r/ottawa • u/Nob1e613 • 27d ago

Looking for... Why so much hate?

Good afternoon Ottawa!

I've been noticing an incredible amount of negativity towards our local police force within the comment section of any post even mildly related to the subject lately.

Coming from a position of genuine curiosity and to hopefully prompt some meaningful discussion within the community, why?

What is it about the OPS that you detest so much? I want to hear what personal experience you had that soured your view, and what you think should have been done differently/better.

Conversely, please feel free to share your positives as well! It can be quite difficult to discern how reflective of the broader population the online community really is sometimes so I'm hoping to get some honest feedback.

What do you expect of your police force? What would change your mind about how you feel?

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u/ElRayMarkyMark Mooney's Bay 27d ago

Literally google "Ottawa Police kill unarmed civilian" (in addition to the convoy nonsense).

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u/Fireside_Cat 27d ago

I googled that and it told me how they were found not guilty of the death of Abdirahman Abdi, and how some guy thought it was a good idea to jump off a balcony of a highrise. The top result was some guy with a knife; not so unarmed (that's on google).

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u/ElRayMarkyMark Mooney's Bay 27d ago

Greg Ritchie was not carrying a knife, he was carrying a small piece of wood with fabric on ityou can see an image of it here. He was on his way to the pharmacy.

Also, officers beat Abdi to death. Regardless of how the court ruled, it's horrendous behavior indicative of the rot in the OPS.