The reaffirmation of police carding in Toronto makes me want to run through the streets and scream until I lose my voice. Unless we are prepared to subject ourselves to the grotesque physical and mental exam that is carding, we can’t walk, we can’t drive, we can’t breathe. Black Lives Matter protesting because Toronto police assaulted or killed or traumatized another black person? After the board’s latest approval of carding, Saunders said police need access to the carding database to deal with crimes and emergencies. There’s so many reasons where there’s information, where if we have access to that information, it could potentially save lives.”

Source: thestar November 24, 2016 11:03 UTC