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Placard-waving protesters show their support for Constable David Packer, ordered yesterday to quit or be fired from the Metro police force for disobey(...)
Placard-waving protesters show their support for Constable David Packer, ordered yesterday to quit or be fired from the Metro police force for disobey(...)

Placard-waving protesters show their support for Constable David Packer, ordered yesterday to quit or be fired from the Metro police force for disobey(...)

Date1/26/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Placard-waving protesters show their support for Constable David Packer, ordered yesterday to quit or be fired from the Metro police force for disobeying a direct order. The father of five refused to patrol outside Dr. Henry Morgentaler's Harbord St. abor
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Contradictions?, Constable David Packer was told he must quit of be fired for failing to guard the Morgentaler clinic as ordered
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