David Bratzer is an active member of the Victoria Police Department,a Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) member and speaker, and a CSSDP advisory board member. He was scheduled to speak at an event on harm reduction sponsored by the City of Victoria, until management went behind his back and told the city he wouldn't attend, and then told David directly he was not to participate in the event. More information is available in the press releases below.

This is a direct attack on David's free speech, and a direct threat to all officers thinking of speaking out against our ineffective and unjust drug policies. Please spread this story and show your support for officers like David who courageously work towards sensible drug policy reform in Canada and around the world.

LEAP has formed a petition you can sign here:
http://www.CopsSayLegalizeDrugs.com/freespeech

Click read more for links to press releases and news coverage!

LEAP press release:
http://copssaylegalize.blogspot.com/2010/03/take-action-to-defend-pro-legalization.html

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association press release:
http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/10Victoria_police_board.pdf

Times Colonist news story, "Complaint lodged over local officers gag order":
http://www.timescolonist.com/life/Complaint+lodged+over+local
+officer+order/2640319/story.html

Georgia Straight news story, "Straight Talk" column:
http://www.straight.com/article-295652/vancouver/bc-civil-liberties-association-
files-complaint-after-jamie-graham-allegedly-silences-cop

Huffington Post, opinion piece by Norm Stamper of LEAP, "The Muzzling of a Cop":
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norm-stamper/the-muzzling-of-a-cop_b_484231.html

Times Colonist opinion piece, "Candid police voices must be heard in drug debate":
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Candid+police+voices+must+heard+drug+debate/
2681828/story.html