❓ Shadow Minister Ripper questions the Minister for Police, Johnson, regarding the implementation of CCC recommendations on Taser use, highlighting potential resistance from the police. Minister Johnson declines to commit to full implementation and defends the police force.
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taser REtraining — police officers
I have a supplementary question. Minister, despite the fact that the police are resisting, in whole or in part, seven of the 10 recommendations of the Corruption and Crime Commission report, will the minister commit the government to fully implementing each one of the 10 recommendations of this CCC report on Taser use? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
I have a supplementary question. Minister, despite the fact that the police are resisting, in whole or in part, seven of the 10 recommendations of the Corruption and Crime Commission report, will the minister commit the government to fully implementing each one of the 10 recommendations of this CCC report on Taser use? Mr R.F. JOHNSON
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No, I will not. I do not agree with all the recommendations that the CCC has come out with. I am happy, at some later stage, to go through them with the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : Are you saying that you will support the police in their resistance to implementing these recommendations? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: No, I will not. I do not agree with all the recommendations that the CCC has come out with. I am happy, at some later stage, to go through them with the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : Are you saying that you will support the police in their resistance to implementing these recommendations? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
No, I will not. I do not agree with all the recommendations that the CCC has come out with. I am happy, at some later stage, to go through them with the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : Are you saying that you will support the police in their resistance to implementing these recommendations? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Are you saying that you will support the police in their resistance to implementing these recommendations? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON replied: No, I will not. I do not agree with all the recommendations that the CCC has come out with. I am happy, at some later stage, to go through them with the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : Are you saying that you will support the police in their resistance to implementing these recommendations? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
No, I will not. I do not agree with all the recommendations that the CCC has come out with. I am happy, at some later stage, to go through them with the Leader of the Opposition. Mr E.S. Ripper : Are you saying that you will support the police in their resistance to implementing these recommendations? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr E.S. Ripper : Are you saying that you will support the police in their resistance to implementing these recommendations? Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Look, just because we have one organisation called the CCC and we have the police, does the Leader of the Opposition want to give total authority to the CCC to say how the police should conduct themselves in every aspect? Well, I am sorry; I do not agree with that. Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr E.S. Ripper : What worries me is your authority! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I, as the Minister for Police, oversee a lot of the areas of police—all areas of police, in fact—as I explained in the house earlier today. Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr E.S. Ripper : We can be confident that you’ll hold them to account! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : The Leader of the Opposition certainly can. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : Because if a police officer misbehaves or does something — Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr J.R. Quigley : They treat you like a fool; they play you for a fool! Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. JOHNSON : I urge all members to watch last week’s Stateline program to see what a bizarre effort the member for Mindarie made—I could not believe my eyes! It was absolutely bizarre, and somebody said to me that they thought he might have been on something! I could not believe the way he behaved himself. Withdrawal of Remark Mr M. McGOWAN : The minister just implied that a member of this house was taking something illicit. Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr R.F. Johnson : No, I didn’t! Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I would request that he withdraw that allegation. The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
The SPEAKER : I do not believe that is the case, member for Rockingham.
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