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The Canadian Press has published an investigation by reporter Darryl Greer into unofficial police chat groups and how they blur and breach ethical lines. The main story is accompanied by two sidebars.
If you have questions, please contact B.C. and Yukon Bureau Chief Ian Young at ian.young@thecanadianpress.com.
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‘Amongst the trusted’: How private police chat groups blur and breach ethical lines
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Canadian courts and police forces are being forced to grapple with the consequences of private chat groups among officers. The chat groups raise legal and ethical questions, blurring lines between public and private behaviour, while revealing — and potentially obscuring — racism, sexism and other misconduct among officers. 1,400 words with photo.
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Police cite privacy as investigators probe chats
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The fate of an investigation by British Columbia’s Police Complaint Commissioner into a police WhatsApp chat group could have implications across the country, as the officers mount a court challenge to the constitutionality of the search and seizure of data on their personal phones. 600 words with photo.
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Toronto police chats used to undermine testimony
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In at least two criminal cases, unofficial chat group conversations involving Toronto Police have been used in attempts to undermine testimony by officers. But while neither was publicly disciplined over the conversations, the whistleblower who brought them to light was fired. 600 words with photo.
(The Canadian Press)
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