‘No judgment, no discretion’: Police records that ruin innocent lives [View all]

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/06/22/no_judgment_no_discretion_police_records_that_ruin_innocent_lives.html



Mukherjee calls that Toronto Police position “very rigid.”

“I’m not justifying it, but we have not been able to break that log jam. I’m hoping the current debate will result in some re-thinking so we can move the conversation forward.”

In the meantime, Andrew says livelihoods are being lost to police record sharing without cause.

“I’m learning how many good people this is affecting that don’t deserve this,” he says. “I feel like I can’t shower enough to get this off of me. It’s obscene.”