September 12, 2016
(left. Ottawa is a Masonic fiefdom. Note the 666 in the Ottawa logo)
Ottawa Police say "Bullying is a criminal offence," one they appear to carry out every day.
"Cops have set themselves as the adversary of the public," says CR
by CR
(henrymakow.com)
I think that people like Dan are part of the problem, they are too quick to justify the actions of the police in any situation. Do we not have human rights? Since when is talking back to a cop grounds for having your testicles grabbed? That just sounds ridiculous. You have every right to question the actions of the police when they approach you, the only excuse for them to use any sort of force is if you try to run or physically threaten or attack them. He's lucky they didn't take him to jail, the way he's talking he would have been wearing lipstick and a blonde wig by the end of the week.
Like Alex, I'm from Ottawa as well. I'm white, but I grew up around a lot of black people as well as other races. It's true that young black males are more likely to be stopped by police, but not by a large margin. I must have been stopped by police about 10-15 times while minding my own business and committing no crime. Most times the cops maintained some degree of professionalism, but there was an incident in which I was falsely accused of jaywalking (the cop left me alone after I started arguing with him) and another time that I was falsely arrested and put in handcuffs.
I was walking downtown and two cops passed me on their bicycles while staring me down. I stared right back at them and kept walking. Next thing I knew they turned around and grabbed me and said they had a warrant for my arrest. I asked what the warrant was for (by law you have the right to be informed of what you are under arrest for) and whether they even knew my name, they repeated "shut the fuck up, asshole" several times, searched me, called my information in to the station, and then let me go when they found out I had no warrant.
I asked if there was someone who looked like me that had a warrant, they continued with their ""shut the fuck up, asshole" routine. I was mad, I went home and called the Special Investigations Unit (supposedly independent agency that investigates police wrongdoing). I had one cop's name from his name tag. When I explained to the SIU guy what happened he laughed and said "oh, that must be Claude". Like they were good friends or something. He then asked if I had any witnesses. When I replied that I didn't I was informed that nothing could be done because there was no record of the arrest, the police are under no obligation to comply with SIU investigations, and it would be my word against his friend.
In Alex's case, I would assume that the fact that he lived in an all white upper class neighborhood was the main reason he was subjected to so much harassment. That doesn't justify it at all, but I have never heard of anyone in Ottawa having so much problems with police. It could be that a cop lived in that neighborhood and didn't want any black people in the area, I can only guess. Most people who are constantly bothered by police are known criminals and the cops recognize them, and they don't stay out of jail long enough to get stopped that many times. If Alex had lived in a more multicultural neighborhood, I doubt he would have had a similar experience. If you're in low income/high crime neighborhood then all males between the ages of 15-50 are seen as potential suspects, there doesn't seem to be a high degree of discrimination here in Ottawa.
The main issue I have with police is that they have no respect for the public and are unbelievably cruel and aggressive. They have set themselves as the adversary of the public whom they are supposed to serve and protect. They are looking for people to arrest and charge when no crime has been reported, and when something does happen they don't care if they have the right person, "somebody has to pay" and they will do all they can to make the charges stick even if they know you are innocent.
It's not about whether you are innocent or guilty, it's about the probability of conviction at trial and most cases end with a plea bargain. Even if they lose, cops get time and a half for court appearances while judges and lawyers get paid hundreds of dollars per hour. If all criminals went on strike we would have another recession because a lot of the highest paid people would be out of a job.
