[Wamvan] CBC's The Current on rape culture w/in the RCMP

[Tami Starlight]

Haaaa!

Fuck the RCMP!
Juss' sayin'

Remember that quote Sandra?
"nothing more Canadian than the RCMP"

Sigh

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On 2012-05-26, at 2:08 PM, Sandra Cuffe <sandra.m.cuffe at gmail.com> wrote:

> link & transcription below. ~ sandra
> 
> http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2012/05/25/what-does-it-take-to-get-fired-at-the-rcmp/
> 
> What does it take to get fired at the RCMP? - Former RCMP Officer
> 
> We started this segment with a clip from RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson
> testifying before the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in
> Ottawa last month. He was responding to reports of widespread
> discrimination and harassment against female officers.
> 
> The Mounties certainly know disgraceful conduct when they see it.
> That's what they called the behaviour of Staff Sgt. Don Ray, while he
> was in charge of the polygraph unit at RCMP headquarters in Edmonton.
> According to an internal investigation that just surfaced, Ray kept an
> office fridge stocked with rum and beer and encouraged female
> subordinates to drink. And not only did he make sexual advances at
> work, but as long ago as 2006, he booked a polygraph suite for
> lunchtime sex with a co-worker. His advances weren't always subtle or
> successful. One Mountie remembers the night he unzipped his pants and
> exposed himself to her -- despite her lack of interest.
> 
> Ray admitted to the allegations of sexual misconduct. And the
> investigation into his behaviour concluded it will take: considerable
> effort to rebuild the damaged trust of our organization. But as per
> the RCMP Adjudication Board's ruling in January, Ray is still entitled
> to wear the red serge coat. The board said it considered - but
> ultimately decided against - dismissal, swayed by his apology and
> colleagues' letters of recommendation. Ray was instead docked ten days
> pay, demoted one rank to sergeant, and transferred to a post in
> British Columbia.
> 
> Krista Carle finds the decision maddening -- but not surprising. She
> was as an RCMP officer for two decades and says she was harassed much
> of that time.
> Krista Carle joined us from Victoria.
> 
> What does it take to get fired at the RCMP? - Mounted Police
> Professional Association
> 
> Bob Paulson became RCMP Commissioner of last year, as the adjudication
> board was considering Sgt. Ray's case. It's unclear whether he had a
> chance to weigh in on the case at the time.
> 
> Paulson declined to join us today. But yesterday, he told a reporter:
> If I could change this case I would, I cannot. What I can do is make
> sure that we get a system where this sort of frustration is
> eliminated.
> 
> Paulson has said one of his top priorities is to put an end to sexual
> harassment on the force. And to that end, he's supporting an
> independent investigation into Workplace Harassment by the Commission
> for Public Complaints Against the RCMP. Ian McPhail is chair of that
> Commission. We aired a clip.
> 
> That external investigation into RCMP Workplace Harassment is ongoing
> and scheduled to wrap up by the end of the year. The RCMP itself
> turned down our request for an interview today.
> 
> But our next guest has good insight into how the force works. Rob
> Creasser was a Mountie for 28 years. A former constable, he is now a
> spokesperson for the Mounted Police Professional Association of
> Canada, a group of frontline officers fighting for the right to
> collective bargaining. He was in Calgary.
> 
> This segment was produced by The Current's Kathleen Goldhar, Kristin
> Nelson and Julia Pagel.
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