Cop who punched diabetic loses pay.

[750rider]

from articles below: "Me and my boys in blue are going to roll on you one day."

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yeah he mistakenly thought he was drunk..

Cop who punched diabetic loses pay


An RCMP disciplinary board has fined a Kamloops officer two days' pay after he punched a diabetic man in the head because he thought, incorrectly, that the man was driving drunk.

In a recent decision, the board found Const. Burke Huschi used "excessive force" without first investigating the circumstances of the situation.
On June 30, 2005, a blue pickup drove through the gate at a parking control booth at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, crossed a four-lane road without stopping and then came to a stop.
Two nurses who witnessed the incident went up to the truck and saw the driver, Howard Oakland, staring straight ahead, his hands on the steering wheel.
After the man failed to respond to their questions, they suspected he might have a medical condition.
However, when Huschi arrived on the scene, he "brushed past the witnesses without giving them an opportunity to speak and went directly to the driver's door," said the board's decision.
Huschi demanded Oakland exit the truck and, when Oakland failed to comply, handcuffed one of his wrists and tried to pull him out.
"Const. Huschi then struck the driver once in the head and again on the upper arms and chest," the decision states.
A second officer soon arrived and the two were able to pull Oakland out of the truck.
"At this point, a diabetic alert card was discovered in the driver's effects," the decision states. "The driver was assessed by the [paramedics] and found to have low blood sugar."
Huschi was eventually charged with assault and, on Oct. 17, 2006, was found guilty and given a conditional discharge - meaning he won't have a criminal record as long as he takes anger management counselling.
Huschi filed an appeal, which was dismissed.
In July, he appeared before an RCMP disciplinary board made up of three senior officers.
The board's decision was released in response to a request from The Vancouver Sun.
The board found Huschi was guilty of "disgraceful" conduct because he resorted to force without first speaking to those at the scene or advising Oakland he was under arrest.
However, the board also noted Huschi has an "impeccable" work history and his assault on Oakland was "spontaneous" and not a calculated act.
Reached by phone at the Kamloops detachment, Huschi refused to comment on the disciplinary case.
cskelton@png.canwest.com


Cop who punched diabetic loses pay

[MwKid19]

I'm just glad nothing worse happened to the guy driving the truck or other people on the road. Like him getting tasered.

Sorry that was in poor taste.

[750rider]

Ohh more 'cop's in trouble ' Canadian edition

thought i'd be nice and keep it in this thread, as opposed to making a new threads (or sorry 3 new ones..)
but i had to post it..

Officer should lose pay for use of force: prosecutor

An Ottawa police constable found guilty of using unnecessary force against an intoxicated homeless man should forfeit 12 days' pay, a police service prosecutor argued yesterday.

Linda Bordeleau told a disciplinary hearing that Const. Dan Bargh, at right, deserves the sentence for the "gratuitous" use of force captured on a surveillance video in which the constable is seen arresting 62-year-old Laurent Duhamel at the Shepherds of Good Hope in May 2006.


Const. Bargh's lawyer, Bill Carroll, said his client's use of force, while found to be excessive, was merely "instinctive and reactive," and he deserved the more lenient sentence of losing three days' pay.


Const. Bargh was found guilty in June of unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority under the Police Services Act, following a three-day disciplinary hearing.

The hearing included testimony from staff members at the Shepherds of Good Hope, other Ottawa police officers and Mr. Duhamel himself, who admitted to remembering almost nothing about the day.

A key piece of evidence in the constable's conviction was the downtown shelter's surveillance video, on which the arrest was recorded.

The six-minute video shows the officer punching Mr. Duhamel four times in the neck area, followed by a more forceful blow to the head. The homeless man is kneed, before being picked up and dropped to the floor. Mr. Duhamel is handcuffed and dragged by his wrists toward nearby stairs.

Const. Bargh has not been criminally charged.

During sentencing submissions yesterday, Mr. Carroll argued Const. Bargh showed no "deliberation" in his actions and was instead trying to gain Mr. Duhamel's compliance. Mr. Carroll argued Const. Bargh was in an environment in which he not only faced the threat of being struck by Mr. Duhamel, but could have been spit on and put at risk of receiving a communicable disease.

Mrs. Bordeleau disputed the notion that Const. Bargh did not deliberately intend to use excessive force, citing a moment in the tape when he is seen slamming Mr. Duhamel to the floor.

Beyond the issue of lost pay, Mrs. Bordeleau is seeking to have Const. Bargh undergo use-of-force training.

Hearing officer Robert Fitches is expected to reach a decision on the length of the sentence by Nov. 16.

Const. Bargh also faces an unrelated Police Services Act charge of discreditable conduct after allegedly acting in a "disorderly manner" while off-duty at Hooley's Bar on Aug. 19, 2006.

aseymour@thecitizen.canwest.com

Online: Video

See a video of the incident. Go to Editor's Pick at ottawacitizen.com

Officer should lose pay for use of force: prosecutor

Criminal harassment charge withdrawn


A charge of criminal harassment against an Ottawa police officer has been withdrawn. The criminal charge laid against Sgt. Brian McMahon was withdrawn earlier this month after the 51-year-old officer agreed to sign a 12-month peace bond and stay away from the woman he was accused of harassing. Sgt. McMahon was charged in March by Brockville police after an investigation into an alleged off-duty incident. Sgt. McMahon is still facing internal disciplinary charges of corrupt practice, insubordination and discreditable conduct under the provincial Police Services Act. Sgt. McMahon remains suspended with pay, although police said he could return to work soon now that the criminal case is closed. The Ottawa police prosecutor has already declared his intention to have the 30-year veteran demoted should he be found guilty of the Police Services Act offences.

Criminal harassment charge withdrawn

Cop faces tribunal for beating charge

Const. Umer Khan said he was "feeling great" yesterday as he left Ottawa police headquarters where he appeared before a tribunal for the second time this year to answer internal charges.

The patrol cop, who has been recovering from post-traumatic stress, is charged with discreditable conduct and using unnecessary force under the Police Services Act.

Khan is accused of twice striking a man, Stephane Payant, with his baton on Dec. 27, 2005.

The police force also alleges Khan, on Dec. 11, 2005, challenged Payant to a fight while off duty. He's also alleged to have threatened Payant by saying,

"Me and my boys in blue are going to roll on you one day."

There was no context given to the charges during Khan's first appearance at yesterday's tribunal.


However, a police prosecutor told the hearing the service is seeking Khan's demotion if he's found guilty of the charges.

The case was adjourned to Oct. 25.

The dates of the allegations are in the same year Khan had the scare of his life. A suspect pointed a loaded handgun at his head and pulled the trigger in a incident on May 21, 2005, at a Byward Market strip club.

That day, Khan responded to O'Ladies on York St. when the gun was pulled on him. The gun jammed and Khan chased the suspect, who was later charged with attempted murder.

Last March, Khan pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct and neglect of duty based on three incidents in late 2005 and early 2006. He was docked three days pay.

During that hearing, it was revealed Khan had been suffering post-traumatic stress from the gun incident.

ottawasun.com - Ottawa and Region - Cop faces tribunal for beating charge

all 3 of these are from 1 city, from the same day

[Bredebee]

I have had many times where my sugar dropped and people thought I was drunk, I get real weak and it's hard for me to walk straight I just wanna sit , I slurr my words , sometimes my sentences don't make sense. It can be very embarrassing cause people just don't know, but if you can't smell booze people should realize something is up

[MwKid19]

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