15 year old Tyler Cassidy was shot dead by police in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote on December 11, 2008. An inquest into his death has just opened. Note that, a week or so after the shooting, the White nationalist political party ‘Australia First’ declared that its members “will demonstrate at the Coroner’s Court when an investigation is held into Tyler’s Cassidy’s death”. It also claimed that:
A submission to the Coroner will state that the police who attempted to arrest Tyler Cassidy were undermined in their duty of care by inflammatory and inaccurate intelligence contained ‘on line’ for use by police. This false information directly contributed to his death. This information must be revealed in full to the public.
No doubt the media and the coroner will sit up and take notice…
- Teen threatened to ‘kill or be killed’ before confrontation
Sarah Farnsworth
ABC
October 19, 2010
Possible new eyewitness to Tyler’s death
AAP
The Sydney Morning Herald
October 19, 2010
Shot dead by police, teenager’s coronial inquest begins
Alison Caldwell
ABC (AM)
October 19, 2010
A mother prepares to take the stand in fight for her boy
Farah Farouque
The Age
October 19, 2010
Shortcomings’ in police deaths probes: OPI
Jan Deane
ABC
October 18, 2010
Oversight of police-related death probes inadequate: OPI
Nick McKenzie
The Age
October 18, 2010
Police need to retrain for dealing with crises
WA Today
October 12, 2010
Weapon of compliance or a safer option?
Nick McKenzie
The Age
October 12, 2010
Police lack training to diffuse violent situations
ABC 774
October 11, 2010
Training fails police, report says
Nick McKenzie
The Age
October 11, 2010
Police training deficient, report says
AAP
The Sydney Morning Herald
October 11, 2010
See also : Interested Party Ruling – Tyler Cassidy (Coroners Court of Victoria) | 4 Corners : Lethal Force (October 26, 2009) | Tyler Cassidy (August 31, 2009).
I’m not a mother but Mrs Cassidy must be heard. It’s not okay for four adults with guns to shoot dead a teenager regardless of their mental state. Who the hell is mentally deficient?
And his mother cries when the morning comes
And there’s mothers crying all over this world
For their poor dead darling boys and girls
police investigating police is a joke. next Dracula will be in charge of Victoria’s blood supplies.
The police led Tyler into a situation where he was in a secluded area, then when approaching him say they were forced to shoot. The police involved should all stand trial for manslaughter. They have taken the boy’s life for their enjoyment. There is a culture in the Vic police that has escalated over the past decade to increased shootings.
Of course the police want a finding of suicide by police otherwise they all [?] murder charges, and it was murder not manslaughter or suicide.