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'Officer Bubbles' Sues YouTube Commenters Over Mockery
An anonymous reader writes "'Officer Bubbles' — the Toronto Police Constable who was videotaped threatening a G20 protester with arrest for assault over the crime of blowing bubbles at a police officer has had enough of mocking videos and comments on YouTube. He has decided to sue everyone involved (commenters included) for more than a million dollars each. The complaint is detailed in his statement of claim — most of the comments seem fairly tame by internet standards; if this goes anywhere, everyone is going to have to watch what they say pretty carefully. The lawsuit appears to have been successful in intimidating the author of the mocking cartoons into taking them down."
That can't be true!!! I have the right to swing my fists about wildly within millimeters of anyones face as long as I don't hit them!! If that right is taken away, especially when used in the midst of a truculent crowd, then whither liberty!?!
Help, Help! We're being repressed!
May the Maths Be with you!
She stopped when asked. Watch the video again. After he says "If the bubble touches me, you're going to be arrested for assault," no more bubbles are seen.
Right. Which is why I pointed out that it's interesting that there is no footage of her immediately prior to her arrest. According to this article, she wasn't even arrested for the bubbles.
However, according to CNews, Winkels [the lady] confirmed that she wasn’t arrested for blowing bubbles but instead detained for wearing a backpack and having a lawyer’s number written on her arm. She was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mischief over $5,000.
So are people really upset that she was asked to stop or are they just misinformed due to suggestive editing in the video?
detained for wearing a backpack and having a lawyer’s number written on her arm.
How. Can you. Justify. ARRESTING PEOPLE FOR THAT!? What the fuck is wrong with you? What kind of twisted, fucked up upbringing made you so blindly submissive to authority that no matter how obvious it is that they are grossly abusing their power, you will keep saying that they are right to do what they do? You disgust me, you fascist pig, you're really a horrible, horrible person.
You can't take the sky from me...