Thank fucking goodness! That they’d try to prosecute this man at all was horribly corrupt. Cops frightened his family and never identified as cops. His response was completely normal.

This is a powerful victory for the citizens of this nation.

Hasan said the case should be a teachable moment for police and Canadians.

“About how we want police to act, how they should act, especially when they’re in plain clothes,” he said. “I think that some soul searching needs to be done on the part of many folks who were involved in this particular investigation.”

I sincerely hope so but while fellow Canadians may I sincerely doubt many cops will get the right message out of this.

During the trial, two crash reconstructionist experts called by the defence and the Crown agreed Northrup was knocked down when Zameer reversed out of the parking spot.

The 31-year veteran of the Toronto Police Service was already on the ground in the laneway of the car when he was run over, the experts said.

However, three police officers testified that Northrup was standing in the laneway with his hands up when he was run over.

ACAB but these three especially.