Riot Riot Riot Riot
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Mico replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 2:33am |
 Coolness: 150565 | Riot erupts as family mourns slain teenager
Protesters set fire to cars, garbage in Montreal North Amy Luft, Christopher Maughan and Julia Kilpatrick, Montreal Gazette Published: 52 minutes ago The mother of an 18-year-old shot and killed by a police officer in broad daylight is demanding explanations from the Montreal police force. But people in the neighbourhood where Fredy Villenueva was fatally wounded weren't waiting for explanations late Sunday night. Their fury erupted into a riot in Montreal North, with knots of protesters roaming the streets and setting fire to cars and garbage barricades. The Montreal riot police squad was called out, and hundreds of officers formed a perimeter four or five blocks away from the Ground Zero at Rolland Blvd. and Pascal St. Rioters vandalized the local fire station and set several cars outside ablaze. The fire station was evacuated. A building near the fire station and community centre burst into flames shortly after 11. Onlookers cheered as a van went up in flames. Shortly after midnight, rioting moved several blocks east to Langelier Blvd., where youths looted shops and fed street fires with propane tanks. Eventually, riot police moved in and responded by firing rubber bullets. Some looters were seen being arrested after 1 a.m. A police spokesman said two officers and one paramedic suffered non-serious injuries. "I just don't understand why the police took my son's life," Lilian Villanueva told The Gazette earlier in the evening, as tears streamed down her face. She could barely speak between sobs. Her husband, Gilberto, didn't speak at all - he just sat at the kitchen table, staring into space. Their son, Fredy, died at Sacré Coeur hospital Saturday night after a confrontation with officers near Henri Bourassa Park in Montreal North. A Montreal police statement said officers felt threatened by Fredy, his brother Dany and a number of friends, which is why they reacted with force. But Fredy's sisters said they couldn't figure out how anybody could have felt threatened by their younger brother. They said Fredy was a low-key kid whose favourite activity was playing video games. "He was shy. He wasn't the type of guy who would antagonize a police officer," said Julissa, 25. "He didn't like clubbing or drinking beer. He was a quiet guy; he liked to stay in." That's why Patricia, 27, found herself racking her brain for answers to unanswered questions. "Why? Why did the police officer need to kill him?" she asked. "Why couldn't she have fired warning shots?" The family is still trying to piece together the events that led to Fredy Villanueva's death. The Sûreté du Québec, which has taken over the investigation because it involves Montreal police, remained tight-lipped. "I can't tell you what they were doing, we don't even know how many (teenagers) there were," said Sgt. Gregory Gomez Del Prado, a spokesperson for the provincial police. According to Gomez Del Prado, two police officers in a cruiser approached a group of young people gathered in the parking lot behind the Henri Bourassa arena, near Rolland and Pascal just after 7 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses said police arrived while the group was calmly throwing dice behind the arena, next to a field where children were playing soccer. The witnesses said the police officers singled out Dany Villanueva. They tried to search him and when he resisted, a male officer pushed him to the ground and arrested him, some teens said. "He was standing up, and then the police pushed him to the ground because he was too aggressive. He was trying to fight them," said Samuel Meideiros, 18, who was skateboarding nearby when he saw police arrive. The SQ would not reveal the reason for the arrest. There were conflicting reports about which officer fired the shots. Claude Laguerre, who said he was one of the young people involved in the incident, said no one in the group made physical contact with the police officers. "We were six guys and two girls. We approached, but we didn't touch them." Laguerre said the officers became aggressive within 30 seconds of getting out of their car. "They didn't ask (our) names, they just got aggressive," said Laguerre, who said the male police officer fired without any warning. He added that after the police officer shot, he continued to point his gun at the group. Laguerre said no one in the group was armed. Other witnesses said Fredy and about a half-dozen other young people confronted the police to try to separate them from Dany, who later was placed in the back seat of the cruiser. They said he shattered the rear driver's