News · 2020
‘Above the Law’ chronicles police violence in Calgary, AB
Calgary has officer involved shootings at a higher rate than the 10 largest cities combined!
TW for the first few minutes. It’s a story of what is essentially a man taken on a “starlight tour” by CPD; left for dead in -30C weather. He had a friend’s phone on him but didn’t have the passcode so he could only call 911 for help. Dispatch had been told to hang up on him, which they did. He called again and the officer who responded tazed him in the back and beat him.
The victim was then charged with assaulting an officer.
He was only acquitted because there was video footage.
He filed a complaint which was ignored and a few months later it happed again. The same (2nd) cop beat a man resulting in permanent brain damage and the loss of his victim’s eye. The cop claimed self defence because his victim spat blood at him.
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