Occupy Eviction Day

And, apparently, the city of Edmonton police service is backing the union by choosing which laws they think they should enforce.   Maybe the taxpayer should choose which taxes they want to pay…..

Remember, if it’s a left-wing cause that’s prone to violence… the law will give them a pass.

“No law can shut us down”, how close to anarchy is that statement? 

Time to get serious and call in the army, we’ve had about enough of this Seinfeld exposition.

Has Sid Ryan stared his Union march on the Toronto Park?

We either have laws that have to be obeyed or they’re useless.

I’m sorry if I sound a few very sour notes …

The continuing “Occupy” movement is partly our fault — and I include the government and the opposition in that “our.”  By actively supporting the so-called “Arab Spring” we have legitimized civil disobedience, raising it to an almost heroic level. We may yet rue that support. Those countries may soon be bleeding us dry, because, having rid them of their dictators, they may demand help in building their “democracies.” Forgive me if I’m sceptical that that is what the “Arab Spring” is about. Can we afford a face-off with Syria and Iran, as some are calling for?
Domestically, can force now realistically be used in evicting “Occupiers” when we in the West have been collectively wagging our finger at regimes that have used force to quell demonstrations and civil disobedience abroad? God forbid there should be serious injuries or even a fatality during a police intervention at an “Occupy” encampment … The same goes for advocating absolute freedom of expression in our everyday lives. It sounds so “validating” and “empowering,” doesn’t it, to be able to say anything we want, anywhere, at any time we please, without fear of repercussion or consequences, because the Charter supposedly guarantees that untrammeled freedom. It sounds fine when those exercising that freedom of expression say and do something we agree with, or even disagree with somewhat. But what about in cases such as the “Occupy” movement? Should they be able to exercise that same untrammeled freedom of expression by taking over public property?

Remember, if it’s a left-wing cause that’s prone to violence… the law police will give them a pass beating, then charge them with resisting.

FTFY

By actively supporting the so-called “Arab Spring” we have legitimized
civil disobedience, raising it to an almost heroic level. We may yet rue
that support.

The “Arab Spring” is democracy in its rawest form. Are you suggesting that the west should have instead continued to tacitly (and sometimes overtly) support the despots that the Arab Spring has so far overthrown?

So, how about Sid’s very expensive sunglasses and cashmere coat?

I
don’t think he’s as concerned about “the hard-working Canadian” as he is
that Canadians work hard to keep him living in the style to which he’s
become accustomed.

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/1292184663001#.Ts03YpC-DBo.facebook
‘NDPers on the gravy train living like kings. Hey, it works for them — as do the union members.

Remember, if it’s a left-wing cause  the police will give them a beating, then charge them with resisting.

Really?  You think Canadian police are jackbooted thugs?  I may tend to agree that the RCMP are out of control (Robert Dezanski and a ost of other proofs) but on a general basis, if y0u think what you write above is true, you should visit…well, just about anywhere in the world….

My version was no more inane or inappropriate than Stephen’s.  (That was my point)

Despite all the flamebait Stephen tried to shove in here (the spoiled brats of capitalism, labour astroturf, well-to-do union representatives)… the protest itself, and the uneventful way in which it wrapped up were quite peaceful.

I give very high marks to Chief Blair and the Toronto police for their professionalism and restraint, and a nod to the protesters for keeping to their promise of a peaceful protest. A far cry from the debacle of the G8/G20, though I suspect the problems there came from above, not from the police themselves.