Police have been implementing suggestions from varied inquiries and investigations and have to be allowed to do their jobs.
To the editor:
Right here we go once more. One other investigation into the Thunder Bay Police Service orchestrated by the political management of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation and their advisors for what solely will be described as a misguided witch hunt.
There have been quite a few investigations and reviews into the exact same points that the Inspector Basic is referring to. These embody the Workplace of the Independant Police Overview Director’s investigation, report and proposals, Justice Sinclair’s investigation, report and proposals, the Coroner’s Inquest, report and proposals, no less than three investigative evaluations by the Ontario Provincial Police into TBPS investigations of First Nation’s deaths and the assessment of the Professional Panel commissioned by the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Board. I’m certain I’ve missed just a few however you get my level. The price of these evaluations and the appointment of an Administrator to supervise the police service for 2 years simply exceeds ten million {dollars} by now.
NAN has made its goal very clear. That goal is nothing wanting the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Service and its alternative by who is aware of what. It might probably’t be the OPP as a result of NAN activates that police service as nicely when it fits them. It’s time for the political leaders of Thunder Bay and our provincially elected representatives to face up and make it clear that sufficient is sufficient.
The police service and the Police Providers Board have been working tirelessly to implement the suggestions from these quite a few inquires and investigations for the previous a number of years. What’s disheartening is that in your complete time that the police service has been beneath this microscope, the lads and woman of the Thunder Bay Police Service have been serving the residents of Thunder Bay in very making an attempt circumstances to the very best of their means and only a few have been standing up for them.
I served as chief of police in Thunder Bay for over 10 years and performing chief of police of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service for a time frame as nicely. I can let you know that no police service is ideal, together with these two, however the one constant issue that I noticed is that the overwhelming majority of the individuals offering policing to Thunder Bay and the 34 communities policed by the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service was that that they had the very best pursuits of the individuals they served as a high precedence.
Its time to let Chief Fleury and the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Board get on with their jobs of implementing and dealing by means of the numerous suggestions of all of the earlier inquiries and to cease these countless expensive investigations which can be a distraction from the duty earlier than them.
If the management of NAN was severe about bettering relationships between TBPS and their individuals they wouldn’t be persevering with this witch hunt for their very own political functions, when all people already is aware of what is required to be carried out. Like I mentioned, it’s excessive time for our elected leaders to face up and say sufficient is sufficient.
Bob Herman
Thunder Bay
Bob Herman is the previous police chief of the Thunder Bay Police Service.
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