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Originally Posted by puckluck
Ok I'll ask you, why was she allowed to walk off uncharged if the cop truly thought she was going for his gun?
There is no way the cop actually thought she was going for the gun. I visited Vancouver during a huge gay parade [insert jokes here] and a big fireworks show. Cops had all the streets closed off and I have never felt so disrespected. It honestly felt like I was in another country, and not Canada where I have never had my freedoms limited. It definitely is just a Vancouver thing because Calgary cops handled the Red Mile with such class. They could learn quite a few things from the Calgary police.
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Cops have to make judgment calls about certain situations.
I'll be honest - I have my doubts that the woman said "excuse me please, I have a disability", 3 times prior to the cop connecting with her. Granted there is no audio for this and all we have is her word to go on. Hey, if she did and this still happened, the cops are probably in the wrong.
In East Hastings it is difficult to tell if someone has CP or is simply high as a kite. Someone stumbling around or having spasms is a regular occurrence there. Don't believe me? Next time you are in Vancouver, drive around that hellhole. We have NOTHING that remotely compares to that here. Nothing.
Given the fact that she was hanging out in East Hastings strongly suggests that CP isn't her only problem (possible schizophrenia or other mental illness, likely homeless as well, drug addiction, etc). If in fact she was muttering like a nutter (instead of politely saying excuse me and professing her disability) and nudges a cop around the gun belt... well good luck with that. Cops are already on edge. If she goes down and begins swearing or continues to beak off at the cops - well, they're probably not going to help you up.
This is a very real situation where the cops wont toss some petty, disabled and maybe crazy criminal in jail. They'll be released in a couple days and declared mentally unfit to stand trial, a possible fine which never gets paid, resulting in a systematic waste of money and everyone's time.
We don't have all the facts in this case. But I just took a situation and applied a much more real and likely scenario (In East Hastings) to it than some of you just did. There just isn't enough evidence to go on based on that video alone.