The survival instinct or how to blind someone and get away with that. Again an example of misuse of a taser because common sense clearly shows that it was not necessary by any normal standard to employ the taser for compliance purposes. i did say normal however, Police training and tactics is specifically aimed at protection of police at all costs, regardless of level of risk to themselves. the police act and/or react to that self defence instinctively. without thought to the circumstances or their actions because they are inundated every day with their absolute right to protect themselves, whatever the level of risk. full immunity and impunity from the everyday laws of this country. but very, very slowly that dictum is being challenged in the courts and by the courts. Mrs. Oakley was clearly distressed at the intrusion by the emotionally charged qld department of child safety which is equivalent to the nsw department of community services. i have no idea why she is being visited by the child safety workers but i easily understand her stress at their intervention. The article does not identify how the police became involved but it seems reasonable to assume that the social workers called them for assistance for whatever they wanted to act upon. this relationship puts the police right in the middle of an already heated and emotional situation. it is common knowledge that police around Australia receive very little, if any, competent training in how to intelligently defuse these events. a reading of the article below suggests that Mrs Oakley was in a distressed state and was feeling threatened not only by the social workers but now also by the police, all of whom were armed to the teeth. Stressful by anybodys standards. But, as the report below shows the police were only capable of force rather than a more calming professional approach. Mrs. Oakley had placed her weapon on the ground and was therefore identifiably unarmed yet the officers remained armed. when she reached for her bag the senior officer present fired without warning apparently and hit her in the eye as she was bending. Badly wounded, she was rushed by all four officers, put on her stomach and emptied of air by them kneeling on her to allow her to be hand-cuffed. These too are instinctive actions by the police during such events. it is also normal practice to consult as a team prior to allowing ambulance personnel to have access to the victim involved. A further instinctive action by police is for a figure of authority, perhaps the premier, the police commissioner or minister, or worse, the respective police union, goes public in the unsubstantiated defence of the unprofessional action by the offending police. We are informed by acting assistant commissioner, Steve Holland’s, that the officer was well-trained and a taser trainer, an experienced officer in fact. Whilst this may be true it matters not one iota to the event circumstances. The officer who fired the taser did not, repeat not, act in self defence. Mrs. Oakley had placed the wooden leg on the ground, she was identifiably unarmed. End of story. The instinct for survival of the police in australia is well known and, thankfully, is also coming to the notice of the judiciary. We will press on with our continued calls for justice , the stopping of police brutality and the continuing misuse of their tasers.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:24:49 +0000
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