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'Racist' e-mail scandal rocks Edmonton police
CTV.ca News Staff
Edmonton's embattled police force is under investigation over a leaked
e-mail that the acting police chief called "racist, discriminatory,
disgusting and offensive."
Chief Daryl da Costa has ordered an internal investigation into the e-mail.
He did not make public the e-mail, or release any details, but reports
suggest it lists 10 demeaning ways for police to deal with aboriginals.
Da Costa also said publicly that if any police officers hold racist views
as outlined by the e-mail, they should "consider other career options as
you are making all of us look bad.''
This is the just the latest in a series of scandals to plague Edmonton's
police force.
In February, former police chief Fred Rayner lost his job after officers
were accused of laying a drunk-driving trap to try and catch the Chairman
of the police commission and a newspaper columnist critical of police
operations.
Rayner was replaced by Da Costa.
As well, the province's Law Enforcement Review Board is to investigate a
case in which a young man was repeatedly zapped with a Taser before being
thrown into the trunk of a police cruiser. The man had reportedly refused
to cooperate during a traffic stop.
Da Costa said he is faced "with having to deal with a very small minority
that just doesn't seem to get it."
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