runningdog

more and more people are seeing the cons for what they are...a dangerous group of thugs.

oh yes it is....

yep, heard about this...needs way more investigation.

right on!!

I'm not sure about that anymore. Many of my friends from over seas tell me that they now see no difference between us and the US. The tasering in BC isn't going to help that perception, either.

martial law, anyone?

bread and circuses

"We do not want or need that type of police officer in this country and I do not want any of my tax dollars being spent trying to defend them in any of this. If the police believe that this was a good take down, then they should use their own union funds to pay for the expense of a trial for their men. The tax payers will be on the hook for the monetary settlement with this persons family, but that should also be then that each officer should also have to pay their share of the settlement and from their own assests" very well said.

Itr sure didn't stop brian from going after P.E.T. though, did it?

As much as I'd love to see a Eurostar (I've been from Ldn-Paris many times) here in Canada, I have to agree with Wilber on this on.

what the police have done in this case is indefensible. Any who has seen the video (and isn't a blatent political hack) would understand this.

It should be very entertaining to watch harper squirm in the weeks that follow. His many bad decisions are finally catching up to him.

very good point.

Nice to see Dion finally acting like a leader.

I, however, do not think you are freeloading. We already pay alot of money in indirect tax. If the government needs more, it should come from corporate profits, not from the fruits of ones' own labour.

ya, great idea. And since they will all work for pennies/hour compared to their middle class Canadian counterpart, business (both large and small) should make a killing. Might depress what one can earn at the tar sands and also kill the middle class, but who cares as long as our corporations prosper, eh? This is all part of the plan. Like watching a car wreck in slow motion.

thanks very much...right back at you!

lol, great post American Woman, I agree with everything you are saying. I'm surprised that bc2004 hasn't tried to blame Canada yet as she usually does...

I agree. It's like when somebody says they have a foot long dong...if you have to say it, chances are it's not true...

ouch. You have to wonder what that cop did to get himself assigned to that type of duty. This guy is another of the republicans involved in the "page-boy scandal", no? Party of family values? LOL

not just Harper, I bet if you were able to see video of protests when the Libs were in power you'd see the same. Not much difference between the 2.

LOL...a police officer, or married to one by chance? How's this: the police stay the hell OUT of demonstations UNTIL there is atleast SOME proof that they are turning ugly? You know, innocent until proven guilty? You remember that old dittie, ya??

no it is NOT complete you-know-what. By taking these actions, the police were trying to discredit ALL of the protesters. And you would do well to remember this quote..."Those who make peaceful demonstartion (our DEMOCRATIC RIGHT) impossible, make bloody revolution inevitable..." I am shocked at the number of police apologists on this board. Have any of you watched the videos/done the research or are you acting the way you are because it is a conservative government in power? This goes way beyond political leanings. Just remember that in the near future, a political party that you may not support might come into power. THey might try to pass legislation that you do not like. GOOD LUCK TRYING TO PROTEST!!! By defending police actions here you are terminating your right to peaceful protest. Plain and simple.

I agree. What is wrong with you, mdancer? I hope that past protests in Canada (and elsewhere) where violence broke out are looked at more closely with an eye towards police involvement. And for Harper to call the suggestion of police involvement "outlandish" and then have the police admit to it???...Time for an investigation into what Harpers' people knew/know about the situation. If you, as a Canadian citizen, don't get very pissed off at this and call this unacceptable, you are WELCOMING a police state into our country. I bet even Don Cherry would be mad as hell at this, and that's saying something.

Forget about the boots being the same as the police, why would these 3 protestors be led away by police with their masks still on?