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Can we still trust the police?
CITLALLY MACIEL
News Editor
happened. Each one has pointed fingers at the
On Thursday, September 12, Constable Babak
others. I have read the affidavits of some of
Andalib-Goortani was found guilty of assault.
the detainees. If I did not know better, I would
The victim was Adam Nobody, a protester
have thought that the events being described
during the G20. When questioned about the
there had occurred somewhere else, in a dicconviction, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair tatorship perhaps. If what is being claimed by
said that he is “always
these detainees is true, the
concerned when any
way the police carried themincident might detract
selves can be described as
from the public’s perdeplorable.
ception of their police
service.” Chief Blair
At the same time, there are
also reminded us that
a number of factors that
there are many couramay have contributed to
geous and dedicated
this behaviour. Toronto was
police off icers that
chaos. There were thousands
work hard to protect
of people on the street that
our city. There is no
weekend. There were police
doubt about it. Howcruisers set on fire, windows
ever, that the frequency
smashed, businesses burwith which we hear ADAM NOBODY SPEAKS TO PRESS glarized. The natural reacAFTER THE CONSTABLE THAT
about police miscontion would have been fear.
ASSAULTED HIM WAS FOUND
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