It’s outrageous that the man accused of gunning down an OPP officer was out on bail awaiting trial on a dozen criminal offences.
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According to OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique, McKenzie’s bail conditions confined him to his home and there was a warrant out for his arrest after he failed to show up in court in September in relation to the earlier charges. “I’m outraged,” Carrique said. “I’m outraged by the fact that McKenzie was out on bail and was provided the opportunity to take the life of an innocent officer. I know that there is a lot of interest to see changes are made to ensure — where possible — people who are charged with violence offences … are not in those positions going forward.”None of the allegations against McKenzie, now charged with first-degree murder of the rookie police officer in Hagersville, Ont.
Easy bail for those accused of violent crimes happens all the time across Canada because our bail system is broken.
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