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| Alleged racist abuse of Greens MP Jenny Leong by police sparks inquiry Alleged racist abuse of Greens MP Jenny Leong by police sparks inquiry | |
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| New South Wales police are investigating a series of derogatory and racist posts made by police officers about Greens MP Jenny Leong. | New South Wales police are investigating a series of derogatory and racist posts made by police officers about Greens MP Jenny Leong. |
| On Sunday Fairfax Media reported that a number of police officers had been caught making racist comments about Leong including, in one incident, calling her father a “swamp monkey.” | On Sunday Fairfax Media reported that a number of police officers had been caught making racist comments about Leong including, in one incident, calling her father a “swamp monkey.” |
| Leong said: “This is beyond disgusting and completely unacceptable. We have referred this matter to the police integrity commission. | Leong said: “This is beyond disgusting and completely unacceptable. We have referred this matter to the police integrity commission. |
| “Racism and sexism in our society is never acceptable and, while everyone knows there is a dark side to the internet, if these actions have been undertaken by members of the NSW police serious repercussions must occur.” | “Racism and sexism in our society is never acceptable and, while everyone knows there is a dark side to the internet, if these actions have been undertaken by members of the NSW police serious repercussions must occur.” |
| This is disgusting & completely unacceptable. We have referred the matter to the NSW Police Integrity Commission https://t.co/XsxFbh4GSv | This is disgusting & completely unacceptable. We have referred the matter to the NSW Police Integrity Commission https://t.co/XsxFbh4GSv |
| The NSW Greens have been campaigning on a number of policing issues, including to end the use of sniffer dogs and changes controversial new laws around mobile drug testing units. | The NSW Greens have been campaigning on a number of policing issues, including to end the use of sniffer dogs and changes controversial new laws around mobile drug testing units. |
| The acting NSW deputy commissioner, Geoffrey McKechnie, said the comments were disappointing and in breach of the police’s code of conduct and ethics. | The acting NSW deputy commissioner, Geoffrey McKechnie, said the comments were disappointing and in breach of the police’s code of conduct and ethics. |
| “To be placing disparaging remarks on social media is certainly not something we condone. It’s against our policies,” McKechnie told reporters on Sunday. | “To be placing disparaging remarks on social media is certainly not something we condone. It’s against our policies,” McKechnie told reporters on Sunday. |
| “It’s a matter for the investigation to determine who posted those [and] whether or not they’re in fact serving members of the police force.” | “It’s a matter for the investigation to determine who posted those [and] whether or not they’re in fact serving members of the police force.” |
| McKechnie said it was disappointing people felt they needed to turn to social media to “vent their frustrations”, labelling it inappropriate and intolerable. | McKechnie said it was disappointing people felt they needed to turn to social media to “vent their frustrations”, labelling it inappropriate and intolerable. |
| He refused to say whether the comments were a sackable offence. | He refused to say whether the comments were a sackable offence. |
| It is the second time in recent weeks that NSW police officers have been caught making inappropriate social media posts. Vice reported that a number of police officers had been caught planting false information about sniffer dog locations on the Sniff Off Facebook page, another initiative of the NSW Greens. | It is the second time in recent weeks that NSW police officers have been caught making inappropriate social media posts. Vice reported that a number of police officers had been caught planting false information about sniffer dog locations on the Sniff Off Facebook page, another initiative of the NSW Greens. |