Winnipeg Copwatch

Gabrielle Giroday has an article in today’s Winnipeg Free Press about the police response to the epidemic of missing & murdered women. It features Bernice and Wilfred Catcheway, who aren’t relying on the police to uncover what happened to their missing daughter. “We just go on searching,” said Bernice Catcheway, who spent $10,000 to excavate [...]

The Ontario Provincial Police have decided not to press charges against Ottawa police for their in-custody treatment of Stacy Bonds. “It is the sixth incident OPP were asked to investigate involving the handling of people in the cellblock. In all cases, the OPP found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.”

An (almost) Fortnightly Fundraiser for Winnipeg Copwatch’s International Conference featuring the following films: June 1: Serpico starring Al Pacino directed by Sidney Lumet “The true story about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.” June 15: The Departed starring Matt Damon, [...]

The Harper Conservatives, with their new majority government, have promised to look to pass an “Omnibus” crime bill in the near future, which groups together 11 bills they couldn’t pass as a minority government. The bills generally look to increase prison populations and punitive measures. This is happening despite a significant majority of Canadians preferring [...]

On January 1st John Kurtz of Orlando, Florida, videotaped a police incident that “included the use of tasers, a violent take down, and a pepper spraying after the suspect was subdued and in handcuffs.” After asserting his right to witness the incident, he was arrested by an officer who is “one of the top taser [...]