A blog by Calgary freelance writer Jeremy Klaszus.

Brutality or buffoonery?

Posted by Jeremy Klaszus in Klaszus Corner

An odd YouTube video is making the rounds on Facebook and Twitter. Someone decided to mouth off some peace officers on a C-Train platform (Officer: "Pull out your ID." Self-described drunk guy: "I'll pull out my cock!") earlier this week and got maced and hauled down for it.

The incident was caught on tape, but the video is edited so you can't see what happens before the officers start grabbing the drunk guy — likely a key omission in the story.

Now there's apparently going to be a rally in December "to address abuse by City of Calgary police and peace officers." Organizers are using the video to support their cause.

Here's one take on the incident, posted on Twitter last night: "Calgary Transit 'peace' officers beat up and mace innocent teenagers on an LRT platform."

Here's another take: "Calgary Transit peace officers beat up and mace 'innocent' 'teenagers' on an LRT platform."

See for yourself (but be warned, this video won't make you any smarter):

 


more in News     |     posted Nov 19th, 2009 at 9:37am     

Comments: 2

quemortal79 wrote:

What a joke. Brain-dead hosers like that deserve all they got and then some.

on Nov 19th, 2009 at 6:25pm Report Abuse

J_marshall wrote:

If the police didn't take care of them, they would have been hassling someone else and spoiling their night.

This video is only half the story, the transit CCTV caught the rest. They aren't stupid enough to put it on youtube though.

on Nov 23rd, 2009 at 9:43am Report Abuse


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