1. (Thread) Let’s talk about Adrian Woolley, President of the Peel Regional Police Association.
As the head of Ontario’s third largest police union, @PRPA_Prez’s record, and his approach to criminal justice, demonstrates a systemic failure at @PeelPolice more broadly.
As the head of Ontario’s third largest police union, @PRPA_Prez’s record, and his approach to criminal justice, demonstrates a systemic failure at @PeelPolice more broadly.
2. Let’s start at the beginning.
Peel Region Police officers are fine with having a convicted felon as their President.
Woolley pleaded guilty to drinking and driving - last year.
The story is from February of this year.
Peel Region Police officers are fine with having a convicted felon as their President.
Woolley pleaded guilty to drinking and driving - last year.
The story is from February of this year.
3. What does it say when someone in a such a role - over a police association no less - is guilty of breaking the law, and doesn’t have the conviction to step aside?
He was driving 174 km/h on the QEW while drunk.
He could have killed someone.
Slap on the wrist = 3000 fine.
He was driving 174 km/h on the QEW while drunk.
He could have killed someone.
Slap on the wrist = 3000 fine.
4. So - what does it say when your police force is happy to have a person recently convicted of a crime as your representative? That’s a question over to you @ChiefNish
(we’re still waiting for you to state that you have no tolerance for excessive force)
mississauga.com/news-story/101…
(we’re still waiting for you to state that you have no tolerance for excessive force)
mississauga.com/news-story/101…
5. That’s not even getting into the hilariously dog-whistle posts that Woolley is so fond of.
See here, for example.
When you say Minneapolis is the new Mogadishu, we all know what you are saying.
@BonnieCrombie @patrickbrownont
See here, for example.
When you say Minneapolis is the new Mogadishu, we all know what you are saying.
@BonnieCrombie @patrickbrownont
6. And while Canadians of every political stripe, racial background, and ideology were standing beside our racialized black brothers and sisters to say that #BlackLivesMatter after the George Floyd murder, here’s what you were representing as a view.
@BLM_TO
@BLM_TO
7. When the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal decided that it wasn’t okay for a 6-year old black girl to be handcuffed by Peel Region Police Officers, and was a decision driven by racial implicit bias, and the reality that this happened makes us want to scream, here’s what you said.
8. I must add - @ChiefNish’s office also put out a head-shaking statement after the decision of the Tribunal.
Basically, in their submission, it doesn’t matter what the tribunal said, because [fill in the blank].
But it’s still not as egregiously bad as Woolley’s dog-whistle.
Basically, in their submission, it doesn’t matter what the tribunal said, because [fill in the blank].
But it’s still not as egregiously bad as Woolley’s dog-whistle.
9. The list goes on and on. We could talk about when Woolley retweeted out about the composure of his officers when attending a peaceful rally calling for #JusticeForEjaz
(As an aside - seems odd to critique the protestors for not wearing masks when the officers aren’t either)
(As an aside - seems odd to critique the protestors for not wearing masks when the officers aren’t either)
10. In what should surprise no one, Woolley said that the calls for more oversight that came after the murder of Uncle Ejaz “shows ignorance”.
Honestly, I’m tired.
#JusticeForEjaz #JusticeForD’Andre
Honestly, I’m tired.
#JusticeForEjaz #JusticeForD’Andre
11. We’re tired of the same nonsense happening again and again.
We’re tired of being told “a few bad apples” when Woolley is who Peel cops voted for.
We need fundamental systemic reform - including reform of oversight - to happen now.
We’re tired of being told “a few bad apples” when Woolley is who Peel cops voted for.
We need fundamental systemic reform - including reform of oversight - to happen now.
