Police employees
“ignored basic rights,” jailed people illegally, used excessive force and
escalated violence at protests surrounding the G-20 meeting in Toronto in 2010,
according to the Office of the Independent Police Review Director. The report
could lead to charges against police employees and strengthen the hand of civil
lawsuits filed against the police department. Because the police employees
acted with an attitude of impunity, anything less than stiff prison sentences
would be insufficient as a deterrent.
The full essay is at "Toronto Police as the Aggressors: A Conflict of Interest."
