Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities.
The boy, given the pseudonym Thomas Carrick, was later charged with terror offences after an undercover officer “fed his fixation” and “doomed” the rehabilitation efforts Thomas and his parents had engaged in, a Victorian children’s court magistrate found.
What the fuck. This is absolutely disgusting. And no mention of any repercussions for the police involved, either. Not that that’s a surprise.
Chalk another one up to ACAB.
How are you going to justify all the repressive surveillance, if you don’t manufacture some terrorists to catch?