Events tagged with "police accountability"

Historical Events tagged with "police accountability"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Fred Quilt's Fatal Encounter with RCMP Officers

November 28th, 1971 53 years ago

Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation, sustained severe abdominal injuries during an altercation with Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers. He succumbed to his injuries just two days later. This incident drew significant attention to the treatment of Indigenous peoples in Canada and prompted discussions regarding police conduct.