Death grip changes police officer’s perspective on ‘piss-weak’ judicial system
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The case of a police officer nearly choked to death in Canberra has reignited demands for harsher sentencing in the capital.
Former AFP Detective Sergeant Jason Taylor now suffers PTSD – “there’s no doubt” his attacker was going to kill him without intervention from colleagues, he told Ray Hadley.
38-year-old Robert James Reid pleaded guilty to assault, and was sentenced to a 20-month intensive corrections order.
“I’ve navigated the frankly piss-weak judicial system here in Canberra for my entire career as a police officer.
“This was a different experience, experiencing it as a victim for the first time.
“It’s laughable if it wasn’t so serious.”
Ray has long expressed frustration with the ACT judicial system being “run by left-wing zealots”, and thanked Mr Taylor for adding his voice to the calls for better sentencing.
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