That presumes that he thinks he did anything wrong. I may be presumptuous here, but I don't think that he does.
" told a disciplinary hearing that he is “ashamed and humiliated” by his conduct and takes full responsibility.
During the final day of his Police Services Act sentencing hearing Friday, Const. Brian Wren said he is sorry to the victim and recognizes the profound impact on the victim’s life. He also apologized to the police service and community.
Wren pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct last month. The disciplinary charge stems from his criminal court conviction last year when he pleaded guilty to assaulting
Patrick Tomchuk, an Indigenous man, and was handed a
suspended sentence and 18 months probation."
We complain about the catch and release program but how would we feel if we were the ones arresting, always concerned about a knife wound or other injury?
We complain about the number of auto thefts and criticize the police for the failures. Then we criticize them again when they over react. It seems the only people that are free to under react are the politicians that we re-elect.
I'm leery of presumptions, social media opinions and armchair quarterbacking.
Reality:
A kid working in a convenience store in Peterborough took the bat away from a robber, chased the guy outside and gave him a couple of swats to the body.
It was legally the wrong thing to do. It was wrong as soon as the robber left the store in retreat and the kid has been charged.
What were the alternates?
1A) Call the police after giving the thief the money and smokes.
1B) Police arrive a half hour later as it is a no injury / gun event.
1C) Police may know the individual and may possibly arrest them in a day or so.
1D) Perpetrator is released and told to behave
1E) Perpetrator, with nothing to lose, robs a different store
1F) Go back to 1A)
Scenario 2
2A) A bit of street justice but not life altering
2B) Perp is arrested immediately
2C) Kid is charged for the street justice
2D) Perp is released within 24 hours
2E) Kid's life is trashed
2F) Perps now know about 2C and 2E and that the store will comply in the event of a robbery and 1B) for the police. The store becomes the thief's ATM.
Scenario 3
Similar to scenario 2 but the next time the perp comes back with a gun and all the numbers change