Delta Police to remove promotion of controversial wristbands from website
Posted December 21, 2014 11:24 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The promotion of wristbands for sale in support of a Delta Police officer charged with murder while on the job is being removed from the force’s website. The blue bracelets created by the Delta Police Association support Cst. Jordan MacWilliams, the officer charged with second degree murder in connection to a shooting at the Starlight Casino.
The Delta Police Department acknowledges some people have worries saying “we are attentive to the public’s concerns.” In an emailed response, it says it’s pulling the blue bracelets off its site in an effort to remain “impartial” when it comes to the case.
Former police officer and columnist Leo Knight says only a small minority may have a problem with the wristbands. “The public is supporting this campaign. Delta police only have, I don’t know actually know [exactly], about 200 members, and they’ve sold 2500 of these things. The public is supporting Cst. MacWiliams…they [the union] only ordered 2500 hundred of these things, they’ve sold them all out.”
He says the pressure only comes from a few people who have been very vocal with their opposition. “I do not absolutely see it as anything other than Pivot Legal Society mouthing off about something that they should not have their face in.”
The wristbands can still be purchased from the Delta Police Association by emailing: wristbandsjm@gmail.com
Delta Police Response
We pride ourselves in being a transparent organization and we are attentive to the public’s concerns. As there were those who expressed a concern with the wristbands being mentioned on our Departmental website & social media, we are in the process of removing mention of them from those forums. In order to avoid any confusion, or implied questions about the impartiality of the Delta Police Department, the wristbands will not be featured on our official Department website or social media once we can remove the items referencing them. This will hopefully be completed tomorrow.
