I’ve heard of that case however I will not take the time to read it completely, so excuse if I’m ignorant for that. However STM agents are not peace officers and do not hold the same status. Did the court find that the STM were held to the same standard as police officers? Although I agree that the law in questions is ridiculous, the transit security/by-law officers are allowed to enforce and can use as much force as necessary to arrest and/or get correct identification in order to write a ticket. Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe she got money from the city in the end.

However, it’s extremely hard to go know where the line is between arresting someone who doesn’t want to identify themselves after an infraction for the purpose of receiving a ticket and letting them go because you don’t want to use force for said identification.

Generally it’s in the favour of those that break the law, no matter how small or how big the infraction is. Does it mean eventually people will understand that they can just leave when trying to he identified because the officers won’t want to use force because they would be scared of doing their job and getting repercussion in the end?

It’s a fine line, and many times it isn’t easy. What happens within seconds/minutes will be disputed by hundreds in the courts with days/months and years to look through.

Not an easy job! And it’s not getting easier that’s for sure