And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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>Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:25:52 -0500
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>From: Lynne Moss-Sharman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Ipperwash: "It's OK to go around beating up [just] hide your
> face"
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>Friday, February 12, 1999 London Free Press
>Probe rejects charges in Ipperwash beating
>
> By JULIE CARL, Free Press Reporter
> A decision not to lay charges in the beating of a native man sends the
>message violence against natives is acceptable, says Ontario's top native
>politician. But OPP representatives said they're pleased with the news and
>look forward to building a good relationship with native communities.
>Ontario Regional Chief Tom Bressette said he doubts that's possible. The
>decision by Ontario's Special Investigations Unit "says it's OK to go
>around beating Indians and all you have to do is hide your face and you get
>away with it," he said. Bressette, also a vice-chief of the Assembly of
>First Nations and a cousin of the injured man, renewed his call for a full
>public inquiry into the Ipperwash crisis. The SIU, which investigates
>police actions that kill or seriously injure civilians, said yesterday it
>won't lay charges in the case of Cecil Bernard George. He was severely
>injured while being arrested Sept. 6, 1995, outside Ipperwash Provincial
>Park, then the site of a native occupation.
>Native protester Dudley George (no relation) was shot and killed by acting
>OPP Sgt. Kenneth Deane during the same clash at Ipperwash.
>SIU director Peter Tinsley said "there's no question" Cecil George was
>injured during his arrest, but there's no "reliable and credible evidence"
>to prove OPP officers used excessive force against him --
>nor that all his injuries were inflicted during his arrest.
>
>The finding contradicts an earlier SIU report that George was beaten by
>police officers whom witnesses were unable to identify. The earlier report
>didn't call for charges because the officers
>couldn't be identified. Tinsley said there's still no "reliable and
>credible evidence" to establish the identity of the arresting
>officers. But he admitted photographs of police officers were never shown
>to witnesses. During the first part of the investigation, the OPP officers'
>association opposed releasing officers' pictures to the SIU. Tinsley said
>the photos weren't needed because there was no indication witnesses could
>identify the officers.
>
>The Ipperwash confrontation, described by witnesses as "combat" and
>"skirmishing," took place in the dark and officers wore equipment that
>obscured their faces, he said. Bressette said he believes OPP officers are
>covering up for fellow officers by claiming they can't
>identify who arrested George. "Obviously somebody knows who did this and
>they're keeping their lips shut. What kind of integrity does that show on
>the part of the police?" Deputy OPP Commissioner Maurice Pilon said he was
>pleased the report cleared officers and
>confirms they were "executing their lawful duties." OPP Commissioner Gwen
>Boniface wasn't available for comment yesterday. But a statement issued by
>her office said the lengthy investigation "was stressful for all involved."
>The release also said OPP look forward to building relationships with First
>Nations people.
>
>More than 50 officers were interviewed during the three-year investigation
>into George's arrest. Six were under investigation in the beating. The case
>was reactivated in June 1997, after Deane's conviction for criminal
>negligence in Dudley George's death and the acquittal of several native
>protesters on various charges. Witnesses at those trials testified they saw
>Cecil Bernard George beaten and kicked by OPP officers as he lay on the
>ground. Medical evidence at the trials indicated George was hit at least 28
>times with a blunt instrument. An ambulance attendant testified she
>struggled to find a pulse as he was taken to hospital. OPP officers refused
>to co-operate with SIU investigators until ordered to do so by the OPP
>commander.
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> < the more we do to you, the less you
> seem to believe we are doing it >
> Mengele
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