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Originally Posted by Pinner
Well maybe they should have had their peaceful protest on the other-side of town.
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It is their right to have a protest where they want. They are not threatening the security perimeter, they are using public spaces.
It is in our Charter of Rights. The Freedom of peaceful assembly is one of our "Fundamental Freedoms" written in to our rights. As well as the "freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication".
Further, our Legal Rights in the Charter state that "Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure." and "Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned".
These rights were taken away by the Police. These rights were broken. I am not a protester, and am more right-leaning than left, but what occurred here was a multitude of errors and bad decision making that left some of the public quite disenfranchised with fragility of their basic rights. It is surprising, and I hope that the media and public will force the police to answer.