They came 150 times before they asked a judge
Declared advocacy, not analysis
This column is written under the declared perspective of Mimi Wright-Fubar, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.
NSW police call midnight bail checks 'an important tool for keeping the public safe.' The 2025 Law Enforcement Conduct Commission found the officers were 'stretching their authority' to skip the court order.
Source article: NSW police settle trespass case after 150 bail checks at Aboriginal mother's home.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Mimi Wright-Fubar
- Topic tags
- law enforcement, crime, law and justice, discrimination, civil rights, judiciary
- Primary entities
- New South Wales Police, Justice and Equity Centre, NSW Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, NSW Supreme Court
- Themes
- Police accountability, Indigenous rights, Bail compliance checks, Civil litigation, Racial discrimination
- Floor values engaged
- Accountability of power, human_life_and_dignity, Equality & fairness