As the RCMP continues in their struggle to regain the
confidence of Canadians, it would appear its internal discipline process has
yet to recognize the need to change how it deals with misbehaving members. An initial
decision to overlook B.C. RCMP member Cpl. Jim Brown’s questionable behaviour involving naked internet
photos in some sex-related torture situation in favour of an opinion which
stated in part that “it did not appear to legal services to meet the threshold
for a code-of-conduct violation” seems to ignore the provisions of Section
37(h) of the RCMP Act which states “It is incumbent on every member to maintain
the honour of the Force and its principles and purposes”. Canadians will have a hard time accepting
that the honour of the Force is maintained when a member engages in the types
of activities being reported.
Embarrassed by the public revelations, the RCMP has now re-opened
its internal investigation into the matter. The fact that the incident was not
properly addressed earlier suggests the RCMP still has a lot of work to do to
regain the trust of Canadians. db
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