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Protest Against Police Brutality - Review
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY a répondu le Sun 16 Mar, 2008 @ 8:31pm |
 Coolness: 91630 | Its not a NIGHTLIFE review but theres no better place for it, so here goes.
I arrived at Berri as the protesters were assembling at 3pm. It was a cloudy, but mild day. The crowd gradually swelled until it reached over 500 attendees. It was a mix of teenage punks with piercings and dyed hair, leftist students carrying posters, anarchists dressed all in black, and every other conceivable misfit who has a gripe against the boys in blue. Many of the protesters had their faces covered by bandannas to avoid identification. A marching band started playing tunes, belying the protest's festive atmostphere. The streets around Berri were already choked with police, who announced over speakers that we had the right to protest peacefully but that any offence would result in being brought to a "court of justice". The march began, the crowd assembled, marching behind a large black COPB banner, east on st catherine. Chanting slogans like "no justice, no peace! fuck the police!", the energy of the protest was contagious. There was a vibe in the air that shit could go down at any moment, as together we were strong and could defend ourselves against the cops. Some protesters began picking up slabs of ice or rocks from the street, running ahead of most of the crowd, and hurtling ice and rocks against any police car in sight. A group of protesters found a dumpster and began hurtling it down the street, with another protester perched atop the dumpster, enjoying the ride. As the protest turned around a street, we noticed two police cars and a police van parked around a corner. About a dozen protesters began running at the police vehicles, hurtling balls of ice. As the cops ducked behind their cars to avoid the iceball onslaught, the protesters kept sprinting towards the police cars, armed with wooden sticks, and began smashing the police van. The sound of breaking glass was heard, the windows of the police van were broken! A couple of protesters then began pulling stuff our of the van, including a large duffel bag, before a bunch of riot cops turned up and chased us in another direction. As the protest continued, it took on an element of general mayhem and destruction. A number of protesters picked up garbage cans from the street, and began smashing the windows of banks and big chain restaurants, reserving particular emnity for McDonald's. Every few seconds, the loud sound of smashing glass rioched across the chaotic streets, as the buzz of a poice helicopter droned overhead. At approximately 6 pm, a large contingent of riot cops dressed out in full gear began charging at us down St. Denis, and the protesters began panicking and running to avoid the poice brutality. Eventually the crowd began thinning out, and I started worrying that arrests were soon to come. I ducked in to a shopping mall on St Catherines and removed my protest paramphanelia, trying to blend in with the evening shoppers. Soon, the doors to the shopping mall were locked, and the only way I could leave was by taking the metro. As I walked down St Catherines street after exiting Berri Metro, the streets were absolutely swarming with cops, and had completely surrounded a group of about 20 remaining protesters that seemed destined to be arrested, regardless of whether or not they had actually done anything. In conclusion, I think both the police and the protesters handled themselves reasonably well. We went out there, spread some awareness of police brutality, and had a rollicking good time in the process. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk a répondu le Thu 20 Mar, 2008 @ 1:53pm |
 Coolness: 152945 | I think both the police and the protesters handled themselves reasonably well.
dude, your text says exactly the oposite |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Mico a répondu le Thu 20 Mar, 2008 @ 7:51pm |
 Coolness: 150400 | I know... Even though I respect Dan as a person, this whole protest sounded ridiculous and counter-productive. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY a répondu le Fri 21 Mar, 2008 @ 2:52pm |
| Coolness: 91630 | Originally Posted By DEADFUNK I THINK BOTH THE POLICE AND THE PROTESTERS HANDLED THEMSELVES REASONABLY WELL. DUDE, YOUR TEXT SAYS EXACTLY THE OPOSITE
Dude, you have no idea how bad things can get. Nobody was killed. Nobody was severely injured. Both sides demonstrated appropriate restraint. |
| I'm feeling loco right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Rakoon a répondu le Fri 21 Mar, 2008 @ 2:52pm |
 Coolness: 175380 | This is totally disgusting |
| I'm feeling live a life again right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» v.2-1 a répondu le Sat 22 Mar, 2008 @ 4:11pm |
 Coolness: 159060 | Originally Posted By POISONED_CANDY
Originally Posted By Deadfunk I think both the police and the protesters handled themselves reasonably well. dude, your text says exactly the oposite
Dude, you have no idea how bad things can get. Nobody was killed. Nobody was severely injured. Both sides demonstrated appropriate restraint. Well yeah, this isn't China and you guys weren't Tibetans. Thankfully. Funny how this protest gets more and more chaotic and violent each year. |
| I'm feeling d&b selektah right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» FreshPrince a répondu le Fri 28 Mar, 2008 @ 12:45am |
 Coolness: 36685 | "I think both the police and the protesters handled themselves reasonably well."
