Police racism, reactions and fallout

Christine Black wept at a presser on the weekend and asked residents to report racist acts by police*; Fady Dagher discusses racism among his officers (audio from CBC); the PLQ wants the SQ to start an investigation into racism in the SPVM. There will be more stories, but it remains to be seen how much will just be talk‑talk and a little performative breast‑beating, and whether anything will change.

Toula Drimonis on Bluesky: “I’m seeing way too much surprise/shock/disbelief expressed at the news coming out of Montreal North, like we haven’t had years of community advocates warning us (and studies and documented cases confirming their concerns) pointing directly to police abuse and racial profiling at the SPVM.”

Ted Rutland: “How do you tell a youngster to trust the police? You don’t. You do your job. A 16‑member racist gang was terrorizing the community for months (years? we don’t even know). Find out who the gang sent to prison or juvenile detention and free them. Find out who they fined and get their money back.”

Sergio Da Silva: “Activists, community groups, academics, the communities themselves have been screaming about this for decades and now the mayor is going “to ask the tough questions” Man, fuck you. The questions have already been asked. The answers have been sitting on your desk for years.”

*Report them to whom? And how?