When police become Prey
The Cold, Hard Facts of Neil Stonechild's Freezing Death
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Candis McLean | ISBN: | 9780969310846 |
| Publisher: | Hummingbird Press Inc. | Publication: | October 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Hummingbird Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Candis McLean |
| ISBN: | 9780969310846 |
| Publisher: | Hummingbird Press Inc. |
| Publication: | October 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Hummingbird Press |
| Language: | English |
Two officers described as ‘God’s gift to the Native community’ were never tried in a court of law, yet implicated through a public inquiry in a decade-old Aboriginal freezing death, and fired. All this during a time of great confusion, beneath an emotional cloud of alleged racism. The cold, hard fact is: now the dust has settled, not a single Saskatoon police officer was ever found involved in a single freezing death. Citizens are asking: ‘If, the justice system can assign blame to two reputable officers without any real evidence – how safe are we?
Two officers described as ‘God’s gift to the Native community’ were never tried in a court of law, yet implicated through a public inquiry in a decade-old Aboriginal freezing death, and fired. All this during a time of great confusion, beneath an emotional cloud of alleged racism. The cold, hard fact is: now the dust has settled, not a single Saskatoon police officer was ever found involved in a single freezing death. Citizens are asking: ‘If, the justice system can assign blame to two reputable officers without any real evidence – how safe are we?
