Bullying in the RCMP continues! If no one says anything then nothing changes.Speaking up takes courage and the role of leaders is to lead by example, not allow the abuse to continue.
From my book WOMEN NOT WANTED which details these systemic harassment and bullying problems, “My power is my voice – actively challenging the harassment and abuse of power in the workplace through encouragement, education and accountability.”
Leadership must be active in their enforcement to protect officers from this type of abuse. It is disheartening to read about yet another RCMP officer suffering from years of bullying and the emotional trauma to both the victim and their family. Men and women officers need a violent free workplace in order to do their job which is to protect us, Canadians. How can they work under this type of abuse? I will say from my own years of experience with harassment and bullying, that it is extremely difficult to focus on your job when all your energy is devoted to self protection from bullying.
“‘ Sense of betrayal’ The worst of it, he said Tuesday, was “the psychological.” “To be a member of an organization that is about truth and justice, and to be dealing with a lack of truth, and an injustice in the organization, at the highest levels, and to have my integrity attacked — the sense of betrayal you can’t put into words,” said the Toronto-born officer. He reached out to senior levels of the RCMP, including multiple commissioners, but his plight was ignored.”
I was labeled the ‘trouble maker’ for speaking up while the perpetrators were not held accountable and in many cases received promotions. Those who deny the past problems are condemned to repeat it again and again.
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/rcmp-sergeant-judge-harassment-lawsuit-1.4004055
