..."What level of risk did Yatim pose to officers on the street?" asked Crown lawyer Milan Rupic.
"At that point in time, in my judgement, none," Warshaw answered. "I did not see or hear anything that indicated that there was an imminence to any sort of attack being perpetrated by Mr. Yatim."
Warshaw said Forcillo "made no effort to have any interaction" with Yatim to determine whether there was anything on the young man's mind that could be mediated at the scene.
Forcillo could have asked Yatim for his name, asked him what the problem was, and whether anyone could be called for him in an attempt to connect with the teen, Warshaw said.
Police officers at the scene could also have used pepper spray to distract Yatim, used an expandable baton, used a switch on the outside of the streetcar to close the vehicle's doors or even simply waited for a superior to arrive on scene with a Taser, Warshaw said, but the situation appeared to show "no action plan" and "no tactical thinking."
"All of those opportunities to de-escalate the situation just never materialized, there was no effort," he said.
Warshaw noted that Yatim remained on the streetcar, near the front doors of the vehicle, when police arrived on scene, and was "essentially already contained."
