shockedcanadian
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There is constant irony in Canada as we are a de facto police state. The damage they have done cannot be overstated, if there is anything this forum believes of me believe in that.
Respect to the officers who reported the assault. From the RCMP on down, this is a very rare honourable decision by officers and they should be commended. A nation is either one of laws and due process or it will become North Korea one day.
www.thestar.com
A senior Toronto police officer is being accused of covering up an alleged assault on a prisoner amid other complaints, the Star has learned.
In a letter dated Feb. 14 to the service’s professional standards unit, obtained by the Star, a lawyer for the Toronto Police Association (TPA), representing several unnamed officers, asks that the allegations against 55 Division’s Supt. Kim O’Toole be investigated by an outside police service and moved from the Coxwell Avenue station, pending any outcome.
This week, the association as well as the Senior Officers Organization (SOO), which represents higher-ranking members, including O’Toole, both confirmed to the Star that an investigation is underway by Ontario Provincial Police.
“Multiple officers who were disturbed” and who witnessed the alleged assault notified another supervisor at the division, the letter says, “as they had a duty to report.”
Officers were told the matter had been investigated “and were offered no conclusion” before the officer in question was transferred, the letter alleges.
The transfer, the letter claims, “was initiated by Supt. O’Toole as a clear effort to stop the investigation dead in its tracks.”
The letter does not say if the person who was being detained suffered any injuries.
A separate complaint in the letter alleges O’Toole “condones drinking alcohol in her office amongst her inner circle” and it is known amongst her colleagues she keeps “a stash” in her desk and purse.
“Many members have experienced being offered a drink of alcohol while in O’Toole’s office; often asked what is their drink of choice,” the letter claims.
Respect to the officers who reported the assault. From the RCMP on down, this is a very rare honourable decision by officers and they should be commended. A nation is either one of laws and due process or it will become North Korea one day.
OPP investigating union claims that senior Toronto cop covered up assault against prisoner
“We are confident that the investigators will conduct a thorough investigation and report on their findings,” said Supt. Domenic Sinopoli president of the Toronto police Senior Officers Organization.
www.thestar.com
A senior Toronto police officer is being accused of covering up an alleged assault on a prisoner amid other complaints, the Star has learned.
In a letter dated Feb. 14 to the service’s professional standards unit, obtained by the Star, a lawyer for the Toronto Police Association (TPA), representing several unnamed officers, asks that the allegations against 55 Division’s Supt. Kim O’Toole be investigated by an outside police service and moved from the Coxwell Avenue station, pending any outcome.
This week, the association as well as the Senior Officers Organization (SOO), which represents higher-ranking members, including O’Toole, both confirmed to the Star that an investigation is underway by Ontario Provincial Police.
“Multiple officers who were disturbed” and who witnessed the alleged assault notified another supervisor at the division, the letter says, “as they had a duty to report.”
Officers were told the matter had been investigated “and were offered no conclusion” before the officer in question was transferred, the letter alleges.
The transfer, the letter claims, “was initiated by Supt. O’Toole as a clear effort to stop the investigation dead in its tracks.”
The letter does not say if the person who was being detained suffered any injuries.
A separate complaint in the letter alleges O’Toole “condones drinking alcohol in her office amongst her inner circle” and it is known amongst her colleagues she keeps “a stash” in her desk and purse.
“Many members have experienced being offered a drink of alcohol while in O’Toole’s office; often asked what is their drink of choice,” the letter claims.
