WE MUST ELECT THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE IN TORONTO

We must hold a public election to choose the next police chief in the City of  Toronto.
Presently, the chief is appointed by a "Police Board", as appointed by the mayor and the city council.
As a result we have a chief of police, unlimited in his actions, commanding 8,000 armed men/women. The chief is subject to none of the necessary controlling processes to prevent any misuse of power. As a result we have allowed the creation of an independent police culture. They are "a state within a state" where the police are not subject to criminal law. Toronto City Council has no control over the actions of Toronto Police Force.

In addition any charges brought into court under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, against the police, can immediately be dismissed. They need only to state that the plaintiff is/was under investigation at the time of the complaint. The Charter is in reality a useless piece of paper.

When a populace depends on an outside force to protect them... they are no longer free. The police act with no "checks and balances". We passively sit and watch as mental patients, teenagers and others are murdered on our streets. We do this because there is at present no way to stop these injustices. The people of Toronto are powerless to act.

If we elected the police chief we would then have a measure of control over the actions of the police force. At present we have no control.

I ask that you tweet all members of City Council, the Mayor and the Premier of Ontario asking for an immediate election for Police Chief in Toronto...put an end to the "War Lords in Blue" killing our kids.