This is.... disquieting.....

I'm not a big fan of protests, but I think I understand the right to do so is important.
It's about free speech and government control. A hall mark of a government that's no longer in the business of serving and protecting it's citizens is the destruction of free speech, especially protest speech.

The point at which a government decided it's citizens must be muzzled, that point is where revolutions often start.

Understanding that, the recent events in Canada are deeply troubling.
During some international meeting full of big wig hot air salesmen (politicians), there were peaceful protests planned. Seems the police decided these people should not be allowed to speak, and since they could not take action against peaceful protests, they tried to arrange a situation where they could take action.

It very much appears the police planted officers amongst the protesters with the intent of simulating violent actions, allowing the riot equipped officers to move in and crack some load mouthed civilian heads.... What fun!

I guess the police did not count on having their officers outed, on camera, for all the world to see, before they had a chance to start the violence. Watching the video, we see the unarmed protesters telling the scheming planted officers to put down the rocks they were holding.

This could have turned out far worse, I think.......

The actions themselves are very, very troubling. While I have little faith in any government to act with honor, this attempt to incite violence sets a very low point to the usually civil Canadian political scene.

Here's a site which discusses it, and here's the video taken at the scene.



The situation also points out the new era we live in, where official wrong doing is becoming very difficult to get away with. It's becoming an all or nothing deal..... either the system has free speech and a government that can't fart and get away with it, or it's China and they just shoot anyone who disagrees with the government in public.