tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post5789399636245562109..comments2023-05-30T05:57:03.989-04:00Comments on a North End Journal: Depends on our PoliceThe Dancing Cronehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-87989088083350087462010-07-03T12:39:51.001-04:002010-07-03T12:39:51.001-04:00Guess I hit a nerve. Thanks.Guess I hit a nerve. Thanks.The Dancing Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711549903890442918.post-26527029476136741382010-07-03T11:52:05.825-04:002010-07-03T11:52:05.825-04:00While I wasn't in Toronto at the time of the G...While I wasn't in Toronto at the time of the G20 summit, I spent a considerable amount of time watching. I agree with everything you said Francie-right across the board. Some of the things that I wondered about while watching and then listening to the endless news talk discussions and interviews of some of the attendees:<br />1)Why would anyone go for dinner on Queen Street West on the Saturday evening of the G20 conference, given what was going on, and then complain that their dinner was interrupted and they were jostled by the police? (I know that it is our right to eat wherever and whenever we choose, but was this the most sensible way to exercise this right?<br />2)Once the protesters (that were there for conscientious reasons) saw how the day was going to go,would it not have made more sense to get out of the area? Your legitimate protests were being lost in the shuffle anyway, and you were only offering "shelter" to the thugs that came expressly to vandalize. <br />3)How did anyone expect these policemen and women to do the job that we expect them to do (i.e.protect the public) when there were throngs of riot-tourists running merrily down the street, laughing and there for no better reason than to getin the way?<br />I'm sorry that some innocent individuals were inadvertently arrested and subsequently "caged". Did you have a good reason to be there in the melee?<br />And did anyone seriously expect the temporary jail quarters to be at the Sheraton?<br />C'mon people, don't get me started!!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02274140181209015503noreply@blogger.com