Anti-Black racism cited as factor as Ontario court dismisses officer’s appeal of assault sentence

By Christopher Guly ( July 22, 2021, 4:02 PM EDT) -- In dismissing off-duty Toronto Police Const. Michael Theriault’s appeal of his June 2020 assault conviction and upholding the nine-month jail sentence imposed on him, the Ontario Court of Appeal, in a 78-page unanimous ruling has taken “a very significant step forward in the justice system acknowledging the realities of anti-Black racism on the part of the police” said Toronto lawyer Julian Falconer, who represents Dafonte Miller, the Toronto Black man who was severely beaten by Theriault in December 2016....
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