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| Should Australian Police use Tasers? Is the Taser the right non lethal option to a gun? They've been issued to frontline officers in tactical response groups in some states since 2000. This episode of INSIGHT will examine the use and abuse of Tasers. Revelations that a Perth man was Tasered 13 times in a police watchhouse has brought condemnation from the WA... |
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| Sergeant slammed for stun gun assault |
| By Bellinda Kontomina, The Sydney Morning Herald December 20, 2009 THE actions of a police sergeant who fired a Taser stun gun at a man as he walked along Sydney's Oxford Street were ''unlawful and improper'', a magistrate has found. “I believe where possible that a defendant ought to know that he will no longer be facing criminal charges.'' Mr Alkan is suing NSW Police over... |
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| Police inquiry into stun gun shooting in city |
| By D. Snow and D. Welch, The Sydney Morning Herald June 15, 2009 SENIOR police have ordered an investigation into the use of a stun gun on a man in Oxford Street three months ago, casting a shadow over the announcement by the Premier, Nathan Rees, that the weapon will be distributed to all frontline police. His solicitor, Nick Boyden, said the footage, obtained by The Sun-Herald,... |
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| No locks in ivy's pool change area |
| By L. Kennedy and M. Benns, The Sydney Morning Herald December 20, 2009 Lawyers for the defendant, Christopher Scott Corben, 30, told Central Local Court during a bail conditions hearing on Thursday there were discrepancies between accounts of the incident from various witnesses, including the 34-year-old alleged victim. Read full article ... |
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| Richard John Broeder not guilty of murdering Amanda O'Dell |
| By Clementine Cuneo, The Daily Telegraph June 27, 2008 A man acquitted of murdering his ex-girlfriend will now sue the NSW Police for the 14 months he spent behind bars. Richard John Broeder, 23, walked free from the Supreme Court in Newcastle after being found not guilty of the murder of Kempsey supermarket cashier Amanda O'Dell. The body of Ms O'Dell, 20, was found under tree... |
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| Police pursuit led to motorcyclist's death: coroner |
| By The Sydney Morning Herald March 28, 2008 POLICE persisted with an unauthorised pursuit that ended in the death of a motorcyclist in Bathurst, and then gave a highly questionable account of the speed at which they were travelling, a coroner has found.... |
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| 'killthemallnow' threat sentence |
| By Dylan Welch, The Sydney Morning Herald January 16, 2008 A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service for posting a massacre threat against his old Sydney high school on YouTube. Jason James Cousins, of North Parramatta, was arrested last November, not long after a multiple shooting at a school in Finland. In his video, Cousins referred to the Finnish... |
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| Community service for YouTube threat old boy |
| By ABC News January 16, 2008 A 30-year-old plumber has been sentenced to 100 hours’ community service for threatening a massacre at his old Sydney high school on video sharing website YouTube. Jason James Cousins pleaded guilty to threatening students at Cambridge Park High School in a video posted under the username ‘kill them all now’ last November, shortly after a... |
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| Other cases |
| Attorney General of NSW v Borland 2 ORS [2007] NSWCA 201 (15 August 2007) From Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Decisions Borland v NSW Deputy State Coroner and Ors [2006] NSWSC 982 (31 August 2006) From Supreme Court of New South Wales Decisions Regina v Juanita Leslie Schoultz [2007] NSWSC 809 (27 July 2007) From Supreme Court of New South... |
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