Country Police - now the villain.
November 29th 2007 00:30
I am stunned about an incident which happend here in Western Australia a few days ago.
A young police officer did some 'demonstration' driving at a country fair and now has been villified by the police department and suspended because of 'hoon' driving whilst on duty.
I dont believe that those individuals involved in the witchhunt for this young officer understand, that a country town posting, in which you are remotely located and dealing with many bored youth, affords too few opportunities for positive interractions between authority and the young.
The driving - a doughnut in this instance, was done in a paddock far removed from people and the chance of any injury to any bystander.
Young people, young men particularly, love this kind of adrenaline filled excitement and I'm sure the officer concerned saw it as a chance to build positive rapport with the police of the area rather than being an individual hoping to corrupt as many young people as possible with his anti-social driving skills.
I think the fact that it made it onto You-Tube played a huge role in the senior members of the WA Police Force needing to make a scape-goat of this young officer. I'm sure a quiet chat with the person concerned about protecting the image of the WA Police would have sufficed rather than this major knee-jerk reaction of slapping him with a suspension and possible dismissal.
I note the good people of Carnamah are putting together a petition to have this officer reinstated and I pray that on this occasion commonsense prevails, both for the officers sake and that of the WA Police Department. God only knows we dont have enough people willing to take on this often difficult and challenging role and the WA Police Department should know this as well if they looked at their dwindling numbers of active police officers.
Shame on you, senior members of staff of WA Police Department - grow some balls and do the right thing for once.
A young police officer did some 'demonstration' driving at a country fair and now has been villified by the police department and suspended because of 'hoon' driving whilst on duty.
I dont believe that those individuals involved in the witchhunt for this young officer understand, that a country town posting, in which you are remotely located and dealing with many bored youth, affords too few opportunities for positive interractions between authority and the young.
The driving - a doughnut in this instance, was done in a paddock far removed from people and the chance of any injury to any bystander.
Young people, young men particularly, love this kind of adrenaline filled excitement and I'm sure the officer concerned saw it as a chance to build positive rapport with the police of the area rather than being an individual hoping to corrupt as many young people as possible with his anti-social driving skills.
I think the fact that it made it onto You-Tube played a huge role in the senior members of the WA Police Force needing to make a scape-goat of this young officer. I'm sure a quiet chat with the person concerned about protecting the image of the WA Police would have sufficed rather than this major knee-jerk reaction of slapping him with a suspension and possible dismissal.
I note the good people of Carnamah are putting together a petition to have this officer reinstated and I pray that on this occasion commonsense prevails, both for the officers sake and that of the WA Police Department. God only knows we dont have enough people willing to take on this often difficult and challenging role and the WA Police Department should know this as well if they looked at their dwindling numbers of active police officers.
Shame on you, senior members of staff of WA Police Department - grow some balls and do the right thing for once.
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