100 Police Officers in Australia's Victoria State Being Investigated for Racist Email

100 police officers in the state of Victoria in Australia under investigation for racist email. Probe representative of widespread racism in police departments in the state.

It is shameful that up to 100 police officers in Australia are being investigated for sharing a racist email and that racism has been rampant in the police department. There have been some proof to back up those claims. The police is charged with protecting the public, so how can a racist officer be fair to every citizen? 

From BBC News:

The message reportedly shows a non-white man being tortured. Officers being investigated could face dismissal for circulating it on police computers. The Victoria police force has been criticized for failing to respond adequately to a series of attacks against Indian students in Melbourne. Earlier this month the police chief admitted some officers were racist.

Computer experts tracking the e-mail found that several had added racist comments before forwarding it on to colleagues, the Melbourne newspaper The Age reports. It was one of a series of e-mails that were either racist or pornographic in nature, according to the Victoria Police chief Simon Overland.

"It's offensive and my view is that it would cause significant concern and alarm in the community if the nature of the material was made public," he said. Earlier this month, Mr Overland was forced to concede there were racial bigots within the ranks of his force. This followed a damning report that accused police officers of taunting and beating up an African youth.

It is a real shame that one of the United States' close allies would be fingered for racist behavior. This speaks volumes to the behavior of Rupert Murdoch, who is an Australian, and his Fox News Channel and its anchors' treatment of Barack Obama.