Is The Gunman of Lindt Cafe Siege Only To Blame?
The results of the Lindt Café Siege Inquest have been released, and the coroner was quick to emphasise that sole liability for the deaths of Tori Johnson and Catriona Dawson lies with Mans Monis, saying the gunman should constitute the ‘’ sole focus of our condemnation.’’ While the sieges identification as a ‘’ terror attack ‘’ has been confirmed, some aspects of the police operation have been criticised as needing modification and reform. The coroners recommendations have received mixed reviews. But many are saying the media should stop jumping on the scapegoating bandwagon and understand that everyone is an expert in hindsight.
To discuss the Coroner’s recommendations, we talked to Vincent Hurley, who was a Director of Detective Training for the NSW Police Force and a NSW Police Hostage Negotiator for 8 years, and is now a Macquarie University Lecturer in Strategic Policing, Criminology and Emergency Management.
