WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE AT IT AGAIN

What exactly does it take to embarass the Waterloo Regional Police? Seriously? It's one scandal or screwup after another. Since I've started this Blog it seems to me about once a month there's either an officer in trouble with a member of the public for alleged illegal activity or an officer in trouble with their own force for alleged behavioural or legal problems. Now we have this ongoing dispute between the police and a long time criminal defence lawyer, namely Harold Mattson. Oh let's not forget the behaviour of the police when a very young girl drew a picture of a gun and told her teacher that her daddy used it to shoot bad guys. Then there are the multiple victories in small claims court by lawyer Davin Charney against our local police. Come on guys, enough is enough!

Over two years ago Mr. Mattson was arrested at the Tim Horton's across the road from the provincial courthouse for allegedly obstructing justice. The charges were dropped and did not proceed to trial. Understandably Mr. Mattson was miffed being publicly arrested for a criminal offence across the street from his place of business, namely the courthouse. Understandably he is suing whether for financial damages or to send a little message to our local police; to smarten the hell up. Regardless our police have now filed their Statement of Defence which from experience is like waving a red flag in front of a bull. Come on Regional Police. Grow up. Just because you have public coffers to drain in paying for lawyers to defend you, doesn't mean you have to. Sit down and negotiate. And if perchance Mr. Mattson would like a public apology, then bite the bullet and do it. Settle this one more embarassment of your own making and get on with the real business of police work. Today's Waterloo Region Record has this story namely "Police claim accused lawyer "injured his own reputation"".