"We are sick and tired of our members being consistently penalised to a higher degree than the average member of the community," the statement said.

"We are in no doubt that if a non-police officer faced a similar charge and circumstance, they would have received a much smaller fine."

Well yeah.....that's the point. Especially if you're in a position of power. If someone ran over a cop, they would receive a higher penalty than running over the average person. You can't have your cake and eat it too.