Seven male police officers in Australia are suspected of fraud by claiming to be non-binary in order to obtain more clothing allowances.
Under the Australian State Police’s plainclothes programme, women and non-binary police officers can claim about $1,300 more per year than their male counterparts. As it turned out, many police officers who falsely claimed to be non-binary took advantage of this, and the authority launched a massive campaign against the offenders.
“Investigators have so far questioned seven male officers in connection with the case in recent weeks, and as part of the investigation, a search warrant was also executed at a police station in the Southern District on July 21.Police told Daily Mail Australia.
Victoria Police Chief Constable Shane Button has launched an investigation into the scam after a dramatic increase in the number of police officers who identified as non-binary.
In an internal letter, Chief Constable Patton said this type of behavior was unacceptable and did not live up to the standards expected of Victoria Police personnel.
Police gender self-identification was introduced three years ago to promote diversity in the police force, but now those who wish to continue receiving the extra allowance must declare under oath that they are not intersex.
The police chief also told reporters that officers who commit serious misconduct should be dismissed.
“I won’t get away from it. I don’t apologizesaid the police chief. he added: “This sounds tough, but it is tough, because as an organization we cannot afford to be vilified by a very few very young people, and I know that the police officers, the overwhelming majority, are very supportive of me on this issue.“
In February, a Catholic police officer with 36 years of service was dismissed from Victoria State Police for “disgraceful or inappropriate conduct” after he posted comments online that allegedly offended the LGBTQ community.
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The Police Internal Disciplinary Committee found Sergeant Bruno Staveri guilty of misconduct. The 62-year-old told The Age at the time that he would consider appealing the decision, but would never back down from his faith.
“I am obviously disappointed to be fired after years of impeccable service, but I stick to my Christian faithThe statement said.
Staveri was investigated over a dozen comments he made on social media and the force’s internal communications platform Yammer, some of which were allegedly critical of Victoria Police’s campaign to promote LGBTQ equality in the workplace.
Stavieri has also come under scrutiny for publicly criticizing the Andrews government’s decision to cancel Australia Day and Anzac Day celebrations in 2021, but allow LGBT people to proceed in St Kilda.
The veteran officer has also infuriated Deputy Chief Constable Neil Patterson, the second-most senior officer in the state, who posted on Yammer in June 2021 that Victoria Police was proud to be recognized as a Silver Medal employer at the 2021 Australian LGBTQ+ Inclusion Awards.
In response, Stavieri wrote:Yes I agree. Great result. But if the public knew how much time, effort and taxpayer money went into this, they would wonder why we didn’t get the gold“.
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While the Victorian State Police seem to focus on LGBT rights, crime rates have skyrocketed in the state.
Victoria Police recorded 36,140 offenses in the year to 31 March 2023, an increase of 5.6 per cent on the 342,098 incidents recorded in the same period last year. The most recent published crime statistics revealed that the number of burglaries committed by youth increased by 86.7 percent, which led to a 30 percent jump in the number of aggravated burglaries (burglaries committed in the presence of a person in the home), ABC News reported.
Young people between the ages of 15 and 17 are the most common age group responsible for committing serious home burglaries.
The perpetrators frequently steal cars from the homes they break into, endangering residents, as they drive high-speed stolen cars on public roads, which are often of high power. In a report by the news agency V4NA.
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