Picture of eight police officers and drug dogs scanning students outside a high school formal sparks outrage online

  • An image of eight police officers and a drug dog outside a formal was captured
  • The photo uploaded online sparked controversy and outrage among users
  • The angry comments implied the police were overly suspicious of teenagers

By Paula Ahillon For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 09:36 EST, 15 November 2018 | Updated: 09:39 EST, 15 November 2018

Hundreds of people are outraged after an image was posted online of high school students being scanned by police outside their formal venue.

The photo shows eight police officers and drug dogs patrolling the teenagers outside Goulburn Workers Club, south-west of Sydney at 7pm on Thursday.

Hundreds of people took to Facebook to express their anger over the controversial police visit after the image was posted on the 'Sniff Off!' page.

Eight police officers and a drug dog were captured standing outside of a crowded high school formal

Eight police officers and a drug dog were captured standing outside of a crowded high school formal

'If they need 8+ cops for a school formal then the police force is in desperate need of a herd thinning and standards raising,' one commentor wrote.

Other users saw the incident as a 'joke' and a 'waste of tax payer money'.

A number of comments implied the police were overly suspicious of young teenagers.

'Nice, destroy their chance of getting a job before they're old enough to get one. Good thinking,' another wrote. 

One joked saying the formal was attended by notorious Colombian drug dealer Pablo Escobar. 

The photo uploaded on Facebook sparked controversy among online users 

The photo uploaded on Facebook sparked controversy among online users 

Many comments implied the police officers were overly suspicious of teenagers 

Many comments implied the police officers were overly suspicious of teenagers 

A New South Wales Police spokesperson said police supervision in large numbers was not standard practice. 

A spokesperson from Goulburn Police Station told Daily Mail Australia there were no criminal acts at the scene. 

'Goulburn police officers were simply carrying out a routine operation,' the spokesperson said.        

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