Vancouver 'Casseroles' arrests rise to 12 as police brutality alleged last night

[Cliffy]

Police arrested seven more protesters last night at a Vancouver "Casseroles" demonstration in support of Quebec students -- only days after five arrests at a similar rally on Friday -- sending one person to hospital and allegations of police brutality.
The escalation in protest detentions coincides with the Vancouver Police Department's admission it recently sent Staff Sgt. Ken Athans -- in the crowd control unit -- to study tactics from Montreal police. Several of the arrested said they were thrown to the ground by police, one slammed into a stone garbage bin, another kneed repeatedly in the back while face-down on the ground. Another woman was taken to St. Paul's Hospital for treatment of an injured wrist and ribs.


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Vancouver 'Casseroles' arrests rise to 12 as police brutality alleged last night | rabble.ca

 

[beaker]

Back when our favourite first anti-Canadian Prime Minister was in power Mr. Mulroney decided it would be better to give police more training and equipment for crowd control. I think we have been seeing the results of that training since in events like the Vancouver economic protests of a few years ago, the toronto summit protests, and now the student protests. May his name go down in infamy.

The problem is that you can't expect the cops to aquire all the new tactics and gadgets and priorities and then expect them not to use them.

 

[petros]

An organic, vegan, sustainable, free-range casserole?

 

[EagleSmack]

The Vancouver Bake Sale Riots