"I f****** pumped that *** and then I punched him in the face when he was down." - Leaked bodycam footage shows Australian police officer boasting about assaulting Sydney pro-Palestine protesters

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/police-officer-boasted-about-punching-anti-herzog-protester-when-he-was-down-bodycam-footage-reveals-ntwnfb

Police body-worn camera footage, which was leaked to a social media account and widely shared over the weekend, reveals a male police officer telling his colleagues during the 9 February protest at Sydney town hall against a visit by the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog: “I fucking pumped that cunt.”

A female officer can be heard replying, “So funny,” before the male officer says: “Then I punched him in the head when he was down.”

The premier, Chris Minns, had previously urged the public “to not look at a 10-second clip without the full context” after a number of videos went viral showing police allegedly punching protesters and dragging Muslim worshippers away while they were praying.

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hperrin@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 13d

What a disgusting human being. He should not have any power over anything, even a dog.

lmdnw@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 13d

That officer deserves a blade between the ribs at the very least.

Onyxonblack@piefed.social · 9 pts · 13d

All Cops Are Nazis

bedwyr@piefed.ca · 5 pts · 12d

Yet if someone found him and beat his ass they would be up for decades in prison after a manhunt to find you. But this asshole gets to brag about abusing someone.

Not as tough as he thinks he is I can tell you that.