Protesters assault officers during operation to end Ottawa occupation, police say

[Spazito]

Police officers say they are being assaulted — and facing attempts by protesters to disarm them — as they try to end the three-week occupation in downtown Ottawa.

Police were seen Friday moving along Colonel By Drive, Sussex Drive, Mackenzie Avenue and Rideau and Wellington streets in "public order units" arresting protesters and towing vehicles.

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At a news conference Friday afternoon, Interim Ottawa police Chief Steve Bell credited the federal Emergencies Act, Ontario state of emergency and local state of emergency and injunction for providing tools to help officers deal with protesters.

Then in a tweet issued Friday evening, Ottawa police said officers were being assaulted as they tried to dismantle the occupation, as well as dealing with attempts by protesters to take officers' weapons.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/police-action-convoy-protest-1.6356444

[PortTack]

1. These Bad actors need to go to jail!

[Spazito]

3. Yes, they are moving from misdemeanor charges to serious criminal charges...

assault of police officers as well as other ones no doubt.

[Bev54]

9. Yes but Barber is already out on bail

and his charges are serious.

[Spazito]

10. Most will get out on bail...

The only ones that may not are the ones from Alberta who had plans to murder RCMP officers. It seems the only time bail is denied is if they are seen to be dangerous beyond the charges they have or are seen as a flight risk.

I often shake my head at some of the decisions re bail.

[Bev54]

11. Yes but it was pretty quick.

[Spazito]

12. Actually, I hope they are all but the most serious dealt with quickly...

so they don't clog our courts with bail hearings.

I see Barber has some good conditions attached to his bail. He must leave Ottawa within 24 hours and Ontario by Wednesday. He also is not to support the protest in any way: no money, no tweets, no verbal support at all. If he breaches any of these conditions it will be his wife that will be held responsible financially if he breaches his conditions as she is acting as his surety.

[The Jungle 1]

2. Do you think police are starting to understand?

The right always SAYS they support the police. But the fact is the right wing nuts will attack police It happens all over the world.

[Spazito]

4. We shall see...

the treatment of First Nations who protest on their own property was vastly different than how these violent ones up until late last week.

When everyone is treated the same when the law is broken then we might say lessons have been learned.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Self-centered RW types attack *anybody* who gets in their way. Bullies, brats, snowflakes & egoists.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Where are the right wingers demanding harsh treatment and maximum punishment for violent protesters?

Where are the right wingers demanding harsh treatment and maximum punishment for violent protesters?
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[Spazito]

7. Crickets, of course.

[BlueWavePsych]

8. Freeland said she takes no satisfaction in seeing the arrests.

"When this crisis is over, all of us will need to work hard to heal our country," Freeland told the news conference.

"But today, our economy and our democracy are facing a serious and foreign-funded threat. These illegal blockades and occupation cannot be allowed to usurp the authority of democratically elected governments."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/house-of-commons-police-protests-1.6356454

I'm feeling some satisfaction