There’s something rotten in Toronto and it ain’t Toronto
Sunday/27 June 2010
There's something rotten in Toronto
and it ain't Toronto.
The G20 protests in Toronto this weekend have degenerated into a series of sickening scenes. Something is rotten here and I don't know what it is. Certainly it is more than the criminals in black. That's right, I don't support dressing up in black, hiding one's face and smashing everything in sight. I will acknowledge that the amount of damage done by these dorks is nothing when set along side the damage done by the folks in the G20 meeting room, but that's another issue. The guys dressed in black with their faces hidden are criminals. No argument.
The pre-G20 bombardment of the public with news of the incredible arsenal of weapons at the disposal of the police and of the astronomical amount of money to be spent on security was sure to be a draw to people who are inclined toward seeing what could happen. Some people would take it as a challenge. Is it stupid to do all of that advertising in advance. Yes it is, unless it is a tactic that is part of a larger strategy. What could that strategy be?
Are you involved in some goofy, power & control strategy Mr. Harper? In any case, what a dumb place to hold a G20 Summit -- a setup, start to finish. As a citizen I will deliver my rebuke in the next election and encourage others to do likewise. I don't recognize Canada anymore.
Odd that the black clad guys wore a similar kind of boots as police. Not a conclusion, but during the Quebec City Summit protests, the boots were one of the clues of police provocateurs among the peaceful protesters.
Who is behind those black clad guys? We don't know. The term "anarchist" is probably incorrect. Has anyone talked philosophy or politics with even one of them? Enough said.
Odd that whenever the black clad guys were running amok, there were no police anywhere nearby or were there any brought into their proximity. And yet, there were police available to ride a tight row of horses into a crowd of peaceful protesters in a designated protest area.
Watch what happens as these folks are singing the National Anthem.
How about the arrests of journalists? And then there was the beating and arrest of the Guardian reporter. I've been in touch with a rep of his family in England by the way. I may be asking billblog readers to consider donating to legal fees regarding his mistreatment by certain police officers. I will let you know.
WTF?
Are these people criminals?
What has happened in Toronto, what is still happening as I write, is an abuse of power and more. Is it a setup, an op to allow enforcement and suspension of Charter rights? Is it a test by power and and control freaks somewhere? Your suspicious scribe suspects that it's part of a larger strategy.
But if I assume no hidden agenda, there's still this: To treat as criminals any citizen within reach because real criminals did some shit is criminal itself.
Could have been different. The citizen protesters didn't need to be treated like that. Courtesy and non-violence breeds the same. And vice versa, which is what happened. I don't believe that the shit that went down was completely a spiraling consequence of the dorks in black.
There are protests almost daily in Toronto. The problem is not with Toronto.
"Keep the peace in peace." - Ric Troyer
The G20 protests in Toronto this weekend have degenerated into a series of sickening scenes. Something is rotten here and I don't know what it is. Certainly it is more than the criminals in black. That's right, I don't support dressing up in black, hiding one's face and smashing everything in sight. I will acknowledge that the amount of damage done by these dorks is nothing when set along side the damage done by the folks in the G20 meeting room, but that's another issue. The guys dressed in black with their faces hidden are criminals. No argument.
The pre-G20 bombardment of the public with news of the incredible arsenal of weapons at the disposal of the police and of the astronomical amount of money to be spent on security was sure to be a draw to people who are inclined toward seeing what could happen. Some people would take it as a challenge. Is it stupid to do all of that advertising in advance. Yes it is, unless it is a tactic that is part of a larger strategy. What could that strategy be?
Are you involved in some goofy, power & control strategy Mr. Harper? In any case, what a dumb place to hold a G20 Summit -- a setup, start to finish. As a citizen I will deliver my rebuke in the next election and encourage others to do likewise. I don't recognize Canada anymore.
Odd that the black clad guys wore a similar kind of boots as police. Not a conclusion, but during the Quebec City Summit protests, the boots were one of the clues of police provocateurs among the peaceful protesters.
Who is behind those black clad guys? We don't know. The term "anarchist" is probably incorrect. Has anyone talked philosophy or politics with even one of them? Enough said.
Odd that whenever the black clad guys were running amok, there were no police anywhere nearby or were there any brought into their proximity. And yet, there were police available to ride a tight row of horses into a crowd of peaceful protesters in a designated protest area.
Watch what happens as these folks are singing the National Anthem.
How about the arrests of journalists? And then there was the beating and arrest of the Guardian reporter. I've been in touch with a rep of his family in England by the way. I may be asking billblog readers to consider donating to legal fees regarding his mistreatment by certain police officers. I will let you know.
WTF?
Are these people criminals?
What has happened in Toronto, what is still happening as I write, is an abuse of power and more. Is it a setup, an op to allow enforcement and suspension of Charter rights? Is it a test by power and and control freaks somewhere? Your suspicious scribe suspects that it's part of a larger strategy.
But if I assume no hidden agenda, there's still this: To treat as criminals any citizen within reach because real criminals did some shit is criminal itself.
Could have been different. The citizen protesters didn't need to be treated like that. Courtesy and non-violence breeds the same. And vice versa, which is what happened. I don't believe that the shit that went down was completely a spiraling consequence of the dorks in black.
There are protests almost daily in Toronto. The problem is not with Toronto.
"Keep the peace in peace." - Ric Troyer
