Posted on 10/06/2006 10:52:28 AM PDT by ncountylee
Toronto's police chief wants the power to freeze the pay of officers accused of serious wrongdoing, even if the accusations haven't been proven in court.
Bill Blair will deliver a report Thursday to the Toronto Police Services Board asking for the right to suspend officers without pay in "certain limited circumstances."
"Allegations are one thing. But we've seen many cases in the past where allegations have come forward and at the end of the day, the information isn't there," said Dave Wilson, the head of Toronto's police union, who agrees with Blair's recommendations.
He says just because the courts are slow doesn't mean officers should lose pay while judges decide their fate.
Former officers collecting $63,000 salary
In Toronto, eight officers are suspended with pay. They include four former drug squad officers charged with offences such as theft, extortion, perjury and assault.
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Officer paid after conviction
Const. Roy Preston was caught on video assaulting a Somalian refugee and sentenced to 30 days in prison. When the constable filed an appeal, Toronto's police chief decided to reinstate Preston's pay.
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Why not place public employee's pay in "escrow" while the legal process proceeds?
Why not just throw them in jail while you are at it, at least they'd get fed.
This is punishment before conviction, the same sort of thinking that pushed Arthur Anderson into bankruptcy before it was cleared. Lots of innocent folks got hurt in that one.
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