How Police Handle Complaints Opens Door for Highway of Tears Submissions to Inquiry
By 250 News
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 09:56 AM
Prince George, B.C. – The manner in which police handled complaints about missing women, is within the terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry into Missing Women.
That means the complaints filed by family and friends of women missing or murdered along the so called Highway of Tears will be heard. “I want to determine if complaints were handled fairly” says Commissioner Wally Oppal.
The issue of complaints not being handled properly was something that was brought up during the Highway of Tears Symposium held in Prince George in March of 2006.
At that time, the RCMP made a promise to improve their response to complaints about missing persons.
In the case of the missing and murdered women from Vancouver’s east side, complaints abut Pickton had been made to police long before Pickton was ever charged. The public inquiry will also examine why charges of attempted murder, assault with a weapon, forcible confinement and aggravated assault against Robert William Pickton were stayed in January of 1998.
The public inquiry will cost between $3 and $5 million dollars, and Oppal is to have the final report delivered to Government by the end of this year
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1. Wally Oppal is taking on the impossible, and I wish him well.
2. Family and community healing is important. The marginalized will always be with us, and we don't tend to learn with time. Providing cathartic moments will help, and that goal is achievable.
3. Willy Pickton is mentally challenged. He did not do this himself. Would be great to see some real investigation into organized crime's involvement. That would be money well spent.