Joe Smyth's actions in the killing of Don Dunphy in 2015 has put a chill into young police officers, a former association representative testified on Tuesday. Many police officers, particularly young patrol officers, are doubting themselves in the face of the highly-publicized controversy and inquiry into Dunphy's shooting death, Const. "They're doubting the fact of whether they should draw their firearm, when they should and when they shouldn't." Responding to questions from Justice Leo Barry, Sullivan said it's probably unavoidable in the current circumstances. "When issues like this arise and they hear what's going on around them and what's going on in social media and in the real media … they're absorbing all of that," he said.

Source: CBC News January 31, 2017 23:28 UTC