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Originally Posted by flylock shox
This is true.
Also important is the context in which this happened. Police forces in BC do not receive the same degree of public support as they do in Alberta. The attitude in this province is significantly different. Incidents involving police officer misconduct just create more problems for the vast majority of police officers doing an honest job in often very difficult circumstances.
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I agree 100% with your final sentence, but they're often not helping the matter by operating under a curtain of secrecy. I'm referring somewhat to the incident in Victoria where the police chief was put on paid leave for 6+ months while the public was held in the dark about why we were paying this guy to sit at home. There have also been other examples of "off-duty" incidents, where it always seems like the information gets released to the public MUCH slower and in much less detail than it would have if the perpetrator had been an average civilian, rather than an off-duty cop, and that creates suspicion.
Wonder if the seized YVR taser video would have ever seen the light of day if the guy who shot it hadn't gone to the media...?
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