Toronto Sun
WINNIPEG — A pair of correctional officers were blasted with bear spray by a balaclava-clad thug outside the jail in downtown Winnipeg.
The guards were on a break outside the Winnipeg Remand Centre around 8:15 p.m. Saturday when the suspect let loose with the spray, which, among the effects, irritates the eyes and makes it tough to breathe.
A spokesman for the correctional officers’ union said he has never heard of an assault like this against its members and he is concerned about the attack.
“Correctional officers have to deal with inmates on a daily basis and they’re subject sometimes to physical abuse,” said Bill Anderson of the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union. “Inmates are not always in the facilities. It’s unfortunate that individuals basically have to be on duty 24-7.”
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