#policebrutality
Editor's note: this article draws heavily on previous reporting by Toronto Star reporter Wendy Gillis.
It could be the setup for...
Apr 24
Conducted energy weapons, colloquially known as tasers, are often promoted as a less-lethal force option for police. Yet the...
Apr 15
In March 2021, at least five people died through some interaction with police in Canada. This continues another deadly year in...
Mar 31
Is it possible that police harassment or intimidation could impel someone to kill themselves? Is it possible that police might...
Mar 23
All policing is founded and organized for defense of private property and securing conditions for capital accumulation. Like...
Mar 18
March 15 is the International Day Against Police Brutality. It has been marked with rallies, memorials, and direct actions each...
Mar 12
Only a few police agencies in Canada are subject to any oversight or mechanism of accountability. Even those are not independent...
Mar 9
At least ten people were killed by police or died through some interaction with police in Canada in February 2021. This follows a...
Mar 1
The notion of “excited delirium” makes its appearance in medical contexts almost exclusively as justification for police killings...
Feb 9
In his famous 1970 play, The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Italian playwright Dario Fo examines the farce of a prisoner...
Jan 19