Mayor, chief announce new squad
Mayor Plante and police chief Sylvain Caron have announced a new squad to counter the rash of shootings we’ve seen in the east and north ends of town.
After reading the TVA piece about how easy it is to get a gun, with sellers in the U.S. prepared to send weapons piece by piece for assembly that can’t be easily detected by law enforcement, while I can see the need for social intervention in RDP and Montreal North, I also wonder if there aren’t technical means to stop this illegal trade at the border.
Meezly 15:37 on 2021-02-11 Permalink
Wait. A new anti-gun squad in addition to the existing Quietude anti-gun squad? Jesus, that was fast.
I wonder if additional funding for mental health support systems will be just as speedy?
You know, something that could have made a difference for the youth workers who took their own lives this week?
Andrew 16:00 on 2021-02-11 Permalink
Thought I was having deja vu, this is the same gun squad they announced in December and was supposed to start in January
http://mtlcityweblog.com/2020/12/18/police-promise-fight-against-firearms/
It might just be the headline writer, none of the quotes in the article sound like an announcement.
walkerp 16:57 on 2021-02-11 Permalink
Is this the one where they are going to go around and target and harrass black people even more than they do now?
Meezly 18:37 on 2021-02-11 Permalink
Ah, I missed the news about the ELTA during the holiday excitement. Ok so the ELTA is for the trafficking of firearms and Quietude is for the seizing firearms, but god forbid they should have one squad to do both. Meanwhile, there will soon be two squads to sow fear and distrust amongst the black community. Got it.
dwgs 09:03 on 2021-02-12 Permalink
And the two squads will never talk to one another or share intel.
GC 10:14 on 2021-02-12 Permalink
Sadly probably true, dwgs :(.