So might as well crack some skulls.I agree wholeheartedly that it sucks for the police officers at the scene. The optics were going to be bad regardless of the outcome.
So might as well crack some skulls.I agree wholeheartedly that it sucks for the police officers at the scene. The optics were going to be bad regardless of the outcome.
Man, Twitter is going nuts over this. Staples, in particular, is going off the rails. Saw someone else saying the protesters should be arrested for taking people hostage because the drivers can't turn around haha.
It sucks to be an officer in their position. I can almost guarantee you they would like to make some arrests and get them out of the way, but the city has told them not to. The last thing Edmonton wants is a video of their police service arresting non-violent protesters going viral.
I mean we did just have a botched vote at City Council last week, so it's not overly surprising.Interesting.
I just find it so interesting that according to these people using some words is violence because marginalizes people yet this is considered "non-violent". They're literally taking away people's rights; their rights to "protest" end where they begin to take away other people's rights to earn a living and move around. I would venture to say if anyone lost their jobs or any income because of these idiot's actions, they've committed an act of violence.
Optics or not, this is an absolute failure on behalf of the city and the EPS. They've now clearly chosen a side and it's definitely not the side of the average Edmontonian. Hell, the police didn't even do their jobs and enforce the law, they didn't do their jobs because of optics! In any other line of work you'd be dismissed immediately if you didn't do your job because of "optics". The worst part about it is they've now set a standard that paves the way for more groups of people to do this.
i think it's great and i support the actions of the protestors.
i think it's great and i support the actions of the protestors.
Interesting.
I just find it so interesting that according to these people using some words is violence because marginalizes people yet this is considered "non-violent". They're literally taking away people's rights; their rights to "protest" end where they begin to take away other people's rights to earn a living and move around. I would venture to say if anyone lost their jobs or any income because of these idiot's actions, they've committed an act of violence.
Optics or not, this is an absolute failure on behalf of the city and the EPS. They've now clearly chosen a side and it's definitely not the side of the average Edmontonian. Hell, the police didn't even do their jobs and enforce the law, they didn't do their jobs because of optics! In any other line of work you'd be dismissed immediately if you didn't do your job because of "optics". The worst part about it is they've now set a standard that paves the way for more groups of people to do this.
I guess they couldn’t get the fibreglass canoe on the LRT.
Wonder what’s going to happen when someone dies in an ambulance with one of these block the bridge protests these dumb ****s like to pull off.
The way the city decided to handle this will be something I keep in mind for the next municipal election.The city new that this was going to occur as of Thurday. A full 4 days in advance they had notice that the closure attempt was going to occur 7am on a Monday Morning during rush hour madness.
They knew all the particulars, which bridge, that it was planned as a complete barricade, and I'd like to presume that City hall realizes that all feeder roads that lead into that one way bridge are ONE WAY. So that close to a thousand commuters would have been stuck right there, with nowhere to go, for close to 1.5hrs. 27K other people that use that route daily had their morning commute bombed to smithereens but at least were not trapped on the multiple arterials that enter Walterdale Bridge AND NOTHING ELSE.
lol that the police did not even SHOW UP, until several angry disturbances occurred on the bridge including one irate driver stunt driving forward in an attempt to run over the protestors and some others that threw the protestors bikes off the bridge roadway. This was guaranteed to produce outrage as it was a complete closure and as one astute reddit user stated. "people don't self regulate too well, on the Monday AM commute. Its probably the worst possible time to do this." lol
But that was the intent. Civil disobedience, civil disruption, nowhere that this has taken place has this stayed a "peaceful protest" as early news reports stated. Things escalated in a hurry, and expectedly.
Yet theres the protestors standing there self righteous with designer labels, wearing logos, smartphones, and even a few of them drinking out of disposable plastic water bottles while the planet is dying in 12years, mass extinction, something...
Laughably they drove the canoe up, and picked it up with an older model huge GM pickup truck. Probably somebodies dads truck hand me down. From reports the vehicle was leaking and burning oil, was spewing exhaust bad, had trouble starting, and was probably one of the worst pollution and gas guzzlers on the whole morning commute.
Nothing like consistency eh. Practice what you preach? NO.
Ironically the GM Pickup sputtered down the same bridge that they had just before closed to EVERYBODY ELSE. Probably with not a second thought about it..Worse, the Canoe was just used as a prop. There was no reason for it to be there, and no reason that all the protestors could not have simply biked or canoed to the bridge. At least a few rode their bikes, I guess that's something..
At minimum the Police ought to have pulled them over and start writing tickets for several vehicle infractions. I'm sure they could find some.
The way the city decided to handle this will be something I keep in mind for the next municipal election.
“None of the above” isn’t an option.
Oh tax payers would be on the hook for a lawsuit.I guess they couldn’t get the fibreglass canoe on the LRT.
Wonder what’s going to happen when someone dies in an ambulance with one of these block the bridge protests these dumb ****s like to pull off.
“None of the above” isn’t an option.
As long as that giant penis has small balls.Well if its paper ballot, technically drawing a giant penis on the ballot is a way of saying none of the above
Oiler thread on CP at the top of their boards.
Those salty ass nerds can't handle it.