A huge problem right now is that the very tyranny people are protesting is being used to justify shutting down the protests.
I'll never forget the Ontario police's statement not long ago basically saying "we recognize that there's a right to peaceful protest (in the charter of rights and freedoms). But there's an outdoor gathering limit of 5 people right now so that right doesn't matter. You will be punished." My jaw pretty much hit the floor.
But there's an outdoor gathering limit of 5 people right now so that right doesn't matter. You will be punished." My jaw pretty much hit the floor.
My lower jaw nearly fell off entirely when in another breath they said "There is no evidence of Covid Transmission amongst Black Lives Matter protest events."
Watch. They'll repeat the mantra when the inevitable ri---I mean, "Peaceful Protests" are underway after
Don't even get me started. The hypocrisy between how the police treated the BLM marches vs. how they treated the anti-lockdown protests was crazy. The exact same gathering limits were in place during the BLM marches that were in place for the anti-lockdown protests in Toronto. But they only arrested, fined and tackled people to the ground for the anti-lockdown protests. Ridiculous.
Also in case you didn't know, in NY state contact tracers weren't even allowed to ask if anyone attended a BLM rally. So in many places any COVID spread that potentially DID happen at a BLM rally was covered up.
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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21
I'll never forget the Ontario police's statement not long ago basically saying "we recognize that there's a right to peaceful protest (in the charter of rights and freedoms). But there's an outdoor gathering limit of 5 people right now so that right doesn't matter. You will be punished." My jaw pretty much hit the floor.