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Originally Posted by puckluck2
Doesn't look too promising...
http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/3779471
If convicted, Forcillo would be the first Toronto cop to go to prison on an SIU charge. Since the agency's inception in 1990, 10 other police officers have been charged with second-degree murder or manslaughter, but only one was convicted, and that was overturned on appeal. |
There was a great quote on the Global story last night that pretty much said that even though it may seem the courts are biased in letting police officers go, there needs to be the understanding that police officers, while on duty and in the execution of their duties, are viewed differently under the criminal code and are afforded a lot of power when it comes to use of force. There's a very valid reason why cops are rarely convicted on murder charges, cause most cops are acting in good faith.
Further to that, force science studies are full of information regarding situations exactly like this. A lot of information on use of force encounters, the 21 foot rule, etc. can be found here (
http://www.forcescience.org/index.html) and have widely been accepted as use of force experts in Canadian and American court cases where cops have been charged while using use of force.