Winnipeg Police Cause Harm
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WPCH is a community-centred police abolitionist group committed to defunding the WPS and reallocating resources to life-sustaining services. https://winnipegpolicecauseharm.org
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Superstore arrest - August 6, 2025
YouTube video by Winnipeg Police Cause Harm
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WARNING: Police violence
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
This will kill people www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorize...
Manitoba to allow intoxicated people to be detained for longer periods, premier says
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government is planning to extend the amount of time highly intoxicated people can be detained beyond the current 24 hours. Premier Wab Kinew says the NDP government will...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This will kill people www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorize...
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lmao. see, people hate on "defund the police" because both political parties dragged it, but they still support what it actually means
More from the Suffolk University poll: www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff...
Do you support or oppose "defund the police"?
Support - 21%
Oppose - 74%
Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services?
Support - 54%
Oppose - 41%
Do you support or oppose "defund the police"?
Support - 21%
Oppose - 74%
Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services?
Support - 54%
Oppose - 41%
September 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
lmao. see, people hate on "defund the police" because both political parties dragged it, but they still support what it actually means
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Remember when Matt Wiebe promised "These new (officers) will reduce demands on police resources and will significantly improve (the) ability to stop dangerous people from hurting Manitobans"?
Spending on criminalization only leads to more spending on criminalization.
Spending on criminalization only leads to more spending on criminalization.
September 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Remember when Matt Wiebe promised "These new (officers) will reduce demands on police resources and will significantly improve (the) ability to stop dangerous people from hurting Manitobans"?
Spending on criminalization only leads to more spending on criminalization.
Spending on criminalization only leads to more spending on criminalization.
Remember when Gillingham assured us all that his new security team was going to somehow fix issues of transit safety?
Once again, its the WPS and its already gigantic budget ($353M in 2025, $370M in 2026) that benefits from the catastrophic failures of criminalization.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Once again, its the WPS and its already gigantic budget ($353M in 2025, $370M in 2026) that benefits from the catastrophic failures of criminalization.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Winnipeg police to patrol bus routes, shelters and stations, amid violent crime concerns | CBC News
Winnipeg Transit users will see more police officers along bus routes and in transit facilities starting this week, a measure the city says will help passengers and drivers feel safer amid rising numb...
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September 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Remember when Gillingham assured us all that his new security team was going to somehow fix issues of transit safety?
Once again, its the WPS and its already gigantic budget ($353M in 2025, $370M in 2026) that benefits from the catastrophic failures of criminalization.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Once again, its the WPS and its already gigantic budget ($353M in 2025, $370M in 2026) that benefits from the catastrophic failures of criminalization.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Of COURSE Gillingham's "Community Safety Team" is being weaponized for fare enforcement. This was never about community safety - and steals money that could be used to actually improve it (including through improving transit service).
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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City expands bus fare enforcement
Winnipeg’s mayor said Friday that fare enforcement has been stepped up, primarily to increase safety. “While recovering lost revenue matters, the top priority is building a culture of safety and respe...
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September 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Of COURSE Gillingham's "Community Safety Team" is being weaponized for fare enforcement. This was never about community safety - and steals money that could be used to actually improve it (including through improving transit service).
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Another killer cop exonerated, entirely based on the account of his partner.
The killer didn't speak to investigators or provide notes/reports, which ASIRT described as his "right of silence." Afolabi was afford no rights at all. He was executed within seconds.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The killer didn't speak to investigators or provide notes/reports, which ASIRT described as his "right of silence." Afolabi was afford no rights at all. He was executed within seconds.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'No reasonable grounds' to charge Winnipeg officer who shot and killed international student: Alberta watchdog | CBC News
Nearly two years after a 19-year-old Nigerian international student was shot and killed by a Winnipeg police officer during a mental health crisis, Alberta's police watchdog says there are "no reasona...
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August 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Another killer cop exonerated, entirely based on the account of his partner.
The killer didn't speak to investigators or provide notes/reports, which ASIRT described as his "right of silence." Afolabi was afford no rights at all. He was executed within seconds.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The killer didn't speak to investigators or provide notes/reports, which ASIRT described as his "right of silence." Afolabi was afford no rights at all. He was executed within seconds.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Part of why we are where we are is that few people on any point of the political spectrum actually take racism seriously.
August 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Part of why we are where we are is that few people on any point of the political spectrum actually take racism seriously.
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A good reminder that Community Connections was killed by Scott Gillingham and Evan Duncan not for failing, but for succeeding at something they didn’t want — making Millennium Library more welcoming to, and a better service for, poor and marginalized Winnipeggers. They *want* to push people away.
More Security guards wouldn't have helped ANY of these situations. Any actual obvious preventative measures have been ignored, as has the Library union and community groups desperately calling for the Community Connections space in the lobby to be reopened (closed due to being... too successful?)
August 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A good reminder that Community Connections was killed by Scott Gillingham and Evan Duncan not for failing, but for succeeding at something they didn’t want — making Millennium Library more welcoming to, and a better service for, poor and marginalized Winnipeggers. They *want* to push people away.
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More Security guards wouldn't have helped ANY of these situations. Any actual obvious preventative measures have been ignored, as has the Library union and community groups desperately calling for the Community Connections space in the lobby to be reopened (closed due to being... too successful?)
August 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
More Security guards wouldn't have helped ANY of these situations. Any actual obvious preventative measures have been ignored, as has the Library union and community groups desperately calling for the Community Connections space in the lobby to be reopened (closed due to being... too successful?)
