Police officers’ response to an agitated man being held in a Long Plain cell was reasonable, even though their actions caused a facial fracture, the Manitoba Independent Investigation Unit says.
The Manitoba police watchdog has closed its investigation into in-custody use of force on Jan. 24, 2024, in Long Plain First Nation, about 100 kilometres west of Winnipeg, the unit said in a news release Wednesday.
As always, ACAB.
I will add that it seems that Manitoban police accountability is stuck in some bygone era where cops can do no wrong … ever.