The police are worse than useless.

"cop shopping" is also known as "finding a needle in a haystack" or "the one cop that will do the minimum of their job".

At the beginning of April 2021, police charged Johnston with four serious domestic violence offences against Wilkinson. He was given watch house bail.

In the weeks that followed, Wilkinson attempted to speak to police “almost every day” about her concerns in relation to Johnston, her sister, Natalie Wilkinson told the Gold Coast Bulletin in 2021, including allegations he had breached the conditions of his domestic violence order.

Another sister, Danielle Carroll, said at that time that Kelly had told police, “I am scared for my life, I am scared for my children’s life. We are not safe”.

When I tried to report my suspicions that my ex was abusing my kids, I was told by DCFS to stop stirring up trouble or I would lose custody.

Years later, my kids are old enough to be listened to, and the DA office still chose not to prosecute because it's he-said-she-said. Both kids have mental health issues stemming from child abuse that I have to deal with on a daily basis, all while trying to juggle my mental health as a previous abuse victim from the same man.

And then they say that victims fail to report. Well, duh. It's often safer not to.

"Cop Shopping" is a gross term for them not doing their job. They never prevent or protect anything.

“She reported breaches to the police five times in the week before she was murdered and all but one officer told her to basically go away and don’t come back and just come into the station once a week because you’re coming in too often to report breaches,” criminologist Kerry Carrington told the inquest.

"Stop being a victim of crime! It's annoying!"

Johnston tied Wilkinson to a clothesline and set her on fire on 20 April 2021.

Holy fuck what a monster.

ACAB

Days after Wilkinson was killed, Johnston’s lawyer told reporters that “obviously, no one expected this to happen”.

This fucking nonce's very existence is an insult to all mankind.

A court has previously heard that Johnston tied Wilkinson to a clothesline and set her on fire on 20 April 2021.

Holy shit, I assumed it was an impulsive murder (not that that is good). But doing that to her? What a total piece of shit.

It’s not illegal to call them up every day and just say her name.

The system is designed to fail the vulnerable. Cops are domestic abusers, racists, and fascists. We need to develop ways to protect ourselves and our community. Wilkinson should have had an option other than the cops. She needed people who had been victimized in the past or at least would believe her and stood to protect her. Folks who would take turns keeping watch over her or give her and her kids a safe place to stay.

I don't think the cops can be reformed but that doesn't mean we can't keep each other safe.

"our job is to harass brown people, not to protect the public"

The cops don't exist to protect people.

They exist to protect businesses.

It’s disgusting as I had to do something similar in Australia before I could find someone to take my domestic violence case serious. Australia cops are a fucking sham when it comes to domestic violence. “Cop shopping”. I hope they rot for coming up for a shit term they coined for boasting about their incompetence. Fucking losers.

a friend of mine did the same thing before her domestic murder. the police (who are well funded in this town) did not want to take her seriously, and they did nothing. another friend helped her out and was subsequently murdered too.

I fucking can't man. This poor woman. What a horrible and terrifying way to die.

What the fuck is "cop shopping"?

would prolly take years of searching to find a theoretical good cop

I guarantee part of the reason why she was repeatedly ignored was because her husband happened to be a marine.

I hope the police and everyone who ignored her pleas are reminded of her death everyday of the week. Name names.

Man, dude set her on fire...I bet those cops sure feel foolish. Oh well, we all make mistakes.

Cops don't resolve problems, they are the problem.

When seconds count police are only minutes away not coming to save you.