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Offline Granny

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Re: Hamilton Pride, Police Shame
« Reply #180 on: July 25, 2019, 11:11:07 am »
Complaint alleges a Hamilton police officer at Pride said violence is 'not my problem'

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/violence-hamilton-pride-complaint-1.5220932

Ontario's police watchdog is investigating allegations that a Hamilton police officer refused to address a woman's report about the violent altercation at Pride, saying it was "not my problem" because police "weren't invited to Pride."

The officer referenced Hamilton police not getting a recruitment booth at the Pride event, said Caitlin Edwards, who filed the complaint with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD). The office is now looking into it.
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Edwards said she got angry and started yelling at the officer that she wasn't doing her job. The officer yelled back, Edwards said.

"She kept saying, 'It's not our problem. We weren't given a recruit tent, we weren't invited, we're not moving," said Edwards.
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The OIPRD also could not comment on Edwards's complaint, but said it has received "multiple complaints" in relation to the Hamilton Pride event.
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Edwards said she couldn't understand why a uniformed police officer refused to address her report.

She was just a mom walking through a park who "saw a fight, told an officer," she said. "It just got so weird and so crazy with her telling me no."

'I don't trust the cops after what I saw'



I am very glad Ms. Edward's has come forward and submitted a complaint. The article said another person approaching police to ask assistance witnessed some of her interaction with police too.


« Last Edit: July 25, 2019, 11:37:49 am by Granny »