Posted on 12/06/2021 7:35:09 AM PST by Mount Athos
The Toronto police officer who shot gunsmith Rodger Kotanko nearly a month ago won't talk to Ontario's police watchdog.
Special Investigations Unit (SIU) spokesperson Kristy Denette told CBC Hamilton on Tuesday morning, the subject officer also "declined to release his notes, as is his legal right."
Kotanko's family and their lawyer say they're not surprised but are disappointed.
"Jessie, his wife, she just cries all the time," Jeff Kotanko, Rodger's brother, said in an afternoon phone call.
"She gave up her life in China to come here and spend her life with him and … now he's just gone and she's alone. Her whole life has been destroyed."
Toronto police said officers arrived at Rodger's home on Port Ryerse Road around noon. Neighbours say some wore plain clothes and some wore tactical gear looking for guns. Family say they also had an ambulance with them.
It's unclear what information they had because the family says it has never received a copy of the search warrant.
Rodger's family also says Toronto police didn't coordinate with local police, only alerting them moments before executing the warrant — a move family and friends believe would have prevented Rodger's death.
They say officers pointed assault rifles at Jessie and got her on the ground before approaching the gunsmithing workshop.
They add Rodger was inside with an apparent customer working on a gun when a police officer standing outside the workshop shot him.
The family lawyer has said Rodger had no criminal past and was a certified gunsmith who reportedly fixed guns for local police.
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When enough folks are locked up in europe, and enough folks are out of their job in the US, Putin will roll into Ukraine and China will simultaneously sail into Taiwan and march into Kashmir.
Big guy gets 10%.
This one is really not looking good. Wow...something appears to be very wrong with the entire incident.
I hope it gains traction in Canada.
Police should end up in prison for this.
Assasination squads?
This is what they want to do to all gun owners.
Sounds like he was “swatted.” Wonder if he got cross-wise with a customer and they dropped a dime on him from a very high place.
That’s my estimate too. There’s a ton more behind this story than anyone will ever tell. Someone wanted him dead and knew how to get it done.
We will be lucky to ever find out anything about the Kotanko incident. Police investigating police will bury it as best they can.
It will be like the 1 y/o baby and father they shot and killed near my place a year ago. We still know few details of the incident. That was OPP.
Third Worldization reflects the asymmetry of law enforcement!:
Ideology and money: Not the law, adjudicates, who gets arrested and tried, and who does not!
Above by: Victor Davis Hanson:
Please re read this simple comment above by VDH before going ballistic.
Then, think about the Americans still in our federal jail for exercising their constitutional rights at the Capitol Building on 6 Jan this year. One innocent American woman was slaughtered by a Capitol Cop, who is still free of any charges.
Sounds like it. The po po were way outside their jurisdiction, in fact had to travel through at least 2 to 3 other police jurisdictions to get there.
Rumor says, that someone dime-dropped using the Canadian version of the Red-Flag laws. Claiming he was a danger etc. I kinda expect it was a rabid anti, rather than a disgruntled customer.
Warrant?
Warrant?
We doon need no stink’n warrant.
Like Fauxchi is Scince,
WE are the Law.
Yup,
VDH nails it,
The Vaxers an Anti-$
Rule the Roost!
Sounds like a shakedown, rather than error.
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