Manak incorrectly told the police board and councillors that the acronym “ACAB” is legally hate speech. “Being a police officer” is not a legally protected identity. Police chiefs should know the law. www.timescolonist.com/archive/crit...
![From: Manak, Del Sent: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 12:24:39 PM To: Charlayne Thornton-Joe (Councillor) ; Geoff Young (Councillor) Subject: RE: Mural Hi Charlayne, I understand that City staff are having behind-the-scenes conversations with the BIPOC artists so I think [redacted] As you know, I am coming to Council on Thu to present the Q2 report so feel free to ask me questions or state your personal thoughts on the topic. Personally, I am offended at the ACAB acronym as it constitutes hate speech which we would NEVER tolerate for any other group. The Supreme Court of Canada has set limits on free speech and you cannot hide behind hate and bigotry by calling it art. Citizens don’t get to choose which group they hate and which group they don’t hate regardless of the reasons they provide. Hate speech is hate speech and it should not be tolerated in any form by anyone. If we allow hate speech for some groups and justify it then we are going down a slippery slope.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x2ojtemkdgeywq2ua6fx7gcu/bafkreihidiietpmrbrb47km7tgkd6rdrxhsxakbbcpsdmiyhhixwf6nihe@jpeg)
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Acting as external discipline authority, Del Manak found that VPD handcuffing an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter outside a bank after they tried to open a bank account was justified. He was overruled. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... opcc.bc.ca/wp-content/u...
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Police killings, bloated budgets, and other systemic issues were not new under Del Manak, but he’s responsible for the department and his actions. Policing in Victoria is violent, it’s racist, and it defunds other services. When the city celebrates policing, this is what they’re celebrating.
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