Cop Breaks Law

Here is proof that some police were anonymous thugs with legal authority. In this picture, a police officer kicks someone in the back while clearing out Queen's Park. Even though the area had been officially declared the 'Free Speech Zone' and protesters were acting peacefully, someone gave the order to clear the area with force.

Look at the right chest of each police officer. The two cops holding bicycles are clearly wearing identification badges, as required by law. The cop doing the kicking has removed his identification. This solitary act is clearly against the law; when a cop had no ID he is officially not a cop. As this picture shows, there is no clearer evidence that the police were the real criminals during the G20 weekend in Toronto. If the government fails to follow up on these actions they are accomplices in criminal activity and must be removed.

Update



The photo originally posted with this article belongs to the Toronto Star; I have removed it at their request. Instead, I have added a screen capture from video of the same incident. The green arrow points at a cop kicking people, the Toronto Star has a very clear picture showing the velcro strip on his shirt where the name tag has been removed. You can read the Toronto Star article here.

The cop pointed at by the yellow arrow also has no ID; as the video progresses this cop proceeds to beat seated people with a baton and then pepper spray them in the eyes.

The removal of identification by police during a volatile situation is a critical breech of trust and must be dealt with. It has been over a month since the Star article was published; we cannot just let this fade away. These activities MUST NOT become the precedent for acceptable police behavior; only persistent demand by the public will prevent these actions from being washed over.

Toronto Police Lie Again

When I included a picture of this incident in my column The People’s G20 Most Wanted List, I said that the officer was shooting tear gas into the crowd. A reader quickly corrected my error, identifying that the officer was actually shooting rubber bullets. Subsequent information reveals that the target of these bullets was Natalie Gray, a young woman with blue hair protesting outside the detention centre now called ‘Torontonomo Bay’. She declares that she was shot twice with rubber bullets and has the wounds to prove it. Before she was shot, she says that she heard someone command the officer with the gun to aim at ‘the girl with the blue hair’.

When questioned about this incident, Toronto Police spokesman Mark Pugash claims that rubber bullets were only used at Queen’s Park during the clearing of protesters from the ‘Free Speech Zone’. Earlier police had denied using rubber bullets at all until video surfaced of a man clearly being hit by a rubber bullet; here is that video. Note that the man hit by the bullet is walking away, not threatening police.



Other videos on YouTube claim to document the shooting of rubber bullets on King Street. Today in the Toronto Sun is a picture of a rubber bullet picked up on King Street west of Bay Street, nowhere near Queen’s Park. First the police lied about weapons seized prior to and during the G20 weekend, now they are lying about the weapons used by police. Good thing there are hundreds of witnesses, pictures and videos that reveal what really went on.

We really need good cops now; when will some police with morals step forward? Do we need to force a public inquiry or will the policemen and policewomen with honor (and there are many) begin to talk?

Police Ensure Safety of Black Bloc

Watch this video from 6:30 to 8:10, here is proof that police were instructed to let the Black Bloc continue with their task of breaking windows. A citizen tries to stop a hooligan; then a police officer and undercover agent intervene to help the hooligan get away.



If you also look at these other videos a picture starts to form:
Here a looter is tackled by a citizen, then an undercover intervenes to help the looter get away: http://soulwork101.blogspot.com/2010/07/looters-assistant.html

Meanwhile, just around the corner from these incidents, dozens of uniformed police stand down and allow the carnage to occur:
http://soulwork101.blogspot.com/2010/07/police-allow-black-bloc-carnage.html

So what do you think; were police trying to stop to Black Bloc or was the 'destruction on the streets' staged for our enjoyment?

Police Allow Black Bloc Carnage

As peaceful crowds watch in wonder, windows are smashed along Yonge Street. Stop the video at the 40 second mark and see about three dozen fully-equipped riot police standing back and letting the carnage occur. Why were they ordered to stand back???