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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
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There have been some people reporting that the police have targeted peaceful demonstrators.... especially muslims. Police harassment is not an uncommon issue.. there are bad people everywhere and some cops are bad people too.
Not to mention, police powers have been enhanced to levels that go against the level of human rights we are accustomed to in Canada. People find it downright offensive to be told by police that they can't enjoy freedom of assembly or that they are subject to searches without a warrant. It's complete crap.
Why they had to have this thing right in the middle of a public area is stupid. If they had it somewhere more remote, which has happened in the past, then there would have been no need for increasing police powers to battle protesters. It almost seems like they wanted an excuse to increase police powers.
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I can tell you that the vast majority of police officers there DO NOT want a confrontation. You think they look forward to getting bags of urine and feces thrown at them? Marbles, ball bearings, bottles, rocks, molotov cocktails? I agree with you that this is a huge mistake by the government to decide to hold the event in the middle of the city, but the police don't exactly have a choice in the matter. They have to react to the situation at hand. And by the way, it is pretty much impossible to not discriminate at some level. If I'm a cop on the street and I see a family with two little kids walking or a group of 4 younger males walking around, who do you think poses more potential for trouble? Take off your utopian glasses and be realistic. I'm not saying that police don't overstep their bounds sometimes but the vast majority are there for the right reasons and they have very difficult decisions to make with very little time. You're right, these summits should have been held at CFB Petawawa or Borden where they could have done their business without being bothered.