Victorian police officer who made ‘disgraceful’ homophobic remarks has dismissal overturned

The Victorian Police Registration and Services Board found the officer used homophobic slurs in the presence of a gay officer knowing he was gay, but decided his dismissal was too hash.The Victorian Police Registration and Services Board found the officer used homophobic slurs in the presence of a gay officer knowing he was gay, but decided his dismissal was too hash.

The officer allegedly made comments about being sick of those “faggots” or “poofters” and said “I don’t know if that’s what you’re into but the shit these faggots get up to is fucking disgusting”. He also allegedly asked one officer if the couple’s home “smelled like cum”. One of the two officers who heard the alleged comments was a gay man who was a newly sworn officer in Victoria police and was on his first day in placement. The board heard the man had been reconsidering his decision to join the police after hearing the comments.

The decision contains testimonials from LGBTQ+ family and friends stating the comment was out of character. The officer said the comments were made at a point of “boiling over” in frustration over the number of phone calls received. He had written apologies to the two officers who heard the comments and had taken online training courses on LGBTQ+ issues, the board said.

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