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.
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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.
The statement of claim filed Monday is on behalf of all Black and Indigenous people who have been stopped by Toronto police or had their information collected without reason since 2011.
“Carding has caused widespread harm, including damage to the plaintiff’s and class members’ mental and physical integrity, their privacy and their livelihoods,” it reads.
It says Farah was “sitting in public” in 2011 when she was detained by Toronto police officers who allegedly recorded her personal information without providing a reason.
The RCMP had told Transport Canada that when Farah was stopped by Toronto police officers, she had been seen with an unidentified member of the Somali-Canadian community with alleged gang ties and a criminal history.
Farah said she wants to push the case forward to end police use of carding tactics and seek justice for members of her community affected by it.
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Holy smokes!
That interaction led Farah to lose her security clearance and her job at the airport.
She was accused of having ties to gangsters but wasn’t provided evidence to refute.
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.
Fucking existing is an act of defiance for some people, god damn. I hope Ayaan Farah finds some justice, but a class-action lawsuit seems more finicky than a personal damages one. Clearly she wants to do whats right for the community, not just make some easy cash.
