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[Victoria Watcher]

That would be like saying all generals are privates.

 

Maybe it would be like saying all generals are soldiers.

[LJ]

Yes, but then you would say all (insert rank here) are policemen, which is true.

 

Constable is a rank.

[Victoria Watcher]

Is our female chief a policeman?

[LJ]

police(wo)man.

[Mike K.]

Nope, I don't think so. There is no such thing as a sergeant constable or any other hybrids. You are a constable or another rank.
That would be like saying all generals are privates.

Every cop at VicPD is a constable. It’s just a term for cop that the department uses. If you’re unconvinced call them up.

[Victoria Watcher]

If you’re unconvinced call them up.

 

9-1-1.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 December 2025 - 05:12 AM.

[Mike K.]

Yes, but then you would say all (insert rank here) are policemen, which is true.

Constable is a rank.

Constable is a term for cop.

[Mike K.]

9-1-1.

At this time of the morning the line is usually free.

[Victoria Watcher]

At this time of the morning the line is usually free.

 

"911 what's your emergency?"

 

"I need to know if all cops are constables"

 

"Say again?"

[Mike K.]

“Let me put you through to the police,” sounds about right.

[lanforod]

It doesn't make sense that they need more funding to fix overtime. Overtime pays out at the same or more as a new cop. Just hire more cops and pay them what you would have paid on overtime, utilizing them when overtime would have been used.

[Mike K.]

They need more funding, because cops are funded by approved positions. If they’re not funded via approved positions, they have to pull overtime funding from other resources to fill the gaps, no?

[lanforod]

That's just accounting. Fix it.

[Victoria Watcher]

Trial for Central Saanich Police officer arrested in sexual assault investigation scheduled for August 2026

 

https://cheknews.ca/...t-2026-1295404/

[LJ]

Constable is a term for cop.

We are in Canada Mike...

 

United Kingdom and Canada: A Rank

In these regions, the terms are not separate roles but different ways of describing the same profession:

• Lowest Rank: "Constable" is the entry-level rank for a police officer.
• Legal Status: In the UK, "constable" is a legal status; every police officer, regardless of rank (from patrol officer to Chief Constable), holds the legal powers of a constable.
• Special Variations: Canada uses "Special Constables" for individuals with limited peace officer authority for specific tasks like court security or prisoner transport. 
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[Mike K.]

LJ got it!

Now we can move on

[Victoria Watcher]

A British Columbia Mountie convicted of discreditable conduct for making sexist comments in group chats has been ordered to resign within 14 days, or he will be fired.

 

RCMP adjudicator Louise Morel said the actions of Coquitlam Const. Ian Solven were a “fundamental breach of the public trust” and that allowing him to remain an officer would damage the reputation of the RCMP.

 

"It defies comprehension how a police officer sworn to serve and protect the public would think that posting vulgar, sexualized and offensive comments … was acceptable or tolerable," she said.

 

"Police officers hold an elevated position in the community, and as such, there's a higher expectation placed on them. They are the keepers of the community trust. They must respect the law, their duty and themselves. If not their behaviour taints the reputation of the police service."

 

In November, Morel found constables Solven, Mersad Mesbah and Philip Dick failed to treat people with respect and courtesy and committed discreditable conduct when they posted racist, sexist, and homophobic comments in a group chat with other officers and on police computer terminals.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...-chats-11643242

 

 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 December 2025 - 03:09 PM.

[max.bravo]

When these issues come up all I want to know is what the guy said in the group chat.

[Lupurus2901]

A lot of it was published, although not necessarily attributed to one officer or another

https://www.cbc.ca/n...itlam-1.7327477

[max.bravo]

Oof yeah, a lot of that is fireable offences. Thanks for the link.