Kingston police officer Constable Bethune #265 mistreated and ripped off Kingston Ontario
Officer bethune #265 has taken a oath to serve and protect the citizens of kingston and up hold the law. From my personal experience with this power hungry monster I can honestly say I would feel uncomfortable trusting police in this city again.
Officer bethune mistreated me by swearing at me when I requested his identification. This control freak refused to provide any form of identification, not even the simple buisness card I asked for.
When officer bethune arested his victum he closed the hand cuffs so tight that the man was begging him to losen them. I must say this as well the man he arested gave absolutly no form what so ever of resistance.
When I offered a statment of account to the incident that officer bethune was investigating I was told to go away. Out of outrage towards this SOCIALY FUNDED organization I personally went to the police station and demanded to be able to write a statment. I talked directly with the staff sergant on duty. Shortly after the man was released.
I must also report that the victum of officer bethune's rage was not read his rights, This is afforded to all canadian citizens, it is the law.
What scares me the most is the fact that I was not given any form of corective measures to be taken towards this type of police brutality. If I cannot trust the police who can I trust.
joe
kingston, Ontario
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Steve
Austin,Texas,
John is absolutely correct!
#4Consumer Comment
Sat, May 25, 2002
John, you're absolutely correct. While I have knowledge of case law, I failed to note that the original report was from someone OUTSIDE of the U.S. Obviously U.S. case law has no bearing in Canada. My bad. Regardless, thanks for the heads-up!
John
Waconia,Minnesota,
Wrong country ..Supreme Court ruling, is not applicable outside of the U.S.
#4Consumer Comment
Wed, May 22, 2002
Steve, Canada is not subject to the U.S. Supreme Court. The "Miranda Warning", which came about as the result of a Supreme Court ruling, is not applicable outside of the U.S.
Steve
Austin,Texas,
Something to think about...
#4Consumer Comment
Tue, May 21, 2002
I certainly don't condone any police officer violating the rights of anyone. However, some people have the wrong impression of what their rights are based on what they see on t.v.
It is not always necessary to read someone their Miranda rights. You only need to read them to a suspect if they are "in custody" AND you are planning to question them. For example, if someone is arrested for public intoxication, you don't necessarily need to read them their Miranda rights.
Please keep in mind that this certainly doesn't validate any excessive use of force used nor any unprofessionalism that was displayed.