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“They came across these premises and were of the belief the offender was in the premises and they’ve gone in on that basis.”

One employee was reportedly called in and told that the roster was being re-arranged because the senior officer “needed a ‘real man’ on that shift”.

“As a community, it is still a daily reality that the police, or others, could enact violence on us.”

The US survey reveals 58 per cent have experienced abuse by police.

Peters visited Stonewall on Saturday and Sunday night, and was reportedly asked to leave both times due to excessive intoxication. He was apprehended by police late on Monday afternoon.

Police say the 48-year-old was punched in the head and chest before the alleged attacker stole his car.

Peters was convicted of killing and dismembering the bodies of two men he was involved with, Tereaupii Akai and Bevan Frost, months apart in 2001. Police warn he should not be approached.

Detectives believe advances in DNA technology may shed new light on the deaths of David Saint and Robert Mark Woodland, who were killed 13 years apart in Adelaide’s south parklands.

“I know it through personal experience after my treatment by police in the Mardi Gras of 2013 at which I was kicked, punched and charged with assault by police only to have the charges dismissed a year later.”

While no conviction was recorded in this instance, the fine comes as the TGA continues to consult on a proposed poppers ban, which would make the possession, sale or use of the substance a criminal offence.