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Marc Lemire files complaint against Toronto Police for thuggish arrest of Non-Violent Letter Writer
Date of complaint: March 28, 2009 To: Complaints Administration c/o Toronto Police Service 791 Islington Ave. Toronto, ON M8Z 5W8 Telephone: (416) 808-2800 Fax No.: (416) 808-2802 E-mail: professionalstandards@torontopolice.on.ca COMPLAINANT
INFORMATION:
REVLEVANT PROHIBITED
GROUNDS: Police
Services Act - R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER P.15 Rules
and procedures of the Toronto Police Service, Professional Standards ALLEGATION: Eight unknown members of the
Toronto Police Service, contravened the Polices
Services Act, and Rules and
procedures of the Toronto Police Service, Professional Standards, by
working in conjunction with reporter Colin Freeze and the Globe and Mail,
to arrest Brad Love on March 19, 2009 during a public meeting.
This conduct tends to lower the reputation and brings discredit
upon the Toronto Police Service, and marks it as a police force more
interested in getting their faces in the newspaper then to dispassionately
and professionally uphold their duties in violation of the Police
Services Act and Rules and
procedures of the Toronto Police Service. DATE AND LOCATION OF
INCIDENT: March 19, 2009, 9:00pm, at
the [REDACTED]. Toronto,
Ontario. Name of police service(s) involved: 32 Division of the Toronto Police Service Division name/number: unknown Police Service Location – Address: unknown PARTICULARS: On March 19, 2009 at 9:00pm, 8 unknown members of the Toronto Police Service burst into a public meeting of the Alternative Forum (sponsored by the Canadian Association for Free Expression) to arrest a Mr. Brad Love. The officers coordinated the raid with the Globe and Mail who dispatched, both a reporter and photographer, to publicize the arrest of Mr. Love on an alleged violation of his probation. Prior to bursting into the public meeting, the police coordinated with the Globe and Mail reporter and photographer. On March 20, 2009, the Globe and Mail ran a story on page A-2 on the arrest, along with a photograph of Mr. Love in handcuffs surrounded by 6 members of the Toronto Police Service. The article was erroneously headlined “Man’s speech in Toronto leads to fourth arrest”. This headline was false, as it was not Mr. Love’s speech but letters he had written in the past few months that led to his arrest. COMPLAINT: This complaint is on the actions, behavior and coordination with the media. I make no submissions on Mr. Brad Love, his alleged probation violation or any charges against Mr. Love. The courts are seized with that matter. This is a public interest complaint regarding the policy and actions of the eight unknown members of the Toronto Police Service. ALLEGATIONS
AGAINST THE TPS: I am complaining that ... 1: Members of the Toronto Police Service alerted the Globe and Mail about an upcoming arrest, which the officers wanted to make public. This marginalized and demonized the accused who, is after all, a political dissident charged with sending non-threatening letters.. 2: Members of the Toronto Police Service conspired with the Globe and Mail to arrest Mr. Love. 3: Once the coordinated assault on a public meeting had been arranged with the media, members of the Toronto Police Service, acting as a political police force and wanting to publicly embarrass Mr. Love, excessively dispatched 8 officers to arrest a non-violent, unarmed 45-year old, letter writer on an alleged violation of probation. 4: Members of the Toronto Police Service were rude and used excessive force to burst into a public meeting. The 8 officers were overtly aggressive with participants of the public meeting and refused to give their names along with taunting participants of the meeting. Further the officers refused to state what the charges were against Mr. Love, which caused the Globe and Mail to erroneously report that Mr. Love was arrested for a public speech he gave. The headline in the press was “Man’s speech in Toronto leads to fourth arrest”, which is 100% erroneous. Paul Fromm, the meeting chairman, respectfully asked an unknown officer why Mr. Love was being arrested and was ignored and rudely dismissed with: "Are you his lawyer?" 5: Members of the Toronto Police Service acted unprofessional in violation of the Police Services Act and Rules and procedures of the Toronto Police Service, Professional Standards. 6: The actions of the 8 members of the Toronto Police Service have brought the service into disrepute and tends to lower the credibility and reputation of the service. This is especially so considering that Rexdale is an area of high gang activity and the use of eight officers to arrest a middle aged letter writer seems to a reasonable member of the general public to be a woeful waste of manpower and resources. PHOTOGRAPHS
