Damned If You Do: The Case That Could End Police Pursuits | Mick Kennedy

Damned If You Do: The Case That Could End Police Pursuits | Mick Kennedy

When Sergeant Benedict Bryant was found guilty of dangerous driving over the death of Jai Wright — a teenager riding a stolen motorbike who collided with Bryant's stationary unmarked police car — the verdict sent shockwaves through the NSW Police Force. Bryant didn't go to jail, but the conviction may cost him everything. And the ripple effects could reshape policing across the state.

Adam Shand speaks with Dr. Michael Kennedy, former NSW police officer and senior lecturer in the policing program at Western Sydney University, about what the Bryant verdict really means for the officers on the beat, for pursuit policy and for the future of law enforcement in NSW.

Kennedy pulls no punches. He argues that Bryant was let down by a system that cleared him at every level: Professional Standards, the DPP and the oversight body, before a politically charged prosecution pursued him anyway. Forced to fund his own defence, Bryant opted for a judge-only trial because he couldn't afford a jury. Now he carries a criminal conviction and every commander in NSW is quietly asking themselves the same question: next time, do I give the order?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(133)

From The Desk -A Confession the Jury Never Heard

From The Desk -A Confession the Jury Never Heard

Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from Fairy Meadow beach at Wollongong in 1970. A teenager later told police he had abducted and killed her. Decades on, he was charged with murder—but the case e...

1 Okt 8min

Breaking the Silence: Victoria’s Story

Breaking the Silence: Victoria’s Story

Victoria, with the support of her new partner, Grant, reports that the father of her children has raped and sexually assaulted her. Victoria summons the courage to go through the three-year process th...

29 Sep 45min

The Detective’s Mind: Murder, Arson and the Evidence That Solves Crimes

The Detective’s Mind: Murder, Arson and the Evidence That Solves Crimes

Jeff Maher had a stellar career as an investigator, including a 15-year stint as a detective senior sergeant in the Victoria Police homicide squad. His crew worked on some of the most high-profile mur...

27 Sep 48min

From The Desk -The Debbie Fahey Files: Was the Scene Staged?

From The Desk -The Debbie Fahey Files: Was the Scene Staged?

Debbie Fahey’s death in a Melbourne motel room in 1981 was treated as a heroin overdose. But more than four decades later, troubling questions remain.Multiple syringes. Four foils of heroin. No obviou...

24 Sep 8min

From Heroin to Hope: Patrick McKenzie’s Road to Redemption

From Heroin to Hope: Patrick McKenzie’s Road to Redemption

Like thousands of young Australians in the 1980s, Patrick McKenzie became addicted to heroin and found his way to Sydney's King Cross joining a sub-culture of drug users who financed their habit by co...

22 Sep 43min

The Debbie Fahey Files: Too Many Questions

The Debbie Fahey Files: Too Many Questions

Was Debbie Fahey's death really a murder? In 1981, Deborah “Debbie” Fahey died from a heroin overdose; her death was apparently another tragedy of Melbourne’s drug scene.But was there more to the stor...

20 Sep 42min

From the Desk - Why Melbourne’s Gangland War Became Legend

From the Desk - Why Melbourne’s Gangland War Became Legend

Sixteen years after the death of Carl Williams, the Melbourne gangland war continues to resonate as Australia’s most famous underworld war. In this week’s From the Desk episode, Adam Shand reflects on...

17 Sep 15min

Live At The Stanley Pub - Part 2  ATM Glitch That Gave Him Unlimited Money

Live At The Stanley Pub - Part 2 ATM Glitch That Gave Him Unlimited Money

In Part Two of Real Crime: Live at the Stanley Pub, Adam Shand sits down with Daniel Saunders — the man who discovered a glitch in his bank account that seemingly gave him access to unlimited money. W...

15 Sep 54min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
forklart
popradet
fotballpodden-2
stopp-verden
saken
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-espen-lee-usensurert
det-store-bildet
rss-gukild-johaug
nokon-ma-ga
hanna-de-heldige
rss-ness
aftenbla-bla
bt-dokumentar-2
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
e24-podden
frokostshowet-pa-p5