Tear gas, rubber bullets as police disperse students’ anti-austerity rally

[tay]

Canadian police used tear gas and reportedly fired rubber bullets and sound bombs at hundreds of students protesting austerity measures at an anti-capitalist rally in Montreal. Thousands took to the streets on Tuesday to protest sweeping education cuts.


Police declared the march illegal from the beginning, saying that protest organizers failed to provide local authorities with their itinerary, which is required by the bylaw P-6.


Thousands of students have been boycotting classes to protest against provincial government austerity measures, including new tuition hikes and university cuts.




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[Tecumsehsbones]

Damn dissenters deserved it. They should count themselves lucky they didn't get worse.

Probably terrorists. Or at least that's the way I'd play it.

 

[Locutus]

Tear gas, rubber bullets as police disperse students’ anti-austerity rally

c'est dommage

 

[B00Mer]

Tear gas, rubber bullets as police disperse Canadian students’ anti-austerity rally

Tear gas, rubber bullets as police disperse Canadian students’ anti-austerity rally

Canadian police used tear gas and reportedly fired rubber bullets and sound bombs at hundreds of students protesting austerity measures at an anti-capitalist rally in Montreal. Thousands took to the streets on Tuesday to protest sweeping education cuts.

Police declared the march illegal from the beginning, saying that protest organizers failed to provide local authorities with their itinerary, which is required by the bylaw P-6.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCjq9XzKOIM

The march began at Emlie Gamelin Park around 9 p.m. local time and then proceeded along downtown streets.

Authorities surrounded the park as demonstrators chanted slogans. Things heated up when protesters began throwing projectiles on the street, including traffic cones. Clashes were triggered as police tried to enclose a small group of protesters.

Many activists wore masks, covering their faces while violating the local bylaw that prohibits covering faces during protests.

The Revolutionary Student Movement organized the Tuesday’s evening march. The group has claimed it is “an association of young Communists and revolutionary anti-capitalists.”

Thousands of students have been boycotting classes to protest against provincial government austerity measures, including new tuition hikes and university cuts.

Student groups promise to continue their demonstrations, rallying people for Spring 2015 marches.

Earlier in the day, police arrested three individuals and another 30 were detained in a “preventative” measure during a rally near Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel.

Similar demonstrations were seen on Monday and over the weekend, with thousands of protesters marching through Montreal’s city center while carrying banners and shouting slogans.

Monday’s rally ended with police officers using tear gas or pepper spray to disperse demonstrations – also labeled illegal due to the P-6 bylaw.

source: http://rt.com/news/243781-montreal-students-austerity-police/

 

[gore0bsessed]

Re: Tear gas, rubber bullets as police disperse Canadian students’ anti-austerity ral

I approve of this protest.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Re: Tear gas, rubber bullets as police disperse Canadian students’ anti-austerity ral

Would have been more convincing if they did it in the winter.

 

[Locutus]

Re: Tear gas, rubber bullets as police disperse Canadian students’ anti-austerity ral

I approve of this protest.

I approve of the countermeasures.