Victoria police union concerned over escalating violence
Waterman, executive director of the Victoria City Police Union, sent out a media release describing how an officer was threatened by a man brandishing a metal pipe as he walked to his car outside the police station. And this was not the first time an officer has been threatened on the way to their car, said Waterman. “It’s part of our role to speak on behalf of the community. If we don’t feel safe, how does the community feel,” said Waterman. “We work in the environment and we see how people are randomly assaulted — innocent shop owners or citizens downtown. We feel like we are...
Source: timescolonist.com