Episode 3 - The Police: A very short introduction. Back to the Grind
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- News Commentary
Bad Boy, Bad Boys, whatcha gonna do?! In this episode we investigate the police! We look back at their history and trace it to our current moment to better understand who they protect (spoiler: it isn't the majority of us) and why they get away with brutality and murder. Who's holding them accountable?! Definitely not the police union!
Fact Checks:
Brief history of policing in Canada: http://www.clioscurrent.com/blog/2014/7/28/a-brief-history-of-policing-in-canada
Police Bonds in the US: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzkze/how-wall-street-profits-from-police-brutality
Section 98: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/section-98-criminal-code
The cost of policing in Canada (2013 article) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-exploding-cost-of-policing-in-canada-1.1330251
Bill 1: https://docs.assembly.ab.ca/LADDAR_files/docs/bills/bill/legislature_30/session_2/20200225_bill-001.pdf
Bad Boy, Bad Boys, whatcha gonna do?! In this episode we investigate the police! We look back at their history and trace it to our current moment to better understand who they protect (spoiler: it isn't the majority of us) and why they get away with brutality and murder. Who's holding them accountable?! Definitely not the police union!
Fact Checks:
Brief history of policing in Canada: http://www.clioscurrent.com/blog/2014/7/28/a-brief-history-of-policing-in-canada
Police Bonds in the US: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzkze/how-wall-street-profits-from-police-brutality
Section 98: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/section-98-criminal-code
The cost of policing in Canada (2013 article) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-exploding-cost-of-policing-in-canada-1.1330251
Bill 1: https://docs.assembly.ab.ca/LADDAR_files/docs/bills/bill/legislature_30/session_2/20200225_bill-001.pdf
1 hr 28 min