London, Ont., police officers participating in a competition in Dubai alongside a Chechen group accused of committing atrocities in the conflict with Ukraine
There are so many issues with this that it boggles the mind
- Police cosplaying military
- Doing anything with Dubai
- Hanging out with war criminals
- The police board was unaware of the trip until it was reported by the CBC
- It cost 15K
- The police chief: ill_fuckin_do_it_again.png
You forgot we somehow talked Dubai into covering 100k off the cost
The Police Department is asking for a budget increase
How is it vital training but somehow only London went?
The trip came as London police asks for a massive budget increase in the next four years to pay for new officers, drones, a second light-armoured vehicle and a new training centre.
I’m not one of those “All cops are bad” people, but if you want a budget increase, nothing signals fiduciary responsibility like unnecessary work trips without notifying your oversight board…
And that’s to say nothing about attending a joint training exercise with foreign nationals that are currently sanctioned by our government, who for some reason gave them a surprise 90% discount on the whole thing.
Is it officially treason to train military units of foreign countries that we have sanctioned? It’s probably bad I have to ask.
