The Police Killing of Farshad Mohammadi: Exposing the Root Causes
Submitted on January 22, 2012
By Samir Shaheen-Hussain, Robyn Maynard and Anne-Marie Gallant - Coop Média de Montréal
A primordial issue in Farshad Mohammadi’s killing is the social profiling carried out by Montreal city police. Police officers often harass people who are seeking shelter or sleeping in the metros, creating a climate of resentment and disdain vis-à-vis the police within marginalized communities...[A]ccording to eyewitnesses, Mohammadi wasn’t bothering anyone prior to the police intervention. So, the more fundamental question is why the police deemed it necessary to engage Mohammadi in the first place?
