People gather for Justice for Regis march in downtown Toronto Monday
by News Staff and The Canadian Press
Posted May 24, 2021 4:19 pm EDT
Last Updated May 24, 2021 at 9:20 pm EDT
Summary
Korchinski-Paquet fell to her death from a High Park apartment in 2020
Korchinski-Paquet’s death sparked calls to change the way police deal with people experiencing mental health crises
People gathered in downtown Toronto Monday afternoon as part of the memorial for Regis Korchinski-Paquet.
Photos and video from the scene appeared to show hundreds of people marching, despite a provincial stay-at-home order.
The group marched through the downtown core carrying signs like “Justice for Regis Korchinsky-Paquet” and “Say Her Name: Regis Korchinsky-Paquet.”
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The unnecessary and untimely death of Carl Reinboth, a respected harm reduction worker, mentor and advocate who was recently attacked on Somerset Street, came as a shock to the community of people he supported, and to the Chinatown neighbourhood where he was killed. We understand why, in the face of that shock, there are sudden and instinctive reactions. We also hope that in the light of day, we think more clearly about how we avoid these tragedies in the future.
We understand why, in the immediate aftermath of a senseless death, people turn to what they know. We have been told time and again that safety equals policing, and that is an idea that has been proven hard to shake. But more police, short of an officer on every street corner every hour of the day, would not have prevented what happened last month.
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The unnecessary and untimely death of Carl Reinboth, a respected harm reduction worker, mentor and advocate who was recently attacked on Somerset Street, came as a shock to the community of people he supported, and to the Chinatown neighbourhood where he was killed. We understand why, in the face of that shock, there are sudden and instinctive reactions. We also hope that in the light of day, we think more clearly about how we avoid these tragedies in the future.
We understand why, in the immediate aftermath of a senseless death, people turn to what they know. We have been told time and again that safety equals policing, and that is an idea that has been proven hard to shake. But more police, short of an officer on every street corner every hour of the day, would not have prevented what happened last month.