Mayor Valerie Plante is calling for bodycams to be worn by Montreal police officers on duty after multiple videos circulated online showing officers tackling a man to the ground and punching him repeatedly in the head while he was already placed in a choke hold at Jeanne-Mance park.
âIt is important to know the context of an incident beyond what is shared online. It is important to have the beginning, the middle and the end.â Plante told reporters on Monday.
In one video, the man could be seen running from police officers who were chasing him on foot and on bikes. An officer on a bike rammed into his body at full speed tackling him to the ground, then several officers joined in the arrest dragging his body over the pavement.