THE account behind vile racist posts on Facebook also used the platform to target the judicial system and former Eagles star Ben Cousins.

WA Police officer Terry Bodenham is under investigation over racist comments posted from an account of the same name after a member of the public made a formal complaint to the police.

But Mr Bodenham didn’t just take aim at “dole-bludging, oxygen thieving pieces of s...”, he also criticised WA’s justice system in relation to Ben Cousins’ conviction.

In a post about the fallen West Coast champion he wrote: “Ben Cousins pleads guilty to a stack of charges ... many of which carry penalties in excess of 10 years in jail.

“His penalty — 12 f...ing months.

“Obviously if you’re an ex footy star you’ve been ‘kissed on the dick by a fairy’ when it comes to criminal charges.

“This is absolutely pathetic.”

The comment was posted on the same day Ben Cousins was handed his jail sentence at Perth Magistrates Court on March 28, last year.

He was jailed and handed a $2400 fine for drug offences, stalking and breaching a violence restraining order against his former partner.

He was also caught with 8g of methamphetamine when he was arrested.

Camera Icon A post on the account.

But Terry Bodenham was clearly unimpressed with the magistrates decision.

He then goes on to take aim at those who defended the Brownlow Medallist, saying those who did “needed to be shot”.

He adds: “As for the morons who keep leaping to his defence and calling him a champion and misunderstood — F...k off — you f...ing idiots need to be shot.

“He’s nothing but a drug f...ed waste of space, just like his supporters.”

If posted by an officer, the comment could also be deemed a breach of social media policies at WA Police, with officers condemning the legal system largely frowned upon.

WA Police’s social media policy instructs employees to consider the force’s code of conduct when using private social media platforms.

“They must exercise appropriate caution in their use of private social media accounts to ensure the security of themselves and that of colleagues,” a spokesman said.

He said breaches of the policy could result in managerial intervention or disciplinary action.