Canada Celebrate's 148 years Sign the petition to Stop Carding Now
Hi Its your Girl JA Nursing here, Happy JULY Happy Canada Day. July is here, and that means our city streets will be very busy with our youths out from school. Shouting congratulations to all the students that graduated this year. Such a special time. Sending a Special congratulations to my Son Anthony the A to my JA Nursing, for maintaining a 89% average this year in grade 10.
The reason for this blog is to discuss the safety of our children, as they start the summer. Carding impacts us all. It has been a known fact that individuals stopped by Police represent the black and brown community.
Carding has been in the forefront since Bill Blair was chief. Now that we have our first Black Police Chief, Mark Saunders who made history as the city's first black police, and one of the few black chiefs in Canada along side Devon Clunis, who heads the Winnipeg Police Service, who became the first black police chief in the country when he was named chief in 2012. The topic still stands strong as a issue.
Mark Saunders was sworn in as Chief of Police May 20 2015 with comments flying in the media such as
Chief Mark Saunders says abolishing ‘carding’ would lead to more crime
Why Mark Saunders is a 'bittersweet' appointment for Toronto’s black community
Toronto’s new chief defends force’s carding policy
With the concerns of carding still on the table, A growing group of citizens is speaking out against the police practice of carding. We are committed to a Toronto that is inclusive, diverse, welcoming, and respectful, and carding does not fit that vision. Says the organizers of this petition.
Carding has led many in our city to distrust and disrespect our police. Anger, hurt and unrest have replaced any benefits police may derive from this practice.
We urge Mayor John Tory, Alok Mukherjee, Chair of the Police Services
Board and Mark Saunders, Chief of Police to immediately cease the
practice of carding. We also urge Toronto City Council to request the
Toronto Police Services Board to eliminate the practice of carding. I agree with this request. As a Mother of a 15 year old Son, I would not want him to experience this process ever. Last year I had the opportunity to be a Mentor for a event called Know Your Rights. Organized by Officer Rod Chung, this event gave 200 students the opportunity to ask the Chief of police Bill Blair questions regarding their rights when approached by the Police.
With answers given like "in the absence of crime the police should not stop you.
Wishful thinking if we could have every Officer in every area follow those rules
As we celebrate Canada and it's 148th Birthday, lets make history again by signing this petition to help our youths remain safe in our community.
If this demeaning practice of selected carding is not terminated quickly, it will irreversibly divide and separate our various communities and cultures. We must be a city where every citizen is treated equally and justly. Change.Org
Desmond Cole, A freelance journalist has written extensively about his interactions with the police. He states very boldly that "Police practices can destroy reputations" When asked by the Toronto Sun Is there a justification or legitimate use for carding?Desmond Cole's answer was
No. If the police are documenting someone as part of a specific criminal investigation, it’s not carding and no one has a problem with that. The problem is that police want to continue carding people whom they don’t suspect of any crime. They have never provided any evidence of the effect this practice has on crime, but that’s not even the point. Searching cars and houses without a warrant might also help police solve more crimes, but those activities are illegal and are therefore invalid policing tools.
Sign the petition to Stop Carding Now - Sign the Petition! https://www.change.org/p/sign-the-petition-to-stop-carding-now?recruiter=333614207&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive via @CdnChange
As this subject grows in concern for the community, Mr Gordon of G98.7fm has also voiced his concerns about ending carding NOW. On June 14 2015 Mr G let the community speak
This has been your social buzz with Michelle Smith your health and social Advocate stay connected www.janursingservices.com
Resources
To file your complaint on line http://www.oiprd.on.ca/EN/Complaints/Pages/Online-Complaint-Form.aspx
If you need to file a complaint against The Toronto Police click link below
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/professionalstandards/complaint.php
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/bios/saunders.php
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/05/26/toronto-police-chief-mark-saunders-secret-carding-report.html
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/03/desmond-cole-on-the-police-practice-of-carding
https://www.change.org/p/sign-the-petition-to-
Wishful thinking if we could have every Officer in every area follow those rules
As we celebrate Canada and it's 148th Birthday, lets make history again by signing this petition to help our youths remain safe in our community.
If this demeaning practice of selected carding is not terminated quickly, it will irreversibly divide and separate our various communities and cultures. We must be a city where every citizen is treated equally and justly. Change.Org
Desmond Cole, A freelance journalist has written extensively about his interactions with the police. He states very boldly that "Police practices can destroy reputations" When asked by the Toronto Sun Is there a justification or legitimate use for carding?Desmond Cole's answer was
No. If the police are documenting someone as part of a specific criminal investigation, it’s not carding and no one has a problem with that. The problem is that police want to continue carding people whom they don’t suspect of any crime. They have never provided any evidence of the effect this practice has on crime, but that’s not even the point. Searching cars and houses without a warrant might also help police solve more crimes, but those activities are illegal and are therefore invalid policing tools.
But while the mayor will bring a motion to halt the practice at the June 18 meeting of the board, it doesn’t mean carding will be abolished
Sign the petition to Stop Carding Now - Sign the Petition! https://www.change.org/p/sign-the-petition-to-stop-carding-now?recruiter=333614207&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive via @CdnChange
As this subject grows in concern for the community, Mr Gordon of G98.7fm has also voiced his concerns about ending carding NOW. On June 14 2015 Mr G let the community speak
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Who can a complaint be about?
The OIPRD accepts complaints
about sworn police officers in Ontario. This includes municipal and
regional police services and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).
- Complaints can be about the conduct of an officer or the policies and services of a police service
- Third-party complaints are accepted
- Anonymous complaints are not accepted
This has been your social buzz with Michelle Smith your health and social Advocate stay connected www.janursingservices.com
To file your complaint on line http://www.oiprd.on.ca/EN/Complaints/Pages/Online-Complaint-Form.aspx
If you need to file a complaint against The Toronto Police click link below
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/professionalstandards/complaint.php
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/bios/saunders.php
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/05/26/toronto-police-chief-mark-saunders-secret-carding-report.html
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/03/desmond-cole-on-the-police-practice-of-carding
https://www.change.org/p/sign-the-petition-to-
