Hundreds of Montrealers gathered outside SPVM Station 21 on Saturday afternoon (October 24) after reports that two officers at the downtown station were suspended with pay over alleged humiliating acts toward unhoused and racialized people. According to reporting first detailed by La Presse and confirmed by the SPVM, one officer is alleged to have urinated on people experiencing homelessness while in uniform — in some cases while they were sleeping — and filmed the acts over roughly 18 months on duty. A second officer is alleged to have posed for photos that appeared to mock a suspect placed in a humiliating position during an arrest. Both remain under internal investigation. Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada described the allegations as “extremely serious” and said they undermine the dignity every person deserves. Quebec’s Domestic Security Minister has since ordered independent probes by the BEI and the police ethics commissioner into the urination claims. Protesters marched through the eastern edge of downtown, chanting “Police everywhere, justice nowhere.” Speakers called for greater accountability, criticized paid suspensions as insufficient, and raised longstanding concerns about how police interact with unhoused communities. Police used tear gas and pepper spray during the demonstration. Four people were arrested (three for alleged assaults on officers, one for obstruction), and a 66-year-old bystander was injured by a projectile. These developments come months after a separate SPVM Station 39 (Montreal-Nord) scandal that led to the disbanding of a patrol unit amid allegations of racism and misconduct. Neither officer in the Station 21 case has been found guilty; investigations continue. Accountability requires transparency and real consequences — not just suspensions with pay. What are your thoughts on how cities should handle officers facing credible allegations like these