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A group of protesters that demonstrated at a rally in support of Palestinians over the weekend in Toronto say a man who was protesting was injured during his arrest — which included an officer kneeling on his neck, something Toronto's former police chief said officers are not trained to do.

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[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago
[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

There's actually 2 videos. One isn't as clear, but the second one is.

Gd idjits think they can still lie and everyone will believe them.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is "getting" disturbing: between Trump's lawyers bullshitting that he never took an Oath to defend and uphold the motherfucking Constitution (which is probably recorded from like a billion different angles and widely disseminated) and this kind of bald-faced lie, troubled times for decency, common sense, and ultimately, justice

[-] kitedemon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Wait did they actually say that

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That was part of how he "won" the Colorado case in the court of first instance.

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

"Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?" - Toronto police chief

[-] NoMoreLurking@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah, the ol'Shaggy defence

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