The Windsor Police Service isn't happy with changes to street checks, proposed by the Ontario government.
Chief Al Frederick says the new legislation would introduce new rules for officers who happen upon suspicious activity.
"The officer him or herself is being given the responsibility of saying, 'You don't have to engage with me if you don't want to.' That, in and of itself, is going to render the process pretty well null and void," he explains.
Another of what Frederick is calling "deal breakers" is having to write receipts on the street for encounters with the public. He says it's redundant because anyone who is approached by an officer can go to police headquarters and ask to see the record of that, anytime as it is.
Of 337 people investigated through street checks in 2014, 34% of them were criminally charged at the time of the interaction or shortly after.
Frederick says Windsor was not included in Ontario's consultation surrounding the issue of street checks or "carding," and is now left with 45 days to fight changes.
