The policeman who said 'no' to attending Australia's last execution
The policeman who said ‘no’ to attending Australia’s last execution We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement As a career cop, Bryan Harding was a walking contradiction: a likeable man who attracted enemies; a union man who fell out with his union; and a hard detective who considered himself a pacifist. Many old-school police saw him as a dangerous revolutionary who opposed capital punishment, tried to keep young offenders out of prison and looked for social rather than legal solutions for conflict. Along his 40-...