XPost: bc.politics, van.general, vic.general   
   From: callida@cda.net   
      
   We all saw it on the taped video of his arrest.  And after all this, they have   
   the gall to   
   STILL maintain charges of 'careless use of a firearm'?  Never underestimate   
   the abuse of power   
   by the police.   
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   The Canadian Press -  Feb 21, 2011   
      
   Man kicked in face gets RCMP apology   
      
   B.C. RCMP excessive force probe begins   
      
   B.C. Mountie suspended after kicking incident   
      
   Buddy Tavaraes, on his knees in a Kelowna street, is kicked in the face by an   
   RCMP officer.   
   (Kelly Hayes)A senior B.C. RCMP officer has apologized to a 51-year-old   
   Kelowna man who was   
   kicked in the face by a Mountie during an arrest in January, a report says.   
      
   RCMP Assistant Commissioner Peter Hourihan visited Buddy Tavares at his home   
   Monday, saying   
   afterwards it was the first time he was able to tell Tavares how sorry the   
   RCMP are, according   
   to a report from CHBC television.   
      
   Hourihan said the 45-minute meeting was positive and went as well as could be   
   expected.   
      
   Tavares later said Hourihan didn't offer any compensation for the assault,   
   which was caught on   
   video and shows Tavares being kicked in the face while on his hands and knees.   
      
   Police had stopped him after shots were fired on the grounds of a golf course.   
      
   Const. Geoff Mantler has been suspended with pay and could face a charge of   
   assault causing   
   bodily harm.   
      
   Tavares faces charges of careless use of a firearm.   
      
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