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[–] 62 points 2 days ago* (6 children)

So, Canada... Are you looking to position yourself in opposition to the conservative ghouls in the US? Or are you not. Because riot police arresting people committed to protecting their city through direct action feels very United States to me.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Yeah Canada has no intent to do that and I'm not sure where you got that idea. Cops have been killing indigenous people on their territories around here since literally the beginning and causing grievous violence towards those that try to defend them or their lands. The RCMP was literally created to control people who were just trying to live on, not even protesting, on their own land.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I think they got the idea from the relentless bitch crying from Canadians about America while their own country is just as shit in every way.

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  • Woah there, bud. You can cool it on the misogyny. America's garbage fire impacts us too, so I think it's pretty reasonable to voice our displeasure. If you want to be included in the discussions about decolonizing kkklanada, you can follow the canada specific coms.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    I'm not sure I'm getting what you are saying? Are you implying it's unusual for canadian police to abuse protesters?

    I made a post a while back about the 2010 G-20 protest in Toronto with my own boring photos, but Reuters has a lot of bangers here.

    Montreal cops are also notably shit, even among the entire class of bastards:

    Further information has come to light concerning the Montreal Police Department’s use of agent-provocateurs disguised as “Black Bloc” protestors at a December 18 demonstration against police violence and the anti-austerity policies of the Quebec Liberal government.

    More recently: Police brutality against anti-AI protesters in Montreal shows their true colours

    And let's not forget the Kanesatake Resistance (Oka Crisis):

    The Kanesatake Resistance, also known as the Oka Crisis or the Mohawk Resistance at Kanesatake, was a 78-day standoff (11 July–26 September 1990) between Kanyen'kehà:ka (Mohawk) protesters, Quebec police, the RCMP and the Canadian Army.

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