be surprised if those statistics didn’t show that Indigenous people are responsible for upwards of 80 – 90% of the crimes involving break and enter, stealing motor vehicles, serious assaults (particularly assaults of our elderly) domestic violence, alcohol related offences to name just a few.
Is it any wonder that hard working Territorians have a less than flattering opinion of these lowlifes and occasionally express themselves in less than flattering terms. How many people have been called f..king white c..t’s, but apparently that’s not racist. The system, of which the coroner Armitage is part of need to look into the mirror and have a good think about how their own actions and decisions have lead to what is happening today
There is a motel in Katherine throwing out piss soaked bedding and cleaning shit off the walls thanks to the 30% of the population that the cops deal with every day.
Good on Zack for telling the truth and putting the boot into the gutless top brass, remember we may be rid of Chalker ( thank christ) but most of his boot lickers are still there.
One flag to many?
White c, white bastard and numerous other names I have been called over near 60 years by young, old and in between. That’s ok by me but should I retaliate in any way all hell breaks loose. What is fair for the goose is fair for the gander. Unfortunately I have seldom returned comments, maybe I should have been clearer with my language over the years.