If Toronto City Government feels that TTC drivers should be randomly tested for drug use then the same should be true for Toronto Police. The police should be closely watched as their jobs are particularly taxing and the psychological stress is extreme. We are all aware that the police are legally allowed to carry concealed weapons in public; that the police consider themselves above the law; that the police have failed to comply with SIU direction in acts of police violence. Drug testing in this environment is a public safety concern and must become the norm and mandatory. Personally, I do not want an armed police officer in my childs High School who has not been veted psychologically and physically (drugs and alcohol use) by doctors independent of the force.
The men and women of the police force must be physically and psychologically fit to enforce our laws. We hire these officers to protect us. I do not feel it is too much to ask that they are tested considering that they are armed; that they think they are above the law; that they hinder investigation of their actions by any outside group (SIU).
Public safety is my concern!! I believe that police medical records should be veted by an independent group and random drug and alcohol testing instituted immediately!!
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