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Basically the way this guy starts out with these lines, especially 2nd through 4th paragraphs.
Firstly, it is not the chief of police's job to "address social factors". It is his job to police the community. Period. Why this writer thinks this chief has a greater responsibility than all the chiefs before him to do this I don't know.
Secondly, his stressing of "neo-conservatism" and "right wing tactics" - I don't see Fantino in that way at all. While he was in some opposition to the left leaning mayor David Miller, his "tactics" are very similar to police chiefs across the nation and continent. Why the writer attempts to impose such a political slant on the issue I don't know. He appears to have a bit of an axe to grind.
Personally, I just think Fantino is very bad at playing politics - he says what is on his mind and gets tripped up as a result. He's better than Boothby was, as most cops will tell you.
"Don't cry for Chief Julian Fantino. Above all else, he was a political opportunist who fell victim to his own managerial and ideological imperatives.
Reflecting neo-conservatism's own punitive bias towards the vulnerable, Fantino's approach to policing was underscored by a myopic interpretation of how to control crime that rested on the contentious assumptions espoused by right-wing American authors of law and order agendas.
Thus, rather than seeking to address social factors that would prevent criminal activity such as fixing the city's tattered social safety net or revitalizing community programs for youth,
Fantino stressed increasing the reactionary capability of the Toronto Police Services by hiring more police officers and procuring expensive equipment."
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