The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says that they’re “overwhelmed” and are being increasingly “victimized” by activists as officers struggle to respond to a rising number of protests.

“Through immigration, thousands of people, who may have had an orientation towards violence as a means of expression or activism, continue to arrive in Canada every year,” said Carrique. “Protests are an opportunity for the blending of other activist splinter groups, or simply thugs… with a goal to create disruption, often co-opting the original intent of a lawful assembly.”

When pressed for further details about officers who have been doxxed, CACP spokesperson Natalie Wright did not have concrete answers. She said photos of officers have been posted on social media by activists at protests. “In the line of duty, assaults and injuries and even deaths for police officers have been on the rise, and this is of grave concern to your police leaders,” Carrique added.

After the press conference, this reporter, who is visibly Indigenous, was told to leave the event, and was quickly walked out of the conference centre by volunteers.

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    15 days ago

    Whiny baby cops, parading their so-called victimhood for all to see.

    Fucking asswipes, every one of them.

    As always, ACAB.

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    Let them say with a straight face that they’re not using ClearView AI (or something similar) to identify protesters who aren’t committing any crimes, then I might have an ounce of sympathy.

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      I mean…they were doing just fine at systemic racism before they had the help of AI. So no sympathy from me. There’s definitely some cops who try to do good within the system, but the system is broken, so inevitably…ACAB.

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    oh no, the poor innocent cops are having their information given to the public, whatever should be done to stop this egregious violation of privacy.

    /s

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    He’s such a bad liar. Immigrants who come over and have visas but not citizenship are not going to risk their immigration status by screwing with the cops. On the other hand, cops who want to mess around would and do target immigrants.

    And then he’s worried about officers being doxxed. These are people with experience and training and firearms, who are more than capable of protecting themselves. I’m not too worried about their safety. But as they say, all cops are paranoid.

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    Reading the headline, I halfway expected to read a complaint that the police couldn’t join protests with their Nazi buddies for fear of being doxxed. I guess that is because I am from the states.

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      Oh, we have the same issues in Canada as you do in America, ie: the thin blue line patches on uniforms, cops murdering Black and Brown people all the time, current & former cops/military joining the proud boys (or whatever militia group is in vogue atm).

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    Oh no. Won’t someone think of the people who are attracted to and hold a state monopoly on violence.

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    After the press conference, this reporter, who is visibly thuggish, was told to leave the event, and was quickly walked out of the conference centre by volunteers.

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    So Canadian police are getting killed and we learn about this in a “trust me bro” statement with no backing?

    I wonder if eating cats make people hate the police more?!?

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      Don’t you understand that those meanies are taking pictures of them while they’re trying to pepper spray protestors in peace?

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    11 days ago

    I really appreciate Ricochet’s coverage. Is there coverage from anyone else that could be compared?

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    Yes. Some people protest the police just due to their inherently thuggish nature. We cannot help ourselves. Something about bristol board and markers just makes us completely lose our shit and we start thugging all day. There is no other reason for it, it’s just in our blood. Keep up the good work you fine exemplars of morality in blue.