Angie “Strong Little Person” Rivers ~WRPS Police
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Lost a career after refusing Sgt’s sexual advances. The boys club protected him over me, Next hearing date May 6. #BelieveHer
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1/Mark your calendars! My testimony starts back up Feb 8!
A brief summary:
2013- I reject SGT Nathan Cardoza’s sexual advances, warned not to report or my career will suffer. Sexual rumours circulate, I’m labeled a bitch and a slut, lose my back up, I feel unsafe at work.
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It’s official! 🧵
I’m being disciplined for my twitter account.
This is what happens to women who speak out about sexual violence in policing:
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
#Tarnishedbadge
#ResignLarkin
#MeToo
#TimesUp
#BlueWallOfSilence
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Changed my bio. Thoughts?
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Hey guess what? It’s been 650 days since my last drink.🥳
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What’s this? A consequence for shitty bigotry? Love to see it!
Is this Canada 🇨🇦? After participating in the
#1MillionMarch4Children
, I was dropped by a service provider. Anyone else?
#HumanRightsViolations
?
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Today is the day!
My digital truck will be driving through Waterloo Region!
Includes never before seen sexual harassment texts from my Sgt!
And a special message for the Chief!
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Thanks for liking my tweet about mental health Chief. Though, I noticed you unliked it again almost immediately. I’m just grateful you see how no one at WRPS, including you, has had my back while I battle
#PTSD
from sexual harassment and
#bullying
.
@CMHA_NTL
@BELLTALK_
#MeToo
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I almost forgot!
I’ve been sober 2 years today!
It does get easier. Putting your health first is worth it.
Thanks to all who have supported me! 💜
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Reminder: NONE of this would be happening if they dealt with sexual violence properly when I reported it…
6 YEARS AGO!
#JusticeDelayedIsJusticeDenied
#Tarnishedbadge
#ResignLarkin
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My father-in-law has kidney/liver failure and was admitted to hospital on 12/27.
He caught
#COVID19
FROM BEING IN THE HOSPITAL and was moved to the Covid ward, which is locked down.
It’s terminal, and now he has to die alone.
@fordnation
@celliottability
#onpoli
#FordFailed
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Did they all forget Ferguson was “sent home” during the freedom convoy occupation because she was supportive of them?
#Ottawa
#Police
#Convoy
#CantFixThis
Congratulations to Patricia (Trish) Ferguson & Paul Burnett on their appointments as the
@OttawaPolice
’s permanent Deputy Chiefs. Both DC Ferguson & DC Burnett were in acting deputy roles prior to their appointment. We are super proud of these great
#police
leaders!
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Proof positive, SPEAKING about sexual violence is worse than committing Sexual Violence at
#WRPS
.
My abuser got ONE (1) count of misconduct for trying to sleep with me, harassing me, and sinking my career.
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Good morning friends!
Passed a personal milestone today:
I have been alcohol free for one whole year!
#IDidIt
#1YearNoBeer
#Health
#challenge
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Day 3 of my testimony. Wish me luck in my attempt to break the cycle of
#SexualViolence
at
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
!
#WRPS
#MeToo
#YouCantReformThis
#DefundthePolice
#Waterloo
#Kitchener
#GBV
#VAW
#Police
#onpoli
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Opinion: the Canadian legal system is like the American medical system.
You get the Justice you can afford.
Thoughts?
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Day
#11
of my testimony against
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
in my
#sexual
#harassment
hearing! Let’s do this!
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Here’s a Sgt asking me for nudes.
Chief Larkin of
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
considers this to be “minor” misconduct, and the temporary discipline letter is already purged from the Sgt’s file.
He’s still a Sgt.
He has authority over women.
*I’ll be punished for revealing this*
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I am a police officer and a victim of workplace
#harassment
. I’ve gone to:
1. Union
2. Human Resources
3. Human rights tribunal
4. Civil court
5. Ministry of labour
6. Ocpc
7. Back to the union...
It’s been 5 YEARS. Tell me again there’s access to
#justice
for women in policing
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Ready and waiting for my hearing to start!
A special thank you to my friends and supporters. ❤️
#StopPoliceSexualViolence
#ResignLarkin
#Waterloo
#Police
#YouCantReformThis
#WRPS
#KW
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Hey y’all!
I’ve been alcohol free for 3 years today!
3 years of no hangovers, being able to think clearly, and saving tons of money.
