Police officers must personally pay for bashing and humiliating man
Each year, police forces in Australia pay millions of dollars in compensation to people who have been mistreated by police officers. In these situations, it is really the taxpayer who foots the bill, not the guilty officers. But while this...
Is it an offence to resist an unlawful arrest?
It’s no secret that some police officers act outside of the law, including when it comes to arrests. For a range of reasons, those under arrest may be reluctant to assert their rights - even if they know they’ve done...
Can I arrest a police officer?
No one should be above the law, and that includes police. Unfortunately, not all police officers act within the bounds of the law at all times. A photo doing the rounds of social media over the holidays showed a police...
Volunteer Police May Get Extra Powers
How would you feel if you were stopped on the street and subjected to a search – by someone other than a sworn officer of the police force? Imagine if that person was simply a police volunteer, with even less...
UK Police Banned from Using ‘Stop & Search’ Powers
The Northamptonshire police force has taken proactive steps to stop its officers from abusing their powers and searching people without reasonable cause. In the UK, as in Australia, police frequently conduct searches without a proper basis. These searches are illegal....
Police Misconduct Puts Innocent Man Behind Bars
Everyone makes mistakes from time to time - but some errors have far greater consequences than others. Like, for instance, the blunder by Western Australian Police, who found a crucial piece of evidence in their own possession many years after...
Interpol: Catching Criminals or Persecuting Scapegoats?
The International Criminal Police Organisation, or ‘Interpol’, is a police force recognised by the United Nations and established to stop globe-trotting criminals from evading reprisals. From political targets like Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to Osama Bin Laden, Interpol has been...
Another Video of Police Brutality Prompts Internal Review
The Queensland Police Force will undergo an internal review following multiple incidents of police brutality, a number of which have been documented in our past blogs. The incidents have led to the appointment of a senior internal police investigator to...
Police Shoot and Kill Unarmed, Surrendering Man
Shocking footage has emerged from Texas showing two police officers shooting a shirtless man who is standing outside his home with his hands up in surrender. Gilbert Flores, 41, was shot twice and died at the scene. The official police...
People Shot Dead by Police in US, UK and Australia
A disturbing infographic depicts the number of people killed in the United States as a result of police shootings – a staggering 776 people have been shot dead by US police so far this year. By contrast, the total in...