side window with his feet, because his hands were bound. Neighbours reported hearing three or four gunshots before the group scattered. "It turned bad," said Kassem Hamad, 22, who identified himself as a close friend of the victims. "The police officer took out her gun without thinking. ... It just happened too fast." A statement issued by Montreal police late Saturday explained their version of events. The police said the officers were surrounded by youths when they tried to arrest one suspect. "At one point, the group began to move and a good number of individuals charged toward the police and threatened them," the statement said. "One of the police officers present then fired in the direction of the suspects, striking three of them." The Villanueva family says the police didn't even call them to let them know Fredy had been shot. "A friend of Fredy's called his aunt and then she called here - that's how we found out," his mother said. SQ officials maintain a call was made. Yesterday morning, friends and neighbours gathered near the scene to speak out about what they saw as a senseless tragedy. "(I'm) blown over. Shocked. I can't really believe it," Hamad said. "These were peaceful guys who always hung out around here." Diana Serrano, 18, fighting back tears as she stood in the parking lot where her longtime friend and former classmate was shot, said: "They were all friends from childhood - they were just protecting themselves. "I know there are gangs here and there are drugs going on, but ... they were only playing marbles, so it's really not fair what they did. He didn't sell (drugs), he didn't smoke, he didn't drink. ... He was really smart. ... It's heartbreaking." In the centre of the parking lot, a blood stain darkened the pavement, surrounded by shattered glass. Purple paramedic gloves were discarded nearby, and a pink pillow lay forgotten among scraps of paper shifting in the breeze. Back at Patricia's Laval home, the family vowed to take legal action against Montreal police. "We're going to sue. This can't continue to happen. Fredy died for no reason," Patricia Villanueva said. Fo Niemi, co-founder of the Centre for Research-Action on Race Relations, also called for a public inquiry into the shooting. "The use of a gun seems completely unjustified," he said. "We want to know whether this is standard police technique." Members of an impromptu gathering Sunday night at the corner of Pascal St. and Lapierre Ave. said they felt police are too aggressive with young people. "This wasn't a street gang. He was a child," said Johanne, who did not want to provide her last name. A woman called Nancy added: "When kids see that, they're going to hate police. I'm going to tell my kids, 'If you see a police car, go away.' I don't trust them." Julissa said Fredy was on a waiting list to enroll in technical school. He kept himself busy helping out around the house. "We have a sister who is disabled, so he spent a lot of time at home taking care of her." Fredy wanted to become an electrical mechanic like his father, who works in an auto garage in Montreal North. The Villanuevas immigrated from Honduras in 1998, living in Montreal North before moving to Longueuil and, eventually, to a house in Repentigny. Yesterday, they said their faith in their adoptive country had been shaken to its core. "We thought we were going to be better off," Julissa said. "We thought there was justice here. We thought the police were supposed to protect us." HARDCORE! Update » Mico wrote on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 2:37am Okay, okay... Allow me to sound more moderate.
I saw this shit on my home, while drinking in a bar, and holy fuck does it look crazy around Parc Henri-Bourrassa. I have no opinion for the moment. Just stating the facts... According to the media. BOOYA! |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DramaPolKa replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:18am |
 Coolness: 59520 | revolten . avec les nains quil engage maitenent . complex d inferieuriter avec une arme dans les mains . sa sort de lecole de police sans savoir cest quoi la vie la realiter des gens . cest suposer travailler avec le public , pour le public . je crois que cest innconsevable . power freak. ok le ou la cochon qui a tire ,meme si a perd pas job vas sen rapeler toute sa vie. .. pour l'emeute , cest amas une bonne solution . mais en reaction a 1 cop qui a mal reagie ... une reaction en amene une autre . ce quil fait quil vont contrereagir pour aporter de l'ordre a leur bavure .. sa me rapelle u vieu truc de franc masonerie .. orbdoro ab chaos. genre ,declennncher la marde pour y imposer lordre par la force .. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:26am |
 Coolness: 282560 | fucking idiot woman cop.
