If there is no rule of law everything is permitted.
Pardon me for taking massive liberties with renowned Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky's aphorism: "If there is no God, everything is permitt.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Erik Pindera | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2021
Last Modified: 9:53 AM CST Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021 | Updates
High levels of stress. Depression and anxiety. Alcohol abuse.
A 2013 survey of Winnipeg police officers revealed troubling findings about the force s health and wellness.
The results were recently obtained by the
Free Press in the wake of a growing rift between the Winnipeg Police Service s rank-and-file officers and police Chief Danny Smyth exacerbated by a constable s suicide in February.
Amid concerns over morale and rising anti-police sentiments, the Winnipeg Police Association is commissioning an updated review to address officers health, which Smyth has approved, according to an internal memo from the chief.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Dan Lett | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Monday, Mar. 8, 2021
Danny Smyth has been stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
On the one side, the Winnipeg Police Service chief is facing mounting public pressure to reinvent policing in the city in the wake of a global reform campaign.
On the other, Smyth is struggling to placate increasingly frustrated and angry rank-and-file officers, who believe he has failed to protect them against a wave of anti-police sentiment.
Even though there has only ever been a sliver of breathing room between these two intractable constituencies, Smyth has somehow managed to avoid being crushed.