Toronto cop on trial after choking Black bus rider during violent arrest

A Toronto man testified that he was the victim of police racism after he was choked during a violent arrest. CTV’s Merella Fernandez reports.


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[Mynameisnumber]

Suspended with pay is basically vacation time. That's a joke.

[ThePowerline]

Why isnt his Co-worker in trouble as well?

[Errrskins]

What a pig. Been on the force for 24years…imagine how many times he has done this before.

Imagine if a regular person did this to someone else, they would be put in handcuffs and taken to jail so fast.
Police are jokes.

[krishcan]

Suspended with pay is very rude towards the victim.

[yllwhrn]

Why does it always seem that the police in these cases always get suspended with pay?

[jonburgess]

24 years on the force. Yes that's 24 years of undetected crime and he's been paid all that time.

[bravogolf]

Paid vacation for choking a person and putting his feet on a human being as if said human being was an ASTOUNDING

[skull.kid.]

Are kidding me?
Those cops are THUGS! 😡🤬
Paid leave?? That's disgusting he should be fired and charged

[devlynallin]

If anyone did that on their job, instantly fired. Cops with video proof, vacation time.

[EKAdventures]

LOCK HIM UP ! this officer should not be allowed on the streets !

[utoobjh]

Disgusting. Why would be paid when in any other job, you’d be fired immediately

[devilcity]

When will it stop, cameras are widely available these days and the Cops are still acting very stupid.

[yvettebrand]

No resistance, instance abuse of authority and purposely humiliating him! It’s fkng bullsht!

[mixedmixed]

Geez. Become a police officer and you are golden!

[cobracommander]

I wouldn't put my feet on top of my dog that way. The cop was acting as if he just caught a runaway slave.

[remirobinson]

I wonder how many more assaults he's been involved in not on camera.

[sgeorge]

I know there are a lot of bad guys out there in the bus not paying the fare. Have seen them spit on the drivers. Ok But that doesn't give the cop a license to grab and choke someone... He got away with it, he should have been fired for such a uncivilized act! Hey cop you are giving the wrong message to the society!

[TheHienax]

Suspensión with pay...
These are vacations!!
That we are paying

[sailingvesselkuma]

Suspension with pay, not much of a punishment.