Rewriting History: Aussie Cops Edit Wikipedia Page on Teen They Killed

‘An investigation into edits to Wikipedia pages by Australian police has found they have modified the page of 15-year-old Tyler Cassidy – killed by the Victoria Police department in 2008 – 17 times, removing any wording seemingly critical of the incident.

Cassidy, believed to be the youngest person ever killed by a police officer in Australia, was at a skate park when he was shot repeatedly by police who claim he had run at them while brandishing two knives.

The edits to the page include deleting a section stating that the incident was “blamed on a lack of training and information gathering performed by Victoria Police. As a result of this incident all police officers who might come into contact with armed individuals during the course of their duties are required to undergo biyearly five day refresher courses.”’

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