A current issue of concern in the New South Wales Police force are visible tattoos.
New South Wales Police Officers will be banned from having visible tattoos under a new reform of the force's public image which has been set to begin this year. A draft policy has been prepared and is currently in the final stages of approval, and recommends banning all visible tattoos on serving police officers and new recruits entering the force. The document, which was written by Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy and Assistant Commissioner Paul Carey, recommends a new standard for cadets, which would mean that anyone with prominent tattoos attempting to join the police force could be denied entry into the New South Wales Academy. Discussions are also underway about the way in which the force will tackle this problem for serving officers that are tattooed; they range from asking officers to wear long-sleeved shirts and pants to cover up the tattoos, to the more extreme measure of having them removed entirely.
New South Wales Police Officers will be banned from having visible tattoos under a new reform of the force's public image which has been set to begin this year. A draft policy has been prepared and is currently in the final stages of approval, and recommends banning all visible tattoos on serving police officers and new recruits entering the force. The document, which was written by Assistant Commissioner Michael Corboy and Assistant Commissioner Paul Carey, recommends a new standard for cadets, which would mean that anyone with prominent tattoos attempting to join the police force could be denied entry into the New South Wales Academy. Discussions are also underway about the way in which the force will tackle this problem for serving officers that are tattooed; they range from asking officers to wear long-sleeved shirts and pants to cover up the tattoos, to the more extreme measure of having them removed entirely.
Above image: Sam Ruttyn, The Sunday Telegraph.
In addition, another issue of concern is the latest illegal development of handmade guns made out of 3D printers. These guns are "truly undetectable, truly untraceable, cheap and easy to make", according to Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione. Sydney already has a major problem with illegal firearms and shootings, and this is the last thing the New South Wales Police Force need. The boffins at the NSWPF bought themselves a 3D printer for $1700 in attempt to test how easily these guns are able to be made; they downloaded the blueprints for the Liberator from the internet and printed out two weapons to test fire. The weapon required 15 parts in order for it to be assembled, and the NSWPF had assembled the two within 60 seconds each with a firing pin fashioned out of a steel nail. The two guns were then tested, firing into a block of resin designed to simulate human muscle, with the first bullet penetrating the resin block up to 17 centimetres. The New South Wales Police Force has red flagged these guns and are the latest area of concern, with the ballistics division confirming that these guns would be fatal if pointed at someone. "They will kill" said Scipione, and the thing that frightens the Force the most is that not a thing can be done about it (yet). The Police Service will be raising their extreme concerns with the Federal Government, as well as other Police Commissioners at upcoming meetings to try and make the download and construction of 3D printed guns illegal in Australia.
Extracted from the Daily Telegraph.
Extracted from the Daily Telegraph.
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