A police officer in Victoria took “reckless and unnecessary” action when he fired plastic bullets into a smokey room, killing a woman, according to a decision by the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner (OPCC).
The finding, comes from retired judge Wally Oppal, who presided over the OPCC’s public hearing into the death of Lisa Rauch, 43.
The hearing was ordered by the OPCC after previous investigations by both B.C.'s Internal Investigations Office and an investigation by Vancouver Police found no wrongdoing.
…previous investigations by both B.C.'s Internal Investigations Office and an investigation by Vancouver Police found no wrongdoing.
“We’ve investigated ourselves and found ourselves to be innocent.”
To address the public lack of confidence in the officer, we will put them on paid administrative leave indefinitely (at taxpayer expense of course). While they endure their mandatory vacation, we will hire several additional officers to cover their duties in providing mental health crisis management in the community (also at taxpayer expense). No we don’t need any mental health professionals for this, it is clearly a police matter which always results in optimal outcomes. /s
