Originally posted by StereoPrincess
can't wait to see the pictures from inside. wonder which media will end up bothering to go and check out the denention centre.
im sure they will spend the day sprucing them up.
Why not invite them in this morning??
Skipper
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Originally posted by StereoPrincess
and this is exactly why i think your views are biased. but that's ok. do what you need to do.
i would like to see everyone, and how their tune would change if people died in a bombing or died when a moltov cocktail was deployed into the crowd.
i strongly believe that there will be an investigation into what transpired and maybe we can all see both sides of the story.
Whole heartedly agree, and I believe Blair called for an inquiry today.
I truly believe had one protester caused seriously bodily harm to an innocent bystander it would be a much different vibe amongst Torontonians this week.
Skipper
OK, just when I thought the phrase "Torontaunamo Bay" was the worst ever, I heard about "Swantaunamo Bay" - omg.
It was more than just the boots lol... that incident a few years ago was proved correct though - they were indeed cops.
haus
Tordan
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Originally posted by StereoPrincess
can't wait to see the pictures from inside. wonder which media will end up bothering to go and check out the denention centre.
Standing in front of the weapons - not all of which were in fact seized from protesters - Chief Blair said the evidence “demonstrates the extent of the criminal conspiracy” among several hundred hard-line protesters who vandalized businesses and police property.
“They came to attack our city. They came to attack the summit. They came to commit crimes and to victimize people in the city,” he said.
“The evidence of their intent is on display before you today. And so let us not buy any of the nonsense or the rhetoric that we’ve heard from these people as they emerged from court, where they suggest that their purpose was anything less than the criminal intent that’s clearly evident before us all today.”
Earlier in the conference, Chief Blair said the objects represented just some of the evidence police collected. The display did not include flammable items, such as Molotov cocktails, several of which were seized by officers during the weekend.
The items, which were laid out on several tables in the lobby of Toronto Police headquarters, include gas masks, cans of spray paint, a replica gun, crowbars, saws, pocket knives, a staple gun, a drill, a baseball bat, a slingshot, chains, bear spray, dog repellent, handcuffs and bows and arrows. Some of the arrows had their pointy ends covered with fabric, which officers said were designed to be dipped in a flammable liquid and lit ablaze.
However, the “weapons” included items not normally considered dangerous, including skateboard and bicycle helmets, bandanas, golf balls, tennis balls, bamboo poles, goggles, rope, plastic tubes and walkie talkies. The police also laid out several notebooks and shields depicting red clenched fists, a resistance symbol.
In addition, some of the items presented to the media were not seized by protesters. A car search last Friday netted a cross bow and chain saw but they were not determined to be G20 related, and no charges were laid. When this was pointed out, Chief Blair acknowledged the items should not have been displayed but said “everything else” was seized from summit protesters.
However, police also included objects taken from a Whitby, Ont., man who was heading to a role playing fantasy game in Centennial Park Saturday morning. As was reported by the Globe on Saturday, Brian Barrett, 25, was stopped at Union Station for wearing chain mail and carrying a bag with an archery bow, shield and graphite swords. His jousting gear was seized by police, but was on display Tuesday, even though he was not charged and police told a Globe reporter it was a case of bad timing. <<-- :stongue:
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It's troubling when photo-ops like this are intentionally set up to mislead... meh
Tordan
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Originally posted by Swamper
It's troubling when photo-ops like this are intentionally set up to mislead... meh
I had a good laugh but the sad thing is a lot of people will probably think this is a huge cache of weapons. Like OMG they brought tennis balls, skateboard and bicycle helmets to wreak havoc on our city!
hardcore trancer
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Originally posted by haus
Thanks for sharing this video. Wake up people wake up. Something isnt right here.
hardcore trancer
wow :rolleyes:
hardcore trancer
Those protestors were Definitely asking for what they got right? after all they were Committing a huge crime called protesting.
ChemEnhanced
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Originally posted by hardcore trancer
Those protestors were Definitely asking for what they got right? after all they were Committing a huge crime called protesting.
well you are right about one thing....they were committing a crime.
