More G20 opinion
Last week, on a CBC radio show it was revealed, by a protestor from Montreal, that she and many others were photographed by undercover police at the Toronto Bus Station as they dismounted. These mugshots were then used by snatch squads to pull suspects from the crowd by the police.
In a related story here, details of Police surveillance by the authorites in the UK are outlined and decried. It appears that the Police all over the world are using the same script and as such we must be aware of them, just as they must be aware that their efforts can be curbed. The County of Kent, again in the UK, has just been ordered by the courts to pay three protestors damages for unauthorised bag searches. It can be done here but first of all a reliable and impartial Inquiry must be convened. Bill Blair's kangeroo court will not suffice.
In a related story here, details of Police surveillance by the authorites in the UK are outlined and decried. It appears that the Police all over the world are using the same script and as such we must be aware of them, just as they must be aware that their efforts can be curbed. The County of Kent, again in the UK, has just been ordered by the courts to pay three protestors damages for unauthorised bag searches. It can be done here but first of all a reliable and impartial Inquiry must be convened. Bill Blair's kangeroo court will not suffice.
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At some point, the discussion has to address just exactly why we need the police. Once we answer that question to the satisfaction of 'the people' we'll be able to define their role and hold them to it.
One BIG problem with that is - those 'needs' do not remain constant and the 'the people' never actually know what the want, largely because of their inability to look beyond today, as indicated by the ever-present query 'Why didn't somebody think of that sooner? Isn't that what we pay them for?' and the like.
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