HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN?

 

HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN?

A restrained, intoxicated 17-year-old Indigenous girl was punched FOUR TIMES in the stomach by a Vancouver jail guard while in police custody.

Another detainee was stomped, kicked, and beaten while restrained.

The judge called it: “gratuitous violence” a “gross abuse of trust” and an attack on public confidence in justice itself.

Yet the sentence was house arrest.

Many people are asking: Would this outcome have been the same if the victims were wealthy? White? Connected? Would ordinary citizens receive the same leniency after assaults captured on video?

This is bigger than one officer. This is about power, accountability, racism, violence against women, and how vulnerable people are treated once behind closed doors.

An intoxicated Indigenous teenager should have been protected. Instead, she was harmed while restrained and surrounded by authorities.

People are tired of apologies without change. Tired of “investigations.” Tired of paid leave after violence. Tired of systems protecting themselves.

We need: • Independent civilian oversight • Trauma-informed policing and custody practices • Real accountability for violence in custody • Mandatory de-escalation and anti-racism training • Transparency when force is used • Stronger protections for youth and Indigenous women

If this disturbs you, do something: Contact elected officials. Write the police board. Support Indigenous organizations. Attend peaceful demonstrations. Refuse silence.

Because silence protects systems — not victims.

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