by Michael Spratt | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog
On Dec. 15, 2016, Soleiman Faqiri died at the hands of Ontario jail guards. Faqiri, who suffered from mental health vulnerabilities, was beaten and pepper sprayed by a half-dozen jail guards while he was shackled at the ankles and wrists and his head covered by a spit...
by Michael Spratt | Jan 20, 2021 | News
Under the current stay-at-home order, Ottawans shouldn’t expect to be arbitrarily pulled over or stopped on the street by police looking to question why they’ve left their residences, the city’s deputy chief says, but don’t take that to mean those in violation of the...
by Michael Spratt | Jan 15, 2021 | Blog
It is a universal truth, police are always thirsty for more money. The boys in blue have been grifting communities for decades and we all have fallen for their long con. The simple inexplicable truth is that, with few exceptions, police budgets always increase. Crime...
by Michael Spratt | Dec 2, 2020 | News
An Ottawa justice of the peace “irreparably undermined public confidence” in her ability to do her job after she wrote a newspaper commentary that criticized the bail system and the conduct of Crown attorneys, a disciplinary panel has found. And for that, Julie...
by Michael Spratt | Dec 2, 2020 | Blog
Sometimes an acquittal is cold comfort. Literally. Imagine that you are arrested for a crime you didn’t commit. The charges are serious, and you have been struggling otherwise. You recently lost your job, your housing is unstable, and you live in poverty. So, as is...