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B.C. RCMP officers face firing over alleged 91Ƶatrocious91Ƶ racist behaviour

Complaint describes a 91Ƶclimate of harassment91Ƶ based on race, gender and perceived value as officers
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Trio of Coquitlam RCMP constables slated to appear next February for code of conduct hearings. NNSL file photo

Three RCMP members from a Metro Vancouver detachment could be fired over alleged 91Ƶatrocious,91Ƶ 91Ƶracist91Ƶ and 91Ƶhorrible91Ƶ behaviour detailed by a fellow officer.

A schedule from the RCMP shows Constables Philip Dick, Ian Solven and Mersad Mesbah are slated to appear next February for code of conduct hearings over allegations including discrimination, harassment and discrediting the police force.

In court filings to obtain a search warrant, an officer in the RCMP91Ƶs Professional Standards Unit in Coquitlam, B.C., says another member in the detachment complained about being harassed by the accused officers.

The complaint also describes a 91Ƶclimate of harassment91Ƶ from the trio 91Ƶdirected at others based on race, gender and their perceived value as police officers.91Ƶ

The complainant 91Ƶ who was trained by Dick 91Ƶ says in the complaint that officers engaged in comments on a mobile chat group, in some cases bragging about 91ƵTasering unarmed black people,91Ƶ making fun of a female police employee91Ƶs genitalia and not wanting to help another officer on a call because he was gay.

None of the allegations have been proven against the officers.

A legal document released on Sept. 12 says the RCMP intend 91Ƶto seek termination of the members91Ƶ employment at the hearing, and the three members have been suspended since June 2021 when the allegations emerged.





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