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'Anti-Black bias ... must be denounced,' Ontario judge says in acquitting man in drug case

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A man arrested for drug offences was racially profiled by Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington, a Superior Court judge has ruled, deeming evidence against him inadmissible as a result. "Anti-Black bias, whether implicit or otherwise, must be denounced," the judge wrote.

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'Anti-Black bias ... must be denounced,' Ontario judge says in acquitting man in drug case

A man arrested for drug offences was racially profiled by Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington, a Superior Court judge has ruled, deeming evidence against him inadmissible as a result. "Anti-Black bias, whether implicit or otherwise, must be denounced," the judge wrote.

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OPP in Leamington racially profiled Black man facing drug offences, judge rules in acquitting him

6 Min Read A man arrested for drug offences was racially profiled by Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington, a Superior Court judge has ruled, deeming the evidence against him inadmissible as a result. Justice Martha A. Cook acquitted the man on one of the charges after Crown prosecutors withdrew the second.  “This is not a close case,” Cook wrote in the decision released in December. “The case law is consistent and clear … Anti-Black bias, wh…

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A man arrested for drug offences was racially profiled by Ontario Provincial Police in Leamington, a Superior Court judge has ruled, deeming the evidence against him inadmissible as a result. Justice Martha A. Cook acquitted the man on one of the charges after Crown prosecutors withdrew the second.  “This is not a close case,” Cook […]

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