‘A festering tree’: growing calls for parliamentary inquiry into NSW police use of force

Justice experts say there needs to be a more rigorous process for when Tasers and guns can be deployed to change the way officers manage incidents

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Calls are growing for a parliamentary inquiry into use of force by New South Wales police, with justice experts saying too much focus is being placed on the actions of individual police officers rather than the “festering” systemic problem.

“This isn’t a case of a few bad apples, it’s a case of a festering tree,” said Samantha Lee, a lawyer at Redfern Legal Centre.

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