Ottawa Police Racial Profiling Policy
The Ottawa Police Service has published a Racial Profiling Policy. If one takes the time to read it, you would see that it’s not an earth shattering policy announcement but more a guideline of common sense. It is also not a knee jerk reaction to the recent spate of allegations of police misconduct. In fact, it is the result of an on-going process that started more than a year ago.
Remember the famous November 2010 racial diversity discussions that deteriorated into a screaming match about Stacy Bonds? Well, that meeting was initially intended to be a public consultation meeting in writing this now released policy. I also understand there will be a review of this policy, again with public consultation, in November of this year.
So why am I writing about this? It is because in recent months, many charges have been falsely made that some police actions were about racial profiling or racially motivated discrimination. I have always contended that they were not, contrary to many in the public. But now there is a publicly available set of guidelines that people can use to justify how they view a police action.
What I like about this policy is that it was not just quickly cobbled together. It was worked on by many different stakeholders and is a well balanced and easy to understand policy. It also underscores the police’s right to do real police work. It’s interesting to note that the Jordan Noel and Loik St-Louis market stopping and arrest would still have occurred and been perfectly justified under this policy– as it should have been.
So, can we now turn the page on this matter? For some, probably not but for most I hope we can.
It’s not possible for the police to conduct this type of investigation on ever person . The officer might have used a poor or unprofessional respond re- his reason for the stopping of the party in question. Let’s put the shoe on the other foot , if it was a black officer who made the stop and use the same reason how would this be dealt with. The officer is to be commended for being observant. One of the key facture in any investigation or trial is eye contact, body language and double talk. The human race exhibits likes,dislike guilt, dissatisfaction,displeasures from a very early age. All these are part of lives directives. Some people can use them to their benefit and some can’t.
Each police officer might have created their own signals for road alertness if this offer uses eye contact as his bate good for him , it’s not an illegal act. It might have sound a bit lame but he said it the way he meant, that’s how he sees it . Throwing mud at another person only soils our own hands . About racial profiling or racially motivated discrimination, I don’t see that here. The Judges’ ruling is a clear indication that the system is not prefect , and even officer on the beat must be careful when they speak and to whom. This ball was fumbled and the opponent scored . I would say to the officer go back and continue your work and remain as observant.
The person who is never criticized is not breathing .
Luke
None of our police officers know their oath of office, the constitution they have sworn to uphold, nor all the statutes that they sworn that they would personally abide by. BUT! Don’t worry our fearless leaders are here to save the day. We will train the peace officers about racism.
Racism is the big problem of the day. Forget about illegal wars of aggression. Forget about war criminals coming to Canada under armed police escort. Forget about the three boiling pools of radioactive slag that have now burned through the containment vessel, through the concrete floor, through the ground to reach the water table. Health Canada deliberately misleading the people (the amount of radiation is so infinitesimally small that we don’t need to record it with the mobile radiation detection equipment already deployed in B.C.) and none of our police EVER look into official misconduct.
Everyone you are safe! Your leaders have it all under control and are looking out for your interests.
Focus your attention on this racism distraction! Ignore the fact that police are guilty of crimes at the G20, but prosecutions cannot begin because the CRIMINALS IN UNIFORM CAN’T BE IDENTIFIED!
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