Queensland police woman calls Aborigines scum bags and oxygen thieves on social media ... but STILL keeps her job A police investigation found Leanne Rissman had used the alias Anne T Sharia to attack renowned Aboriginal activist Joyce Capewell The racist comments were made on Ms Capewells Facebook page The Queensland senior constable posted the comments on New Years Day Her posts also described Aborigines as primitives who sat in the dirt rubbing sticks together Senior Constable Rissmans supporters have now been threatening Ms Capewell with court action on social media The police woman is believed to be under investigation for breaching ethical standards in relation to a police investigation about the bashing of an indigenous woman By LOUISE CHEER PUBLISHED: 18:01 AEST, 30 July 2014 UPDATED: 09:43 AEST, 31 July 2014 A Queensland police officer used a fake Facebook account to bombard an Aboriginal rights activist with racist taunts. Leanne Rissman - who works in Townsville - hurled abuse at Geraldtons Joyce Capewell on her Facebook page, Boomerang Justice, using the alias Anne T Sharia. When sounded out phonetically Anne T Sharia sounds like anti-sharia. Sharia is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Ms Capewell started Boomerang Justice last year after 20 years of working in the Western Australia prison system and interacting with Aboriginal inmates. The page aims to raise awareness about ongoing Aboriginal deaths in custody. Leanne Rissman was disciplined by the Queensland Police Service after it was found she made racist remarks via an alias Facebook account Leanne Rissman was disciplined by the Queensland Police Service after it was found she made racist remarks via an alias Facebook account On New Years Day, Senior Constable Rissman referred to indigenous people as scum bags and oxygen thieves after Ms Capewell posted on her Facebook page about Tony Abbotts indigenous advisory council and what role they would play in looking into deaths in custody. Get off your a*** get a job and start giving something back to your own and the greater community, Senior Constable Rissman allegedly posted under the Anne T Sharia alias. More... Half of Australians are racist towards Aborigines... and one in five would move away on public transport Fears as Jewish communities targeted by anti-Semitic attacks including swastikas sprayed on synagogues And while youre at it how about you give you children and dogs a decent existence as well instead of starving and abusing them. Ms Capewell said the barrage of racist comments continued after she contacted Anne T Sharia to ask her to stop posting the offensive remarks. Everything you have is because of the white man, if you hate it so much go back to the Aboriginal empire that existed before we came and saw you all sitting in the dirt rubbing sticks together while Rome was built, China built the magnificent great wall, and the English Spanish and Dutch traded and built empires, Senior Constable Rissman allegedly wrote. Senior Constable Rissman is stationed at a Townsville police station Snr Const Rissman was investigated after Joyce Capewell launched a complaint to the service A police investigation was launched into Snr Const Rissman (left) after Geraldtons Joyce Capewell (right) lodged a complaint against her Ms Capewell told Daily Mail Australia she was so offended by the comments she lodged a complaint with police that sparked an internal investigation into Snr Const Rissman. An official document seen by Daily Mail Australia confirmed the Queensland Police established that the abuse allegations were capable of being supported. I felt very horrified and lost faith in the police...[it] kept me wondering if this was the type of people we have working with Aboriginal people in custody, Ms Capewell said. I don’t want this woman dealing with Aboriginal prisoners or any Aboriginal people for that matter. A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman confirmed an officer had been disciplined in relation to a complaint made by Ms Capewell in January. The remarks were considered to be racially offensive and although made by the subject officer off-duty were not consistent with the standards and values of the QPS, she said. In response, the complaint was investigated by a senior officer and found to warrant significant remedial action. The officer was subsequently required to undertake a number of training programs relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People race relations and social issues as well as professional practice in the QPS and information security obligations. Under the alias, Snr Const Rissman abused Ms Capewell through her Facebook page, Boomerang Justice. Daily Mail Australia can also reveal Ms Capewell has been attacked on Facebook by supporters of Senior Constable Rissman since Monday. Why dont YOU get your facts straight and stop terrorising a decent hardworking Australian citizen, one wrote. Another supporter also threatened Ms Capewell with legal action, writing: Please dont waste your time on this UNEDUCATED MORON. I hope she has a GOOD Lawyer because shes going to need one. Senior Constable Rissman is also under investigation for not complying with police standards in relation to the investigation into the bashing death of an indigenous woman named Adelaide Riversleigh, according to The Australian. The 37-year-old died on May 10 after she was allegedly attacked by her partner. A Queensland Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia she could not comment on the matter because it was currently being investigated internally by the service. A number of Senior Constable Rissmans supporters did not return messages seeking comment on the matter. All matters relating to this officer are being investigated by a senior member of the QPS from Northern Region with overview by the Ethical Standards Command, the police spokeswoman added. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2710343/Qld-policewoman-calls-Aboriginals-scum-bags-oxygen-thieves.html#ixzz39IFpOodw Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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