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My husband was named officer of the year again by
@maddcanada
for having the highest number of impaired driving charges. Really proud of the phenomenal work he does.
#NotOneMore
#MaddCanada
#DontDrinkAndDrive
#HaltonRegion
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2/2. To all who have suffered sexual violence, and remained silent out of fear, I see you, I hear you.
No one has agency over your truth.
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1/2. Threatened with discipline for my twitter acct...
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@BirrelleBee
@iamalmostlegend
Imagine being day drunk and the neighbours are still having more fun than you. 😂
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New bio. What do we think?
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Officer on left: reports sexual misconduct 3x, service punished her, now has PTSD and MDD, career, health, and future gone. Sick pay being cut off.
Officer on right: “allegedly” sends penis pics to subordinates, retires with full pension, unblemished record.
#tarnishedbadge
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****CW: R
@pe
Culture****
It was my 11th day of testimony, and 5th of cross in my
#SexualHarassment
claim against my employer
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
Today
#WRPS
Lawyer accused me of
#ASKINGFORIT
Very telling.
You can’t reform this.
#Waterloo
#KW
#VAWG
#Police
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Hey
#PTSD
#Depression
friends, 2nd day in a row, without a nap! I think I’m on the rise again! Celebrating with a little hair & makeup. Thanks for cheering me on. 🤗
#SickNotWeak
#MentalHealthMatters
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28 officers testified against her, including a female deputy chief. Tell me again there’s no problem with police culture...
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Day 2 of cross tomorrow. Day 8 on the stand. Feeling good. Wish me luck!
I’m so grateful for all the messages of support.
#Twitter
friends are the best. 🫶
#ResignHilton
#Waterloo
#WRPS
#kw
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#RCMP
Deputy Commissioner
#BryanLarkin
applauding a confirmed
#Nazi
in the HOC. It might not be so bad if he wasn’t in charge of
#Intelligence
and
#DepartmentalSecurity
…
#Ottawa
#Canada
#HouseofCommons
#WaterlooRegion
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Hey fellow
#PTSD
#Depression
sufferers, I’ve hit a wall lately, but today I managed to stay awake all day for the first time in weeks! Happy about this little accomplishment. ☺️ 💪🏻
#SickNotWeak
#MentalHealthMatters
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New profile/pic. What do we think?
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Folks in
#WaterlooRegion
are sending me pics of my
#DigitalTruck
on the move and I’m forever grateful! 💜💜💜
#Tarnishedbadge
#ResignLarkin
#MeToo
#TimesUp
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Cheers to 45 trips around the sun! Thanks for the bday wishes! 🫶🫶🫶
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“she even questioned her ability to be a cop: how can you protect others if you can’t protect yourself? …most of the criminals she was fighting were within the TPS.”
Always proud of my friend Effy, the fiercest warrior for truth I have ever known. 🔥✊🏻
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12/That was 10 yrs in a nutshell! 😂
My hearing dates are going well. I’m very eager to get back on the stand and keep speaking the
#truth
about what happens behind closed doors at
#WRPS
.
I thank you all for your support. It’s meant the world to me 💖
#TarnishedBadge
#MeToo
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400 days free of alcohol!
400 days without hangovers!
400 days of clear thinking!
(And a lot more money in my pocket!)
#400
🙌🏼
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One of my Sgts who was tasked with tearing me to shreds couldn’t figure out why he couldn’t make me cry.
He called me “a strong little thing” and I’m going to send him a TY note because I think that’s going to be the title of my book.
#Waterloo
#Police
#SexualHaraasment
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Regardless of where you stand in the issue, look at that body language…👀
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An amazing quote from an amazing police woman. I think of this often.
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Cops who lie under oath have more job security than women reporting sexual violence.
Toronto cop admits he ‘inaccurately’ testified, did not see drugs in plain view during arrest via
@torontostar
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My hearing continues tomorrow!
#WRPS
Chief Bryan Larkin is trying everything he can to stop my voice.
Thank you to everyone who has expressed support for me.
#ResignLarkin
#MeToo
#GBV
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How it started: How it’s going:
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I’m wiped. My post-hearing Advil is kicking in.
It was a great day for us.
Looks like no article today, maybe tomorrow?
Goodnight friends. Thank you for the support and kind words. It helps keep me going. 🫶
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THE BEST
#HEARING
DATE YET! Ssgt
#PaulLobsinger
admitted to protecting my abuser EMPHATICALLY! Said it was his job!
