[AUSTRALIA] UN Condemns Victorian Government over bashing of woman by Police, not compensated due to - Polidicks

[IMG]https://s.yimg.com/ea/img/-/140506/5431690_5431758_16x9_700x394-19mg5rt.jpg?x=656&sig=0bH_4cfeYjlUIFvNB_OlOg--[/IMG] [QUOTE][B]The United Nations has delivered a scathing decision on the Victorian Government and its police force, saying it has breached the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) after failing to compensate a woman viciously bashed by police.[/B] Corinna Horvath, from Somerville on Melbourne's southern fringe, was beaten by officers from the local Hastings police station in 1996. The officers broke down her door without a warrant, handcuffed her and beat her up to a dozen times, leaving her unconscious and with a broken nose pouring with clotted blood. "My face was beaten to a pulp. My nose was broken - suspected broken jaw," Ms Horvath told the ABC's 7.30 program. Her lawyer, Tamar Hopkins from the Flemington Kensington Community Legal Centre, says the attack was outrageous. "It's absolutely disgraceful what happened to Corinna. She was beaten senseless by officers who had no reason to do what they were doing," she said.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE] She was charged with a string of offences which were later thrown out when it was revealed that the police who entered her home that night had lied and fabricated evidence. She sued the police and the Victorian County Court awarded more than $300,000 to her and the other witnesses injured that night in her home. Judge Roland Williams was damning in his description of the officers' conduct, particularly Constable David Jenkin. "Jenkin in his conduct showed the most high-handed approach, accompanied by excessive and unnecessary violence, wrought out of motives of ill-will and a desire to get even," Judge Williams's judgement said. But the officers cried poor – one declared bankruptcy and the others said they were unable to pay. The State of Victoria appealed the damages decision in the Court of Appeal and won on the basis that it was not vicariously liable for officers who acted outside the realm of their duties. [/QUOTE] SOURCE: [URL="https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/23239658/united-nations-says-victoria-breached-international-covenant-on-civil-and-political-rights-by-not-compensating-police-bashing-victim/?cmp=fb"]https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic/a/23239658/united-nations-says-victoria-breached-international-covenant-on-civil-and-political-rights-by-not-compensating-police-bashing-victim/?cmp=fb[/URL] No wonder why many here don't trust the police

you should never trust cops

[quote]But the officers cried poor – one declared bankruptcy and the others said they were unable to pay. [/quote] Maybe you should've thought of that before you went on your little powertrip, cunts.

More from the article: [quote] Ms Horvath was 21 at the time and had a testy relationship with local police. [...] This exemption does not apply to any other class of public servant. Ms Horvath did not receive the damages. "There was no good outcome for us," Ms Horvath said. "Not only did we get the money taken away from us, but the way I look at is, the State Government said: 'You acted out of the scope of your duty and we will not cover you. Therefore, we will not pay for you'. But, therefore, where's the assault charges?" [...] Ms Hopkins said none of the officers who beat Ms Horvath lost their jobs - in fact they were all promoted and two are still working for Victoria Police.[/quote] Soo, the way legislation is set up is combined with selective enforcement in this case is basically immunity for the perpetrators who acted on a personal revenge. This is messed up.

[QUOTE=SexualShark;44735772]you should never trust cops[/QUOTE] This mentality is retarded, by your thinking, I should never trust doctors, because there are a few doctors in the world who like to steal kidneys. Fuckin doctors

[QUOTE=mr apple;44735793]This mentality is retarded, by your thinking, I should never trust doctors, because there are a few doctors in the world who like to steal kidneys. Fuckin doctors[/QUOTE] I hate Doctors, Lawyers and Cops.

So the cops couldn't even pay the fine, so they get off scot free? This is fucking disgusting.

[quote]you should never trust cops[/quote] [quote]Fuckin doctors[/quote] [IMG]http://www.crypticrage.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/francis.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=mr apple;44735793]This mentality is retarded, by your thinking, I should never trust doctors, because there are a few doctors in the world who like to steal kidneys. Fuckin doctors[/QUOTE] My thinking is solid, i have a distrust of cops because when i was 14 my mother was beaten by my former step-father and when the evidence was stacked against him she was arrested and hauled to jail. I have even more instances that make me not trust cops.

Why sign the fucking things if you don't plan on keeping them

[QUOTE=Vlevs;44735816][IMG]http://www.crypticrage.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/francis.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Kinda late on the francis joke by several years, but what the hell I Hate Australia I Hate Dingos

[QUOTE=SexualShark;44735818]My thinking is solid, i have a distrust of cops because when i was 14 my mother was beaten by my former step-father and when the evidence was stacked against him she was arrested and hauled to jail. I have even more instances that make me not trust cops.[/QUOTE] Just because you've had a few moments where they went bad doesn't mean they're all bad.

[QUOTE=Vlevs;44735792]Soo, the way legislation is set up is combined with selective enforcement in this case is basically immunity for the perpetrators who acted on a personal revenge. This is messed up.[/QUOTE] No, it's referring to vicarious liability, i.e. the liability of the employer for an action in tort (i.e. negligence, trespass etc). In Victoria, police are being protected from being sued individually (as a person), provided they were performing in their duties. [URL]http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/pra1958187/s123.html[/URL] The result of this is that if you sue a police officer that was doing their job as prescribed, then their personal assets are protected from the suit, instead, any money that is awarded to the person suing (for the wrong doing of that police officer) is to come from the State of Victoria. The problem here is that clearly an assault (without cause) is outside the bounds of the duties, and she was suing the police officers for an assault. The problem is, they had trouble proving the assault occurred on a balance of probabilities (standard of evidence required in a civil case), and therefore would have no luck in proving that there was an assault beyond reasonable doubt (criminal case) - [URL="http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VSCA/2002/177.html"]The actual case, see paragraph 10[/URL]. Police are not immune to prosecute for criminal offences at all - the problem was they couldn't be proved. The legislation regarding immunity has since been [URL="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/num_act/vpa201381o2013210/s74.html"]changed under the Victoria Police Act 2013[/URL], and will come into effect on 1 December 2014.

[QUOTE=mr apple;44735793]This mentality is retarded, by your thinking, I should never trust doctors, because there are a few doctors in the world who like to steal kidneys. Fuckin doctors[/QUOTE] That's a terrible analogy and you should feel terrible

So um when do we get to see the UN condemn the police brutality that occurs in the US on a seemingly daily basis? :downs:

Was it even the UN giving that report?