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Court shown video of Calgary officer assaulting handcuffed Indigenous man (www.cbc.ca)
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A Calgary police officer who assaulted an intoxicated, handcuffed Indigenous man by grabbing him by the hair and throwing him to the ground apologized to his victim in court on Monday both publicly and privately before he was handed a one-year, at-home sentence.

Const. David Wilhelm pleaded guilty to assault in December. The judge described the incident as "completely out of character" for the 12-year Calgary Police Service (CPS) officer and his lawyer called the assault "a terrible mistake."

On Monday, Wilhelm was handed a one-year conditional sentence, meaning he will serve his sentence at home with the first half spent under house arrest and the second six months under a curfew. He must also complete 75 hours of community service.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Six months at home vacation and then six months curfew. For trying to kill a man.

Hang the cop, crucify his lawyer, and set the judge on fire.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Why crucify the lawyer?

    In order for someone to be punished in a just society, they need to have a trial.
    In order for that trial to also be just, both sides need to be able to put forth their side of what happened.
    In order to make sure that there isn't a mistrial, both sides need competent lawyers, and the case needs a competent judge.

    The alternative is that that police can just target people they don't like, knowing that they likely can't defence themselves, even if they are innocent.

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    • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Yep, another vicious assault by a member of North America's largest street gang. ACAB, always.

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    [–] [S] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just a quick reminder that another Calgary cop was involved in a similar assault 8 years ago.

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-police-alex-dunn-assault-trial-video-1.5777524

    And as always, ACAB.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    From the prior incident

    According to CPS, Dunn was suspended with pay for a year after he was charged but has been brought back for an administrative role with the service.

    Heyyyyy we went from no criminal conviction to a slap on the wrist in a few years. Maybe in a few decades we'll have real justice.

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