It seems that 'civilians' cannot trust the judiciary arm of government
to do its job honestly.
Victoria Police have been internally caught out falsifying
over 258,000 breath tests.
So, Victoria Police stated on paper that over 258,000 breath
tests occurred when in actual fact they did not.
It is not a matter of only 1.5% or a period of however many
years, it's a matter of an 'unreliable witness' or deceptive conduct by police.
How do you know that your breath test reading was not falsified in
order to meet quotas?
How do you know that your fine, as a result of alleged speed traveled, was not falsified in order to meet quotas?
How do you know that any court action against police has not
been falsified and corroborated by
police?
We do not recommend any fine from the police to be
paid, but rather challenged in court, as this is your fundamental right.
The so called consequences are little to none and
realistically mean nothing to the general population.
See article from 30 May 2018 by
thecourier.com.au of the headline:
Victorian police fake
alcohol breath tests
A report
has found Victorian police faked more than 258,000 roadside alcohol breath
tests.
Victoria
Police officers faked more than 258,000 roadside alcohol breath tests, an
exhaustive audit by Professional Standards Command and statisticians has
uncovered.
Claims
officers were cheating the tests, by placing a finger over the straw entry hole
or blowing into the straw themselves, were first reported late last year,
Victoria Police said in a statement on Thursday.
"The
investigation, which analysed over five years of data, 1500 preliminary breath
test devices and more than 17.7 million tests, disappointingly found 258,463
PBTs or 1.5 per cent of all tests had been falsified," Assistant
Commissioner Russell Barrett said.
"I
had not heard of our members engaging in such a practice, we let ourselves
down, we've let the community down. It stops now."
An
external investigator will now be brought in to reveal why the duping happened,
but Mr Barrett said the main rationale could be to "hide or highlight
productivity".
The main
culprits were general duties and highway patrol officers, with some rural areas
over-represented.
"Whatever
reason our workforce may come up with, it's unacceptable," he said.
There is
no evidence at this stage to suggest fraud or any criminality had occurred, or
prosecutions were risked, Mr Barrett said.
Statisticians
had to look at complex algorithms together with considerations on the length of
time it would take to administer one test and a succession of tests.
The
external investigator will also look at underlying cultural and behavioural
issues, supervision and management practices that let the fake tests go
unchecked, and aggravating circumstances that may need further investigation.
Victoria
Police is in discussions with the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption
Commission about the discovery.
