POLICE COVERUP JUST BEGINNING

Today's Waterloo Region (K-W) Record carrys this story "Dad's arrest to get police review". Chief Matt Torrigan's feelings have been hurt. He was called names and stated "They were incredibly ill-informed and vitriolic" . Poor baby. How informed was he when he arrested, handcuffed and strip searched Jesse Sansone last week? "Vitriolic" oh no ! That must be so much worse than being assaulted, kidnapped and your home invaded.

Mr. Sansone is on the right track. Any Police "review" will be a typical whitewash. Mr. Sansone has hired a lawyer. The whole problem will be that this becomes a civil issue rather than a criminal one. The Police committed criminal behaviour that would land any of the rest of us behind bars. Instead they will be sued civilly, lose and then pay off with a confidentiality clause included all the while using taxpayers funds to bail themselves out. The system stinks and that's exactly how it's been set up to protect the guilty when they have the blessing of the politically powerful. This was a blatant case of arbitrary arrest and detention based on NOTHING. Testimony was privately coerced from a FOUR YEAR OLD who drew a picture of a toy gun. Clearly our Police, Children's Aid, and Schools are too stupid and arrogant to lower themselves to politely and respectfully engage a parent in conversation. This is the problem. They have no respect for the citizens they are supposed to protect. Matt Torrigan's words are nothing but wind. This includes his comments that "police don't routinely strip-search people placed in holding cells." The truth is that they discriminate based on prejudice, bias and politics. Peaceful women protesters in Guelph were strip-searched three years ago. I was strip-searched by the Regional police many years ago due to a dispute with the School Board. The charge was Trespass. Citizens are routinely strip-searched by the Police simply to intimidate and humiliate while making the Police feel omnipotent. Waterloo Regional Police have strip-searched suspects and then marched them naked past female cops. Do you really believe there is some overiding police procedure or policy that justifys or explains that? BULLSHIT. Our cops are unaccountable bullies who desperately need a swift kick in the teeth to make them accountable to us, the citizens.