A proposed class-action lawsuit has been launched over Toronto police’s historic use of “carding,” alleging the practice of randomly stopping people and collecting their information continues to harm marginalized communities.
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been launched over Toronto police’s historic use of “carding,” alleging the practice of randomly stopping people and collecting their information continues to harm marginalized communities.
I can’t believe they still get away with this shit. I got carded in Waterloo back a ways. I made a fuss and I would have kept pushing it until I got to talk to a lawyer, except I suddenly remembered I had a still-illegal ounce of weed in my pack and had to play along. When I initially refused, they made up a bullshit claim to give me a ticket and said they now had the authority to demand ID. When I surrendered it, they just recorded it and sent me away. No ticket, no official databases touched, means I have no official standing anywhere. Jackasses.