Abstract This paper aims to analyze the Ontario Provincial Court trial of Umar Zameer and how news coverage, current societal problems, and ethical regulations may have altered the results of the court case. On July 2nd, 2021, thirty-one-year-old Umar Zameer was leaving Nathan Phillip Square near midnight, with his wife and young child after celebrating Canada Day festivities. During the same time, undercover Toronto Police constable Jeffery Northup and his crew were investigating a stabbing, unrelated to Umar Zameer. When the officers started knocking on the car windows to ask for statements, Zameer tried to flee the scene by reversing, was blocked by an undercover police van, and struck and killed Officer Northup when trying to get out of the garage. …show more content…
The controversy in this case amongst the public is whether or not Umar Zameer was responsible for the untimely death of Jeffery Northup, or if the undercover police officers were liable for not revealing themselves as law enforcement. Thesis The Zameer case is an Ontario court case involving civilian Umar Zameer and a vehicular accident that caused the death of undercover Toronto Police Officer Jeffery Northop. The court trial of Zameer creates division amongst communities over liability, ethics, and fairness of the criminal justice system, while simultaneously questioning what case detail divides an individual from guilt and innocence. The trial raises concerns about how court cases can be fairly tried with heavy media influence and presence, current societal issues, and regulations made for and by legal enforcement, questioning who is at