Friday, June 24, 2016
WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE - HERE WE GO AGAIN
What the hell, yet another local police officer facing criminal charges. This is so far beyond ridiculous and beginning to seem neverending. I'd almost like to see what the statistics actually are for police officers, say in Ontario, who are sworn to uphold the law, actually being charged and convicted of breaking it. I have a suspicion that the charges per capita by employment (police officer) are higher than average whereas the convictions might actually be lower than average. I mean lets be real here. We all want to know that police officers as a group have significantly less tendency to be law breakers than the general population which by the way is very low.
This article titled "Officer charged with sex assault while at college" was published in the Waterloo Region Record on June 16, 2016 and was written by Liz Monteiro. The officer involved will be appearing in a St. Thomas court next month facing a sexual assault charge.
Many years ago I read a book titled either "Clowns with guns" or "Clowns in uniform". It was I believe a slightly fictionalized account of Toronto Police officers from the 1960s and 70s. The biggest thing I came away from that book was the unaccountability of police officers allowing them to behave in an outrageous fashion while off duty. The book characterized excessive drinking, womanizing and even drug use. All supposedly by those sworn to uphold the law and protect citizens from others who's behaviour was a danger to the public peace.
You know hindsight being twenty-twenty I wonder if the harsh discipline handed out including dismissal for several officers a few years back who misbehaved badly with their Blackberry Messaging Service really wasn't way out of line. Yes while rudeness and disrespect for clients, citizens and those in difficulty should not be tolerated by police officers; dismissal however for a first, immature offence seemed at the time excessive. In hindsight it seems even more excessive.
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Welcome to the jungle sad we pay there wages going be interesting to see if this officer gets his charges dropped and rehired let go with pay is good way for officers to be taught nobodies above the law ..Maybe try with out pay..seems police are above the law they can shoot to kill they can arrest and once at police station can date rape anyone they choose of course they have it on video forcing civilians to be strip searched be interesting to know if this officer was arrested put in jail till bail strip searched I doubt he spent a day in jail n doubt he will see a day in jail guilty or not seems police think there above the law and we pay there wages till proven guilty that's the saddest part Kitchener seems to have alot officers who think there above the law can sexually assault anyone n get sent home with pay alot civilians get murdered every year all they got to say is feared for there life n public safety..and they get charges dropped if a civilian tried to shoot in self defence theyede be charged attempted murder and murder if a carrer criminal whos armed and tries to kill you accidentally gets killed u looking at 4 years ..police on other hand get promoted ..or if witnesses say excessive force maybe let go with pay till proven guilty and once again I doubt they spend a day in jail equal rights and equal rights to life n self defence not in Canada criminals have more rights in you're home then home owner and if armed criminals breaks in you're home you have right to self defence but cant shoot n kill a armed robber only police can no wonder there's soo many unsolved murders missing people n growing number of criminals who prey on others with a smile I know courts n police passed a law saying cant video tape officers in action when they murder someone like that boy in Toronto who was alone on bus surrounded by officers n murdered caught on tape is why they banned video taping officers Whats up with that n how did that law pass soo fast when people die every day from cancer and pot cures soo mutch yet its still a criminal offence I think our courts need to speed up that law fast track it through same as law saying cant video tape officers in public was passed soo fast and for police who murder anyone they should be in jail no bail same as civilian and for sexual preditors officers or not they should not be out on holiday pay tied up for year or 2 in courts at our expense Sad we pay for this to continue and rarely does a officer actually go to jail If found guilty Equal rights not in Canada
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