Toronto Police Officer: Deputy Chief Peter Sloly

Deputy Chief Peter Sloly: The data collected goes into a massive database. Between 2008 and 2012, Toronto police officers conducted 1.8 million such checks. The officers comments, as told to reporter Jim Rankin, have been edited for length, according to The Star. Shown some of the former officers remarks, Deputy Chief Peter Sloly said they are not indicative of whats happening across the citys 17 police divisions. Could it happen in the realm of possibility. Absolutely, said Sloly. But that is not a standard that we would find acceptable either from supervision or from front-line performance. And thats not what we do in the Toronto Police Service and What follows is the frank perspective of a former Toronto police officer, who asked not to be identified out of concern of being seen as anti-police and how it might affect employment. asked the former officer about the practice of stopping, questioning and documenting citizens in what are mostly non-criminal encounters. These are called street checks, 208s, or contact cards. Toronto police say carding is an invaluable investigative tool. They intend to propose changes to the way officers conduct these stops and how personal data is kept. Police also say there are no official quotas but acknowledge contact cards are a factor in promotions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.