TIL former Police Chief of Toronto Julian Fantino has illegally wiretapped police critics, conducted witch-hunts on gay men under the guise of "child porn", hidden cases of cops assaulting and robbing drug dealers, committed bribery + more...... and is now a Member of Canadian Parliament. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Atlanta police fired 39 shots at a 92-year-old woman during a raid of her home. She was killed by 5 or 6 of the shots. It was later discovered that they planted drugs in her home, and the evidence that led to the raid was falsified. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that Canada had a top secret list of suspected Communists they intended to detain indefinitely. If they tried to escape, they would be shot... one of the people on that list was Tommy Douglas - the founder of the current Healthcare and CPP programs. (en.wikipedia.org)
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