Zuvele Leschen attacks Sophie Mirabella's stand on Vic police

Sophie Mirabella has insulted the Victorian police and should apologise.

In parliament last week, she made an extraordinary attack on our local police, saying that the police force was engulfed by ‘perversion’ and that Victorians could not have confidence in a police force with an ‘endemic corrupt culture’.

For a leader of our community, let alone our local Federal representative, to refer to our police in this way is outrageous. The police serve the community, doing a difficult and often dangerous job, one that sometimes requires them to lay down their lives for others. They should be respected and supported in this – not only by Mrs Mirabella, but by the whole community.

Few organizations are entirely free of corruption, and any allegations should be investigated fully and dealt with appropriately. This can be done, however, without tarring the whole of a profession with the same brush.

Mrs Mirabella should immediately withdraw her damaging comments and express her full support for our local police.

Regards
Zuvele Leschen

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