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Surely one wouldn’t wish to deny theatrics from all but the ruling party, no?
Freedom Convoy protests [Split from All things 2019-nCoV]
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QV
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This has to be the most peaceful dismantling of a protest ever. Some of the protesters are standing their ground, not acting violent but not cooperating. I haven't see the police crack skulls yet, just removing people here and there.
I do hear the government of the day referring to this as a "siege" on CPAC... I believe "insurrection" has been tossed around by some key Trudeau folks also.
I do hear the government of the day referring to this as a "siege" on CPAC... I believe "insurrection" has been tossed around by some key Trudeau folks also.
I expect theatrics from both sides.
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Lessons learned. Besides, there are kids in the mix. No doubt some would be happy to see a mellee but the slow steady push works better and gives protesters a chance to leave (and it seems many are). I notice that both here and Windsor that the Public Order folks are not in 'hard tac' (helmets, batons, shields, etc.). No doubt at hand nearby, in case.
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QV
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Lessons learned and I would suggest an unwillingness to be violent with police for most of the protestors (remember these are mostly blue collar people who generally support the police, not professional protestors or lowlifes). The police know this and is probably why they are not in hard tac.
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Agree. No doubt there are a few 'pros' in there. I have heard that some of the residents and business owners in the area are unhappy that protesters are being allowed to leave. I understand the sentiment that they want everybody held accountable for their loss and disruption, over the past three weeks, but simple logistics alone would prevent that.
If you are an police incident commander, which would you rather have; a running street battle with hundreds of people over several blocks, or a slow push, allowing the 'softer' protesters to peel off? The closer they get to the core at Wellington, they will deal with the more entrenched, but fewer (and more compact) numbers. The goal is to make this go away.
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"Counselling to commit the offence of mischief;
Counselling to commit the offence of disobey court order (s. 127);
Counselling to commit the offence of obstruct police."
Doesn't really have the same ring as "insurrection, treason, riot, rebellion" that one might expect for justifying an emergency.
Counselling to commit the offence of disobey court order (s. 127);
Counselling to commit the offence of obstruct police."
Doesn't really have the same ring as "insurrection, treason, riot, rebellion" that one might expect for justifying an emergency.
Brad Sallows
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Yes. As soon as the saps get within a couple of hundred yards of Parliament Hill, they're going to bring up the siege mortars and pound the buildings into dust.
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You know you should reconsider when even former Iranian bosses say you've gone too far 
And this guy KNOWS about coercion, liberty & freedom of choice, folks ....
And this guy KNOWS about coercion, liberty & freedom of choice, folks ....
Jailed Ottawa protestors offer to co-run prison with warden
OTTAWA, ON - Several arrested protestors from the downtown occupation have offered to co-run the prison where they are being held.
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Person who does not live in Ottawa sympathizes with protesters
UXBRIDGE, ON - A non-Ottawa resident is calling on police to stop the removal of Freedom Convoy protesters currently occupying downtown Ottawa.
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Bang on. Everyone who doesn't live in Ottawa should not give the remotest resemblance of a shit about it.Person who does not live in Ottawa sympathizes with protesters
UXBRIDGE, ON - A non-Ottawa resident is calling on police to stop the removal of Freedom Convoy protesters currently occupying downtown Ottawa.
So me and G2G can keep sparring?
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Seems like someone else wants to get rid of the annoying parliament as well.
Nah. They never wanted parliament to go away. The manifesto called for the GG to make them the government. Trudeau can just turn it off at will. He might still need it at some point.
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The actions of the Freedumb Convoy degrade their own argument (if you can even piece out what is, in fact, their point). It's intentionally capitalized to denote a proper name (like 'Dumbass Steve' would clearly refer to a specific individual named Steve, who is, by implication, a dumbass).
When a large number of them are advocating overthrowing the democratically elected government, they lost the right to use the term, and they've been ignorantly trampling over other people's freedoms for weeks. If you need a court injunction to tell you to stop honking your horn like an asshole, bit rich to try and simultaneously claim the morale high ground.
I even agree with a lot of the individual points about the mandates, constantly moving goalposts etc, but their behaviour is counterproductive and they lost the bubble in the first few days in town and went down hill from there.
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