The waiting has paid off! This is the
#ThinBlueLine
on display! Please RT if you can! 🙏🏻
#Waterloo
#Police
#Kitchener
#KW
#BryanLarkin
#WRPS
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It’s not slander if it’s true…
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Good morning friends! Today’s the day. Thank you all so so much for your support and encouragement 🫶💖✊🏻
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Prepping for my
#SexualHarassment
hearing against
#WaterlooPolice
tomorrow.
I can’t say enough how satisfying it is to see so many
#WRPS
officers contradict themselves and each other through their notes/statements. The
#FreudianSlips
are golden too.
#Kitchener
#Waterloo
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It was a great day speaking to university students about institutional betrayal and toxic police culture.
Can’t wait to go back!
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Things I learned reporting
#sexual
#harassment
to
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
:
1. Management is not your friend.
2. HR is not your friend.
3. 90% of your work friends are not your friend.
4. Your
#Union
MUST REPRESENT YOU.
#HumanRights
#KW
#Kitchener
#Toxic
#PoliceCulture
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#TorontoPolice
will fire
#EffyZarabi
if she doesn’t resign in 7 days.
Please RT
#TarnishedBadge
#StopPoliceSexualViolence
#MeToo
@CTVToronto
@CTVW5
@TorontoStar
@CBCToronto
.
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Her words can’t be overstated:
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Today is the 15th anniversary of my 1st day at
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
I had no idea the worst part of my job would be trying not to get r
@ped
by male officers, and management taking their side over mine.
Stop Police Sexual Violence Against Women!
#ResignLarkin
#WRPS
#MeToo
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@fordnation
this was preventable. This was predictable. You were warned by the experts. And now, for your love of money and egg sandwiches, people are dying alone.
#onpoli
#Fordfailed
#PeopleOverProfit
#Election2022
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Bye bye old boys club!
#TorontoMayor
What shade of red do you think Ford’s face is right now?
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Women should be safe from sexual violence in a police station.
Is that asking too much?
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Good morning friends!
Today, I’m thrilled to be
#speaking
at a
#university
about
#police
culture and institutional betrayal.
Wish me luck!
🫶✊🏻💖
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“I will be detailing evidence where officers have committed criminal acts against members of the public, and I reported it and it was completely covered up and buried”
***Sneak peek: the offenders were awarded by Chief Larkin***
#ResignLarkin
#DefundWRPS
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Feeling
#Loved
and
#Supported
as I go into another day of cross examination tomorrow in my
#SexualHarassment
claim against my employer
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
.
#TarnishedBadge
#HumanRights
#WaterlooRegion
#WRPS
#Justice
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“It didn’t matter that I spent years establishing that I was honest and trustworthy, or that I even had proof. I was a woman, making an allegation against a man, and therefore I would be subject to all of the same rape culture myths the average woman is”
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Some have the impression that I’m a cop-hater.
Let me clarify:
I’m against institutional corruption. If you have hurt feelings from my tweets, you have soul searching to do.
If I mention you by name, (then I have proof in my back pocket) you can GFY.
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It’s starts tomorrow!!! Arbitration for
#SystemicSexualHarassment
against
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
is finally here after 6.5 years!
Meeting with lawyers this aft. Update to follow!
#MeToo
#STOPPOLICESEXUALVIOLENCE
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Still in complete shock that I made the
#FrontPage
of
@WR_Record
!
#ThankYou
for all the love and support coming in. I share that energy with my friends in the fight for
#Equality
#IWD2021
#ChooseToChallange
#Tarnishedbadge
#MeToo
#TimesUp
#Waterloo
#Police
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So, it was a good day!
Among other things, the Sgt. conceded that I never had a fair shot when I worked for him. This is important because I was put there specifically to be given a “fresh start” by Ssgt Lobsinger.
#Waterloo
#Police
#Misogyny
#Harassment
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I refuse to sign a non disclosure, which is why they want to fire me so bad.
#SexualHarassment
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
#CantBuyMySilence
#StopNDAs
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s) should be unlawful when they pertain to sexual assault/ or harassment.
They’re just a secondary form of assault/ intimidation.
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@CarymaRules
@TorontoPolice
Maybe they could pretend they’re clearing a homeless encampment…
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Selfie 1/2 way through handing the
#Patriarchy
their ass on a platter for the day. No sweat on this brow. Bring it
#WRPS
.
