The Racialized Communities and Police - Interim Report by the Manitoba Human Rights Commission
Written on December 8, 2007
On December 6th the Manitoba Human Rights Commission released its report around “racialized communities and police services”. In the report it states that within certain communities there is a fear of the police, that people do not have faith in the Law Enforcement Review Agency, and that police brutality is part of police culture and it’s just not a “few bad apples”.
Here is a quote from someone speaking about “Abusive treatment by police based on Aboriginal ancestry”:
“I was driven to the perimeter by police and left to walk home barefoot. I have no
one to complain to. Aboriginal people don’t matter. I have no trust in the police.”
We at Copwatch have heard stories from people speaking about Starlight Tours being practiced by members of the Winnipeg Police Service. This is of larger concern given the statements from Environment Canada that we are in for one of the coldest winters in sometime. Will it take another Neil Stonechild for people to realize that this is happening, and has been happening in Winnipeg for sometime now.
To read the full report, you may visit the Manitoba Human Rights Commission and download the PDF.
This is some reaction from printed media: Policing the Police, Winnipeg Free Press.
Filed in: Winnipeg Copwatch News.
