‘You don’t want to give the super the chance to accuse you of neglecting one of his preferred suspects in order to harass Rathi Khan.’ Casey had been wool-gathering. Absently he said, ‘Preferred suspects?’ ‘White ones. I reckon BrownJob would happily extend Macpherson’s remark to include the entire indigenous population as being constitutionally racist.’ Casey glanced at him. ‘Tom, if you don’t tone down your resentment you’ll find yourself in front of another disciplinary board.’ ‘Maybe I should get out of the force altogether,’ Catt muttered. ‘Let’s face it, they don’t want honest-to-God-coppers like you and me any more. It’s so much easier to make criminals out of those we catch - like motorists - than go after the real villains. All the brass want is pen pushers who can spout the right gobbledegook and spin to the media and accountants who can fix the arithmetic so the crime figures look good..’ Casey sighed.