AND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: Article. Globe and Mail. March 20, 2009. Page A-2 Man’s speech in Toronto leads to fourth arrest” Photographs. Globe and Mail. March 20, 2009. Page A-2. Brad Love surrounded by 6 members of the Toronto Police Service. (enlarged and enhanced) WITNESSES: Marc Lemire Paul Fromm (Statement attached) Brad Love Colin Freeze (Reporter, Globe and Mail) Deborah Baic (Photographer, Globe and Mail) Eight unknown members of the Toronto Police Service Others members of the public meeting ______(signed)__________________ _March 28, 2009_ SIGNATURE OF COMPLAINANT DATE
WITNESS STATEMENT Mr. Paul Fromm,
Director, Canadian Association for Free Expression REXDALE. March 19, 2009. Eight burly Metro policemen burst into a Rexdale hotel meeting room this evening and handcuffed and arrested former political prisoner Brad Love, apparently, for "breach of parole." Mr. Love had just finished giving a rousing talk on
freedom of speech in Mr. Love was convicted, in 2003, under Sec. 319 of Canada's notorious "anti-hate" law Sec. 319 of the Criminal Code for writing letters to MPs, MPPs, and newspapers -- over 10,000 letters he reckons in a 20 year period. He drew the stiffest sentence ever -- 18 months in prison. Earlier, while violent criminals were released on bail, Mr. Love was repeatedly denied bail. At one point, his parents unsuccessfully offered to post $250,000 and were turned down. Mr. Love was twice sent back to prison, once for 46
days, the second time for 5 months, again for writing non-violent,
non-threatening letters to public officials. After his last stint in
prison, he was ordered for three years not to write to ANY elected
official in For the past two and a half years, Mr. Love has
worked in Meeting chairman Paul Fromm, Director of the Canadian
Association for Free Expression, called tonight's arrest "an outrage.
This is like Mr. Fromm pointed out that Rexdale has some areas notorious for gunfire and killings between rival Jamaican gangs. "I guess there are no crack dealers to arrest tonight. So, the local constabulary can free up eight men to arrest a letter writer who complains about poorly screened immigration and immigrant crime." CAFE organized protests outside the prison when Mr. Love was twice incarcerated for writing letters in apparent violation of his parole conditions. "What sort of country jails political dissidents and letter writers?" he demanded. "It's a disgrace." PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
Photograph
from the Globe and Mail website, March 20, 2009
Photograph
from the Globe and Mail printed edition, March 20, 2009,
Page A-2
The
Fight for Freedom Continues
Fighting
the fanatics at the Canadian "Human Rights" Commission and
defending freedom of speech for ALL Canadians is not an easy task. In
particular, the final submissions which we've just finished consumed the
most time and resources. This has meant sacrificing a lot of cherished
things in my life that I used to take for granted such as spending
precious time with my children. It's also very costly and has incurred
heavy debts given that I'm facing a "Human Rights" juggernaut
that has a limitless budget. It has already spent millions and is prepared
to spent a lot more of your tax dollars to keep their thought control
machine running.
My courageous lawyer Barbara Kulaszka and myself have demonstrated what two dedicated researchers can accomplish against overwhelming odds. We have single-handedly and doggedly fought the System and exposed the corrupt underbelly of the "Human Rights" Commission's fanatics. Nothing ever comes easy when you are fighting such a racket. This case is a seminal one, where the outcome will have serious implications on our right to think and speak freely in this country for generations to come. All Canadians will benefit if we manage to get this shameful law expunged from our legal books. How
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