Sorry, folks, but I vote with the Chief.  This isn't about the police picking on innocent people, it is about having the power to restrict the ability of the police to do their job properly.  I am willing to bet that these complaints originate in areas where the crime is predominately black people harming other black people.  But, what drives me insane is how the media automatically imbues claims by people such as Mr. Levien, who claims that he was stopped by Peel police a decade ago................... and was immediately tackled to the ground when he questioned being checked.  Yet, when the police offer a reasoned and logical response, the media marshals their narrative and ignores it. 

The article quotes statistics that show that 20% of checks are on blacks who are 9 % of the population.  However they don't tell us the circumstances of the checks.  If they did so, I am willing to bet the story would change.  I challenge the G&M to actually investigate these 'statistics' for facts.