An Edmonton police constable who kicked an Indigenous teenager in the head — leaving him with life-altering injuries — won’t face criminal charges even though Alberta’s police watchdog says the officer displayed a “shocking lack of judgment and disregard” for the teen’s life.
According to an investigative report released by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team Thursday, the agency had asked the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service to consider laying excessive force charges against the officer, but the Crown declined to prosecute.
The officer, armed with a carbine rifle, acted in a “hasty and violent” manner, ASIRT executive director Michael Ewenson said in the report.
“While the law allows police to use
