In support of White Ribbon Day
Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski, Deputy Commissioner Brett Pointing, Commissioner Ian Stewart and Deputy Commissioner Ross Barnett
The leaders of the Queensland Police Service have taken part in White Ribbon Day in Brisbane in a show of solidarity against domestic violence.
Police Commissioner Ian Stewart and the three Deputy Commissioners Steve Gollschewski, Brett Pointing and Ross Barnett all attended the event in the Queen Street Mall.
Video featuring Commissioner Ian Stewart and Chairman of the White Ribbon Queensland Committee Chairman Chiu-Hing Chan
52 silhouettes were on display symbolising the one woman who dies every week in Australia at the hands of her partner.
Commissioner Stewart called on men to solve the problem.
“Men are the perpetrators of the violence which regularly occurs and sadly in Queensland we see a growing number of cases of domestic violence,” Commissioner Stewart said.
“At the end of the day we can’t simply arrest ourselves out of this problem.
“This is about very man in our society taking responsibility either to stop the violence or to be a great role model for some of those who don’t have any leadership or moral compass.”
Police Liaison Officer Simon Ayiik and Senior Police Liaison Officer Salendra Narayan
