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It's great it took just a FEW HOURS for Mayor to find way to reverse this heavy handed action to shut down a backyard community theatre. But why did it take 3 MONTHS for the mayor to call for an investigation bylaw officer who punched a resident? https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/1299380686239879170
It's great it took just a FEW HOURS for Mayor to find way to reverse this heavy handed action to shut down a backyard community theatre. But why did it take 3 MONTHS for the mayor to call for an investigation bylaw officer who punched a resident? https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/1299380686239879170
2/ Remember this - a man was punched by a bylaw officer during physical distancing crackdown. Handcuffed in front of his daughter. It occurred April 4. Initially police took side of bylaw and focused on how the man wouldn't give his name. City deflected https://ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-father-alleges-bylaw-officer-punched-him-in-the-face-city-denies-any-improper-conduct-during-ticketing-altercation
3/ The Mayor and Councillor Jenna Sudds call for an Internal investigation 3 MONTHS after the incident. In June Police acknowledge the man was punched, but didn't charge bylaw officr.
Would this case have been reported/ made public if there wasn't video? https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ottawa-s-bylaw-department-conducting-review-after-officer-punched-black-man-in-park-1.4975557
Would this case have been reported/ made public if there wasn't video? https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ottawa-s-bylaw-department-conducting-review-after-officer-punched-black-man-in-park-1.4975557
4/ Backyard Community theatre raising money for food bank is great. Ridiculous that someone called bylaw - but do U see the difference in treatment? A man was hit, cuffed in front of his child? Action in hours vs. 3 months. https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/adam-an-ottawa-bylaw-officer-assaulted-a-citizen-wheres-the-apology
5/ Do you know how long it took for the matter to finally be resolved? Another 2 months for an investigation
April 4-Man punched by bylaw offcr
June 9-Mayor calls for an internal investigation
Aug 14-Bylaw officer gets fired
5 months to resolve https://globalnews.ca/news/7275876/ottawa-bylaw-officer-fired-excessive-use-of-force-against/
April 4-Man punched by bylaw offcr
June 9-Mayor calls for an internal investigation
Aug 14-Bylaw officer gets fired
5 months to resolve https://globalnews.ca/news/7275876/ottawa-bylaw-officer-fired-excessive-use-of-force-against/
6/ Two questionable bylaw enforcement tickets
One quick resolution - no one handcuffed https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/youth-theatre-shakespeare-bylaw-complaint-1.5703101
One takes 5 months to resolve. A father arrested in front of his child
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-bylaw-officer-covid-19-punch-1.5687266
Which one is more serious?
One quick resolution - no one handcuffed https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/youth-theatre-shakespeare-bylaw-complaint-1.5703101
One takes 5 months to resolve. A father arrested in front of his child
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-bylaw-officer-covid-19-punch-1.5687266
Which one is more serious?
7) That's systemic racism. Let's rage against that.
