/PG/ Ottawa [Canada] (Signal High) for BadCop.Online —– A Canadian police officer has lost his job after he brutally assaulted a man in crisis. Constable Goran Beric has been given seven days to resign or be fired from the Ottawa Police Service.
On August 4, 2021, Beric was responding to a report of a man experiencing a mental health crisis. He located the man, Derrick Weyman, and confronted him. Beric struck the man down, stepped on his neck for more than two minutes while repetitively striking him in the head with his police-issued baton. Beric was charged criminally and, in October 2023, Beric was found guilty of assault and assault with a weapon. In January 2024, a judge sentenced Beric to 30 months probation and 200 hours of community service.
In May 2024, years after the initial offence had been committed, the Ottawa police finally took steps to fire Beric. They charged him with three counts of discredible conduct and two counts of insubordination. A retired Ontario Provincial Police superintendent, M.P.B. Elbers was appointed to adjudicate. Elbers found Beric guilty and ordered he resign within seven days or be fired.
In Canada, police officers do not necessarily lose their job when convicted of crimes. There are many officers, of varying ranks and seniority, who have committed a multiplicity of offences and remained on the job. Firing a police officer is lengthy, rigorous, and costly. They must be judged in closed police hearings, by fellow police officers. It is a widely criticized practice.
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