NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, family of Kumanjayi Walker react to 'blatantly racist' texts between Zachary Rolfe and colleagues
ABCThe Northern Territory Police Commissioner has reacted to "blatantly racist" text message exchanges between Constable Zachary Rolfe and police colleagues, saying he believes the events are "isolated" and officers would be "quite shocked" reading them. During the inquest into the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker, the coroner's court on Wednesday heard several text message exchanges between police officers, with references to "n***as", "c**ns, and "Neanderthals". Text message exchanges between police officer Zachary Rolfe and colleagues have been described as "disgraceful" and "threatening" during the inquest into the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker. Officer hasn't seen 'systemic racism' in police force During the inquest on Thursday, Sergeant Jolley told Constable Zachary Rolfe's lawyer, David Edwardson KC, that she had never perceived "systemic racism" in the force.