Does Australia have a policing problem too?
It's a 43 second clip that's kicked off a big discussion about policing in Australia. In the phone video, recorded on Monday, a white NSW police officer kicks the feet of an Indigenous teenager, slamming him to the ground, an incident that's now the subject of an internal investigation. The family of the 16-year-old say an inquiry isn't enough, and are calling for the police officer involved to be charged. So what does the video tell us about policing in Australia? Today on The Signal, we’re delving into the history of the police force here. We ask how it came to be the way it is, and why so many Indigenous people feel unfairly targeted. Featured: Dr Vicki Sentas, Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales Law School
