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care is not forced.
read the full statement from @hrna.bsky.social & Doctors for Safer Drug Policy here: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
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read the full statement from @hrna.bsky.social & Doctors for Safer Drug Policy here: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
bsky.app/profile/dsdp...
Frontline workers and community groups call for reinstatement of low barrier DTES wound care clinic
Community inclusion and the decentralization of care is needed during dual toxic drug and housing public health crises:
www.policeoversight.ca/p/dtesclinic
Community inclusion and the decentralization of care is needed during dual toxic drug and housing public health crises:
www.policeoversight.ca/p/dtesclinic
Frontline workers and community groups call for reinstatement of low barrier DTES wound care clinic
Community inclusion and the decentralization of care is needed during dual toxic drug and housing public health crises.
www.policeoversight.ca
December 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Frontline workers and community groups call for reinstatement of low barrier DTES wound care clinic
Community inclusion and the decentralization of care is needed during dual toxic drug and housing public health crises:
www.policeoversight.ca/p/dtesclinic
Community inclusion and the decentralization of care is needed during dual toxic drug and housing public health crises:
www.policeoversight.ca/p/dtesclinic
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December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends to plead not guilty to assault charges laid after an alleged off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July.
Senior B.C. Mountie facing assault charges to plead not guilty: Lawyer
The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends to plead not guilty to assault charges laid after an alleged off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July.
cheknews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends to plead not guilty to assault charges laid after an alleged off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July.
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VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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School liaison officer...
In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
School liaison officer...
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"BuT wHO wiLL pRoTEcT yOU iF yOu cuT tHe pOLiCe buDgEt? ALsO, wE sHoULd pUT coPS iN hiGh sCHooLs aGaiN."
In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
"BuT wHO wiLL pRoTEcT yOU iF yOu cuT tHe pOLiCe buDgEt? ALsO, wE sHoULd pUT coPS iN hiGh sCHooLs aGaiN."
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Read this 🧵 and article.
In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Read this 🧵 and article.
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All
Cops
Are
Fucking
Pieces
Of
Shit
Cops
Are
Fucking
Pieces
Of
Shit
In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
All
Cops
Are
Fucking
Pieces
Of
Shit
Cops
Are
Fucking
Pieces
Of
Shit
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the only people who want police in schools are the police.
read this thread
read this thread
In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
the only people who want police in schools are the police.
read this thread
read this thread
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"The BC Human Rights Commissioner, in her November 2025 statement, was unequivocal: the toxic drug crisis is a human rights violation driven by toxic supply, structural inequities, and systemic discrimination, not by voluntary use of substances."
idpc.net/news/2025/12...
idpc.net/news/2025/12...
"We refuse": Health workers against involuntary care
The joint letter warns that expanding involuntary treatment in British Columbia would violate medical ethics, endanger patients, and deepen human rights harm, calling instead for evidence-based, volun...
idpc.net
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"The BC Human Rights Commissioner, in her November 2025 statement, was unequivocal: the toxic drug crisis is a human rights violation driven by toxic supply, structural inequities, and systemic discrimination, not by voluntary use of substances."
idpc.net/news/2025/12...
idpc.net/news/2025/12...
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“From the RCMP down to the VPD, we know that there’s a misogynistic culture, or a racist culture or a defensive culture. We see it time and time again, through either lawsuits being filed, inquiries or reports looking into it,” @bccla.bsky.social's McDermott said. 10/
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“From the RCMP down to the VPD, we know that there’s a misogynistic culture, or a racist culture or a defensive culture. We see it time and time again, through either lawsuits being filed, inquiries or reports looking into it,” @bccla.bsky.social's McDermott said. 10/
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Last year, CBC revealed 1/3 of Ontario police suspensions involved allegations of domestic violence & sexual assault. In 2020 the federal govt settled a $100m class action lawsuit against RCMP by past employees for gender-based discrimination, harassment & assault. 9/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Blue wall of silence' protects police officers accused of gender-based violence, victims say | CBC News
CBC’s research found more than one-third of the allegations leading to officer suspensions since 2013 involved gender-based violence including sexual assault, domestic violence or sexual harassment. W...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Last year, CBC revealed 1/3 of Ontario police suspensions involved allegations of domestic violence & sexual assault. In 2020 the federal govt settled a $100m class action lawsuit against RCMP by past employees for gender-based discrimination, harassment & assault. 9/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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...and former VPD Sgt. Dave Van Patten, who worked in HR when Cst. Nicole Chan accused him of sexual assault and blackmail, before she took her own life. 8/ thetyee.ca/News/2023/02...
A Tragic End to Nicole Chan’s Fight for Justice in the VPD | The Tyee
‘I never imagined that I would become a victim myself,’ the police officer wrote in an impact statement to WorkSafeBC. A Tyee special report.
thetyee.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
...and former VPD Sgt. Dave Van Patten, who worked in HR when Cst. Nicole Chan accused him of sexual assault and blackmail, before she took her own life. 8/ thetyee.ca/News/2023/02...
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...former VPD Sgt. Keiron McConnell admitted to sexually harassing five women, three of whom were his former students at local colleges... 7/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vancouver police officer retires after demotion, suspension for sexual harassment | CBC News
Keiron McConnell has retired from the Vancouver Police Department after admitting to sexually harassing five women.
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
...former VPD Sgt. Keiron McConnell admitted to sexually harassing five women, three of whom were his former students at local colleges... 7/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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There is a pattern of domestic violence and sexual assault allegations against police in Canada, McDermott notes. Like former VPD Sgt. Jim Fisher, accused of forcibly kissing two teenage girls under 18, witnesses to a sex exploitation investigation... 6/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former VPD detective in court for breaching sex offender orders | CBC News
James Fisher’s misconduct as an officer with the Vancouver Police Department resulted in guilty pleas for breach of trust and sexual exploitation in 20218.
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There is a pattern of domestic violence and sexual assault allegations against police in Canada, McDermott notes. Like former VPD Sgt. Jim Fisher, accused of forcibly kissing two teenage girls under 18, witnesses to a sex exploitation investigation... 6/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This cannot be reformed.
In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This cannot be reformed.
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Why do we want police officers in our schools?
In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Why do we want police officers in our schools?
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In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In late Nov. researcher @kwardvancouver.bsky.social pointed me to an OPCC investigation summary into now ex-VPD officer’s abusive relationship with a teenage girl. They met when he made a policing presentation at her high school & she expressed interest in being a cop. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12... 1/
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VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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i am sorry but how is it NOT a crime to groom a child as a police officer? why wasn't this creep charged! it's still sexual interference even if he waited till her birthday to rape her
December 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
i am sorry but how is it NOT a crime to groom a child as a police officer? why wasn't this creep charged! it's still sexual interference even if he waited till her birthday to rape her
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The story is all sorts of messed up.
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the former officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The story is all sorts of messed up.
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A brief mention of an abusive relationship between a Vancouver police officer and a teen he met at school in a recent watchdog report shows a need for more transparency around the identities of officers who commit misconduct, says a civil liberties advocate.
@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
VPD Officer Was Quietly Investigated over an Abusive Relationship with Teen | The Tyee
A police watchdog report does not reveal the officer’s name or the school where he met the teenage girl.
thetyee.ca
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A brief mention of an abusive relationship between a Vancouver police officer and a teen he met at school in a recent watchdog report shows a need for more transparency around the identities of officers who commit misconduct, says a civil liberties advocate.
@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli
@kehyslop.bsky.social reports. #vanpoli