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'Troubling' video contradicts police account of pro-Palestinian protester's arrest (www.thestar.com)
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A lawyer for Adam Melanson, charged with assaulting an officer, said he plans to fight the charges as video appears to show officer kneeling on client's neck.

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[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Shame on the Toronto Police Service. This is beyond troubling. This is absolutely disgusting, particularly in the context of a peaceful protest in the post George Floyd era. POLICE REFORM NOW. I would like to see automatic criminal charges for any police officer who is filmed pinning someone not carrying a lethal weapon against the ground - via a knee on their neck and or head

Shane Martínez, the legal counsel for Adam Melanson, 32 at the time of arrest, wrote in a statement that the force police used was "troubling" and reflects an "increasing climate of intimidation" toward pro-Palestinian activists.

"Such conduct is irreconcilable with our freedoms of peaceful assembly and expression, and our right to security of person, all which are guaranteed by the Charter," said Martínez.