Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:30 PM
Spazito (46,786 posts)
'Freedom Convoy' leader Pat King denied bail, remains in jail
Leader of the so-called Freedom Convoy Pat King has been denied bail because of a "substantial likelihood" he would reoffend, according to Justice of the Peace Andrew Seymour.
King, an Alberta resident who helped lead the three-week occupation in Ottawa, was arrested last Friday and faces charges of mischief, counselling to commit mischief, counselling to disobey a court order, and counselling to obstruct police. He broadcast his arrest in a livestream, which was viewed by thousands of people on social media. Seymour said there is "overwhelming" evidence against King with regards to "supporting his participation and leadership in the Freedom Convoy." snip Seymour said evidence showed the proposed surety was involved in organizing the protests and she is firmly entrenched among those leading the convoy. He also questioned her credibility to commit to justice due to her role in attending and supporting the protests. more https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/pat-king-jail-bail-hearing-1.6363724
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Spazito | Feb 2022 | OP |
SharonClark | Feb 2022 | #1 | |
onecaliberal | Feb 2022 | #2 | |
Bernardo de La Paz | Feb 2022 | #4 | |
SheltieLover | Feb 2022 | #3 | |
patphil | Feb 2022 | #5 | |
Spazito | Feb 2022 | #6 | |
Fords Crackpipe | Mar 2022 | #7 |
Response to Spazito (Original post)
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:32 PM
SharonClark (9,492 posts)
1. Good. The Canadians are taking this seriously.
Response to Spazito (Original post)
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:32 PM
onecaliberal (28,677 posts)
2. Canada is punishing these people more harshly than we're punishing the insurrectionists
Can we please take note?
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Response to onecaliberal (Reply #2)
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:39 PM
Bernardo de La Paz (44,172 posts)
4. This is not punishment. There has been no judgement of guilt or innocence. No facts have been tried
This is detention of a suspect who is likely to reoffend (against the public) if released before trial. More specifically, the suspect has not provided surety that the court can trust. This is not punishment. The only punishments so far have been tickets, which are summary punishments and might be appealed anyway, so there have been no judgements on the tickets, either. |
Response to Spazito (Original post)
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 03:40 PM
patphil (4,443 posts)
5. I believe Canadians think differently than US citizens.
I think they're more unified, and, generally speaking, more laid back.
They were pretty much embarrassed by the actions of their people, and got a bit riled up by the arrogance of the protesters who said a big "fuck you' to the people they hindered by their blockade and their loud display. It also didn't help that it looked like the whole thing was instigated by US citizens working with Canadians. So, they came down hard on the side of law and order. |
Response to patphil (Reply #5)
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 04:03 PM
Spazito (46,786 posts)
6. Within Section 91 of our Constitution is the clause...
Peace, Order and Good Government (POGG) and Canadians, for the most part, see that clause as almost an identifier as to what we believe and how we should act.
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Response to Spazito (Original post)
Sat Mar 5, 2022, 09:54 PM
Fords Crackpipe (47 posts)
7. Amusing to hear the con crybabies wailing about the police response
after the oh-so-peacful "protesters" plotted to kill RCMP officers & tried to burn down an apartment buidling with all it's inhabitants:
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/bail-denied-for-first-of-4-accused-of-plotting-to-kill-rcmp-officers-at-alta-border-blockade-1.5802586 Link to tweet https://globalnews.ca/news/8600592/trucker-convoy-police-investigating-arson-apartment/ |