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...
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.