A coronial inquiry established that Zachary Rolfe, the police officer who fatally shot 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker, exhibited racist behavior related to his high-stakes policing style. The inquiry indicated that Rolfe operated within a context of normalized racism at the Alice Springs police station. This environment may have affected his responses in a manner that increased the potential for fatal incidents. Walker’s family believes racism played a crucial role in his death, with the coroner remarking on the lasting impact on the Northern Territory police's reputation.
Zachary Rolfe, a police officer, was found to have racist behavior that influenced his policing style, contributing to the deadly outcome of the incident involving Kumanjayi Walker.
The institutional racism within the Alice Springs police station normalized such behavior, heavily impacting police interactions with Indigenous communities.
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