Aloko Udapadi
The Arrest investigates the issue of wrongful arrests, and the lifelong consequences of living under the shadow of having been wrongfully arrested. Broadcast on TVO Canada. Andres, a 68 year old Canad…
Aloko Udapadi
The Arrest investigates the issue of wrongful arrests, and the lifelong consequences of living under the shadow of having been wrongfully arrested. Broadcast on TVO Canada. Andres, a 68 year old Canadian law-abiding grandfather was beaten and arrested by a police officer while his neighbor's house was on fire. His crime? He refused to go back into his Toronto house because the gas main could blow up. We profile lawyer Davin Charney fighting for Andres and his other clients trying to get the charges dropped, then suing the Police, fighting for compensation. 44 percent of all those arrested and charged in Ontario ultimately have the charges dismissed by prosecutors. That's 44 out of every 100 Canadians who are arrested, jailed, charged, bailed out, obliged to live with restrictions, considered "guilty until proven innocent". They are often fired from their jobs, traumatized for months if not years, only to have the charges dropped before a trial ever happens. This is not just a Canadian problem; it's endemic in all Western countries. —Lisa Sanders
Aloko Udapadi
Drama,History
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The Arrest investigates the issue of wrongful arrests, and the lifelong consequences of living under the shadow of having been wrongfully arrested. Broadcast on TVO Canada. Andres, a 68 year old Canadian law-abiding grandfather was beaten and arrested by a police officer while his neighbor's house was on fire.
His crime? He refused to go back into his Toronto house because the gas main could blow up. We profile lawyer Davin Charney fighting for Andres and his other clients trying to get the charges dropped, then suing the Police, fighting for compensation. 44 percent of all those arrested and charged in Ontario ultimately have the charges dismissed by prosecutors.
That's 44 out of every 100 Canadians who are arrested, jailed, charged, bailed out, obliged to live with restrictions, considered "guilty until proven innocent". They are often fired from their jobs, traumatized for months if not years, only to have the charges dropped before a trial ever happens. This is not just a Canadian problem; it's endemic in all Western countries.
—Lisa Sanders.