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Calgary officer who body slammed handcuffed Black woman should have gone to jail: judge

April 6, 2023  By Meghan Grant, CBC News


Apr. 6, 2023, Calgary, Alta. – The Calgary police officer who slammed a handcuffed Black woman head first on the ground should have gone to jail, a judge has ruled in overturning the constable’s 30-day sentence that he served at home. “The trial judge imposed a 30-day conditional sentence with minimal conditions and palpable lenience,” wrote Court of King’s Bench Justice Nancy Dilts in her 10-page decision. | READ MORE


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