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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 6 hours ago

"A police officer [...] allegedly filmed himself urinating on homeless individuals while they slept, before sharing the footage in private far-right groups." "I'm just trying to survive." #Quebec #Canada #Policing #Weapons #Animals #Housing #Torture

www.laconverse.com

Behind the PDQ 21 case: reporting police abuse for homeless people

After the revelations about the SPVM, homelessness people share their experiences with the police and the barriers to filing complaints.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 7 hours ago

"The former chief of staff to former Vancouver mayor Ken Sim was recruited to a six-month contract with the municipal police force." "[N]o open hiring process." "50 per cent increase in police funding, from $349.65 million in 2022 to $525.5 million in 2026." #BritishColumbia #Canada #Policing

thetyee.ca

Outgoing Mayor's Chief of Staff Lands Job at VPD

A councillor questions how Trevor Ford was hired in an apparent non-competitive process.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 8 hours ago

"The Symposium on Toxic Drug Deaths in Ontario: Having Collaborative Discussions was held February 13-15, 2024." "Three years on, the ministry won't talk about it – and never released its report." "Ontarians should know why it was silenced." #Ontario #Alberta #Canada #Drugs #Healthcare #Policing

drugdatadecoded.ca

Ford government silenced symposium of experts whose overdose remedies conflicted with Alberta Recovery Model

As the Ford government faced one of the worst public health crises in Ontario's history, it convened more than 100 experts from policing, health, and lived experience to find solutions. Three years on, the ministry won't talk about it – and never released its report.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · about 12 hours ago

"Supreme Court will hear this week from lawyers for Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori that the group's proscription should be quashed." "[L]ast legal opportunity to challenge the ban in Britain." #UK #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Courts #Protest #Policing #Censorship #Weapons #Military #Genocide

www.declassifieduk.org

Palestine Action ban to be appealed at Supreme Court

Jewish Leadership Council and Community Security Trust allowed to intervene in landmark case and seek to 'expand the justification for proscription', lawyers for Huda Ammori say.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 1 day ago

"Turning Point USA returned to the University of Oregon." "Eugene Police Mobile Response Team swarmed the small group of protesters." "[A]n officer shoved another protester who was using crutches for mobility support to the ground." #Oregon #USA #Education #Protest #Policing

leftcoastrightwatch.org

Groyper Assaults Protester at UO Turning Point Event & Brags About It

A protest titled "No Nazis in Eugene" formed in response and three arrests occurred.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 1 day ago

"At least eight people were killed through Canadian police actions in October 2026." "Canadian police have killed at least 80 people so far this year." "[S]econd person killed by private security so far this year." #Ontario #Quebec #BritishColumbia #NovaScotia #Canada #Policing

mediacoop.ca

Canadian Police-Involved Deaths in October 2026

At least eight people were killed through Canadian police actions in October 2026.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 2 days ago

"[F]ootage shows Romero aggressively tailgating Irvine's Volkswagen Golf before pulling alongside it and firing a shot." "Romero was a narcotics detective with the New York Police Department." "[P]referential treatment from the justice system." #NewYork #USA #Policing #Bail #Incarceration #Courts

www.leftvoice.org

Former NYPD Detective Killed Koran Irvine, and Remains Free on $1 Million Bail

Victor Romero, a retired NYPD detective, fatally shot Koran Irvine on the George Washington Bridge in New York City. He faces a second-degree murder charge but remains free on $1 million bail.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 2 days ago

"[H]e was already brain dead." "So the deputies pulled out an ink pad, grabbed Greer's limp hand, pressed his thumb on the ink and then onto the signature line of the release form." "Greer was pronounced dead the next day." #Texas #USA #Incarceration #Healthcare #Policing

boltsmag.org

In Texas, Jailers Rush to Release Dying People to Evade Scrutiny

Deputies in Tarrant County put the thumbprint of a man who was brain dead on his release form, highlighting how jails scramble to keep deaths from being investigated. His family, organizers, and a local commissioner want answers.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 3 days ago

"A U.S. journalist was detained by Israeli forces after being beaten by Israeli settlers while documenting attacks on Palestinians." "Settlers initially blocked the ambulance from reaching the scene." #WestBank #Palestine #USA #Israel #Russia #Policing #Media #Healthcare #EthnicCleansing

truthout.org

US Journalist Detained by Israeli Forces After Being Beaten by Israeli Settlers

The incident came as a UN expert issued a report detailing Israel's "mediacide" in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 3 days ago

"The decriminalization of street vending across California with passage of Senate Bill 946 in 2018 was supposed to result in local law enforcement not citing street vendors." "[T]he police are still making them pack up." #California #USA #Policing #Food #Labour #Housing

lapublicpress.org

California decriminalized street vending. LAPD is still citing vendors in MacArthur Park

Vendors say LAPD is using 41.18 to harass them. Now they're part of a fight to repeal the anti-camping law entirely.

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