MANDEL: Dirty cop or victim of unfair police undercover sting?
In final submissions, Struthers argued Senior never intended to commit any crime and believed he was dealing with a confidential informant when he had no training to do so. “None of the events would have happened without the instigation and, in fact, participation of the police and, as a result, there is a clear lack of intent,” he said. “All of these offences were manufactured tests of integrity.” If there was virtue testing, countered Crown attorney Peter Scrutton, “Mr. Senior failed every single test of it.” A 15-year officer, he said, should know that he shouldn’t lie, steal...