Exclusive - PRC Accepts Complaint Against Chief Murphy and MHPS Officers
Edit - one officer is no longer with MHPS so they have no jurisdiction over him. The Police Review Commission (PRC) has accepted jurisdiction over complaints filed against Chief Alan Murphy and three Medicine Hat Police Service officers…Below is the full text of the letter we received.
🎥 Updated With Interview - Chalk, Cops, and City Hall: A Costly Council Committee Circus
Geraldine…presented a case from 2020 about Ottawa police detaining people three separate times for writing messages in chalk on public sidewalks. In June of that year, a woman was detained for writing "Black Lives Matter" in chalk. Police threatened to charge her with mischief because she did not have permission. The very next day, Ottawa's mayor Jim Watson tweeted that his permission was not needed to chalk on the sidewalk.
Graffiti Trial Update, MLA BBQ, Democracy Dogs
A jurisdictional scan of other municipalities done by The Owl shows that they do not differentiate between permanent and non permanent graffiti mediums. Of course there is no way to scan for how many graffiti tickets were issued for chalk.
ARCH Worked -The Alberta Government Let It Die Anyway
The ARCH program in Medicine Hat was a pilot project that tested whether giving people with serious mental health and addiction issues their own home with the right support would work…It proved that housing with support works for people who are the hardest to help.
Medicine Hate: Leaders Need To Break The Silence
For decades, many Albertans kept their racist, homophobic, or transphobic views private. .. Today, that has changed. Political leaders refuse to disavow hate. Provincial legislation targets trans youth. No anti-racism strategy exists. Police forces lack hate crime units… What was once hidden behind closed doors is now shouted at school boards, Pride parades, and community meetings.
