Interview with Elderly Women Attacked by Police, G20 Toronto, June 2010

We witnessed two elderly women being attacked by the police at the corner of University and College, during the G20 summit in Toronto. We asked them to explain what happened. This is their story.

Surrounded by cops from opposite directions the women found themselves trapped, unable to follow the commands being hurled at them from the police themselves: Move, Move. Move.

The assault they experienced after makes no sense. It remains unexplained and unaccounted for. Thankfully, neither of the women were hurt. This makes for a relatively minor act of police brutality that took place around the summit.

To learn about more experiences, many far more severe (with broken bones, blood; gas and bullets), share your own story, or file a complaint visit:

http://www.g20inquiry.org/

http://ccla.org/our-work/current-issues/g8-and-g20/

Demand a G20 independent public inquiry
http://www.ricktelfer.ca/g20/

Learn more about the activities and issues surrounding the G8/G20 visit:
http://therealg8g20.com/

A great piece for those who weren't there on the streets. We need you to read this:
http://toronto.mediacoop.ca/blog/niki-thorne/4208

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• civil liberties
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• police brutality
• #g20report

[roo5384]

Thank you for documenting this. It makes me so mad that these two women were treated like this. I hope the police involved see this and see how horribly they acted and don't keep living under the incredible misconception that they are working for the common good. I definitely want to see people held accountable for this.

[horton333]

Looks like Stephen Harper is postings as HUGHisGOD. This does not distract from the video.

[mrtundra45]

Cops deserve death...there children will suffer much pain. they WILL pay sooner or later 8

[Lobodomy69]

god that makes me mad. another incident occurred during the g20 in which the police took a 57 year old man's prosthetic leg, claiming it was a weapon. the police told him he had to hop, then they told told him to get up. he was having trouble getting up so his daughter tried to help him and they claimed she was resisting arrest. the guy's name is John Pruyn, and the national post wrote an article about what happened.

[jestaries]

u know all police officers are not good idea on their job like this because they are not smart like high school diplima or GED to get job like this not good idea. I think best for all police officer required BA degree or higher to get job. Good for cops can understanding what people alike and studies of crimeologist.

[x0xkasumix0x]

How could some one actually allow this injustice to pass?

Its Canada.. Anyone person's rights are our rights. If one person has them taken away, we all do.

If we don't stand up for this now, it will only get worse.

[jazzbellamedia]

@HUGHisGOD Ah yes, this comment has the intellectual depth and fine tuned perceptivity of your previous comments. You truly are a God, Hugh. Isn't it cool that there are so many tiny creatures that even borderline personalities can rule over something?

[HUGHisGOD]

@jazzbellamedia shut the fuck up

[Errandboy1212]

LOL The cop clearly tells them to move away from them, they ignore the cop the cops forcefully make them move. The woman with Osteo then wants to go back at the cop and beat him up... Yet another example of a rediculous story.

[masconite]

Too funny. They were really done by! lol.