The conduct of transit officers is coming under scrutiny again after GO Transit constables were filmed arresting a man who may have been suffering from mental health issues. A cellphone video posted online Tuesday by journalist and activist Desmond Cole captures the arrest of a 34-year-old man by transit officers and Toronto police at the Union Station bus terminal on the early morning of March 11. Article Continued BelowThe posted video shows three GO Transit officers confronting the man as he sits quietly on a bench at the downtown bus terminal. She said transit officers asked him to leave but he returned. Metrolinx employs about 80 transit safety officers, who are charged with enforcing provincial bylaws and the Criminal Code on GO property.

Source: thestar March 21, 2018 00:56 UTC