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Originally Posted by thewave46
An honest question: What do you want the police to do?
Preempt? Barricade the city? Ban all protests?
Had the police started arresting people as they rolled into the city (On what charges?) it would have likely turned ugly as social media would have caused the protestors to regroup in a chaotic way. They might have turned their ire on somewhere not expecting it. At least Ottawa knew what was coming; had the mob descended on somewhere else (Montreal, Toronto, Kingston) not prepared, it might be uglier.
I don’t approve of the mob, but heavy handed tactics are generally their own reward. By letting the mob freeze and thin out, the police can clear the more extreme elements with less risk of a riot.
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Great question. How about the police didn't allow this protest essentially holding us hostage by blocking our entire downtown with their vehicles for days on end? I've seen dozens of large protests downtown over the years (women's march, G20, BLM, etc.) but I've never seen one this disruptive for such a long time. And what does the protest really gain other than the hatred of the locals?
Unpopular opinion here but I would say that, in my experience, police have been one of the professions with the highest anti-vax and anti-lockdown sentiment. I have to think that is playing into this situation as the cops are going around high-fiving the protesters and completely ignoring the illegally (and in some cases dangerously) parked vehicles. This bias needs to be discussed.
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