Windsor Police Officer Found Guilty of Discreditable Conduct for Donating to Freedom Convoy to Work Unpaid Hours as Penalty
This is a follow up to a previous post regarding Const. Michael Brisco.
You may recall the Windsor officer found guilty of discreditable conduct for donating to the Freedom Convoy in February last year. Const. Brisco donated $50 anonymously, while on unpaid leave for non-compliance with the Windsor Police Service Covid-19 mandates. And when GiveSendGo was hacked, every name in the donor database was made public, including his.
At the penalty hearing David Amyot, lawyer for the Windsor Police, stated “The public must be shown that the Windsor Police Service does not condone this behaviour,” while demanding forfeiture of 140 hours as a penalty, a significant number given the offence. To put that in perspective, an officer found guilty of excessive use of force may receive a similar penalty.
Amyot went on to say Brisco’s donation “carried significant, reprehensible repercussions” and brought the Windsor Police Service into “disrepute.”
In contrast, defence lawyer Shane Miles asked for 40 penalty hours.
Morris Elbers, who presided over the tribunal hearing last month, indicated his intent to make an example of Const. Brisco, saying that “a significant penalty for the violation would help to repair the public’s confidence in Windsor police.”
Elbers issued his decision Thursday; Const. Brisco will forfeit 80 hours as the penalty for being found guilty of one count of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act.
A similar case in November of 2022 saw an officer with the Ottawa Police Service forfeit 40 hours of pay for donating $110 to the Freedom Convoy. Constable Kristina Neilson pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct for a $55 donation through GoFundMe on Jan. 23, 2022, and an additional $55 through GiveSendGo at a later date.
We have yet to see our judicial system acknowledge the rights and freedoms we’ve taken for granted in Canada, at least in the true spirit of our laws as we’ve known them. The corruption and influence run deep in our systems but there are good and honest people there who just need to speak up.
Canadians are watching, it’s time to decide what future you want to support.
To read the Epoch Times article written by Matthew Horwood, click here
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