Judge ruled Police 'Were Agressors' during Toronto G20

Do you agree with a Toronto judge's criticisms of the G20?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/08/do-you-agree-with-a-toronto-judg...

1,100 G20 arrests have resulted in 24 convictions: Attorney-General
http://www.nationalpost.com/arrests+have+resulted+convictions+Attorney+Genera...

Justice Melvyn Green findings:

Puddy's arrest, he wrote, was "completely unjustified."

"The only organized or collective physical aggression at that location that evening was perpetrated by police each time they advanced on demonstrators," Green wrote.

He went on to say that the "zealous exercise of police arrest powers in the context of political demonstrations risks distorting the necessary if delicate balance between law enforcement concerns for public safety and order, on the one hand, and individual rights and freedoms, on the other."

"The only organized or collective physical aggression at that location that evening was perpetrated by police each time they advanced on demonstrators," he wrote. Such police tactics risk the "criminalization of dissent," he said.

Judge clears protester, assails 'zealous' Toronto police for G20 tactics
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/08/12/judge-clears-protester-assails-zealou...

Aggression during G20 rally 'perpetrated by police,' judge rules
http://www.thestar.com/news/torontog20summit/article/1038347--aggression-duri...

Source/Credit : http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/08/12/toronto-g20-puddy.html

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• Toronto G20
• Tommy Taylor
• Toronto Police
• Judge
• Verdict
• Accountability
• Justice Melvyn Green

[TheSecretStore]

"The only organized or collective physical aggression at that location that evening was perpetrated by police each time they advanced on demonstrators," he wrote. Such police tactics risk the "criminalization of dissent," judge Melvyn Green said.

[hawkdreaming]

thousands where violated and mistreated at the G20 and at a cost of nearly A BILLION FUCKING DOLLARS... CBC makes it sound like one little incident; of course that's what you do when you're a corporate lap-dog.

[landlogger]

thanks for posting. This makes my day. I am so proud of those Canadians and you Secretstore, that have been like pit bulls in not letting this go. Give yourself a pat on the back. We will all benefit from this. Three cheers.

[kevinmorais]

@abysshawn666 Read the bottom part of my post, I said "I am kidding for anyone who thinks this is a real post :)" I was Kidding ;)

It is all good.

[abysshawn666]

@kevinmorais fuck you bud they were the aggressor dont mistake it buy the black bloc and the peacefull protester you know the defenition of peaceful apperently not. and thos protester like me have more thene anything to have express them self to this issue. your a fucking morron and deserve to gaet slautherd by the pigs sorry i ment bacon patrol maybee youll have a better point of view of whats going on and why we protest

ps your a fucking dushbag

[kevinmorais]

No the Police were NOT Aggressive in the Least. These Evil Protesters MUST BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE AND PUNISHED! The Judge is completely out of order and should be disbarred. Now these whinny cry baby's about the police treatment should grow up and realize Canada is the Greatest country on Earth and we have the best police force on the planet. We are the Safest Country on Earth I think the police were not Harsh enough...I am kidding for anyone who thinks this is a real post :)

[mastloo]

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[D33Lux]

Badged criminals paid for with OUR TAX DOLLARS! Police and government is the enemy!

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[klard]

Wow. A judge willing to stand up to the police? reat for Canada. I wish we had even one Judge in the USA willing to criticize the police.

[Graham6762]

During the G20 in Pittsburgh they banned all protest, which is completely illegal.

[ThePeacefulResistor]

hats off to at least one genuine judge in Ontario.