Stayed charge for Mountie who kneeled on man's neck 'erodes trust' in police and justice, says expert

The recent stay of an assault charge against a Mountie who put his knee on a man's neck for more than three minutes during an arrest exemplifies unfair double standards that seem to be at play when police are accused of wrongdoing, says a law professor who studies officers charged with crimes.

Stayed charge for Mountie who kneeled on man's neck 'erodes trust' in police and justice, says expert
Two uniformed RCMP officers kneel on a man lying on a sidewalk, with one of the officers' knees on the man's neck.

The recent stay of an assault charge against a Mountie who put his knee on a man's neck for more than three minutes during an arrest exemplifies unfair double standards that seem to be at play when police are accused of wrongdoing, says a law professor who studies officers charged with crimes.