An officer found guilty of investigating an Indigenous man’s death with bias has been demoted and must undergo cultural competency training — a penalty the…
The Office of the Independent Police Review Director ruled on Friday that Shawn Harrison has been demoted to sergeant but can return to his rank of staff sergeant after 18 months if his disciplinary record remains unblemished. Harrison has to go through Indigenous cultural competency training as well, it said.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
“Undoubtedly, DeBungee’s death has had devastating effects on the lives of many … I will not find Staff Sergeant Harrison accountable for systemic issues, but he must be answerable for the decisions he made.”A review of the steps he took after DeBungee’s body was discovered found the officer’s unconscious bias led him to conduct a grossly deficient investigation.
The 2022 decision stated “investigators concluded that because people had consumed alcohol to such an extent that they passed out, rolled into the river and drowned in the past, that that is what had occurred in this instance.” Walton also noted that it is a serious concern that Harrison has still not acknowledged how he could have done better.
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