Police have found the bodies of a couple allegedly shot dead by a jilted police officer lover. Police on Tuesday discovered the bodies of Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies, who were allegedly shot dead in Baird’s Sydney home on Monday last week.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police on Tuesday found the bodies of a couple allegedly shot dead by a jilted police officer lover.

Police on Tuesday discovered the bodies of former television reporter Jesse Baird, 26, and his flight attendant partner Luke Davies, 29, who were allegedly shot dead in Baird’s Sydney home on Monday last week.

The crime prompted Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras organizers to ask police not to march at their annual parade this weekend, a decision the police commissioner said she would urge them to reconsider.

New South Wales Police Force Senior-Constable Beau Lamarre-Condon, who dated Baird until late last year, was charged on Friday with the murders of both men.

  • JimmyBigSausage@lemm.eeEnglish
    1025·
    4 months ago

    The action of one person (that happened to be a police officer) does not represent the entire police force. He was not doing police work. I think the police should march, but not in uniform out of respect. Just my opinion.

    • Nero@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      213·
      4 months ago

      You don’t have to punctuate your comments with “just my opinion.” I can assure you, everyone knows it’s an opinion.

    • Deceptichum@kbin.social
      205·
      4 months ago

      The police have a massive domestic violence problem; themselves.

      The police also have a massive homophobia problem; themselves.

      Who would want them to march in solidarity with the victims when they are more likely to be the perpetrators and more likely to look out for each other and not properly investigate or take seriously their own crimes?

      We don’t want them marching with us because they are our enemy, we are not a PR opportunity for them.

      • JimmyBigSausage@lemm.eeEnglish
        17·
        4 months ago

        So if you are a gay police officer you no longer can be gay or count as a gay member of society? Just trying to understand your broad position.

        • Deceptichum@kbin.social
          12·
          4 months ago

          Their sexuality takes a back seat to their participation in a violent organisation with a storied history of assaulting the LGBTQ community.

          • JimmyBigSausage@lemm.eeEnglish
            26·
            4 months ago

            It’s a gay pride parade. I have lived a long life and gay rights is a storied history.
            Gays have always had to take the back seat. We don’t play that game anymore. We need healthy, open, out loud and proud people in all facets of society. We are everywhere. We are here, we’re queer, get used to it.