‘Atrocious’ comments by RCMP officers alleged in internal probe

British Columbia

Documents obtained by CBC reveal detailed allegations of ‘atrocious’ racism and sexism levelled by a Lower Mainland RCMP officer against colleagues posting on a private chat group. The Mounties are accused of mocking a sexual assault victim and bragging about ‘Tasering unarmed black people.’

Search warrant obtained by CBC claims officers joked about sexual assault and Tasering Black people

A line of Mounties in red serge.
Three Coquitlam RCMP officers are facing dismissal because of alleged violations of the force’s code of conduct relating to sexist and racist messages allegedly posted through a private chat group. (Valerie Zink/Reuters)

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In one private chat group conversation, a Mountie was accused of saying a new female employee “was overweight and insinuating that the shape of her vagina was visible through her clothing.”

In another, a second RCMP officer allegedly bragged about “Tasering unarmed Black people” and called a sexual assault investigation “stupid”