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[Spazito]

So, saying in a post "a case of thou "doth protest too much, methinks" equates to you are a cop lover, connected to cops, etc? Wow, quite a leap there.

I think it is quite clear, given our discussion was strictly related to the incident in the OP as opposed to our discussion being on a broader discussion of cops in general, I thought your defense of THE cop in question as being overly defensive, over-the-top.

As to "wondering about a person's thinking by what happens in that person's country', you did not pose your comment in a question, instead you assumed I have taken the position I have on THE incident in the video because of 'what happens in' my country. That is indeed, broadbrushing, ie Canadians don't support cops because of "what happens in" their country.

I did not add the updated information because it would be unfair of me, imo, to use that in our discussion based only on the original article. I am pleased you have raised it and agree the officer in question does have a lot of explaining to do. It is under investigation which is as it should be. The officer in question is relatively new to the force and that should be taken into consideration when or if discipline is recommended. I don't think he should be thrown off the force, I do think it needs to be noted in his permanent file along with some sort if sensitivity training providing a greater understanding of the people with whom he will be interacting in the Downtown East Side, most of whom are destitute, substance abusers, those who are mentally or physically handicapped as well as destitute, etc. If such a course is deemed to be needed in this officer's case and he completes it successfully, that, too, should be noted in his record.

I hope by reading, the above paragraph you will see I am NOT what you perceived me to be when it comes to my thoughts on law enforcement officers.