So many university academics who insist upon doing performative, virtue signaling “land acknowledgements” at every public event are eerily silent as real liberation struggles are happening. Guess decolonization really is a metaphor for some folk…

The customer is always right, Galen... Galen Weston pushes back on 'misguided criticism' of Loblaw as boycott begins ctvnews.ca/business/galen…

We have criminologist Patrick G. Watson He/Him on The Big Story Podcast tomorrow to explain the concept of “state created danger” in incidents like this. If you have an emotional response either way to this incredibly politicized tweet, I hope you listen.

A recent high-profile trial and a deadly Highway 401 crash underscore “a very scary moment" for policing. Patrick G. Watson He/Him, assistant prof @uoft, explains the tragedies and how they might incite change: link.chtbl.com/UYIyzPYC

This is some excellent work by Julius Haag, explaining the police subculture and how concerned we should be about police lying. When the police lie we all pay the price thestar.com/opinion/contri…

I was 21 years old in the final year of my undergrad and I stood in my campus concourse with my mentor and a group of other students and said all of these things. I'm fact, I think I said "America must not retaliate"...

CrimSL's Prof Patrick Watson comments in "Jeffrey Reodica’s family continues calls for justice decades after fatal #police #shooting" Patrick G. Watson He/Him

How the hell do they justify buying AirPods with so many other wireless earbuds available at a fraction of the cost...? How Toronto police have already spent $1.5 million on World Cup that’s two years away thestar.com/news/gta/staff… via @torontostar

How many times do we need to see our police abuse power, and reject any investigation until we say enough?

The collective noun for a group of academics is a Saunter.

Don't miss our first CrimSL Speaker Series talk on Wed, Sept 18, 12:30 pm! Join us for Prof Stacey Hannem of Wilfrid Laurier University presenting "Trial by #Media: #MeToo, Media Logic, and Hierarchies of #Victims" --➡️Get the details & register now! crimsl.utoronto.ca/events/trial-m… Patrick G. Watson He/Him

Join us Wed, Sept 18, 12:30 pm as Dr. Stacey Hannem Professor of Criminology and Cultural Analysis and Social Theory Wilfrid Laurier University presents "Trial by #Media: #MeToo, Media Logic, and Hierarchies of #Victims" --All welcome ➡️Get the details & register now! uoft.me/aRG Patrick G. Watson He/Him

I'm old enough to remember Doug Ford promising to move to Chicago if he lost the Toronto mayoral race to John Tory. These losers always spout off like this. It's like a kid in a school yard song they won't invite you to their birthday party.

Join us Wed Oct 23 at 12:30 pm as Prof Samantha J. Simon, Univ of Arizona presents "Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence" - All welcomeGet the details & register now! uoft.me/aXT Patrick G. Watson He/Him UA Sociology #PoliceViolence #LawEnforcementTraining

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I mean, this is a long-standing tradition in Ontario politics now. Steve Del Duca also ignored Metrolinx advice and demanded a station in his riding, and the Liberals made him leader of the party.

Right, the guy who intricately planned and meticulously executed this murder is definitely going to keep hold of the gun...