Badda badda in Bella Bella...
Heiltsuk Nation demands removal of Bella Bella RCMP officer
A protest is planned for noon Friday, May 24 in front of the RCMP office in Bella Bella
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Members of the Heiltsuk Nation in Bella Bella are calling for the immediate suspension and removal of an RCMP officer stationed in the remote coastal community for reportedly making racist comments on social media.
A protest was planned for noon Friday (May 24) in front of the RCMP office in Bella Bella, which is located on the central coast.
According to a press release issued Friday by the Heiltsuk Nation, the protest follows a meeting between Heiltsuk and RCMP leadership on Wednesday, during which the Heiltsuk learned RCMP have initiated a transfer for the officer in question. However, in the meantime, they have been told the officer will remain on active duty in Bella Bella for up to 90 days, during which time he is supposed to be accompanied by another officer when responding to calls.
The Heiltsuk Nation said the officer posted a series of racist and intolerant selfies and captions that were discovered by Heiltsuk community members.
One screenshot shows the officer posing in front of the Union Jack in colonial regalia with the comment, “Now, whats [sic] to be done about these pesky natives stirring up trouble in the colonies…?”
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I saw this floating around earlier... The constable in question posted some dumb stuff on Facebook back in 2014 and earlier, and wasn't hired until 2018-19. If they think he's going to face some sort of discipline over this, they're, uh... operating with a very limited understanding of what rules apply here and how. The RCMP will move him due to the community pressure, but nothing in the story as told indicates anything close to misconduct during his time as a serving police officer. Bella Bella is pretty remote; he may actually land somewhere he considers better out of this.
