London Free Press: The London investigation – the first involving a local officer – comes a day after the union representing OPP employees urged the SIU to stop investigating officers who administer naloxone that doesn’t save the drug user, saying police are being penalized for doing what any first responder would do.
Ontario Provincial Police Association president Rob Jamieson, whose organization represents 10,000 uniform and civilian OPP members, wants the SIU to follow the lead of British Columbia, where the Independent Investigations Office exempts officers whose life-saving measures are unsuccessful.
But the SIU says it’s mandated under legislation to investigate all incidents of serious injury or death involving police officers, including instances where naloxone or other life-saving measures were administered.
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