“RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said the force doesn’t have a systemic racism problem and she “struggles” with the term.” Yet another reason why the entire concept of policing has to be re-evaluated.
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“RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said the force doesn’t have a systemic racism problem and she “struggles” with the term.” Yet another reason why the entire concept of policing has to be re-evaluated.
Significant changes are absolutely necessary however efficiency and expediency have never been a factor sufficient to justify the truncation of rights or processes in the solemn search for the truth. A backlog does not justify short cuts.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stefanovich-chief-justice-reopening-proposals-1.5604773
It is a controversial move that has its problems. It streamlines the process by removing the case from the courts (meaning that there is no opportunity to provide a defence) by authorizing a police officer to determine impairment, to conclude guilt and impose penalties. (i.e. judge, jury and executioner?)
“I always tell my clients, when they’re charged with a criminal offence, win or lose, you always lose,” says Charney. “If you’re arrested, and not convicted, you are still punished through the arrest, and the night in jail, and then having to find a lawyer, and being put through that ringer.”