3rd anniversary of the infamous Toronto G20, which is STILL un-investigated as a horrific mark on Canadian history.
Just shy of 1 BILLION $$ of taxpayer money was spent (a similar # to the entire cost of the 2010 Winter Olympics), when the event could have easily been held at a remote location for only thousands, only to basically turn the city into a disaster Police-State under near Martial-Law conditions.
Over a thousand people illegally kettled in the rain for hours, illegally arrested, and illegally detained in CAGES for obscene amounts of time.
With all this $$ and preparations, the police bafflingly stood down while (suspected) Black Bloc or police provocateurs trashed the streets for over an hour-and-a-half... only to finally exercise their full power the next day on masses of peaceful protesters.
If you are still unaware of the true nature of what happened (the mainstream news certainly did not tell us...) some of the best videos can be seen in the comments below.
Never forget. Continue to demand and support a proper investigation.
G20 Toronto Never Forget
UPDATE:
Say goodbye to your rights, folks, and be aware:
Judge upholds police search of protesters during G20 weekend
A judge found that police did not violate the Charter rights of a protester when they demanded to search his backpack during the G20 weekend.
“This ain’t Canada right now,” York Region police Sgt. Mark Charlebois said as he demanded to search the knapsack of protester Paul Figueiras during the G20 weekend.
“There is no civil rights here in this area,” Charlebois told Figueiras at a checkpoint a block north of the G20 perimeter fence in an exchange captured on video.
“We’re in G20 land,” chimed in another officer.
In 2012, Figueiras filed a lawsuit against the Toronto Police Services Board, the York Region police services board and Charlebois demanding no money, only a declaration that his rights to liberty, freedom of expression, and peaceful assembly were violated.
Last week, a Superior Court judge ruled they were not.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/04 ... ekend.html
Say goodbye to your rights, folks, and be aware:
Judge upholds police search of protesters during G20 weekend
A judge found that police did not violate the Charter rights of a protester when they demanded to search his backpack during the G20 weekend.
“This ain’t Canada right now,” York Region police Sgt. Mark Charlebois said as he demanded to search the knapsack of protester Paul Figueiras during the G20 weekend.
“There is no civil rights here in this area,” Charlebois told Figueiras at a checkpoint a block north of the G20 perimeter fence in an exchange captured on video.
“We’re in G20 land,” chimed in another officer.
In 2012, Figueiras filed a lawsuit against the Toronto Police Services Board, the York Region police services board and Charlebois demanding no money, only a declaration that his rights to liberty, freedom of expression, and peaceful assembly were violated.
Last week, a Superior Court judge ruled they were not.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/04 ... ekend.html
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i hate to say it, but people have already forgotten.
People say they all want the truth, but when they are confronted with a truth that disagrees with them, they balk at it as if it were an unwanted zombie apocalypse come to destroy civilization.
New lawsuits coming:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editoria ... orial.html
Six years have passed since Toronto fell victim to the most notorious violation of human rights in the city’s history. And yet more than 1,000 residents who were threatened, “kettled,” rounded up, stripped of their belongings and detained in inhumane conditions — just for protesting peacefully — are still looking for the truth, justice, and assurance it won’t happen again.
That’s why it’s good to see Ontario’s top court giving the green light to two class-action suits covering people, most of whom were released without charge, who were detained by the Toronto Police Service during the chaotic G20 summit back in 2010. The suits aim to affirm civil rights, and rein in police abuse.
...we'll see what happens
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editoria ... orial.html
Six years have passed since Toronto fell victim to the most notorious violation of human rights in the city’s history. And yet more than 1,000 residents who were threatened, “kettled,” rounded up, stripped of their belongings and detained in inhumane conditions — just for protesting peacefully — are still looking for the truth, justice, and assurance it won’t happen again.
That’s why it’s good to see Ontario’s top court giving the green light to two class-action suits covering people, most of whom were released without charge, who were detained by the Toronto Police Service during the chaotic G20 summit back in 2010. The suits aim to affirm civil rights, and rein in police abuse.
...we'll see what happens
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