An inquiry will hear young African men are assaulted and taunted by police

VICTORIA Police officers stop young African males for no reason and subject them to assaults and racial taunts such as "rat", "terrorist" and "monkey", lawyers claim.

Racial profiling by members of the police force is endemic, staff from community legal centres around Melbourne will advise a Victoria Police inquiry.

Evidence to be submitted to the inquiry suggests young men of African descent are told by police "f--- you", "I will kill you" and "your Koran is 's---'."

One African man told staff at the young people's legal right's centre, Youthlaw, "they see that you're black, and they come straight for you".

The inquiry into police practices and cultural attitudes is part of the settlement of a race discrimination case in the Federal Court.

The action was initiated by six African men who claimed they were subject to racial profiling by police.

Evidence provided to the inquiry by Youthlaw suggests young men are picked up by police for no reason and then dumped some distance away.

Many are physically assaulted, the African Communities Foundation Australia will tell the inquiry.

One man reported he was stopped by police officers five times in 20 minutes for no reason, and another that he had been questioned 200 times in recent years.

The Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre will provide evidence going back to 2005 of innocent young people being punched and kneed by officers, beaten with torches or batons, grabbed around the neck, pushed and having their teeth knocked out.

The centre has received 65 complaints of alleged police misconduct since 2005.

Three-quarters of these complaints were from people of African descent. This group comprises only 4 per cent of the local population...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/an-inquiry-will-hear-young-african-men-are-assaulted-and-taunted-by-police/story-fni0fee2-1226686553622

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jul 27^th, 2013 at 6:51am:


A bit hard to look for the guy if they don't know what he looks like. 

oh....I see what the problem is - "is he white or black?".  You're upset that it was automatically assumed that it was a male.

... wrote on Jul 27^th, 2013 at 9:14am:


Bingo.

I remember a few times as a teenager being stopped by the police and asked what I was doing or where I was going. I know a lot of mates at the time who had the same thing happen to them. I don't know a single girl who was ever stopped.

I don't actually have a problem with that as it was mostly teenage boys that get up to illegal stuff (certainly back when I was a kid), but it is interesting that no one screams sexist at the disproportionate amount of males in court and gaol compared to females. Equal treatment seems to only be for some...

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


And that's because it has long since been found to be a successful strategy for the same reason that triage in hospital emergency is a successful strategy.

Negroes in Australia's major cities.

1. The long-term unemployed.

2. A culture of hanging around in public places as idle young men with a shortage of income.

3. As a racial minority they are quickly able to tap into a perceived Victimhood status with the perception that mainstream white society is their 'oppressors' ~ who are therefore 'fair game' for robbery.

4. I've heard police on Talkback radio saying that a lot of these Negroes have absolutely no respect for the authority of the police.

One can guess that this means a little extra 'manhandling' is necessary when arresting them, or asking them to blow into an alcohol and drugs detection meter. This extra manhandling is then reinterpreted as 'racism' by their pro bono defence lawyers.

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


That's not 'evidence' ~ that's hearsay.

It's not professional behaviour, but this attitude from the police is because of the extra difficulty these Negroes present to the officers.

They get frustrated by the lack of cooperation from these Negroes.

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


And so they should.

Idle young men are apt to fall into criminal ways.

What's the unemployment rate among Australia's Negro community? 80% ~ 90% ?

Does this signal an increased likelihood of criminal behaviour from amongst these people? It's a no-brainer.

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


Were they found to be guilty or innocent as a result of the police 'profiling' them? We're not told this, are we.

And fair dinkum, cobbers ~ 6 idle, long-term unemployed fit-and-young Negroes hanging around the shopping mall, or in Car Parks, or on street corners, does not exactly inspire confidence in the ordinary person going about his business. 

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


Damn good idea.

Remove them from gathering as an idle gang in the shopping malls, car parks, and street corners ~ and transport them to a bushland area where they won't have an opportunity to intimidate people and get into mischief.

Have you got teenage daughters, True Colours? Do you want them to be the focus of attention of six long-term unemployed Muslim Negroes hanging around the shopping mall?

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


Nonsense.

Many are forced to be ... physically restrained because they don't submit to the officers' instructions.

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


"... for no reason" ~ my arse.

It's encouraging to know that our valiant officers are out there dealing with problems before they become problems for the ordinary citizen.

Personally I would have repeat-offenders exiled to Papua New Guinea to help with PNG's new Multicultural policy for its lucky citizens. 

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


And that's because they were violently resisting the officers in the performance of their duties. When you're told to "STOP!" by a police officer ~ you stop. It's really very basic. You don't get hit or punched, etc. Show a little respect, and the officers will extend you the same courtesy. It's a no-brainer.

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


That's not surprising since the long-term unemployment rate among these young-fit-and-health Negroes is around 80%.

"The Devil makes use of idle hands... "

True Colours wrote on Jul 26^th, 2013 at 10:34pm:


Sydney's Muslim population is less than 2% ~ and yet they make the news for all the wrong reasons, 365 days of the year.

Thanks for letting us know the police are doing a fine job out there making sure we can all sleep safely in our beds at night.

PS. Incidentally, True Colours, could you please start thinking for yourself. I'm becoming tired of doing your thinking for you.

Thank you.

Have a Nice Day.

Lord Herbert wrote on Jul 27^th, 2013 at 1:26pm:


Not another yank pretending to be an aussie. We dont have "negros" here you troll.

SOB

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jul 30^th, 2013 at 9:42am:



*sigh*

The article in the OP is specifically about negroes. 

why, oh why must you be so stoooooopid?

SOB is off with the pixies again.

Metal plate in the head getting rusty Spot? WTF are you talking about?