[news] Law and Order Vancouver: A Cynical Bid for Votes

[Mostly Water - mostlywater.org = news.resist.ca]

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) has hardly been out of the news over the last three years. Numerous brutality allegations, international attention about systematic abuses of human rights, huge budget over runs and an ever increasing proportion of the city budget have insured the VPD stay front and centre in city news. So, the lack of critical discussion around policing in Vancouver is glaring during the current municipal election campaign....The Non Partisan Association (NPA) and Vision Vancouver – the minority split from the city’s governing party -- have raced to outdo one another in insisting that the status quo shall continue in regards to policing. Both of the major mayoral candidates, Jim Green and Sam Sullivan, have come out against elected police boards. Both candidates have rushed to promise more money to a department known for its inability to keep within budget. Both say they want more cops on the beat..."

URL: http://mostlywater.org/node/3630