G20 bullshit shows how naïve Canadians are at the advent of a Police State

[kettunainen]

http://www.blogto.com/city/2010/06/inside_the_g20_eastern_avenue_detention_centre/Read more... )

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[kettunainen]

not likely, unfortunately.

[feonixrift]

I'm confused... Someone got arrested for 'criminal mischief' (huh, sounds like a graffiti charge) for writing graffiti. In light of coincident major local events, he was scrutinized in extra detail. This is odd somehow?

[kettunainen]

he used CHALK. not too far from TO police HQ is a huge mall, outside of which sidewalk chalk artists draw all sorts of images. Why is it different when words are written? If chalk is illegal to use outside on sidewalks, why does crayola, et al, sell sidewalk chalk?

also, chalk graffiti warrants a strip search?!

[feonixrift]

I thought using sidewalk chalk was only legal on your own patch of sidewalk, not on public sidewalks.

[kettunainen]

apparently not here. otherwise, there would be no chalk art at the eaton centre, nor on queen street west. right?