"both the police and the protesters handled themselves reasonably well." "the protesters handled themselves reasonably well." "handled themselves reasonably well." "reasonably well." "the protesters" "reasonably" "well" "the protesters" " ... " |
| I'm feeling of bel-air right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PoiSoNeD_CaNdY a répondu le Fri 28 Mar, 2008 @ 1:08am |
| Coolness: 91630 | Now THAT was insightful! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» FreshPrince a répondu le Fri 28 Mar, 2008 @ 1:01pm |
| Coolness: 36685 | Désire-tu que j'extrapole un peu? Voila une autre gème:
"Nobody was killed. Nobody was severely injured. Both sides demonstrated appropriate restraint." "Both sides demonstrated appropriate restraint." "appropriate restraint." "Both sides" "appropriate restraint." "appropriate" "restraint." "As the cops ducked behind their cars to avoid the iceball onslaught, the protesters kept sprinting towards the police cars, armed with wooden sticks, and began smashing the police van. The sound of breaking glass was heard, the windows of the police van were broken! A couple of protesters then began pulling stuff our of the van, including a large duffel bag (...) " "demonstrated appropriate restraint." C'est pas parceque personne n'a été blessé (ou tué...) que sa donne plus de crédibilité à la manifestation, surtout d'après ta description du comportement des manifestant vis-à-vis les policiers. Cette manifestation annuelle contre la brutalité policière n'est qu'un immense paradoxe... |
| I'm feeling of bel-air right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nismo a répondu le Sun 30 Mar, 2008 @ 9:40pm |
 Coolness: 105605 | si vous croyer qu'un policier a mal fait son travail.. vous avez juste a faire une plainte la:
[ www.deontologie-policiere.gouv.qc.ca ] ensuite il va avoir un jugement qui va ressembler a sa: [ www.jugements.qc.ca ] bonne lecture :) sa montre que la police a pas fini d'abuser.. si tlm fait des plaintes a chaques petites choses, sa va peut-etre aider :) |
| I'm feeling lucky right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lone_Star a répondu le Sun 30 Mar, 2008 @ 10:04pm |
 Coolness: 152995 | Ça va tjrs bien au Cyber Loft? :) |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo a répondu le Sun 30 Mar, 2008 @ 10:10pm |
 Coolness: 265895 | [ rave.ca ] poeliz |
| I'm feeling skip divided 404 right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lone_Star a répondu le Sun 30 Mar, 2008 @ 10:18pm |
| Coolness: 152995 | Rhetorical question... c'est pas pareille Dee. =p
And I say rhetorical 'cause I honestly couldn't give a flying fawk about the Cyber Loft. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» FreshPrince a répondu le Sun 30 Mar, 2008 @ 10:41pm |
| Coolness: 36685 | Originally Posted By NISMO
si vous croyer qu'un policier a mal fait son travail.. vous avez juste a faire une plainte la: [ www.deontologie-policiere.gouv.qc.ca ] ensuite il va avoir un jugement qui va ressembler a sa: [ www.jugements.qc.ca ] bonne lecture :) sa montre que la police a pas fini d'abuser.. si tlm fait des plaintes a chaques petites choses, sa va peut-etre aider :) Donc si je résume le jugement de ton lien ( [ www.jugements.qc.ca ] ), Mr Topey (le gars qui a porter plainte) c'est fait apréhender pour flanage dans le metro, et, après enquête, les policiers ont découvert qu'il s'agissait en fait d'un vendeur de crack, l'ont arrêté et ont découvert "des stupéfiants, des armes et une bonne somme d’argent liquide" chez lui. En quoi sa a rapport avec la manifestation contre la brutalité policière et comment est-ce que ça prouve que "la police a pas fini d'abuser.." |
| I'm feeling of bel-air right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Deadfunk a répondu le Mon 31 Mar, 2008 @ 3:44pm |
| Coolness: 152945 | on apelle ca avoir du temps a perdre et etre frustrer pasque on a pas le pouvoir. |
| I'm feeling hardcore right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nismo a répondu le Mon 7 Apr, 2008 @ 2:58pm |
| Coolness: 105605 | bon Ok j'ai mal lu le jugement de Mr Topey, mais je pense que le lien peut etre utile pour des personnes qui aurais des troubles avec la police. Cyber Loft n'accueil plus de rave... je travail sur d'autre projets presentement. Peut-etre sa va reprendre cette ete, c'est a voir. |
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