they should only be allowed to use pepper spray, dumb cunt. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DramaPolKa replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:44am |
| Coolness: 59520 | [ www.youtube.com ] a tv sonnt encore plus pire .. y parle meme pue du policer qui a tirer .. on parle de la ligue des noire .du facteur demographique .dun cartier plein d'emigrand cest encore plus pire que ye pennsait .. astie qui sonnt epais cris de televisionn blanche toute est beaux on vous ment asti que sa me fait chier ok avec linnternet les camera pie youtupe le cochonn vont pouvoir toute les retrasser une par un comme les emeutier a la game de hockey au mois d aout calise depais de cave de calise de ournaliste a marde avec la tete dans le cue avec le gerenn de la programationn qui sennn calise en se touchannt .. a oui de cote decoute .. faut ben que le monde reste chez eu a croire nnotre marde pour qui conntinue a penser comme on leur dis calise .... penden se temp loinn de la quelqunn qui conais rienn de motreal vas peser se qui a vue a tv .. pie y vas se dire que montreal est dagereux pie que les policier sont gentis pis que tatati et tatata et quil sot si beau ... calise de marde d astie de siboire |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Mico replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 3:53am |
| Coolness: 150565 | Originally Posted By HOST_ONE
fucking idiot woman cop. they should only be allowed to use pepper spray, dumb cunt. *GASP* |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DramaPolKa replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 4:00am |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 4:06am |
| Coolness: 282560 | Originally Posted By MICO
Originally Posted By host_one
fucking idiot woman cop. they should only be allowed to use pepper spray, dumb cunt. *GASP* well? FUCK! She SHOT A KID!  |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» rawali replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 4:07am |
 Coolness: 140790 | c'est laid... c'est tres tres laid... |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DramaPolKa replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 4:46am |
| Coolness: 59520 | vas sur lcn tva ya plein de video de sa brule dans le cartier chaud |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» regimental911 replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 5:12am |
 Coolness: 134375 | told you. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 9:11am |
 Coolness: 339770 | I don't agree with the shooting.. but what the fuck were 20 of this kids rushing the cops for?
talk about stupid. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» v.2-1 replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:09am |
 Coolness: 159225 | Insane. I saw it live on LCN yesterday, kept me from going to sleep, just waiting for a journalist to get shot or something.
Didn't know live TV could be THAT entertaining. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» regimental911 replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:18am |
| Coolness: 134375 | human ,fukkin ,garbage,
i keep saying it yo, female cops cant stimulate the situation physically and therefore use an equalizer to do their job. now that bitch cop has time off WITH pay cause she got to use her firarm on duty,maybe she just wanted a vacation. |
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| Neutral [0]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:25am |
 Coolness: 685695 | I've said it before and I'll say it again; cops are fucking power-mad bullies, and every single one of them should be fucking shot in public to SAVE our famillies and children from getting slaughtered for no reason like this. |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» No_Comply replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:34am |
 Coolness: 85040 | stimulate the situation?!? |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» DrGonzo replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:00pm |
 Coolness: 266060 | When I was going to John Abbott College, I remember the students in the Police program would partially take over the basement hallway and they would basically act like a gang. Having to pass through them to get to my locker was the most intimidating thing ever... Loud, obnoxious, some kind of reminded me of Big Moose from the Archie comics.
This story is totally ridiculous, though, and I don't see why anyone would be surprised there were riots. I know for a fact that there -are- alright cops out there, you deal with enough of them during a lifetime, you manage to spot a few.. But the ones I've been encountering lately deserve to sit in a corner for a couple of hours with a dunce hat garnishing their head. They'll try to weasel their way out of explaining the 'law', completely contradict themselves a million times within 10 minutes and of course, they finally give up, 'nothing else we can tell you, just call this number if you want'. Last time I called the cops, was when my mom spent a good half hour trying to strangle me to death. But hey, no bruises showed 'til the next day so, guess who wound up being the bad guy.. T_T |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:42pm |
 Coolness: 102870 | Media coverage is so wrong...
they didn't even mention the kid that died. It was all about the riot and how to prevent future ones. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:55pm |
 Coolness: 2604090 | I wonder what would happen if everyone would start burning cars when parties are busted haha... |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Blisss replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 1:07pm |
 Coolness: 129825 | That wouldn't be very raver like
I think those people rioting are a fucking disgrace, I woke up today thinking I was back in Africa, You guys wouldn't be laughing so hard if those assholes burnt you car or your home, I feel bad for the kid that got shot attacking a cop, But that dosen't justify acting like a bunch of animals |
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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lone_Star replied on Mon Aug 11, 2008 @ 1:07pm |
 Coolness: 153160 | I wonder what would happen if everyone would start burning cars when parties are busted haha...
probably...  |
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