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Originally Posted by Weitz
Police laid charges but they were later dropped due to lack of evidence. Now potentially investigating as a hate crime?
Interesting.
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Originally Posted by MattyC
I'm sorry, here's money. Voila! I'm not racist anymore!
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Interesting indeed. I don't believe you are correct, it appears like they never even bothered to lay charges; sounds like the police totally dismissed it.
Interesting considering how utterly blatant and clear the evidence is.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2125439/ma...er-identified/
Criminal and human rights lawyer and former crown prosecutor Jeinis Patel is having trouble understanding why RCMP officers only re-opened the case after Global News aired the video.
“When you see something that is racially motivated—and I do believe this was racially motivated—and there’s enough justification in the video to support that, you wonder why the police officer did not pursue the charges,” said Patel.
After the assault, Qayyum filed a complaint with police and while the passenger paid for damage to the cab, RCMP decided not to lay charges. Qayyum didn’t feel the investigating officer took him seriously when he originally brought his complaint forward.
“She (the RCMP officer) said it’s a waste of time of court because there is nothing in it. (She said) he’s a nice guy, he’s ready to pay, he has no criminal record.”
The RCMP have since reopened their investigation after Global News contacted them.