Politics and its Discontents

One of the concerns that has motivated me throughout the years I have written this blog is public accountability. Far too often, whether e...

That famous line from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody might have been the inspiration, and is certainly the subtext, for James Forcillo and h...

Looking at the sidebar that lists the tags on my blog posts, I see I have written well over 100 entries on the police, most of them dealin...

And one that needs no words:

We've all seen the videos depicting the murder of Sammy Yatim at the hands of Toronto police officer James Forcillio. Although Forcillo ...

I cannot imagine the ongoing pain that the family of Alex Wettlaufer is experiencing. Less than a month ago, 21-year-old Alex was killed ...

. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I was a teacher for so many years; maybe it is because I have been a parent for even lo...

If we are given to even modest introspection, it seems inevitable that the longer we live, the more we develop an increasing appreciation no...

I have long held to the belief that had there been no video evidence, there would have been no charges, no trial and certainly no conviction...

In many ways it is regrettable that the police apparently are not Spiderman fans. If they were, perhaps they would understand an early and p...

Were I so inclined, I could probably devote this blog solely to police misconduct, so extensive does it seem. Perhaps it is due to the For...

H/t Toronto Star In response to yesterday's post , both the Salamander and the Mound of Sound offered some interesting commentary. T...

I have avoided writing about the semi-acquital of Sammy Yatim's killer, Officer James Forcillo, partly because it sickens me when misca...

Continuing with the theme of my previous post , another institution whose leadership frequently fails the public that it is sworn to protect...

To listen to James Forcillo, the Toronto police officer who shot Sammy Yatim eight times as the knife-wielding teen stood inside an empty s...

I remember very vividly when I was a young fellow how much the police seemed to be a part of the community. When I was in high school, I h...

What is the truth about Don Dunphy? I don't know. But his story is surely worth sharing, given the terrible abuses of police authority ...

Those that follow such things will know that proving police brutality is very difficult. Absent video evidence, the police narrative usual...

Late last month I wrote a piece for The Paper News examining the nearly impenetrable 'blue wall' that is an ever-present barrier ...

... instead of blaming protesters for their ill-fortune. Here is yet another incident that reminds us of the terrible abuse of power thes...