The report by the Independent Investigations Office said the injured man — who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome — was never actively resistant to police but was “doggedly non-compliant.”
Saanich police officers’ decision to shoot a man with plastic projectiles and unleash a police dog on him, leaving him seriously injured, was “close to the line,” says B.C.’s civilian-led police-oversight agency.
“While I would not call that use of force commendable, neither can I call it criminal,” said Ron MacDonald, the IIO’s chief civilian director.The report said the injured man — who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome — was never actively resistant to police but was “doggedly non-compliant.”MacDonald said police were not dealing with a vicious criminal in this case “but someone with behavioural challenges trying to deal with a tenancy dispute in his own home.
The man said he eventually started to slowly come down the steps when he and the officers “came to an understanding,” but he acknowledged he did not raise his hands as directed. He also did not lie down on the ground when told to do so.
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