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Stephen Harrison
@step_harrison
Aug 14, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
The province’s dataset based on VicPD’s use of force reports shows VicPD filed 3,392 reports in four years, or over two a day. VicPD used 51 “vascular neck restraints,” the hold the RCMP was ordered to ban, including on 17 people in crisis and seven people who were in handcuffs.
VicPD Use of Force Reports 2018-2021 • VicPD filed 3,392 use of force reports in four years (over two a day) o 2018: 845 reports o 2019: 792 reports o 2020: 835 reports o 2021: 920 reports
VicPD Vascular Neck Restraints 2018-2021 • VicPD filed 570 reports saying they injured someone (every 2.5 days) • VicPD reported using 51 vascular neck restraints o At least 17 people were in crisis o At least 14 people lost consciousness o At least 7 people were already in handcuffs • In 22 reports where VicPD used a vascular neck restraint, VicPD said they injured the person (it's not clear if the hold caused the injury) The data also show VicPD used “physical control-hard” in 918 reports, including 281 where the officer said they injured the person. VicPD filed 34 reports where the officer said they “struck” someone five or more times, and as many as 12 times.
VicPD "Physical Control-Hard" 2018-2021 • VicPD filed 918 reports where they used "physical control-hard" o "Physical control-hard" is a euphemism for things like punching and kicking people, or roughly forcing people to the ground • In 281 reports where VicPD used "physical control-hard," the VicPD officer said they injured the person
VicPD "Physical Control-Hard" 2018-2021 • In 466 reports, VicPD officers said they used a "stun/strike" o In the 397 reports where VicPD listed a number of strikes, the VicPD officer says they struck the person an average of two times o In 34 reports (1% of all of VicPD's use of force reports) the VicPD officer says they struck the person five or more times
Jan 30, 2022 • 19 tweets • 0 min read