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Gillingham, for his part, remains unapologetic. Just incredible the way he can jump to policing as a solution after one death in the library, but we have to withhold judgement and blame with this one.
August 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Gillingham, for his part, remains unapologetic. Just incredible the way he can jump to policing as a solution after one death in the library, but we have to withhold judgement and blame with this one.
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TW: Self Harm
Read this article on Millennium Library. It’s important.
Read this article on Millennium Library. It’s important.
Winnipeg library workers’ union demands safety improvements following man's death
The union representing Millennium Library workers says it’s considering taking legal action against the city to more quickly implement safety changes after a man died by suicide at the downtown librar...
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August 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
TW: Self Harm
Read this article on Millennium Library. It’s important.
Read this article on Millennium Library. It’s important.
Assuming this is true, how would it in any way justify the level of violence used during this arrest? How will inflicting more trauma on someone help prevent this from happening again? How will further criminalization promote healing and well-being? How else might this have been avoided or resolved?
August 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Assuming this is true, how would it in any way justify the level of violence used during this arrest? How will inflicting more trauma on someone help prevent this from happening again? How will further criminalization promote healing and well-being? How else might this have been avoided or resolved?
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This cannot be reformed.
WARNING: Police violence
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
Superstore arrest - August 6, 2025
YouTube video by Winnipeg Police Cause Harm
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This cannot be reformed.
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If we had put money into social services that would support the less fortunate, food theft would reduce.
It’s only been proven to work nearly every place they try, but what do I know.
It’s only been proven to work nearly every place they try, but what do I know.
WARNING: Police violence
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
Superstore arrest - August 6, 2025
YouTube video by Winnipeg Police Cause Harm
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If we had put money into social services that would support the less fortunate, food theft would reduce.
It’s only been proven to work nearly every place they try, but what do I know.
It’s only been proven to work nearly every place they try, but what do I know.
WARNING: Police violence
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
Superstore arrest - August 6, 2025
YouTube video by Winnipeg Police Cause Harm
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
WARNING: Police violence
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
We've received footage of a violent arrest at the St. James Superstore on Wednesday evening. During the arrest, the man was subjected to a knee on his neck, had a spit hood and "Ripp Hobble" restraint applied to him, and at least 10 cops responded.
youtu.be/xwaecvX4Zqk
Incredibly rich coming from the councillor who's been shovelling millions of dollars more at the police every single year without any apparent concern about things like "evidence" or "research."
Imagine what that money could do for income supports + poverty alleviation.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Imagine what that money could do for income supports + poverty alleviation.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bike theft a problem of 'epidemic proportions,' Winnipeg councillor says | CBC News
Some Winnipeg residents say there needs to be more places where they can safely stow their bikes, as a local councillor is calling for the city to explore ways to curb theft.
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August 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Incredibly rich coming from the councillor who's been shovelling millions of dollars more at the police every single year without any apparent concern about things like "evidence" or "research."
Imagine what that money could do for income supports + poverty alleviation.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Imagine what that money could do for income supports + poverty alleviation.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Continued cowardice from Matt Wiebe and the Manitoba NDP www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba justice minister won’t say whether police disciplinary reports should be public
Manitoba’s justice minister supports implementing a uniform code of conduct for Winnipeg police but stopped short of committing to the public release of disciplinary reports involving officers.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Continued cowardice from Matt Wiebe and the Manitoba NDP www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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I can hear it now: “Please be respectful and do not politicize this tragedy that might have been avoided if not for political decisions made by the mayor and city council.”
The city was quick to reinstate airport-like security after the last death at Millennium. Will Scott Gillingham restore the funding he cut for community supports at the library after another death they could have prevented?
Millennium Library shut down after man's death on Wednesday | CBC News
Winnipeg's downtown library was shut down on Thursday after police say a 40-year old man died after being found there on Wednesday evening.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I can hear it now: “Please be respectful and do not politicize this tragedy that might have been avoided if not for political decisions made by the mayor and city council.”
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And this guy was awarded a medal! If he's the best of the Winnipeg Police Service what are the rest of them getting up to?
August 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
And this guy was awarded a medal! If he's the best of the Winnipeg Police Service what are the rest of them getting up to?
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Winnipeg - your tax dollars at work. We're paying our cops to sell drugs and take naked pictures of victims instead of opening libraries on sundays, paving roads, cleaning parks or having pools to visit on hot days.
August 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Winnipeg - your tax dollars at work. We're paying our cops to sell drugs and take naked pictures of victims instead of opening libraries on sundays, paving roads, cleaning parks or having pools to visit on hot days.
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Policing is an inherently violent and reactionary institution that must be abolished
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Senior Winnipeg police officer accused of drug trafficking, taking intimate picture of dead person | CBC News
A veteran Winnipeg police officer, who was charged with several offences late last year, is now facing more charges after a 16-month long investigation found he trafficked illegal drugs, distributed a...
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August 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Policing is an inherently violent and reactionary institution that must be abolished
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Winnipeg: support the tenants of 641-645 Westminster fighting a huge rent increase by Thorwin - Tues Aug 5th 10am @ 155 Carlton at their RTB hearing. And tell your MLA to close the loopholes and stop huge rent hikes!
July 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Winnipeg: support the tenants of 641-645 Westminster fighting a huge rent increase by Thorwin - Tues Aug 5th 10am @ 155 Carlton at their RTB hearing. And tell your MLA to close the loopholes and stop huge rent hikes!