The G20 Beating of Adam Nobody: Toronto Constable Michael Adams and His Thuggish Colleagues

Despite the impotence of the SIU in pursuing criminal charges against the police thugs who beat Adam Nobody during the G20 Summit held in Toronto in June of 2010, The Globe and Mail reports today that upon the recommendation of an arm’s-length watchdog agency, the Office of the Independent Police Review Director, five Toronto constables will face disciplinary charges under the Police Services Act for their misconduct.

The Globe reports the following:

The OIPRD report says that constables Adams, Babak Andalib-Goortani, David Donaldson, Geoffrey Fardell and Oliver Simpson committed misconduct when they tackled, punched and kneed Mr. Nobody outside the Ontario legislature.

It also discloses the following:

One of those officers whose name is now made public, Constable Michael Adams, was involved two months before the G20 protests in another controversial incident, the arrest of 18-year-old Junior Manon, who died after a struggle while officers tried to arrest him.

By law, despite his blithe earlier dismissal of Mr. Nobody's allegations, Toronto Police Chief bill Blair is now tasked with appointing someone to preside over the proceedings against the accused.

Because of the obvious conflict of interest, let's hope the Chief is forced to pick someone whose impartiality is above reproach. Somehow I'm not counting on that happening.

UPDATE: Police Union Vows To Block G20 Charges