Police Declare Mayor Did Not Demand Bus for Football Team

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Toronto Police have finally clarified that their officer made the call to bring in the transit bus to move Mayor Rob Ford’s high school football team after the tension between the school and their opponents was suspected to get out of hand.

Superintendent Ron Taverner was addressing a press conference on Tuesday when he explained that cold and rainy weather were not the main reason behind the decision, contradicting an earlier statement by a school board spokesman. The news of usage of a public bus to transport Mayor’s team flared up city politics once it was disclosed that transit passengers were abandoned amidst rain when the two buses diverted their path from an Etobicoke school for picking up football players at the end of a bitter game.

It was assured at the press conference, by Supt. Taverner that the Mayor did not make any call and was not involved in any initial decision-making of the call for the busses. The veteran officer explained that situation was extremely risky as verbal confrontations were very offensive and the game was called early. He stated that police was made aware of the pomposity through social media as a previous game between the two teams got out of hand unexpectedly.

Supt. Taverner revealed that it was the on duty sergeant who made the call for the busses, in the interest of public safety. He mentioned that “she feels very strongly it was the right decision” and “I wasn’t there personally but I have to rely on her decision.”

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