Police shouldn’t be ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ over ‘silly comment’, Queensland union boss says

Ian Leavers says many officers feel under siege' as a result of serious allegations heard at an inquiry

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The president of Queensland's police union has claimed officers feel under siege" and have been tarnished as misogynists during a commission of inquiry into police responses to domestic violence.

Ian Leavers, who has led the union since 2009, gave evidence on Friday at the inquiry in which he conceded that abhorrent behaviour takes place". But he said officers should not be hung, drawn and quartered" over making a dumb, silly comment".

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