STANDING IN THE GAP – Judge Reminds Cops That Strip Searches Are Not Routine Procedure | VICE News

In a local Newmarket decision Justice Bourque reiterates that strip searches are not an acceptable routine procedure. “I am concerned that police forces put vague concepts of police safety before the human dignity of people they have in detention.” http://www.canlii.org/en/on/oncj/doc/2016/2016oncj133/2016oncj133.html

Cops in Ontario have been employing strip searches tens of thousands of times a year. Last week, one judge ripped apart a police force for forcing a woman to strip for, seemingly, no reason at all.

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