Friday, July 23, 2010

Well-known civil rights lawyer Cameron Ward wins in Supreme Court of Canada

CBC News - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld $5,000 in damages against British Columbia for breaching the charter rights of Vancouver lawyer Cameron Ward who was unnecessarily strip-searched by police who wrongly thought [anyone really believe that?] he was going to throw a pie at Jean Chrétien. [LINK]

2 comments:

  1. JCJuly 23, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    I don't know how to contact you, so I'm using this comment form.
    I thought you might be interested in these two stories.
    The first results in death, making the death toll at least 492:
    http://www.kctv5.com/news/24330739/detail.html
    [They were "helping" him get into an ambulance.]

    The other is a federal lawsuit and has video (story also confirms that all charges against the victim were dismissed):
    http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/jul/23/man-hit-with-taser-sues-police-officers/

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