SIU reopens G20 case after video emer

[CHIMO]

A Bay Street analyst who checked out the G20 protests on a lark but left in handcuffs is relieved that his SIU case has been reopened.

Canute “Kenny” Fernandes, 42, a senior business analyst at BMO, was overrun and injured his shoulder during the protests on June 26. The Special Investigations Unit has been unable to determine whether civilians or police caused the injuries.

But the SIU announced Wednesday that new video showing the arrest of Fernandes was received over the weekend from Reuters.

“My suspicion is these cases would have otherwise remained closed,” he said. “It raises questions about the ability of the current police accountability mechanism.”

http://www.thestar.com/news/torontog20summit/article/951149--siu-reopens-g20-case-after-video-emerges?bn=1

[JohnyCanuck]

1. Every time I go to Toronto now and see a cop...

I'll wonder is this one of the power tripping assholes that got his rocks off beating up on innocent protesters (including young women half their size) and bystanders at the G20? If I saw a cop being waylayed by a bunch of drunken louts, I think I would have a strong compulsion to say,"Here guys. Let me hold your coats, and give him a good kick in the gonads for me while you are at it."