Monthly Archives: June 2010

Someone helped themselves to BDBO

Someone has mirrored BDBO, which to my non-tech brain means spammers are making money off this blog. I’m trying to find out what has occurred and if there is anything I can do about it. Comprar En Línea Celebrex – … Continue reading

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It’s not our responsibility, to inquire or not to inquire

Canadian Civil Liberties Association is calling for: 1. Repeal or significant amendment to the Public Works Protection Act to meet basic constitutional standards 2. Withdrawal of all charges laid under the Public Works Protection Act 3. Implementation of consultation and … Continue reading

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Billion dollar inhospitality and the erosion of rights

The Office of the Independent Police Review Director is a civilian body that oversees complaints about municipal, regional and provincial police in Ontario. You can file a complaint through its website, or through letter, fax or in person, using a … Continue reading

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Everyone loses – What Steve Paiken saw

via: The Vanity Press From The Globe & Mail Protest coverage: All live, all the time, all shallow. It was black versus black on the streets and nobody asked why See, the G20 is the Oscars of the protest-world. Tons … Continue reading

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Toronto – G20 Police tactics – The Miami model

The Toronto Dominion News Co-operative has compliled 6 videos of police violence in Toronto over the weekend. Add one more journalist to the number who were attacked or detained. In the final video TO Police Chief Bill Blair is asked … Continue reading

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Badge number 3478

There have been hundreds of reports of verbal abuse by police at the G20. The officer with badge number 3478 probably isn’t laughing tonight. This is making the rounds of conservative blogs, including Pajama Media in the US, where normally … Continue reading

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G20 Agent provocateurs?

Undercover police at the G20 demonstrations. Expected. At 4 am Saturday morning police entered the home of veterinarians John and Hannah Booth, cuffed him, woke up their six month old baby, said they had warrants and pointed guns at them. … Continue reading

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Canadian Civil Liberties Association denouces sweeping arrests at G20

CCLA: Reporters arrested, CCLA civil rights monitors arrested, over 500 people in detention, police unwilling to provide access to lawyers, cellphones seized, what is going on?  Police will say that 4 to 7 police cars were set on fire and … Continue reading

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