THE CURIOUS CASE OF MR. ZAMIR AND THE MYTH THAT POLICE OFFICERS NEVER LIE – From the beginning the Police Chief set out the narrative to the media that this was an intentional murder of a police officer.  When a wise Judge discovered it was a weak case and released Mr. Zamir on bail pending his trial, Premier Doug Ford fed the media outrage.  Three police officers testified under oath at the trial the officer was run down head on however the accident reconstructionist and the video evidence contradicted this narrative.  The Crown could not devise a viable theory of murder.

The jury rejected the police officers’ evidence and found that Mr. Zamir was attempting to save himself, his 2-year-old child and his pregnant wife from what to anyone in that situation would appear as an attack by unknown persons that threatened his family with robbery or possibly murder.  For a moment, put yourself in Mr. Zamir’s situation, both in the parking lot and the courtroom. This case should never have gone to trial.  The entire prosecution was police driven from beginning to end.  In the end, the Judge deeply apologized, on our behalf, for what we put Mr. Zamir through.

Mr. Zamir should be compensated.  The police officers who provided false testimony should be disciplined.  The Crown Attorney who decided to prosecute Mr. Zamir should be called to account.

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