Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) Chief Jonathan Bergen resigned Thursday following the release of an investigative report that revealed neglect of duty in the death of an infant.
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The inquest into the death of 13-month-old Tanner Brass found PAPS officers failed to care for the infant the day he died.
Christopher Oldcorn is a Saskatchewan Reporter for the Western Standard & Saskatchewan Standard. He studied at the Centre for Investigative Journalism at Goldsmith’s, University of London and served as editor-in-chief of the SaultOnline.
The police left the child in the care of his father. The father killed his own child and now the police are responsible? I am sure that if they had seized the child it would have been characterized as a case of "muh colonialisms." A classic "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario.
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The police left the child in the care of his father. The father killed his own child and now the police are responsible? I am sure that if they had seized the child it would have been characterized as a case of "muh colonialisms." A classic "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario.
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