Thread on bylaw enforcement:
It& #39;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">https://twitter.com/JimWatson...

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& #39;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">https://ottawacitizen.com/news/otta...

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& #39;t charge bylaw officr.
Would this case have been reported/ made public if there wasn& #39;t video? https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ottawa-s-bylaw-department-conducting-review-after-officer-punched-black-man-in-park-1.4975557">https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/ot...

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">https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/a...

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/">https://globalnews.ca/news/7275...

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
">https://www.cbc.ca/news/cana... 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
">https://www.cbc.ca/news/cana... Which one is more serious?

7) That& #39;s systemic racism. Let& #39;s rage against that.