Mardi Gras bashing - dysfuntional complaints system

This is another example, a prime example in fact, of why we need an independent body to investigate complaints against police. This is the case gone to court now of that Jamie bloke who claimed he was arrested for tickling people. Here he is, look at what a thug he is :s   Those wings look positively evil darlings......

Here's the video again of his arrest:


Now there's stuff to do with both cops involved in this. 

Firstly one of the cops failed to have a cooling down period as required by police guidelines and was also involved just minutes later in the arrest of Bryn Hutchinson (recently thrown out of court) who received bruising and cuts after being set upon by five police for crossing the road. That cops name is Goya Hedayat (police ID Fairfield LAC 266), and here he is on the night of Jamie's arrest and sitting in a police car.

Understandably people were asking why he was still at work when there were allegations of brutality made against him.

Oh but it gets much worse. The other officer who threw Jamie to the ground twice at Mardi Gras (March 2013) by Sept 2013 still had not been asked a single question about the incident. This was despite assurances from the police commissioner's office that two internal investigations had begun soon after the video of the event went viral on YouTube. 

Soon after, Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch announced at a news conference that two internal investigations had been initiated into the incident. 

"Both those investigations have been referred to our Professional Standards Command, which will conduct a thorough, independent and professional investigation," Assistant Commissioner Murdoch said. 

However, while giving evidence during Mr Reed's assault hearing at the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday, Constable Mixios said he had not been asked any questions by professional standards or anyone else. 

"Has anything happened to you, have you been charged with any misdemeanour?" counsel for Mr Reed, Phillip Boulten, SC, asked Constable Mixios. 

"No," he replied. 

– What about statements by police in the media indicating that there would be an internal investigation, has anyone called you in to ask what you did and why you did it?
 – No.  
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It's just not good enough. Surely the public would demand at least reduced duties, or even to be stood down until the investigations into what was described as a "serious" incident shed some light onto their thuggery?

BTW the lastest I can get out of the case is that Jamie has lawyer-ed up with Chris Murphy defending him.