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Torontoist: Bon Cop, Bad Cop
by Decius at 11:57 am EDT, Aug 23, 2007 |
For a minute or so, it's just Coles being a good samaritan, trying to stop a potentially violent confrontation and demanding that one of the men who picks up a rock put it down. It's already extremely tense by the time that someone starts pointing at the masked protestors and chanting "policier!" Coles demands that the men take off their masks, and the majority of the crowd join him––some even reach for the bandannas themselves––and accuse the masked men of being cops, police provocateurs hired to start a riot. When Coles actually looks at one of the men dead-on and says, "you're a police officer," the masked men all freeze, seemingly dumb-struck. And then they kind of start being aggressive again, until a little over two minutes in, when there's the weirdest police takedown you'll probably ever see.
Interesting video... I nearly posted it yesterday. If you were a protestor holding a rock, which is clearly a violent jesture, would you walk toward the police line for protection when the crowd starts chanting at you, still holding the rock? Don't miss the picture where the "protestors" and police are all wearing the same boots. These kinds of accusations are made often but I've never seen such clear evidence. Fortunately the mainstream press in Canada appears to be picking up on it. Just remember that authorities never abuse power, which is why we don't need checks and balances. Checks and balances kill Americans. |
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RE: Torontoist: Bon Cop, Bad Cop
by Dagmar at 2:56 pm EDT, Aug 24, 2007 |
Decius wrote:
Just remember that authorities never abuse power, which is why we don't need checks and balances. Checks and balances kill Americans.
Well, it's a good thing Bush declared that he and Cheney were immune to nearly all checks. No need to worry about being hauled up on charges for evading oversight when you've declared yourself the fucking emperor and declared that you no longer need to ask permission for any sort of wiretapping or surveillance. That would mean someone might be able to find out you were using it to spy on your political enemies so you could blackmail them to keep them from impeaching you. |
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Torontoist: Bon Cop, Bad Cop
by Shannon at 11:06 am EDT, Aug 23, 2007 |
For a minute or so, it's just Coles being a good samaritan, trying to stop a potentially violent confrontation and demanding that one of the men who picks up a rock put it down. It's already extremely tense by the time that someone starts pointing at the masked protestors and chanting "policier!" Coles demands that the men take off their masks, and the majority of the crowd join him––some even reach for the bandannas themselves––and accuse the masked men of being cops, police provocateurs hired to start a riot. When Coles actually looks at one of the men dead-on and says, "you're a police officer," the masked men all freeze, seemingly dumb-struck. And then they kind of start being aggressive again, until a little over two minutes in, when there's the weirdest police takedown you'll probably ever see.
Interesting video |
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