"RCMP Watches Women In Drunk Tank Have Sex" or "One Of The Women Was HIV Positive"

[Red Mage Black]

Originally Posted by Azisien

The quote in the OP gave me a laugh. It was an outward laugh, but inwardly I felt a stab of sadness. Indeed, what will we charge them for? Time to discipline these rascals, with several weeks suspension with pay. No, several months!

Reckless Endangerment? Reckless Conduct? Criminal Negligence? Gross Negligence? Just off the top of my head. I'm not sure which one fits the best with this situation, but all of them are equally horrible. I think I'm bothered more about the fact they put someone's health at risk simply for a 'free show'. They're suppose to keep watch on detainees to make sure they don't do anything stupid and the drunk tank to make sure they don't end up choking on their own vomit. This is quite literally a 'perversion' of justice. No, don't try to stop someone from catching a horrible and incurable disease, just focus on the two women making out and don't think about those "small" details. As if the voyeurism wasn't bad enough.

I can see how this SHOULD have panned out. Look back at drunk tank cameras. Drunk women are making out and it looks like it's heating up too much. "Okay ladies, break it up." Separate them into different cells. Problem solved. Except the problem is, I suppose it's easier to think of a logical solution from outside the situation.

And paid leave? These men aren't even fit for their jobs.

[CABAL49]

Yeah, these cops are going to get a slap on the wrist. Nothing really more to say. There was nothing right about this situation, but in the end, nothing is going to happen.

[Magus]

Just on the HIV side of things, there has apparently been observed a zero-rate incidence of HIV transferal between lesbians. So.

But anyway yes they should be fired for allowing prisoners to copulate in a drunk tank, besides WATCHING them copulate in a drunk tank.

[Red Mage Black]

Originally Posted by Magus

Just on the HIV side of things, there has apparently been observed a zero-rate incidence of HIV transferal between lesbians. So.

But anyway yes they should be fired for allowing prisoners to copulate in a drunk tank, besides WATCHING them copulate in a drunk tank.

Hmm, with that info in hand I really can't come up with much. Gross or Professional Misconduct is the worst thing I could find, but I'm not sure how well that would hold up in court. They do have evidence of those guys' actions though. As much as I hate to say it, it's more morally reprehensible, but not exactly criminal. However, even the RCMP need to be held to higher standards and there's no excuse for such juvenile and perverse behavior. Considering the sex wasn't suppose to... and at least wasn't expected to... be held in the drunk tank, the prudent thing to do would have been to break it up.

Perhaps it was a predicted behavior though. Maybe they expected it to go that far and placed them in the same cells for just that reason. If there was any way to prove that, I think a misconduct charge would be easier to pin down.

Note that I'm going by U.S. law definitions, so I'm not sure how they define these laws in Canada.

[Magus]

They could just fire them for not following the rules. Like everyone else in existence, including me.

Yes, even me, lovable rebel though I am.

[Azisien]

I don't know if it's like this where you live, but it's notoriously difficult to fire public servants in Canada. I want to say runaway unions, but I know saying stuff like that is liable to get me mobbed by NPF.

There's also a certain culture of treating the police like a big fraternity, us vs. them complexes, etc etc. But I suppose if these cops cause enough bad press, they could get the boot. We'll see.

[Magus]

Oh, no I know. Cops always get away with shit. I was just saying that in general if you don't follow the rules you get canned, whereas with cops it seems like they get away with a ton of shit, constantly.

[Sifright]

Originally Posted by Magus

Oh, no I know. Cops always get away with shit. I was just saying that in general if you don't follow the rules you get canned, whereas with cops it seems like they get away with a ton of shit, constantly.

The bigger the infraction the larger the holiday the cop gets...

Sorry I meant paid suspension..

[Azisien]

Deploy the Anonymous

Anonymous has vowed to expose the identities of the four boys behind the rape of a 17-year-old girl who killed herself after they circulated a photograph of the assault.

The hacking collective said that they knew who two of the supposed culprits were and that they were confirming the identity of a third before putting them on the Internet.

An investigation was launched over the November 2011 rape but the RCMP says that there was not enough evidence for a prosecution, even for possession of indecent images of a child.

The Anonymous post is called ‘Operation Justice For Rehtaeh’.
It reads: ‘Anonymous has confirmed the identities of two of the four alleged rapists. We are currently confirming a third and it is only a matter of time before the fourth is identified as well.

‘Our demands are simple: We want the N.S. (Nova Scotia) RCMP to take immediate legal action against the individuals in question.

Of course the bad part would be if the teenagers they unveil were incorrectly identified. Other than that, I'm down. (Digital) Street Justice!