Trigger Point is a powerful two-part series that goes deep inside police culture. In the late 80s and early 90s Victorian police shot dead more than thirty people. In retaliation, three police officers were executed, and a persecuted senior policeman died at his own hand. Eleven cops were eventually charged with murder-related offences and the public, the government and the media all bayed for blood of one type or another.
The first hour of this 2-part documentary series examines the history of police shootings in Victoria, Australia - in particular the decade-long war between police and armed criminal gangs in the 1980s.
The second hour of Trigger Point documents the public and judicial response to the Walsh Street killings, sparking changes to police operational training that dramatically reduced the number of police shootings.