#SexualHarassment
#Misogyny
#Truth
#StopPoliceSexualViolence
#TarnishedBadge
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Update:
#WRPS
had the hearing adjourned for the following reasons
1. They don’t know the details of what I’m complaining about.
2. My abuser, Nathan Cardoza has a right to be notified, present & participate.
3. I have to prove I’m medically fit to participate.
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Hearing continues this Thurs/Fri in Cambridge. Thanks to all who have been in my corner. Witnesses are up next.
#Waterloo
#Police
#Harassment
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#Speaking
about what has happened in my career has been very healing for me. This is why I’ll never sign an
#NDA
.
#Police
#BoysClub
#CantReformThis
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Can confirm
Police should never be the first responders in a mental health crisis
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“The police don’t protect us from violence; the police are perpetrators of violence. Ask the non-cis, the non-white, the non-wealthy, and most broadly, the non-men. I do not want to be protected. I want to be free of violence.” TY
@monaeltahawy
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Another hearing date today. Now it’s members of my platoon who say I’m lazy, incompetent, a sl*t, and a b*tch, and deserved to get my ass kicked. (No discipline, one got promoted.)
#Waterloo
#Kitchener
#Police
#WRPS
#Misogyny
#CantReformThis
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Off to a great start today! Here’s a summary of our opening arguments:
Target of sexual rumours, lost back up, called a “bitch who deserves to get her ass kicked” by zone partner, micromanaged by Sgts, had to note when menstruating to justify washroom time
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Edited my profile. Thoughts?
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“Fernandes kissed her without consent. He pleaded guilty to that incident in December and was temporarily reduced in rank”
In the real world, this is called sexual assault…in policing, it’s just misconduct.
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Can I share some personal news?
After 8 years of staunch dependence…
I haven’t filled my sleeping pill prescription since April. 🎉🥳
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I want to add that hospital staff have been absolute angels to my family, they are the true heroes and always will be. Please think of them when it’s time to vote.
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@MatthewFahey15
@shades_dirty
Yes. No matter what they do/say to me, the expectation is that I keep quiet. Nothing is private now. Silence enables abuse and I won’t have it.
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@Twitter
can you explain why asking when the chief will do his job is abuse or harassment?
#censorship
#patriarchy
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Someone made this for me and I could cry. 🥲💖👊🏻
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I just reached 1,800 friends here!
I’m nowhere near finished exposing police corruption, and fighting for equal rights in the workplace.
Thank you for giving me a voice! 💕
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Hearing day
#10
is here.
I do this for women, girls, and any gender identity that’s treated as weak.
We’re not weak.
We will use our voice.
Truth is coming.
#StopPoliceSexualViolence
#GenderViolence
#WaterlooRegionalPolice
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@shades_dirty
@GoogleExpertUK
@DrUmeshPrabhu
@do_kinder
@BRAINCURES
@BulliesCampaign
@ThePeoplesHubUK
@DelusionalAcad1
@TracyBoylin
@PeteJacksonGMP
@rossthomson26
@Suzanne_Garrett
@MoriMahmoudi
@AcademicParity
@ProfTimNoakes
@AngelaSuttner
@PreventBullying
@gentlewomanboss
@cheriewhite691
@judithcarmody1
@bullyinguk
@JaniceGIlliganW
@mattpaknis
@StopBullyingGov
@Nicochan33
@SpeakUpAtWork
@mingberg
@UEB_EndBullying
@reddit
@MarikaSboros
@Stop_UTK_Now
@teachingbullies
@BULLY_RESEARCH
@rogerkline
@SDGaction
@mariashine
@Rebeccatennan10
@CoyneoftheRealm
@SarahAnneTennan
@Conduct_Change
@BullyingAlberta
@dianaustral
@kavitha007_
@Dusanka52843486
@nickystevo
@HarveyGMcDonald
@KPMG
One of
#TPS
high ranking officers was a VP at
#Deloitte
for a few years before graciously returning to policing as a Chief. This is not “independent,” this is a PR scam.
@wendygillis
@CityCynthia
@judyatrinh
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Committed to lifelong un-learning!
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I’m glad the jury saw that this was a tragic accident. All of the facts and circumstances pointed to that end. Police are too emotionally charged to be unbiased. Too bad the crown couldn’t make that clear to them from the start.
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