Saturday, June 11, 2011

Another scapegoat is offered up in the person of Genn Weddell when Harper and Co. are the real criminals

Should police be charged if they overstep the authority?

Absolutely

Should police be charged if their authority was extended by dubious and secret mandates from above?

Well, um

Shouldn't we be investing the people who actually authorized this clear breaking of Canadian law?

But but, we have an officer under arrest? Isn't that complete justice?

A Toronto police officer has been charged in connection to injuries sustained by Dorian Barton, who claimed his arm was broken when he was assaulted by police during last June's G20 demonstrations.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, which reopened the case last month, said there was sufficient information gathered from numerous interviews to lay charges almost a year after the incident at Queen's Park in Toronto.

Toronto Police Const. Glenn Weddell was charged Friday with assault causing bodily harm.


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