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Forum: Current Events Topic: Toronto police officer charged in fatal streetcar shooting |
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Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:35 am
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| it comes down to his defence, and whether he can create a reasonable doubt. It comes down to whether Canada wants to put on a face of democracy to the world, or they want to present their Eastern Bloc Police state stance. I am actually very surprised he was charged at all based on the history of th... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Toronto police officer charged in fatal streetcar shooting |
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Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:34 am
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| I am disenchanted with the system, fighting it myself for a number of years and I do not expect a successful conviction, this time though the world is watching. What argument can he make? If this was based on "training guidelines" then how can he explain that the other 22 cops around him d... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:20 am
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| All of these public sector workers, no matter how "noble" their calling have benefits, pensions, bankable sick time and a host of other goodies that those of us working in the private sector can only dream of. They are an elite work force ... and they get them because of the income taxes ... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:05 am
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| Well, if the more that they're paid, the better they are, then we must have the best teachers, firefighters, nurses, paramedics and police officers that can be had. I know eh? This is why kids are being shot on streetcars, undercover cops are making mint strolling the streets and offering grams of ... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:42 am
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| Five surprising jobs that pay six-figure salaries: http://www.workopolis.com/content/advice/article/five-surprising-jobs-that-pay-six-figure-salaries/ Teachers, firefighters, nurses, parametics and of course: Police officers Over 3,000 Toronto Police officers earn more than $100,000 a year according... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:22 am
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| How much would you pay someone to risk their life day to day, always facing a hostile environment? Really. How much do we pay those in the Canadian armed forces? I am pretty sure they have a MUCH tougher job than a civilian police officer and they rarely have the luxury of making a call out and hav... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:30 am
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| I'm using $50k as an example of how deep the salary cuts would be with no change in service or calibre of employee pool as it stands, unless that security officer is working for a major company they will be lucky to make $18-20 an hour. The salary just scratches the surface as to the costs per offic... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:49 am
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| What percentage of prospective police would bow out of that career path if you halved their salaries? This isn't aeronautics, it's police work... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:17 am
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| Pay them $50k a year the same base of people will be applying for work. What else are they going to do? Become security guards? |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 2:43 pm
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| I disagree. Based on this logic the best of the best are working in government positions pushing paper for $80k a year while in the private sector they might make $35k. Policing is a position that should go to the best and most passionate people who want to make a difference and not and attitude th... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:32 pm
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| I understand that dangerous criminals are just asking to get shot but, I still think that pumping nine rounds into a "captive" kid that can't get out of the way, then electrocuting his last breath out of him because he is a wanker, is sick. Somewhere in all of that, a line was crossed bet... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:02 pm
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| You think the cops of today are more violent than ones of yesteryear??? Not only are you nuckin futs, you're not overly bright. Cops use to lay beatdowns routinely, and nothing was said, because it usually wasn't reported. If it did become public knowledge, most people thought it was a well deserve... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:21 am
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| This goes well beyond reforms. First, let's start with a cut in their wages. $100k plus, $1 billion spent in Toronto alone. It's a bit much for someone with 1 year of college under their belts. Is this driving the best of the best and those who want to be police for the right reasons? You honestly ... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:15 am
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| This goes well beyond reforms. First, let's start with a cut in their wages. $100k plus, $1 billion spent in Toronto alone. It's a bit much for someone with 1 year of college under their belts. Is this driving the best of the best and those who want to be police for the right reasons? The surest wa... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Families call for reform in police shootings | Toronto Star |
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Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:54 am
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| This goes well beyond reforms. First, let's start with a cut in their wages. $100k plus, $1 billion spent in Toronto alone. It's a bit much for someone with 1 year of college under their belts. Is this driving the best of the best and those who want to be police for the right reasons? Second, the ch... |
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