Unhoused Indigenous individuals rounded up by EPS and transported to other side of city in "sweatbox" incident
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Unhoused Indigenous individuals rounded up by EPS and transported to other side of city in "sweatbox" incident
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221193
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On or around May 20th, 2005, a group of 9 unhoused Indigenous peoples--6 men and 3 women--were picked up by EPS officers Hannas, Blackburn and Sauter on Whyte Avenue and locked in a police van. No one was told why they were being detained. The van lacked seatbelts and there was not enough room for all individuals to sit on the bench, forcing some to sit on the floor. The van was also hot and crowded, but officers refused to roll down windows or turn on air conditioning. They also denied bathroom requests from the individuals, resulting in one woman urinating on the floor of the vehicle. After being driven around for about 90 minutes with frequent sudden stops and forceful turns that made them fall into each other, they were later let out of the van in the area of 127 Avenue and 82 Street on the other side of the city.
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05/20/2005
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Edmonton
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Strathcona
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Forced removal from public space;
Disregard of dignity;
Profiling;
Psychological harm
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Humiliation;
Loss of dignity
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First Nations, Inuit and Metis
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Man;
Woman
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Not listed
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Edmonton Police Service
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Graham Blackburn;
Lael Sauter;
Patrick Hannas
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217 (Hannas);
2402 (Blackburn)
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External Database Import
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Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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APMD original incident ID: i-0AIeTrQ31DpmVe
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Still image (screenshot)
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PDF
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August 9, 2022
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August 9, 2022
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insubordination;
discreditable conduct;
abuse of authority;
Alberta Police Misconduct Database
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From published source
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Investigation;
Cleared of charges
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