so, i seem to have succeeded in getting the file pulled from the windsor police. we'll see where it goes from there. it's the conflict of interest that is at the crux of this, because i suspect it has to do with the property owner.

i can't talk like this in official communications because i can't prove it yet, but it's pretty obvious to me that what is going on is that this property owner tossed me in jail to prevent me from suing her for discrimination in housing. the conditions on the recognizance are that i'm not to communicate indirectly or directly for a year - which technically means i can't file, but i'd like to see the cops bring me before a judge and argue i should be imprisoned for filing a discrimination lawsuit, against the recognizance terms. that would be so outrageous that i might even be willing to go through with it for the benefit of the discrimination case - it would just help the case. and, the reason i'm holding off is to wait until more information comes out - although what i really want is the "victim impact statement" that was read to me, where the property owner literally stated "you are not welcome here". that is the smoking gun i needed to file.

so, i suspect that the conflict of interest has to do with the cop's relationship with the property owner. getting this in some kind of writing is fundamental to the various claims i'm going to be pursuing. but, we'll see what kind of information comes up through the official investigation. and, if i can get a good, unbiased investigation from the oiprd, i should be able to use it in multiple contexts.

so, i'm pushing for the possibility of charges against the cop, and i'm not unserious - i think what he did was harassment in the literal sense, and he should face some kind of punishment for it. but, what i really want is that report.

it's similar to the issue with the woman smoking drugs in the last apartment. i never expected anybody to arrest this woman. however, i was hoping that creating a paper trail would help with an eviction process - and, in the end, it did help with the court process that gave me a rent reduction and got me out of the lease. so, it worked. but, i was explicit over the call - and it is actually in the report - that when i called the police to the apartment, it was not because i wanted this person sent to jail, but because i wanted documentation to use for the housing tribunals. it is obviously the case that i had no interest in this woman's well-being in any way at all - that i was perfectly willing to drag her through the mud for my own purposes. but, i actually made it clear to the cops when they showed up that i wasn't seeking criminal charges, i was just building a legal case.

i don't really care what happens to this cop - which means that i don't care if i have to get him fired to get what i want, in the end. i mean, he clearly doesn't understand what harassment is, in a legal sense, and needs some training on the topic, sure. and, he clearly should have gone to a judge to get a warrant. the sum of this is probably legally harassment in itself, but can a cop plead ignorance over malice? my concern is more related to getting the documentation required to seek compensation.

like i say - we'll see what the director says. but, i don't know how he could put the police in charge of this investigation, given that they've already declared themselves in conflict. i'm not sure exactly what the next step should be, but that the cops themselves can't be in charge of this is really a no-brainer.

if it goes to a different office, it probably shouldn't be the chatham office, either.