Tammy Bateman is the latest victim of WPS vehicular violence
Cops have consistently driven with extreme recklessness, costing the lives of many people including Koreen Wood, Crystal Taman, Cody Severight—and now Tammy Bateman.
Winnipeg Police Cause Harm is a community-centred police abolitionist group committed to defunding the Winnipeg Police Service and reallocating resources to life-sustaining services.
Cops have consistently driven with extreme recklessness, costing the lives of many people including Koreen Wood, Crystal Taman, Cody Severight—and now Tammy Bateman.
The numbers and broader media reporting also suggests that the work of the security force is not to actually ensure everyone’s safety — which includes the person who is being responded to — but to rather offload people perceived to be unwell, intoxicated, unruly, or confused.
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