Two Vancouver police officers had been suspended with out pay after one was caught taking photographs of the opposite posing subsequent to a physique at Third Seashore, International Information has realized.
The disturbing incident in February noticed each officers reassigned to non-deployable positions, because the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner (OPCC) launched an investigation.
Sources have confirmed the OPCC ordered the short-term suspensions as a reprimand for what the workplace deemed “discreditable conduct.”
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“I feel it’s a passable end result. It exhibits the police disown such a behaviour,” mentioned Zac Ratcliffe, who noticed the 2 officers “laughing and joking” close to the physique on Feb. 24.
“It was simply a completely shocking factor to witness and I’m glad they’re receiving some sort of condemnation from the police.”
The officers must also have obtained some type of sensitivity coaching, he added, “as a result of it appears ludicrous they suppose it might be acceptable to take a photograph” subsequent to the physique.
By e mail, the Vancouver Police Division declined to substantiate the particular disciplinary actions ordered by the OPCC for the officers.
“The 2 members have obtained and served the self-discipline handed down by the OPCC,” a spokesperson wrote.
In an annual report launched final month, the OPCC mentioned it saw an increase in complaints about police conduct in B.C. this 12 months. The bulk — 53 per cent per cent — had been concerning the VPD.
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