CBC says an internal video accused members of searching for women’s personal information and contacting vulnerable victims
A Canadian police chief has told officers to “change your behavior or quit” after accusing some members of using police databases and other law enforcement resources to look up women and pursue intimate relationships.
The remarks were made in a seven-minute internal video sent last month by Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs to all members of the force, according to CBC News, which obtained the recording.
“Members are using our databases as their own way to meet women,” Stubbs says in the video, which has since gone viral. He described cases in which officers allegedly recorded license plate numbers after seeing women at coffee shops, gyms or on the road and then searched police systems for their personal information.
“We’ve seen members messaging vulnerable victims on calls that they’ve attended in an attempt to develop an intimate relationship,” Stubbs said, adding: “Change your behavior now – or quit, leave.”
Ottawa Police say some officers have been using police databases to look up women and contact them for personal reasons.
Police Chief Eric Stubbs says officers have allegedly run licence plates and used information from police interactions to pursue women, adding that those who…
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The chief acknowledged that the problem persisted within the force, warning that failing to confront it would only encourage such behavior to continue.
Stubbs told reporters on Monday that while some may argue the force is not making progress, it remains committed to addressing the problem and “will not stop trying.”
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