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July 31, 2013
One of the department’s PhD students, Jamie Levin, recently wrote an op-ed in the Toronto Star regarding the recent Toronto Police Service shooting of SammyYatim.
Jamie writes about how this incident has place police accountability in the spotlight and provides us with his own experiences at the hands of Toronto Police:
“Nearly four years ago I was assaulted by the police and, along with my 65-year-old father, illegally detained in front of my house on a usually quiet residential street in downtown Toronto as my neighbours stood watching. We had broken no laws. It was an unfortunate case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Thankfully, I suffered no lasting physical injuries, nor did my father, though I was profoundly shaken by the incident.”
To read the whole article click on the link below:
Sammy Yatim shooting puts police accountability front and centre