A 2018 Parliamentary Committee report found IBAC probes around only 2 per cent of misconduct allegations, referring the rest back to Victoria Police. How can Police investigate dispassionately when they are dealing with colleagues from their own organisation? #VicPol #SpringST
For much of the last decade, the Victorian Greens have campaigned for an independent, victim-centred body to investigate police misconduct. #abc730
The community's perception is that the police cannot objectively investigate police. This issue will continue year on year until Victoria finally has an independent, transparent process for investigating misconduct. #abc730
"Peoples lives are irrevocably changed by hits to the head, and I was punished" - Kim (assaulted by police).
"When my son turned 18 he had to witness how racist the world is" - Tommy's mum.
"Tommy was charged with resisting arrest when his lawyers asked for the paperwork, the charges were miraculously dropped. No police were sanctioned"
"This keeps happening time and time again and could happen to anyone"
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