Rodney Levi's sister hurt by inappropriate laughter, Christian prayer at inquest
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At the end of a marathon day of testimony, and after watching a video of her brother being Tasered then fatally shot by the RCMP, Rhoda Levi expressed herself in angry tears.
"This is why our First Nations people don't trust the RCMP and do not trust any agency outside of our community," said Levi, flanked by three nieces of shooting victim Rodney Levi, said after proceedings Thursday.
She said it was hurtful to hear laughter at the inquest in Miramichi at which her family had no standing.
There were times when the coroner, the coroner's lawyer, the witness, and observers did laugh out loud.
Those moments sometimes happened in the intervals between the toughest, most sensitive questions and answers.
Examples would include when video technology wasn't working as planned, or when the coroner advised a young adult witness to restrain from using an offensive word so often.
One childhood friend of Rodney's described him with affection as being like a brother.
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