Racist images posted in canine unit locker room
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Incident Title
Racist images posted in canine unit locker room
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Incident Description
A pair of images were posted in the canine unit locker room containing racist caricatures of Black and Indigenous people. One shows what appears to be a minstrel-show-style Zulu warrior in front of a cutout of a police dog, below the words “Buddy’s First Get em! Get em!” Another image features the cover of the children’s book The Indian in the Cupboard, with the titular character saying “Beny will never find me in here!!” After an investigation by EPS' Professional Standards Branch, the officers involved were directed to undergo a 'restorative justice' process with members of Edmonton's Black and Indigenous communities, the details of which are unspecified in media reporting.
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Description Type
Non-eyewitness, based on documentation
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Complaint Filed
Edmonton police Professional Standards Branch
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Complaint Resolution
“Edmonton police officers who posted racist images in the canine unit locker room will undergo a “restorative justice” process with members of Edmonton’s Black and Indigenous communities.” Members of affected communities requested meetings with Police Chief Dale McFee about the incidents but he was 'unavailable' (Edmonton Journal, August 28, 2020).
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Confidentiality/Restrictions
