tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post6571836599718586133..comments2024-03-28T10:10:38.940-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Constable Stefanie TrudeauLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-82449789922889987842013-08-24T07:38:07.355-04:002013-08-24T07:38:07.355-04:00I'm in total agreement here, Anon. Such behavi...I'm in total agreement here, Anon. Such behaviour merits at the very least suspension, if not outright dismissal, in my view.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-91071461490152614432013-08-24T01:30:32.567-04:002013-08-24T01:30:32.567-04:00Using pepper spray or any other type of violence i...Using pepper spray or any other type of violence in response to mere "taunting" is not reasonable use of force.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-62117687904539391542013-08-22T14:58:41.027-04:002013-08-22T14:58:41.027-04:00Although I did not understand the French he was sp...Although I did not understand the French he was speaking, (my high school French never achieved anything remotely approaching fluency) Rene, I agree he was likely taunting her. Nonetheless, if police are not able to control their emotions or behave responsibly in the face of such taunts, I am of the view they should not be on the force.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-4540533688370132792013-08-22T14:46:44.412-04:002013-08-22T14:46:44.412-04:00I watched other videos of the same incident and th...I watched other videos of the same incident and the young man appeared to be taunting the police officer for some time, seeking to provoke a reaction. She did however attack a number of hapless bystanders sitting or standing nearby with her pepper spray, collateral damage or injury to those who posed no threat to her.<br /><br />It's one thing to engage in political protest, quite another to seek to provoke a confrontation and police reaction so one can later complain of "police brutality". This brings to mind mass protests in Quebec in the 70's where Maoists would deliberately break windows and seek confrontations with the police so that they could run an article in their press, complete with photos, complaining of comrade so and so being beaten by police. The SQ hardly needed "agents provocateurs" when they had such people doing their work for them....Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969453615157584548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-24001686968596322013-08-22T12:20:09.582-04:002013-08-22T12:20:09.582-04:00I think you are absolutely correct about the prece...I think you are absolutely correct about the precedent established at the G20, LeDaro. The fact that there were virtually no charges against the police during that infamous weekend in Toronto undoubtedly emboldened some of them to abuse their authority and show increasing contempt for the public they 'serve.' Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-89975681081384520372013-08-22T12:13:05.932-04:002013-08-22T12:13:05.932-04:00Police was just doing its job whether killing or p...Police was just doing its job whether killing or pepper-spraying - that seems to be the usual practice for the last few years. So the advice to public is to stay indoors under Harper regime. Very troubling situation.<br /><br />During G8 and G20 police brutality established the precedent and now a common practice by the police. It is happening more and more frequently.<br />LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.com