Opinion: Every study of the patchwork quilt of policing in the Metro area for half a century has concluded a regional force is needed.
Recent events have brought to the fore the insolent attitude toward civilian accountability displayed from the top down by the force that costs taxpayers more than $1 million a day.Sign up to know what's really happening by reading daily editorials and commentary by British Columbia's opinion leadersBy clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
His injuries, including a fractured voice box, several broken bones, and a ruptured testicle, were so extensive that forensic experts were unable to determine the cause of death. The officers restrained Gray’s arms and legs, punched, kicked, pepper-sprayed and struck him with a baton, the B.C. Prosecution Service acknowledged in a report.n part because of the lack of witnesses andIn the intervening time, three had received commendations for their response to a November 2016 robbery at a Canadian Tire store on Bentall Street that ended in the fatal shooting of Daniel Peter Rintoul, a six-foot-one, 380-pound, 38-year-old who resisted arrest.
“My understanding is they were all off duty and we’re doing a review of the situation,” Palmer shrugged, adding he was “not that concerned. … It’s a very emotional situation anytime somebody’s been injured in a car accident and emotions run high.”Of course, there is also the treatment of a First Nations grandfather and his 12-year-old granddaughter because of confusion over her status card in December 2019.
Other officers searching for a suspect similarly treated a well-known retired black Supreme Court justice.“The thin blue line means service, sacrifice, esprit de corps. It’s recognizing fallen officers and officers injured in the line of duty, so it has deep meaning for police officers.”
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