why wouldn't these afro gangs just bash the police..
courts have already shown that they will let them go free for doing so.. WITHOUT CONVICTION...
Anger as teen walks free after kicking cop in the face
The police union were outraged as a Victorian teen walked free after attacking an officer.
A 17-year old who kicked a Victorian police officer in the face in an unprovoked attack has walked free without conviction, sparking outrage from the police union.
The teen, who was already on probation for crimes including home invasions and car theft when he attacked the policeman
on Boxing Day, was released on probation again last week according to The Herald-Sun.
A children’s court has reportedly sentenced him to nine months’ probation
without conviction
for the assault, which occurred at Highpoint shopping centre while the senior constable was detaining another youth for shoplifting.
Police Association secretary Wayne Gatt said the decision should be appealed.
“As we see the number of these sorts of incidents increase, what we’re also seeing is a commensurate increase in these sorts of outcomes in the courts,” he told 3AW.
“It does send the wrong message to members of our police force and PSOs (protective services officers), it sends the wrong message to members of the community too.
“The police officer wasn’t really there acting against that offender or taking any form of action against him.
“It was an attack on him simply because he was there doing his job against somebody else.”A spokeswoman for Attorney-General Martin Pakula said it was understood that police prosecuting the case had not requested a custodial sentence, but Mr Gatt said the court should still have taken stronger action.
“I’m not sure that it’s the job of the police to have to do the job of the courts,” he said.
“That’s their job, they have to be the one sending the message.
“What should have occurred, in our opinion, is a conviction should have been recorded.”